Cheap Flights from Cape Town to Chicago, IL from $705

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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 766 connecting flights from Cape Town to Chicago. You can compare airfare deals from 18 airlines and multiple travel sites from $705, 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.

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Departure Arrival Flight Details Flight Duration Price
09:30 — 18:25
+1 day
09:30 — 19:45 LH575 Lufthansa
Cape Town — Munich
19h 50m stop
15:35 — 18:25 LH434 Lufthansa
Munich — Chicago
40h 55m
including layover
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from$1439
09:30 — 14:10
+1 day
09:30 — 19:45 LH575 Lufthansa
Cape Town — Munich
15h 40m stop
11:25 — 14:10 LH9268 Lufthansa
Munich — Chicago
36h 40m
including layover
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from$1503
12:40 — 14:30
+1 day
12:35 — 23:05 QR1370 Qatar Airways
Cape Town — Doha
8h 50m stop
08:00 — 14:30 QR725 Qatar Airways
Doha — Chicago
33h 50m
including layover
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from$705
13:40 — 14:55
+1 day
13:40 — 01:05 EK773 Emirates
Cape Town — Dubai
8h 40m stop
09:45 — 14:55 EK235 Emirates
Dubai — Chicago
33h 15m
including layover
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from$1125
13:50 — 07:40
+1 day
13:50 — 21:15 ET844 Ethiopian Airlines
Cape Town — Addis Ababa
1h 25m stop
22:40 — 07:40 ET574 Ethiopian Airlines
Addis Ababa — Chicago
25h 50m
including layover
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from$870
14:35 — 07:40
+1 day
15:20 — 22:45 ET846 Ethiopian Airlines
Cape Town — Addis Ababa
40m stop
22:40 — 07:40 ET574 Ethiopian Airlines
Addis Ababa — Chicago
25h 5m
including layover
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from$857
17:15 — 10:10
+1 day
17:15 — 05:35 TK45 Turkish Airlines
Cape Town — Istanbul
2h stop
07:35 — 10:10 TK185 Turkish Airlines
Istanbul — Chicago
24h 55m
including layover
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from$747
17:15 — 18:25
+1 day
17:15 — 05:35 TK45 Turkish Airlines
Cape Town — Istanbul
9h 55m stop
15:30 — 18:25 TK5 Turkish Airlines
Istanbul — Chicago
33h 10m
including layover
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from$771
18:25 — 14:55
+1 day
18:25 — 05:55 EK771 Emirates
Cape Town — Dubai
3h 50m stop
09:45 — 14:55 EK235 Emirates
Dubai — Chicago
28h 30m
including layover
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from$1125
18:30 — 13:25
+1 day
18:30 — 05:25 UA8748 United Airlines
Cape Town — Frankfurt
5h 25m stop
10:50 — 13:25 UA8836 United Airlines
Frankfurt — Chicago
26h 55m
including layover
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from$1369
19:10 — 14:30
+1 day
18:55 — 05:25 QR1372 Qatar Airways
Cape Town — Doha
2h 20m stop
08:00 — 14:30 QR725 Qatar Airways
Doha — Chicago
27h 20m
including layover
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from$924
19:50 — 16:15
+1 day
19:50 — 06:20 LX8085 SWISS International Air Lines
Cape Town — Zurich
6h 50m stop
13:10 — 16:15 LX8 SWISS International Air Lines
Zurich — Chicago
28h 25m
including layover
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from$1429
20:50 — 09:10
+1 day
20:50 — 05:50 UA2222 United Airlines
Cape Town — Newark
1h 36m stop
07:26 — 09:10 UA1044 United Airlines
Newark — Chicago
20h 20m
including layover
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from$1368
20:50 — 09:49
+1 day
20:50 — 05:55 UA2023 United Airlines
Cape Town — Washington D.C.
2h 40m stop
08:35 — 09:49 UA672 United Airlines
Washington D.C. — Chicago
20h 59m
including layover
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from$1394
22:00 — 18:45
+1 day
22:00 — 08:05 BA44 British Airways
Cape Town — London
7h 40m stop
15:45 — 18:45 IB3636 Iberia
London — Chicago
28h 45m
including layover
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from$1972
22:00 — 13:50
+1 day
22:00 — 08:05 BA44 British Airways
Cape Town — London
2h 20m stop
10:25 — 13:50 SN9087 Brussels Airlines
London — Chicago
23h 50m
including layover
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from$6846
23:55 — 16:15
+1 day
23:55 — 10:25 LX8087 SWISS International Air Lines
Cape Town — Zurich
2h 45m stop
13:10 — 16:15 LX8 SWISS International Air Lines
Zurich — Chicago
24h 20m
including layover
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from$1429
23:55 — 12:55
+2 days
23:55 — 10:25 LX8087 SWISS International Air Lines
Cape Town — Zurich
23h 15m stop
09:40 — 12:55 LX3204 SWISS International Air Lines
Zurich — Chicago
45h
including layover
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from$1461
*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on May 9, 2025

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 23:55 from 1 Cape Town airport and arrive 05:45 to 23:55 to 7 Chicago airports. Average flight time is 31h 55m.

  • The fastest flight 20h 20m
  • Average flight time 31h 55m
  • The earliest flight 05:45
  • The latest flight 23:55
  • Distance 8503 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Chicago are november (from 705 $), december (from 771 $), february (from 782 $).

The most expensive months are january (from 833 $), february (from 782 $), december (from 771 $).

What is the lowest airfare Cape Town to Chicago?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $705. This airfare is for economy class on one-way QR1370 flight by Qatar Airways for December 12, 2024 which leaves Cape Town Int. in Cape Town at 12:40 am and arrives at Chicago O'Hare International at 14:30.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Cape Town — Chicago is served by 18 regular airlines . Most of the flights on this route are operated by Qatar Airways - 51 departures per week at the price of from $ 705 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Ethiopian Airlines airline - from $ 7603.

Direct flights

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

Connecting Flights

There are 766 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is UA2222 by United Airlines takes 20h 20m and the cheapest is QR1370 by Qatar Airways for $705.

  • QR - Qatar Airways
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  • DE - Condor Airlines
    from $917
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  • 5Z - Bismillah Airlines
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  • KQ - Kenya Airways
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  • 4Z - South African Airlink
    from $915
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  • EK - Emirates
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  • UA - United Airlines
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  • LX - SWISS International Air Lines
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  • SA - South African Airways
    from $970
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  • ET - Ethiopian Airlines
    from $857
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  • DT - TAAG Angola Airlines
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  • TK - Turkish 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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  • Chicago FSS-CHI
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  • Merrill C Meigs (closed)-CGX
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  • Chicago NAS-NOH
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