What airlines fly to Africa?

Turkish Airlines, Egyptair and Air France are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Africa from Illinois according to our data. Turkish Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 49% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Africa. Keep in mind that there are 26 different airlines that fly to Africa on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

What is the cheapest airline that flies from Illinois to Africa?

Delta, Royal Jordanian, and Etihad Airways are the most popular carriers operating from Illinois to Africa

How many flights depart from Illinois to Africa on average per week?

As of August 2026, 3 flights take off from Illinois and land in Africa each week. The most common flight departure day for this route is Wed, with 33% of weekly flights taking off on this day.

When did momondo last update prices for flights from Illinois to Africa?

Prices for flights from Illinois to Africa refresh daily.

How many operators does momondo search for flights from Illinois to Africa?

As of August 2026, there are 27 operators available to choose from for flights from Illinois to Africa.

How old do you have to be to fly from Illinois to Africa?

Although the minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UMNR) service may have their own age limits, which could be impacted by factors such as flight length, timing, and layovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel from Illinois to Africa.

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

The required travel and health documents for your Africa 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 Africa. We recommend that you seek guidance from your airline or a reliable third party such as IATA.

$324 Cheap Flights from Illinois to Africa in 2026

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5:40 pm - 10:45 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-RAK Marrakech Menara

23h 05m1 stop Madrid Barajas

5:45 am - 3:10 pmRAK Marrakech Menara-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

39h 25m2 stops Paris Beauvais-Tille Dublin

$619Multiple Airlines

Sun, Nov 15 - Mon, Nov 23

5:40 pm - 10:45 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-RAK Marrakech Menara

23h 05m1 stop Madrid Barajas

9:45 am - 7:25 pmRAK Marrakech Menara-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

15h 40m1 stop Dublin

$628Multiple Airlines

Sun, Nov 15 - Mon, Nov 23

10:30 am - 5:40 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-CAI Cairo

11h 10mnonstop

12:50 am - 5:15 amCAI Cairo-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

12h 25mnonstop

$653Egyptair

Sun, Sep 27 - Thu, Oct 8

10:30 am - 5:40 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-CAI Cairo

11h 10mnonstop

12:50 am - 5:15 amCAI Cairo-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

12h 25mnonstop

$653Egyptair

Wed, Sep 2 - Thu, Oct 1

9:15 pm - 1:15 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-RAK Marrakech Menara

35h 00m1 stop Istanbul

4:15 pm - 12:00 pmRAK Marrakech Menara-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

25h 45m1 stop Istanbul

$666Turkish Airlines

Mon, Oct 26 - Fri, Nov 6

11:25 am - 1:40 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-RAK Marrakech Menara

21h 15m1 stop Istanbul

4:40 pm - 10:40 amRAK Marrakech Menara-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

23h 00m1 stop Istanbul

$666Turkish Airlines

Tue, Oct 6 - Wed, Oct 14

6:25 pm - 12:10 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-CAI Cairo

21h 45m1 stop Paris Charles de Gaulle

3:05 pm - 4:37 pmCAI Cairo-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

33h 32m2 stops Riyadh King Khaled Intl Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

$700Delta

Mon, Feb 1 - Mon, Feb 22

5:10 pm - 1:30 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-CAI Cairo

24h 20m1 stop Paris Charles de Gaulle

4:05 pm - 2:28 pmCAI Cairo-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

30h 23m2 stops Riyadh King Khaled Intl Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

$700Delta

Sun, Oct 11 - Thu, Oct 29

5:10 pm - 1:30 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-CAI Cairo

24h 20m1 stop Paris Charles de Gaulle

8:35 pm - 2:15 pmCAI Cairo-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

25h 40m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

$709KLM

Thu, Sep 10 - Wed, Sep 30

6:25 pm - 1:25 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-CAI Cairo

23h 00m1 stop Paris Charles de Gaulle

8:45 pm - 2:25 pmCAI Cairo-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

25h 40m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

$709KLM

Tue, Nov 10 - Sat, Nov 14

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10:30 am - 5:40 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-CAI Cairo

11h 10mnonstop

12:50 am - 5:15 amCAI Cairo-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

12h 25mnonstop

$657Egyptair

Sun, Aug 23 - Sat, Sep 26

10:30 am - 5:40 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-CAI Cairo

11h 10mnonstop

12:50 am - 5:15 amCAI Cairo-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

12h 25mnonstop

$657Egyptair

Sun, Aug 23 - Sat, Oct 24

7:55 am - 1:30 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-CAI Cairo

33h 35m2 stops Boston Logan Intl Paris Charles de Gaulle

3:25 am - 10:37 amCAI Cairo-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

