Cheap Flights from Chicago, IL to Bucharest from $502

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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 2 connecting flights from Chicago to Bucharest. You can compare airfare deals from 1 airlines and multiple travel sites from $502, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out CHI-BUH flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

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Best Flights from Chicago to Bucharest Today

Take a look at the list of non stop flights and flights with layovers from Chicago to Bucharest with the lowest price of $502. Take a look at the list of flights with layovers from Chicago to Bucharest from $502. There’re no direct flights. The fastest connecting flight – 12h 10m.
Price Departure Arrival Flight Duration Airline Flight
from $502
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19:05
Chicago
O'Hare International
 15:45+1 день
Bucharest
Henri Coand? International
 12h 40m
layover
1h 40m - Zurich
 United Airlines
UA9727
LX1884
from $522
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16:20
Chicago
O'Hare International
 12:30+1 день
Bucharest
Henri Coand? International
 12h 10m
layover
1h 50m - Vienna
 United Airlines
UA9850
UA9843
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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on May 11, 2025
Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from Chicago to Bucharest. 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 Arrival Flight Details Flight Duration Price
16:20 — 12:30
+1 day
16:20 — 08:25 UA9850 United Airlines
Chicago — Vienna
1h 50m stop
10:00 — 12:40 UA9843 United Airlines
Vienna — Bucharest
12h 10m
including layover
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from$522
19:05 — 15:45
+1 day
19:10 — 10:50 UA9727 United Airlines
Chicago — Zurich
1h 40m stop
13:35 — 16:55 LX1884 SWISS International Air Lines
Zurich — Bucharest
12h 40m
including layover
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from$502
*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on May 11, 2025

Flight Information

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

Distance between Chicago and Bucharest is 8376 miles. Time difference between the cities is 8h. Airplanes depart 16:20 to 19:05 from 7 Chicago airports and arrive 16:20 to 19:05 to 2 Bucharest airports. Average flight time is 12h 25m.

  • The fastest flight 12h 10m
  • Average flight time 12h 25m
  • The earliest flight 16:20
  • The latest flight 19:05
  • Distance 5205 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Bucharest are may (from 502 $), november (from 567 $), december (from 585 $).

What is the lowest airfare Chicago to Bucharest?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $502. This airfare is for economy class on one-way UA9727 flight by United Airlines for May 17, 2025 which leaves O'Hare International in Chicago at 19:05 am and arrives at Bucharest Henri Coand? International at 15:45.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Chicago — Bucharest is served by 1 regular airline . Most of the flights on this route are operated by United Airlines - 2 departures per week at the price of from $ 502 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by United Airlines airline - from $ 522.

Direct flights

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

Connecting Flights

There are 2 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is UA9850 by United Airlines takes 12h 10m and the cheapest is UA9727 by United Airlines for $502.

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Airports

You can fly from Chicago to Bucharest from 7 airports (O'Hare International, Midway, Dupage County, Chicago FSS, Merrill C Meigs (closed), Pal-Waukee, Chicago NAS).

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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  • Pal-Waukee-PWK
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  • Chicago NAS-NOH
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Bucharest airports

  • Baneasa-BBU
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  • Henri Coand? International-OTP
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Airplanes

There are flights to Bucharest from Chicago by 1 airlines that use 2 aircraft brands. They range from huge modern airplanes to small-sized.

  • Airbus A330-300
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  • Boeing 777-200/200ER
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