What is the cheapest airline that flies from South Africa to Chicago O'Hare Intl?

Turkish Airlines, Emirates, and United Airlines are the most popular carriers operating from South Africa to Chicago O'Hare Intl

How long does it take to fly to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport?

On average, it takes 20h 52m to fly from South Africa to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport if you fly out of Cape Town (the most popular airport in South Africa) and into Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport (the most popular airport in Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport). If you’re flying out of Johannesburg and into Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport, then the flight time is around 30h 55m.

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Prices for flights from South Africa to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport were last updated today.

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As of October 2026, there is 1 operator available to choose from for flights from South Africa to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport.

How old do you have to be to fly from South Africa to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport?

The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines offering an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their age restrictions, such as regulations concerning flight duration, timing, and layovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel from South Africa to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport?

The travel and health documents required for your trip to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport can vary based on your itinerary and personal situation. As a rule, consider having multiple documents such as a national ID card or driver’s license, and a passport valid for six-months after you plan to arrive at Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport. We always recommend checking with your airline or a trusted third party such as IATA to get advice.

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9:00 pm - 9:42 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

32h 42m2 stops London Heathrow New York John F Kennedy Intl

3:59 pm - 6:35 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

18h 36m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

$905Virgin Atlantic

Thu, Nov 12 - Wed, Nov 25

8:50 pm - 11:59 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

35h 09m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

5:55 pm - 12:05 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

34h 10m2 stops Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson London Heathrow

$937Virgin Atlantic

Mon, Dec 21 - Tue, Jan 19

8:50 pm - 2:49 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

25h 59m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

8:04 am - 6:35 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

26h 31m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

$955Delta

Thu, Nov 12 - Wed, Nov 25

8:50 pm - 11:54 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

35h 04m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

5:30 am - 6:35 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

29h 05m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

$956Delta

Sun, Nov 8 - Sun, Nov 15

1:50 pm - 7:40 amCPT Cape Town Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

25h 50m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino

9:45 am - 1:30 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

43h 45m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

$962Ethiopian Air

Wed, Nov 25 - Wed, Dec 2

2:30 pm - 7:40 amJNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

25h 10m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino

9:45 am - 8:10 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

26h 25m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

$964Ethiopian Air

Sun, Nov 1 - Wed, Dec 2

8:20 am - 8:40 amJNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

31h 20m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino

9:45 am - 8:10 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

26h 25m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

$964Ethiopian Air

Wed, Oct 28 - Wed, Dec 2

2:30 pm - 7:40 amJNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

25h 10m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino

9:45 am - 8:10 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

26h 25m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

$964Ethiopian Air

Sun, Nov 1 - Mon, Nov 30

8:50 pm - 9:45 amCPT Cape Town Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

20h 55m1 stop Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

5:30 am - 6:00 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

28h 30m2 stops Houston George Bush Intcntl Newark

$994United Airlines

Sun, Nov 8 - Sun, Nov 15

8:50 pm - 1:54 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

25h 04m2 stops Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Newark

11:05 am - 6:00 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

22h 55m2 stops Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Newark

$994United Airlines

Sun, Nov 8 - Sun, Nov 15

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8:05 pm - 4:58 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

27h 53m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

1:23 pm - 6:35 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

22h 12m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

$935Virgin Atlantic

Fri, Oct 16 - Thu, Oct 29

1:50 pm - 8:15 amCPT Cape Town Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

25h 25m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino

10:15 am - 2:10 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

20h 55m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

$940Ethiopian Air

Fri, Oct 16 - Thu, Oct 29

8:05 pm - 12:59 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

23h 54m2 stops Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

11:19 am - 6:35 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

24h 16m2 stops Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

$964Delta

Fri, Oct 16 - Thu, Oct 29

7:50 pm - 2:45 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

25h 55m1 stop Newark

11:25 am - 6:00 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

22h 35m1 stop Newark

$995United Airlines

Thu, Oct 15 - Tue, Jan 19

7:50 pm - 9:42 amCPT Cape Town Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

20h 52m1 stop Newark

11:00 am - 6:00 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

23h 00m2 stops Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Newark

$995United Airlines

Thu, Oct 15 - Tue, Jan 19

7:50 pm - 1:13 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

24h 23m2 stops Newark Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

12:29 pm - 6:00 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

21h 31m2 stops Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Newark

$995United Airlines

Thu, Oct 15 - Tue, Jan 19

7:50 pm - 9:00 amCPT Cape Town Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

20h 10m1 stop Newark

7:00 am - 6:00 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

27h 00m1 stop Newark

$1,000United Airlines

Thu, Oct 15 - Tue, Jan 19

7:50 pm - 9:42 amCPT Cape Town Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

20h 52m1 stop Newark

11:00 am - 6:00 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

23h 00m2 stops Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Newark

$1,000United Airlines

Thu, Oct 15 - Tue, Jan 19

7:50 pm - 1:13 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

24h 23m2 stops Newark Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

12:29 pm - 6:00 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

21h 31m2 stops Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Newark

$1,000United Airlines

Thu, Oct 15 - Tue, Jan 19

1:30 pm - 9:40 amJNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

51h 10m2 stops Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Istanbul

9:15 pm - 10:25 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

42h 10m1 stop Istanbul

$1,266Turkish Airlines

Fri, Oct 16 - Fri, Oct 30

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Virgin Atlantic flights from South Africa to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport

