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Best Flights from Cape Town to Chicago Today

Take a look at the list of non stop flights and flights with layovers from Cape Town to Chicago with the lowest price of $460. Take a look at the list of flights with layovers from Cape Town to Chicago from $460. There’re no direct flights. The fastest connecting flight – 19h 49m.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Duration	Airline	Flight
from $460 Find flight	16:35 Cape Town Cape Town Int.	09:40+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	24h 5m layover 1h 55m - Istanbul	Turkish Airlines	TK45 TK185
from $485 Find flight	13:00 Cape Town Cape Town Int.	15:05+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	33h 5m layover 8h 25m - Doha	Qatar Airways	QR1370 QR725
from $490 Find flight	13:50 Cape Town Cape Town Int.	08:15+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	25h 25m layover 1h 25m - Addis Ababa	Ethiopian Airlines	ET844 ET574
from $477 Find flight	14:30 Cape Town Cape Town Int.	19:17+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	35h 47m layover 1h 15m - Nairobi 10h 0m - New York	Kenya Airways	KQ783 KQ2 NK918
from $537 Find flight	13:50 Cape Town Cape Town Int.	08:15+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	25h 25m layover 1h 25m - Addis Ababa 1h 0m - Rome	Ethiopian Airlines	ET844 ET574 ET574
from $573 Find flight	14:00 Cape Town Cape Town Int.	09:40+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	26h 40m layover 1h 45m - Johannesburg 1h 55m - Istanbul	South African Airlink	4Z928 TK39 TK185
from $576 Find flight	06:00 Cape Town Cape Town Int.	09:40+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	34h 40m layover 6h 40m - Durban 1h 50m - Istanbul	Safair (FlySafair)	FA160 TK43 TK185
from $582 Find flight	10:25 Cape Town Cape Town Int.	09:40+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	30h 15m layover 2h 15m - Durban 1h 50m - Istanbul	Safair (FlySafair)	FA463 TK43 TK185
from $589 Find flight	11:10 Cape Town Cape Town Int.	09:40+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	29h 30m layover 1h 30m - Durban 1h 50m - Istanbul	Safair (FlySafair)	FA162 TK43 TK185
from $591 Find flight	07:10 Cape Town Cape Town Int.	09:40+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	33h 30m layover 5h 30m - Durban 1h 50m - Istanbul	TransAsia Airways Corporation	GE372 TK43 TK185
from $606 Find flight	09:00 Cape Town Cape Town Int.	15:05+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	37h 5m layover 2h 50m - Johannesburg 8h 45m - Doha	Qatar Airways	QR5690 QR1364 QR725
from $606 Find flight	07:00 Cape Town Cape Town Int.	15:05+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	39h 5m layover 4h 50m - Johannesburg 8h 45m - Doha	Qatar Airways	QR5685 QR1364 QR725
from $606 Find flight	06:05 Cape Town Cape Town Int.	15:05+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	40h 0m layover 5h 45m - Johannesburg 8h 45m - Doha	Qatar Airways	QR5687 QR1364 QR725
from $606 Find flight	15:20 Cape Town Cape Town Int.	15:05+2 дня Chicago O'Hare International	54h 45m layover 20h 30m - Johannesburg 8h 45m - Doha	Qatar Airways	QR5679 QR1364 QR725
from $606 Find flight	14:00 Cape Town Cape Town Int.	15:05+2 дня Chicago O'Hare International	56h 5m layover 21h 50m - Johannesburg 8h 45m - Doha	Qatar Airways	QR5678 QR1364 QR725
from $620 Find flight	05:45 Cape Town Cape Town Int.	08:45+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	34h 0m layover 2h 0m - Johannesburg 7h 10m - Abu Dhabi	Safair (FlySafair)	FA100 EY748 EY9

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on July 03, 2025

Flight Schedule Cape Town to Chicago (Illinois)

