What is the cheapest airline that flies from Chicago to Malawi?

United Airlines, Air France, and Ethiopian Air are the most popular carriers operating from Chicago to Malawi

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As of October 2026, there is 1 operator available to choose from for flights from Chicago to Malawi.

How old do you have to be to fly from Chicago to Malawi?

The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their own age limitations. Flight duration, scheduling, and layovers are among the considerations that may influence age limits. We recommend that you double-check with the airline you are booking with for travel from Chicago to Malawi.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Malawi?

The required travel and health documents for your Malawi trip may vary depending on your itinerary and personal circumstances. As a general rule, you should carry multiple documents, including a national ID card or driver's license and a passport valid for six months after your intended arrival at Malawi. We recommend that you seek guidance from your airline or a reliable third party such as IATA.

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10:15 am - 9:00 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-LLW Lilongwe Intl

39h 45m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Entebbe

4:40 pm - 8:15 amLLW Lilongwe Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

46h 35m3 stops Entebbe Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino

$1,533Ethiopian Air

Sun, Apr 11 - Thu, Apr 15

9:45 am - 8:40 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-BLZ Blantyre Chileka

38h 55m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Dar Es Salaam

5:10 pm - 7:40 amBLZ Blantyre Chileka-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

46h 30m3 stops Dar Es Salaam Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino

$1,563Ethiopian Air

Mon, Nov 2 - Thu, Nov 12

10:15 am - 8:40 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-BLZ Blantyre Chileka

39h 25m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Dar Es Salaam

5:10 pm - 8:15 amBLZ Blantyre Chileka-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

46h 05m3 stops Dar Es Salaam Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino

$1,592Ethiopian Air

Sun, Apr 18 - Thu, Apr 22

10:15 am - 7:30 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-LLW Lilongwe Intl

38h 15m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

4:00 pm - 7:40 amLLW Lilongwe Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

47h 40m4 stops Blantyre Chileka Dar Es Salaam Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino

$1,616Ethiopian Air

Thu, Oct 29 - Mon, Nov 30

10:15 am - 9:40 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-LLW Lilongwe Intl

40h 25m3 stops Addis Ababa Bole Dar Es Salaam Blantyre Chileka

4:00 pm - 8:15 amLLW Lilongwe Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

47h 15m4 stops Blantyre Chileka Dar Es Salaam Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino

$1,631Ethiopian Air

Sun, Apr 11 - Thu, Apr 15

10:15 am - 9:40 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-LLW Lilongwe Intl

40h 25m3 stops Addis Ababa Bole Dar Es Salaam Blantyre Chileka

4:00 pm - 8:15 amLLW Lilongwe Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

47h 15m4 stops Blantyre Chileka Dar Es Salaam Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino

$1,633Ethiopian Air

Sun, Apr 11 - Thu, Apr 15

10:35 pm - 1:35 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-BLZ Blantyre Chileka

31h 00m2 stops Frankfurt am Main Johannesburg OR Tambo

2:10 pm - 6:25 pmBLZ Blantyre Chileka-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

36h 15m2 stops Johannesburg OR Tambo Munich Franz Josef Strauss

$1,651Multiple Airlines

Mon, Nov 2 - Thu, Nov 12

9:45 am - 8:40 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-BLZ Blantyre Chileka

38h 55m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Dar Es Salaam

9:20 am - 7:40 amBLZ Blantyre Chileka-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

30h 20m3 stops Johannesburg OR Tambo Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino

$1,716Ethiopian Air

Wed, Jan 27 - Wed, Feb 24

9:50 pm - 1:35 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-BLZ Blantyre Chileka

31h 45m2 stops Munich Franz Josef Strauss Johannesburg OR Tambo

2:10 pm - 4:15 pmBLZ Blantyre Chileka-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

34h 05m2 stops Johannesburg OR Tambo Zurich

$1,763Multiple Airlines

Wed, Jan 27 - Wed, Feb 24

7:45 pm - 12:25 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-BLZ Blantyre Chileka

32h 40m2 stops Dubai Intl Addis Ababa Bole

1:10 pm - 3:10 pmBLZ Blantyre Chileka-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

58h 00m3 stops Beira Addis Ababa Bole Dubai Intl

$1,821Multiple Airlines

Wed, Jan 27 - Wed, Feb 24

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10:15 am - 9:00 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-LLW Lilongwe Intl

39h 45m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Entebbe

4:40 pm - 7:40 amLLW Lilongwe Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

