Cheap Flights from Cape Town to Chicago, IL from $584

Return flight: Chicago – Cape Town

On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 724 connecting flights from Cape Town to Chicago. You can compare airfare deals from 19 airlines and multiple travel sites from $584, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out CPT-CHI flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

Flight Information

Below we will explain in detail what the flights cost on the destination from Cape Town to Chicago depends on and how to choose the most interesting flight option for you.

Distance between Cape Town and Chicago is 13684 miles. Time difference between the cities is 8h. Airplanes depart 05:45 to 23:35 from 1 Cape Town airport and arrive 05:45 to 23:35 to 7 Chicago airports. Average flight time is 32h 20m.

  • The fastest flight 19h 49m
  • Average flight time 32h 20m
  • The earliest flight 05:45
  • The latest flight 23:35
  • Distance 8503 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Chicago are october (from 584 $), september (from 666 $), august (from 677 $).

The most expensive months are january (from 814 $), february (from 765 $), december (from 754 $).

What is the lowest airfare Cape Town to Chicago?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $584. This airfare is for economy class on one-way TK45 flight by Turkish Airlines for October 7, 2025 which leaves Cape Town Int. in Cape Town at 16:35 am and arrives at Chicago O'Hare International at 17:55.

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Flight Schedule Cape Town to Chicago (Illinois)