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	Flight Details	Flight Duration	Price
13:00 — 15:05 +1 day	12:35 — 23:05 QR1370 Qatar Airways Cape Town — Doha 8h 25m stop 08:00 — 14:30 QR725 Qatar Airways Doha — Chicago	33h 5m including layover	Find flight from$485
13:50 — 08:15 +1 day	13:50 — 21:15 ET844 Ethiopian Airlines Cape Town — Addis Ababa 1h 25m stop 22:40 — 08:15 ET574 Ethiopian Airlines Addis Ababa — Chicago	25h 25m including layover	Find flight from$490
16:35 — 09:40 +1 day	17:15 — 05:35 TK45 Turkish Airlines Cape Town — Istanbul 1h 55m stop 07:35 — 10:10 TK185 Turkish Airlines Istanbul — Chicago	24h 5m including layover	Find flight from$460
16:35 — 17:55 +1 day	17:15 — 05:35 TK45 Turkish Airlines Cape Town — Istanbul 9h 50m stop 15:30 — 18:25 TK5 Turkish Airlines Istanbul — Chicago	32h 20m including layover	Find flight from$460
17:00 — 12:55 +1 day	17:00 — 05:15 DE2291 Condor Airlines Cape Town — Frankfurt 5h 35m stop 10:50 — 12:55 LH430 Lufthansa Frankfurt — Chicago	26h 55m including layover	Find flight from$1869
17:00 — 19:55 +1 day	17:00 — 05:15 DE2291 Condor Airlines Cape Town — Frankfurt 12h 5m stop 17:20 — 19:55 LH432 Lufthansa Frankfurt — Chicago	33h 55m including layover	Find flight from$4128
18:25 — 15:45 +1 day	18:25 — 05:55 EK771 Emirates Cape Town — Dubai 4h 5m stop 09:45 — 14:55 EK235 Emirates Dubai — Chicago	28h 20m including layover	Find flight from$712
18:55 — 13:50 +1 day	18:55 — 05:35 BA58 British Airways Cape Town — London 5h 30m stop 11:05 — 13:50 BA295 British Airways London — Chicago	25h 55m including layover	Find flight from$929
19:50 — 08:39 +1 day	19:50 — 05:05 UA2222 United Airlines Cape Town — Newark 1h 55m stop 07:00 — 08:39 UA2050 United Airlines Newark — Chicago	19h 49m including layover	Find flight from$1003
19:50 — 10:39 +1 day	19:50 — 05:05 UA2222 United Airlines Cape Town — Newark 3h 55m stop 09:00 — 10:39 UA2337 United Airlines Newark — Chicago	21h 49m including layover	Find flight from$1003
20:00 — 18:40 +1 day	20:00 — 05:40 UA2023 United Airlines Cape Town — Washington D.C. 11h 33m stop 17:13 — 18:40 UA2497 United Airlines Washington D.C. — Chicago	29h 40m including layover	Find flight from$990
20:00 — 23:30 +1 day	20:00 — 05:40 UA2023 United Airlines Cape Town — Washington D.C. 16h 39m stop 22:19 — 23:30 UA1738 United Airlines Washington D.C. — Chicago	34h 30m including layover	Find flight from$990
05:45 — 08:45 +1 day	05:45 — 07:50 FA100 Safair (FlySafair) Cape Town — Johannesburg 2h stop 09:55 — 19:45 EY748 Etihad Airways Johannesburg — Abu Dhabi 7h 10m stop 03:20 — 08:25 EY9 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi — Chicago	34h including layover	Find flight from$620
05:45 — 09:40 +1 day	05:45 — 07:50 FA100 Safair (FlySafair) Cape Town — Johannesburg 10h stop 17:50 — 04:35 TK39 Turkish Airlines Johannesburg — Istanbul 1h 55m stop 06:30 — 09:40 TK185 Turkish Airlines Istanbul — Chicago	34h 55m including layover	Find flight from$632
06:00 — 09:40 +1 day	06:00 — 08:05 FA160 Safair (FlySafair) Cape Town — Durban 6h 40m stop 14:45 — 04:40 TK43 Turkish Airlines Durban — Istanbul 1h 50m stop 06:30 — 09:40 TK185 Turkish Airlines Istanbul — Chicago	34h 40m including layover	Find flight from$576
06:05 — 15:05 +1 day	06:05 — 08:10 QR5687 Qatar Airways Cape Town — Johannesburg 5h 45m stop 13:55 — 23:15 QR1364 Qatar Airways Johannesburg — Doha 8h 45m stop 08:00 — 15:05 QR725 Qatar Airways Doha — Chicago	40h including layover	Find flight from$606
07:00 — 15:05 +1 day	07:00 — 09:05 QR5685 Qatar Airways Cape Town — Johannesburg 4h 50m stop 13:55 — 23:15 QR1364 Qatar Airways Johannesburg — Doha 8h 45m stop 08:00 — 15:05 QR725 Qatar Airways Doha — Chicago	39h 5m including layover	Find flight from$606
07:10 — 09:40 +1 day	07:10 — 09:15 GE372 TransAsia Airways Corporation Cape Town — Durban 5h 30m stop 14:45 — 04:40 TK43 Turkish Airlines Durban — Istanbul 1h 50m stop 06:30 — 09:40 TK185 Turkish Airlines Istanbul — Chicago	33h 30m including layover	Find flight from$591