47h 00m3 stops Entebbe Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino

$1,452Ethiopian Air

Sat, Oct 24 - Mon, Nov 30

10:15 am - 9:00 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-LLW Lilongwe Intl

39h 45m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Entebbe

4:40 pm - 7:40 amLLW Lilongwe Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

47h 00m3 stops Entebbe Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino

$1,472Ethiopian Air

Sat, Oct 24 - Thu, Dec 3

10:15 am - 9:00 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-LLW Lilongwe Intl

39h 45m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Entebbe

4:00 pm - 7:40 amLLW Lilongwe Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

47h 40m4 stops Blantyre Chileka Dar Es Salaam Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino

$1,664Ethiopian Air

Sat, Oct 24 - Mon, Nov 30

10:15 am - 1:10 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-LLW Lilongwe Intl

19h 55m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

4:00 pm - 7:40 amLLW Lilongwe Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

47h 40m4 stops Blantyre Chileka Dar Es Salaam Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino

$1,722Ethiopian Air

Sat, Oct 24 - Sat, Nov 28

10:15 am - 9:00 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-LLW Lilongwe Intl

39h 45m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Entebbe

4:00 pm - 7:40 amLLW Lilongwe Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

47h 40m4 stops Blantyre Chileka Dar Es Salaam Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino

$1,733Ethiopian Air

Sat, Oct 24 - Thu, Dec 3

10:15 am - 9:00 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-LLW Lilongwe Intl

39h 45m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Entebbe

4:00 pm - 7:40 amLLW Lilongwe Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

47h 40m4 stops Blantyre Chileka Dar Es Salaam Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino

$1,735Ethiopian Air

Sat, Oct 24 - Sat, Nov 28

10:15 am - 1:10 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-LLW Lilongwe Intl

19h 55m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

4:45 pm - 7:40 amLLW Lilongwe Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

46h 55m3 stops Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino

$1,747Ethiopian Air

Sat, Oct 24 - Sat, Nov 28

10:15 am - 1:10 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-LLW Lilongwe Intl

19h 55m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

2:05 pm - 7:40 amLLW Lilongwe Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

25h 35m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino

$1,755Ethiopian Air

Sat, Oct 24 - Tue, Dec 1

9:41 pm - 1:10 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-LLW Lilongwe Intl

32h 29m2 stops Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Addis Ababa Bole

2:05 pm - 7:29 amLLW Lilongwe Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

49h 24m3 stops Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

$2,236United Airlines

Sun, Oct 25 - Fri, Nov 27

9:41 pm - 1:10 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-LLW Lilongwe Intl

32h 29m2 stops Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Addis Ababa Bole

2:05 pm - 4:55 pmLLW Lilongwe Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

34h 50m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole London Heathrow

$2,267United Airlines

Sun, Oct 25 - Wed, Dec 2

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Ethiopian Air flights from Chicago to Malawi