06:00 — 09:40+1day
34h 40m flight time
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from$730
06:00 — 08:05 Cape Town — Durban
FA160 Safair (FlySafair)
6h 40m stop
14:45 — 04:40 Durban — Istanbul
TK43 Turkish Airlines
1h 50m stop
06:30 — 09:40 Istanbul — Chicago
TK185 Turkish Airlines
06:05 — 15:05+1day
40h flight time
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from$769
06:05 — 08:10 Cape Town — Johannesburg
QR5687 Qatar Airways
5h 45m stop
13:55 — 23:15 Johannesburg — Doha
QR1364 Qatar Airways
8h 45m stop
08:00 — 15:05 Doha — Chicago
QR725 Qatar Airways
07:00 — 15:05+1day
39h 5m flight time
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from$769
07:00 — 09:05 Cape Town — Johannesburg
QR5685 Qatar Airways
4h 50m stop
13:55 — 23:15 Johannesburg — Doha
QR1364 Qatar Airways
8h 45m stop
08:00 — 15:05 Doha — Chicago
QR725 Qatar Airways
07:10 — 09:40+1day
33h 30m flight time
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from$750
07:10 — 09:15 Cape Town — Durban
GE372 TransAsia Airways Corporation
5h 30m stop
14:45 — 04:40 Durban — Istanbul
TK43 Turkish Airlines
1h 50m stop
06:30 — 09:40 Istanbul — Chicago
TK185 Turkish Airlines
10:25 — 09:40+1day
30h 15m flight time
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from$738
10:25 — 12:30 Cape Town — Durban
FA463 Safair (FlySafair)
2h 15m stop
14:45 — 04:40 Durban — Istanbul
TK43 Turkish Airlines
1h 50m stop
06:30 — 09:40 Istanbul — Chicago
TK185 Turkish Airlines
11:10 — 09:40+1day
29h 30m flight time
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from$747
11:10 — 13:15 Cape Town — Durban
FA162 Safair (FlySafair)
1h 30m stop
14:45 — 04:40 Durban — Istanbul
TK43 Turkish Airlines
1h 50m stop
06:30 — 09:40 Istanbul — Chicago
TK185 Turkish Airlines
13:00 — 15:05+1day
33h 5m flight time
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from$615
12:35 — 23:05 Cape Town — Doha
QR1370 Qatar Airways
8h 25m stop
08:00 — 14:30 Doha — Chicago
QR725 Qatar Airways
13:50 — 08:15+1day
25h 25m flight time
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from$622
13:50 — 21:15 Cape Town — Addis Ababa
ET844 Ethiopian Airlines
1h 25m stop
22:40 — 08:15 Addis Ababa — Chicago
ET574 Ethiopian Airlines
13:50 — 08:15+1day
25h 25m flight time
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from$680
13:50 — 21:15 Cape Town — Addis Ababa
ET844 Ethiopian Airlines
1h 25m stop
22:40 — 04:10 Addis Ababa — Rome
ET574 Ethiopian Airlines
1h stop
05:10 — 08:15 Rome — Chicago
ET574 Ethiopian Airlines
14:00 — 09:40+1day
26h 40m flight time
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from$727
14:00 — 16:05 Cape Town — Johannesburg
4Z928 South African Airlink
1h 45m stop
17:50 — 04:35 Johannesburg — Istanbul
TK39 Turkish Airlines
1h 55m stop
06:30 — 09:40 Istanbul — Chicago
TK185 Turkish Airlines
14:30 — 19:17+1day
35h 47m flight time
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from$605
14:30 — 22:20 Cape Town — Nairobi
KQ783 Kenya Airways
1h 15m stop
23:35 — 07:35 Nairobi — New York
KQ2 Kenya Airways
10h stop
17:35 — 19:17 New York — Chicago
NK918 Spirit Airlines
16:35 — 09:40+1day
24h 5m flight time
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from$584
17:15 — 05:35 Cape Town — Istanbul
TK45 Turkish Airlines
1h 55m stop
07:35 — 10:10 Istanbul — Chicago
TK185 Turkish Airlines
16:35 — 17:55+1day
32h 20m flight time
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from$584
17:15 — 05:35 Cape Town — Istanbul
TK45 Turkish Airlines
9h 50m stop
15:30 — 18:25 Istanbul — Chicago
TK5 Turkish Airlines
16:35 — 22:00+1day
36h 25m flight time
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from$584
16:35 — 04:35 Cape Town — Istanbul
TK45 Turkish Airlines
14h 10m stop
18:45 — 22:00 Istanbul — Chicago
TK155 Turkish Airlines
16:35 — 19:17+1day
33h 42m flight time
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from$727
16:35 — 04:35 Cape Town — Istanbul
TK45 Turkish Airlines
2h 40m stop
07:15 — 10:55 Istanbul — New York
TK3 Turkish Airlines
6h 40m stop
17:35 — 19:17 New York — Chicago
NK918 Spirit Airlines
Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from Cape Town to Chicago. You can also specify the concrete flights and airlines on the route and how long the flight actually is. Use the calendar for today, tomorrow or other specific date as some flights are available only on certain days of the week.
*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on October 15, 2025.

Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Cape Town — Chicago is served by 19 regular airlines . Most of the flights on this route are operated by Qatar Airways - 44 departures per week at the price of from $ 615 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Qatar Airways airline - from $ 13852.

Direct flights

There’re no direct flights on this route. Try flights with stops.

Connecting Flights

There are 724 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is UA2222 by United Airlines takes 19h 49m and the cheapest is TK45 by Turkish Airlines for $584.

  • QR - Qatar Airways
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  • DE - Condor Airlines
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  • KL - KLM
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  • 5Z - Bismillah Airlines
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  • KQ - Kenya Airways
    from $605
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  • 4Z - South African Airlink
    from $727
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  • EK - Emirates
    from $903
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  • LX - SWISS International Air Lines
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  • UA - United Airlines
    from $1255
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  • SA - South African Airways
    from $872
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  • ET - Ethiopian Airlines
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  • DT - TAAG Angola Airlines
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Airports

You can fly from Cape Town to Chicago from 1 airports (Cape Town Int.).

Cape Town airports

  • Cape Town Int.-CPT
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Chicago airports

  • O'Hare International-ORD
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  • Midway-MDW
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  • Dupage County-DPA
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  • Chicago FSS-CHI
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  • Merrill C Meigs (closed)-CGX
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  • Chicago NAS-NOH
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