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Virgin Atlantic

Nov 12

CPT9:00 pmCape Town Intl

32h 42m

2 stops

ORD9:42 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

Nov 25

ORD3:59 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

18h 36m

1 stop

CPT6:35 pmCape Town Intl

$905

Virgin Atlantic

Oct 16

CPT8:05 pmCape Town Intl

27h 53m

1 stop

ORD4:58 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

Oct 29

ORD1:23 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

22h 12m

1 stop

CPT6:35 pmCape Town Intl

$935

Virgin Atlantic

Dec 21

CPT8:50 pmCape Town Intl

35h 09m

1 stop

ORD11:59 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

Jan 19

ORD5:55 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

34h 10m

2 stops

CPT12:05 pmCape Town Intl

$937

Delta flights from South Africa to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport

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Delta

Nov 12

CPT8:50 pmCape Town Intl

25h 59m

1 stop

ORD2:49 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

Nov 25

ORD8:04 amChicago O'Hare Intl

26h 31m

1 stop

CPT6:35 pmCape Town Intl

$955

Delta

Nov 8

CPT8:50 pmCape Town Intl

35h 04m

1 stop

ORD11:54 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

Nov 15

ORD5:30 amChicago O'Hare Intl

29h 05m

1 stop

CPT6:35 pmCape Town Intl

$956

Delta

Oct 16

CPT8:05 pmCape Town Intl

23h 54m

2 stops

ORD12:59 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

Oct 29

ORD11:19 amChicago O'Hare Intl

24h 16m

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CPT6:35 pmCape Town Intl

$964

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Thu 11/12

9:00 pm-9:42 pm

2 stops32h 42m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Wed 11/25

3:59 pm-6:35 pm

1 stop18h 36m

$905

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Mon 12/21

8:50 pm-11:59 pm

1 stop35h 09m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Tue 1/19

5:55 pm-12:05 pm

2 stops34h 10m

$937

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CPT Cape Town Intl - ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

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Thu 11/12

8:50 pm-2:49 pm

1 stop25h 59m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Wed 11/25

8:04 am-6:35 pm

1 stop26h 31m

$955

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CPT Cape Town Intl - ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

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Cape Town Intl

Sun 11/8

8:50 pm-11:54 pm

1 stop35h 04m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Sun 11/15

5:30 am-6:35 pm

1 stop29h 05m

$956

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CPT Cape Town Intl - ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

CPTORD

Cape Town Intl

Wed 11/25

1:50 pm-7:40 am

2 stops25h 50m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Wed 12/2

9:45 am-1:30 pm

1 stop43h 45m

$962

JohannesburgChicago

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

JNBORD

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 11/1

2:30 pm-7:40 am

2 stops25h 10m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Wed 12/2

9:45 am-8:10 pm

1 stop26h 25m

$964

JohannesburgChicago

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

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Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 10/28

8:20 am-8:40 am

2 stops31h 20m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Wed 12/2

9:45 am-8:10 pm

1 stop26h 25m

$964

JohannesburgChicago

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

JNBORD

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 11/1

2:30 pm-7:40 am

2 stops25h 10m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Mon 11/30

9:45 am-8:10 pm

1 stop26h 25m

$964

Cape TownChicago

CPT Cape Town Intl - ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

CPTORD

Cape Town Intl

Sun 11/8

8:50 pm-9:45 am

1 stop20h 55m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Sun 11/15

5:30 am-6:00 pm

2 stops28h 30m

$994

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Cape TownChicago

CPT Cape Town Intl - ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

CPTORD

Cape Town Intl

Sun 11/8

8:50 pm-1:54 pm

2 stops25h 04m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Sun 11/15

11:05 am-6:00 pm

2 stops22h 55m

$994

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What is the cheapest month to fly to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport?

The month of February is another great option to travel to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport, with average flight prices from South Africa averaging around $1,010.

How far in advance should I book a flight from South Africa to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport?

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport from South Africa when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport for around $1,189 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport from South Africa for as low as $990 on momondo.

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Best Price Found	$519
Fastest flight time	20h 52m
Direct flights	None

The best one-way flight to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport from South Africa in the past 72 hours is $519. The best round-trip flight deal from South Africa to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport found on momondo in the last 72 hours is $905.

The fastest flight from South Africa to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport takes 20h 52m

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When did momondo last update prices for flights from South Africa to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport?
Prices for flights from South Africa to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport were last updated today.
How many operators does momondo search for flights from South Africa to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport?
As of October 2026, there is 1 operator available to choose from for flights from South Africa to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport.
How old do you have to be to fly from South Africa to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport?
The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines offering an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their age restrictions, such as regulations concerning flight duration, timing, and layovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel from South Africa to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport?
The travel and health documents required for your trip to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport can vary based on your itinerary and personal situation. As a rule, consider having multiple documents such as a national ID card or driver’s license, and a passport valid for six-months after you plan to arrive at Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport. We always recommend checking with your airline or a trusted third party such as IATA to get advice.

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