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Ethiopian Air

Oct 28

ORD10:15 amChicago O'Hare Intl

39h 45m

2 stops

LLW9:00 amLilongwe Intl

Nov 30

LLW4:40 pmLilongwe Intl

47h 00m

3 stops

ORD7:40 amChicago O'Hare Intl

$1,395

Ethiopian Air

Oct 24

ORD10:15 amChicago O'Hare Intl

39h 45m

2 stops

LLW9:00 amLilongwe Intl

Nov 30

LLW4:40 pmLilongwe Intl

47h 00m

3 stops

ORD7:40 amChicago O'Hare Intl

$1,452

Ethiopian Air

Oct 24

ORD10:15 amChicago O'Hare Intl

39h 45m

2 stops

LLW9:00 amLilongwe Intl

Dec 3

LLW4:40 pmLilongwe Intl

47h 00m

3 stops

ORD7:40 amChicago O'Hare Intl

$1,472

Kenya Airways flights from Chicago to Malawi

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Kenya Airways

Oct 27

ORD6:10 amChicago O'Hare Intl

46h 30m

3 stops

LLW11:40 amLilongwe Intl

Dec 1

LLW2:15 pmLilongwe Intl

35h 04m

3 stops

ORD5:19 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

$1,616

Kenya Airways

Oct 27

ORD6:10 amChicago O'Hare Intl

46h 30m

3 stops

LLW11:40 amLilongwe Intl

Dec 3

LLW12:30 pmLilongwe Intl

32h 20m

2 stops

ORD12:50 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

$1,679

Kenya Airways

Oct 30

ORD6:10 amChicago O'Hare Intl

24h 15m

2 stops

LLW1:25 pmLilongwe Intl

Dec 3

LLW12:30 pmLilongwe Intl

32h 20m

2 stops

ORD12:50 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

$1,923

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ChicagoLilongwe

ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - LLW Lilongwe Intl

ORDLLW

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Sun 4/11

10:15 am-9:00 am

2 stops39h 45m

Lilongwe Intl

Thu 4/15

4:40 pm-8:15 am

3 stops46h 35m

$1,533

ChicagoBlantyre

ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - BLZ Blantyre Chileka

ORDBLZ

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Mon 11/2

9:45 am-8:40 am

2 stops38h 55m

Blantyre Chileka

Thu 11/12

5:10 pm-7:40 am

3 stops46h 30m

$1,563

ChicagoBlantyre

ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - BLZ Blantyre Chileka

ORDBLZ

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Sun 4/18

10:15 am-8:40 am

2 stops39h 25m

Blantyre Chileka

Thu 4/22

5:10 pm-8:15 am

3 stops46h 05m

$1,592

ChicagoLilongwe

ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - LLW Lilongwe Intl

ORDLLW

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Thu 10/29

10:15 am-7:30 am

2 stops38h 15m

Lilongwe Intl

Mon 11/30

4:00 pm-7:40 am

4 stops47h 40m

$1,616

ChicagoLilongwe

ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - LLW Lilongwe Intl

ORDLLW

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Sun 4/11

10:15 am-9:40 am

3 stops40h 25m

Lilongwe Intl

Thu 4/15

4:00 pm-8:15 am

4 stops47h 15m

$1,631

ChicagoLilongwe

ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - LLW Lilongwe Intl

ORDLLW

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Sun 4/11

10:15 am-9:40 am

3 stops40h 25m

Lilongwe Intl

Thu 4/15

4:00 pm-8:15 am

4 stops47h 15m

$1,633

ChicagoBlantyre

ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - BLZ Blantyre Chileka

ORDBLZ

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Mon 11/2

10:35 pm-1:35 pm

2 stops31h 00m

Blantyre Chileka

Thu 11/12

2:10 pm-6:25 pm

2 stops36h 15m

$1,651

ChicagoBlantyre

ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - BLZ Blantyre Chileka

ORDBLZ

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Wed 1/27

9:45 am-8:40 am

2 stops38h 55m

Blantyre Chileka

Wed 2/24

9:20 am-7:40 am

3 stops30h 20m

$1,716

Quickest round-trip

ChicagoBlantyre

ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - BLZ Blantyre Chileka

ORDBLZ

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Wed 1/27

9:50 pm-1:35 pm

2 stops31h 45m

Blantyre Chileka

Wed 2/24

2:10 pm-4:15 pm

2 stops34h 05m

$1,763

ChicagoBlantyre

ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - BLZ Blantyre Chileka

ORDBLZ

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Wed 1/27

7:45 pm-12:25 pm

2 stops32h 40m

Blantyre Chileka

Wed 2/24

1:10 pm-3:10 pm

3 stops58h 00m

$1,821

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What is the cheapest month to fly to Malawi?

The month of June is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Malawi from Chicago, with most prices found around $0. If you are unable to visit Malawi during the month of June, then departing from Chicago during the month January is also very affordable. Most momondo users find prices during this month for around $0.

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Best Price Found	$885
Fastest flight time	31h 35m
Direct flights	None

The best one-way flight to Malawi from Chicago in the past 72 hours is $885. The best round-trip flight deal from Chicago to Malawi found on momondo in the last 72 hours is $1,533.

The fastest flight from Chicago to Malawi takes 31h 35m

There are no direct flights from Chicago to Malawi. There are no popular flight routes from Chicago to Malawi.

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When did momondo last update prices for flights from Chicago to Malawi?
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How many operators does momondo search for flights from Chicago to Malawi?
As of October 2026, there is 1 operator available to choose from for flights from Chicago to Malawi.
How old do you have to be to fly from Chicago to Malawi?
The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their own age limitations. Flight duration, scheduling, and layovers are among the considerations that may influence age limits. We recommend that you double-check with the airline you are booking with for travel from Chicago to Malawi.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Malawi?
The required travel and health documents for your Malawi trip may vary depending on your itinerary and personal circumstances. As a general rule, you should carry multiple documents, including a national ID card or driver's license and a passport valid for six months after your intended arrival at Malawi. We recommend that you seek guidance from your airline or a reliable third party such as IATA.

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