Cheap flights from India to Chicago from $444

The month of February is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Chicago from India, with most prices found around $298. If you’re not able to fly to Chicago in February, then December is your next best option. Flight prices from India to Chicago during December average around $315.

The cheapest day to depart on your flight to Chicago is on a Saturday when prices can be found for as low as $923. This is often the case because there is less demand to fly during this day of the week. When flying out on a Friday, the most expensive travel day of the week, you can expect to see flight prices from India to Chicago for around $1,025.

Fly from New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl to Chicago O'Hare Intl for the best India - Chicago flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Chicago from India when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Chicago for around $992 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Chicago from India for as low as $839 on momondo.

You could potentially save up to 4% on your flight if you consider stops on a India to Chicago flight.

Etihad Airways, Air India, and Gulf Air are the most popular carriers operating from India to Chicago

Etihad Airways, Air India and Emirates are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Chicago from India according to our data. Etihad Airways is the first choice among our users, with 48% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Chicago. Keep in mind that there are 16 different airlines that fly to Chicago on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 48% of flights between India and Chicago have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 152 minutes.

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

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

According to our data, Air India have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 48% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

As of May 2026, 1 flights take off from India and land in Chicago each week. The most common flight departure day for this route is Sun, with 100% of weekly flights taking off on this day.

Average flight duration from India to Chicago depends on which airport you fly into and out of. Flying from Mumbai to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport is 19h 55m on average, while flying from New Delhi to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport is 20h 40m on average. Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport is the most popular airport in Chicago.