39h 12m2 stops Paris Charles de Gaulle Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

$740Delta

Thu, Aug 27 - Mon, Sep 7

11:22 am - 1:30 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-CAI Cairo

30h 08m2 stops Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Paris Charles de Gaulle

3:25 am - 10:37 amCAI Cairo-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

39h 12m2 stops Paris Charles de Gaulle Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

$740Delta

Mon, Aug 24 - Mon, Sep 7

4:20 pm - 1:30 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-CAI Cairo

25h 10m2 stops Amsterdam Schiphol Paris Charles de Gaulle

3:25 am - 3:10 pmCAI Cairo-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

19h 45m1 stop Paris Charles de Gaulle

$760KLM

Thu, Aug 27 - Wed, Sep 9

4:20 pm - 1:30 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-CAI Cairo

25h 10m2 stops Amsterdam Schiphol Paris Charles de Gaulle

3:25 am - 4:59 pmCAI Cairo-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

21h 34m2 stops Paris Charles de Gaulle New York John F Kennedy Intl

$770KLM

Thu, Aug 27 - Wed, Sep 9

5:20 pm - 1:30 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-CAI Cairo

24h 10m2 stops Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Paris Charles de Gaulle

3:25 am - 2:30 pmCAI Cairo-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

19h 05m2 stops Paris Charles de Gaulle Amsterdam Schiphol

$787Multiple Airlines

Sun, Aug 23 - Sun, Sep 6

5:20 pm - 1:30 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-CAI Cairo

24h 10m2 stops Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Paris Charles de Gaulle

3:25 am - 2:30 pmCAI Cairo-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

19h 05m2 stops Paris Charles de Gaulle Amsterdam Schiphol

$803Air France

Sun, Aug 23 - Sun, Sep 6

5:10 pm - 1:30 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-CAI Cairo

24h 20m1 stop Paris Charles de Gaulle

3:25 am - 3:10 pmCAI Cairo-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

19h 45m1 stop Paris Charles de Gaulle

$803Air France

Tue, Aug 25 - Wed, Sep 9

5:20 pm - 1:30 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-CAI Cairo

24h 10m2 stops Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Paris Charles de Gaulle

3:25 am - 2:15 pmCAI Cairo-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

18h 50m2 stops Paris Charles de Gaulle Amsterdam Schiphol

$824Multiple Airlines

Mon, Aug 24 - Wed, Sep 9

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JetBlue flights from Illinois to Africa

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JetBlue

Feb 1

ORD6:50 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

20h 15m

1 stop

NBO12:05 amNairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

Feb 18

NBO1:35 amNairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

21h 55m

1 stop

ORD2:30 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

$969

JetBlue

Sep 5

ORD7:20 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

30h 40m

1 stop

JNB9:00 amJohannesburg OR Tambo

Sep 19

JNB8:55 pmJohannesburg OR Tambo

25h 10m

1 stop

ORD3:05 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

$1,343

Kenya Airways flights from Illinois to Africa

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Kenya Airways

Feb 5

ORD6:00 amChicago O'Hare Intl

34h 25m

2 stops

JNB12:25 amJohannesburg OR Tambo

Feb 17

JNB1:35 amJohannesburg OR Tambo

47h 59m

2 stops

ORD5:34 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

$1,037

Kenya Airways

Sep 3

ORD6:00 amChicago O'Hare Intl

26h 50m

2 stops

JNB3:50 pmJohannesburg OR Tambo

May 4

JNB5:00 pmJohannesburg OR Tambo

26h 36m

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ORD12:36 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

$1,145

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ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - RAK Marrakech Menara

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Sun 11/15

5:40 pm-10:45 pm

1 stop23h 05m

Marrakech Menara

Mon 11/23

5:45 am-3:10 pm

2 stops39h 25m

$619

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ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - RAK Marrakech Menara

ORDRAK

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Sun 11/15

5:40 pm-10:45 pm

1 stop23h 05m

Marrakech Menara

Mon 11/23

9:45 am-7:25 pm

1 stop15h 40m

$628

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ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - CAI Cairo