09:00 — 15:05 +1 day	09:00 — 11:05 QR5690 Qatar Airways Cape Town — Johannesburg 2h 50m stop 13:55 — 23:15 QR1364 Qatar Airways Johannesburg — Doha 8h 45m stop 08:00 — 15:05 QR725 Qatar Airways Doha — Chicago	37h 5m including layover	Find flight from$606
10:25 — 09:40 +1 day	10:25 — 12:30 FA463 Safair (FlySafair) Cape Town — Durban 2h 15m stop 14:45 — 04:40 TK43 Turkish Airlines Durban — Istanbul 1h 50m stop 06:30 — 09:40 TK185 Turkish Airlines Istanbul — Chicago	30h 15m including layover	Find flight from$582
10:50 — 09:40 +1 day	10:50 — 12:55 FA693 Safair (FlySafair) Cape Town — Johannesburg 4h 55m stop 17:50 — 04:35 TK39 Turkish Airlines Johannesburg — Istanbul 1h 55m stop 06:30 — 09:40 TK185 Turkish Airlines Istanbul — Chicago	29h 50m including layover	Find flight from$633
11:10 — 09:40 +1 day	11:10 — 13:15 FA162 Safair (FlySafair) Cape Town — Durban 1h 30m stop 14:45 — 04:40 TK43 Turkish Airlines Durban — Istanbul 1h 50m stop 06:30 — 09:40 TK185 Turkish Airlines Istanbul — Chicago	29h 30m including layover	Find flight from$589
11:55 — 09:40 +1 day	11:55 — 14:00 FA110 Safair (FlySafair) Cape Town — Johannesburg 3h 50m stop 17:50 — 04:35 TK39 Turkish Airlines Johannesburg — Istanbul 1h 55m stop 06:30 — 09:40 TK185 Turkish Airlines Istanbul — Chicago	28h 45m including layover	Find flight from$633
14:00 — 09:40 +1 day	14:00 — 16:05 4Z928 South African Airlink Cape Town — Johannesburg 1h 45m stop 17:50 — 04:35 TK39 Turkish Airlines Johannesburg — Istanbul 1h 55m stop 06:30 — 09:40 TK185 Turkish Airlines Istanbul — Chicago	26h 40m including layover	Find flight from$573
14:30 — 19:17 +1 day	14:30 — 22:20 KQ783 Kenya Airways Cape Town — Nairobi 1h 15m stop 23:35 — 07:35 KQ2 Kenya Airways Nairobi — New York 10h stop 17:35 — 19:17 NK918 Spirit Airlines New York — Chicago	35h 47m including layover	Find flight from$477
15:20 — 15:05 +2 days	15:20 — 17:25 QR5679 Qatar Airways Cape Town — Johannesburg 20h 30m stop 12:45 — 22:10 QR1364 Qatar Airways Johannesburg — Doha 8h 45m stop 08:00 — 14:30 QR725 Qatar Airways Doha — Chicago	54h 45m including layover	Find flight from$606

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on July 3, 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 23:35 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 614 $), september (from 701 $), august (from 712 $).

The most expensive months are january (from 857 $), february (from 804 $), december (from 793 $).

What is the lowest airfare Cape Town to Chicago?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $460. 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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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 $ 485 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Qatar Airways airline - from $ 10929.

Direct flights

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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 $460.

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

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4Z - South African Airlink

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EK - Emirates

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LX - SWISS International Air Lines

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UA - United Airlines

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SA - South African Airways

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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

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Airplanes

There are flights to Chicago from Cape Town by 19 airlines that use 0 aircraft brands. They range from huge modern airplanes to small-sized.

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