Cheap flights from Chicago to China from $475

In general, January is the cheapest month to fly from Chicago to China. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around $1,137. If you aren’t able to travel during the month of January, then book flights to China from Chicago during May instead. Flights to China in May, while not as cheap as those in January, still average around $1,162.

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to China from Chicago when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to China for around $1,264 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to China from Chicago for as low as $1,055 on momondo.

SAUDIA, XiamenAir, and United Airlines are the most popular carriers operating from Chicago to China

Cathay Pacific, United Airlines and ANA are the top three most popular airlines that fly to China from Chicago according to our data. Cathay Pacific is the first choice among our users, with 43% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to China. Keep in mind that there are 10 different airlines that fly to China on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 44% of flights between Chicago and China have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 527 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the evening tend to experience fewer delays. Flights in the morning have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Wednesday is statistically the day of the week which experiences the fewest number of delays on this flight route. Thursday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Atlas Air have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 38% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.