ORDCAI

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Sun 9/27

10:30 am-5:40 am

Nonstop11h 10m

Cairo

Thu 10/8

12:50 am-5:15 am

Nonstop12h 25m

$653

ChicagoCairo

ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - CAI Cairo

ORDCAI

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Wed 9/2

10:30 am-5:40 am

Nonstop11h 10m

Cairo

Thu 10/1

12:50 am-5:15 am

Nonstop12h 25m

$653

ChicagoMarrakech

ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - RAK Marrakech Menara

ORDRAK

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Mon 10/26

9:15 pm-1:15 pm

1 stop35h 00m

Marrakech Menara

Fri 11/6

4:15 pm-12:00 pm

1 stop25h 45m

$666

ChicagoMarrakech

ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - RAK Marrakech Menara

ORDRAK

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Tue 10/6

11:25 am-1:40 pm

1 stop21h 15m

Marrakech Menara

Wed 10/14

4:40 pm-10:40 am

1 stop23h 00m

$666

ChicagoCairo

ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - CAI Cairo

ORDCAI

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Mon 2/1

6:25 pm-12:10 am

1 stop21h 45m

Cairo

Mon 2/22

3:05 pm-4:37 pm

2 stops33h 32m

$700

ChicagoCairo

ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - CAI Cairo

ORDCAI

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Sun 10/11

5:10 pm-1:30 am

1 stop24h 20m

Cairo

Thu 10/29

4:05 pm-2:28 pm

2 stops30h 23m

$700

ChicagoCairo

ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - CAI Cairo

ORDCAI

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Thu 9/10

5:10 pm-1:30 am

1 stop24h 20m

Cairo

Wed 9/30

8:35 pm-2:15 pm

1 stop25h 40m

$709

ChicagoCairo

ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - CAI Cairo

ORDCAI

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Tue 11/10

6:25 pm-1:25 am

1 stop23h 00m

Cairo

Sat 11/14

8:45 pm-2:25 pm

1 stop25h 40m

$709

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How to get the cheapest flight ticket from Illinois to Africa

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What is the cheapest month to fly to Africa?

The cheapest month to fly to Africa from Illinois is in February. Flight prices, which tend to average around $932, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you don’t want to visit Africa in February, then you should wait until October to fly from Illinois, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $965.

What is the cheapest day to depart on your flight to Africa?

The cheapest day to depart from Illinois to Africa is on a Wednesday when prices can be found for as low as $815. Be sure to avoid booking your departure on a Thursday as prices are generally higher than usual. According to our data, the average ticket price to Africa on Thursday is $1,077.

What is the cheapest Illinois to Africa flight route?

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How far in advance should I book a flight from Illinois to Africa?

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Africa from Illinois when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Africa for around $872 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Africa from Illinois for as low as $764 on momondo.

What cabin class options are available on Illinois to Africa flights?

There are 2 cabin classes available to choose from on Illinois to Africa flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

Can stopping save me money on Illinois to Africa flights?

You could potentially save up to 25% on your flight if you consider stops on a Illinois to Africa flight.

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Best Price Found	$324
Fastest flight time	10h 46m
Direct flights	Mon, Thu and Sat
Airports in Africa	494 airports

The best one-way flight to Africa from Illinois in the past 72 hours is $324. The best round-trip flight deal from Illinois to Africa found on momondo in the last 72 hours is $619.

The fastest flight from Illinois to Africa takes 10h 46m

Direct flights go from Illinois to Africa on Monday, Thursday and Saturday. The only airline offering direct flights is Egyptair.

There are 494 airports in Africa. From Illinois there are direct flights to Cairo (CAI).

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Frequently asked questions about flying from Illinois to Africa

When did momondo last update prices for flights from Illinois to Africa?
Prices for flights from Illinois to Africa refresh daily.
How many operators does momondo search for flights from Illinois to Africa?
As of August 2026, there are 27 operators available to choose from for flights from Illinois to Africa.
How old do you have to be to fly from Illinois to Africa?
Although the minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UMNR) service may have their own age limits, which could be impacted by factors such as flight length, timing, and layovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel from Illinois to Africa.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Africa?
The required travel and health documents for your Africa 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 Africa. We recommend that you seek guidance from your airline or a reliable third party such as IATA.

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Iberia	PriceFrom $105	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.0 3,258 reviews	Search Iberia flights
British Airways	PriceFrom $424	Free Cancellation	Rating 6.7 8,184 reviews	Search British Airways flights
United Airlines	PriceFrom $425	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.4 10,115 reviews	Search United Airlines flights
Air Canada	PriceFrom $470	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.1 11,519 reviews	Search Air Canada flights
TAP AIR PORTUGAL	PriceFrom $476	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.2 2,371 reviews	Search TAP AIR PORTUGAL flights
Aer Lingus	PriceFrom $493	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.3 1,717 reviews	Search Aer Lingus flights
American Airlines	PriceFrom $525	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.1 11,989 reviews	Search American Airlines flights
Royal Jordanian	PriceFrom $547	Free Cancellation	Rating 6.8 473 reviews	Search Royal Jordanian flights
ITA Airways	PriceFrom $554	Free Cancellation	Rating 6.7 1,323 reviews	Search ITA Airways flights
Delta	PriceFrom $589	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.8 8,514 reviews	Search Delta flights

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