Cheap Flights from Chicago, IL to Cairo from $896

Return flight: Cairo – Chicago

On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 256 connecting flights from Chicago to Cairo. You can compare airfare deals from 24 airlines and multiple travel sites from $896, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out CHI-CAI 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 Chicago to Cairo depends on and how to choose the most interesting flight option for you.

Distance between Chicago and Cairo is 9864 miles. Time difference between the cities is 8h. Airplanes depart 06:00 to 23:58 from 7 Chicago airports and arrive 06:00 to 23:58 to 1 Cairo airport. Average flight time is 20h 43m.

  • The fastest flight 14h 5m
  • Average flight time 20h 43m
  • The earliest flight 06:00
  • The latest flight 23:58
  • Distance 6130 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Cairo are october (from 379 $), august (from 380 $), september (from 418 $).

The most expensive months are december (from 896 $), july (from 567 $), september (from 418 $).

What is the lowest airfare Chicago to Cairo?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $896. This airfare is for economy class on one-way F91044 flight by Frontier Airlines for December 19, 2025 which leaves O'Hare International in Chicago at 06:40 am and arrives at Cairo Cairo Int. at 03:30.

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Flight Schedule Chicago (Illinois) to Cairo

11:50 — 05:05+2days
33h 15m flight time
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from$1718
11:25 — 05:45 Chicago — Istanbul
TK186 Turkish Airlines
20h 40m stop
04:30 — 06:50 Istanbul — Cairo
TK4646 Turkish Airlines
11:50 — 15:15+1day
19h 25m flight time
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from$1758
11:25 — 05:45 Chicago — Istanbul
TK186 Turkish Airlines
6h 50m stop
14:00 — 16:20 Istanbul — Cairo
TK4628 Turkish Airlines
11:50 — 20:05+1day
24h 15m flight time
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from$1758
11:25 — 05:45 Chicago — Istanbul
TK186 Turkish Airlines
11h 40m stop
18:35 — 20:55 Istanbul — Cairo
TK4626 Turkish Airlines
11:50 — 14:35+1day
18h 45m flight time
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from$1766
11:50 — 07:10 Chicago — Istanbul
TK186 Turkish Airlines
6h 5m stop
13:15 — 14:35 Istanbul — Cairo
E5988 Samara Airlines
16:20 — 15:35+1day
15h 15m flight time
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from$1679
16:20 — 08:05 Chicago — Vienna
UA9850 United Airlines
3h 5m stop
11:10 — 15:35 Vienna — Cairo
OS71 Austrian Airlines
16:20 — 15:35+1day
15h 15m flight time
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from$1720
16:20 — 08:05 Chicago — Vienna
OS46 Austrian Airlines
3h 5m stop
11:10 — 15:35 Vienna — Cairo
OS71 Austrian Airlines
18:50 — 18:50+1day
16h flight time
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from$1211
20:10 — 15:50 Chicago — Amman
RJ264 Royal Jordanian
2h 35m stop
18:50 — 20:30 Amman — Cairo
RJ505 Royal Jordanian
18:50 — 00:45+2days
21h 55m flight time
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from$1211
20:10 — 15:50 Chicago — Amman
RJ264 Royal Jordanian
8h 30m stop
00:05 — 01:45 Amman — Cairo
RJ507 Royal Jordanian
18:50 — 07:40+2days
28h 50m flight time
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from$1211
20:10 — 15:50 Chicago — Amman
RJ264 Royal Jordanian
15h 25m stop
06:10 — 07:50 Amman — Cairo
RJ501 Royal Jordanian
18:50 — 13:05+2days
34h 15m flight time
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from$1211
20:10 — 15:50 Chicago — Amman
RJ264 Royal Jordanian
20h 50m stop
11:25 — 13:05 Amman — Cairo
RJ503 Royal Jordanian
18:50 — 19:30+1day
16h 40m flight time
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from$1774
20:10 — 15:50 Chicago — Amman
RJ264 Royal Jordanian
3h 25m stop
19:30 — 21:00 Amman — Cairo
R5811 Jordan Aviation
18:50 — 20:55+1day
18h 5m flight time
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from$1876
20:10 — 15:50 Chicago — Amman
RJ264 Royal Jordanian
4h 50m stop
20:10 — 21:35 Amman — Cairo
MS702 EGYPTAIR
21:55 — 22:30+1day
16h 35m flight time
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from$1501
21:40 — 13:50 Chicago — Warsaw
LO4 LOT
3h 35m stop
23:00 — 03:55 Warsaw — Cairo
LO149 LOT
22:35 — 15:55+2days
33h 20m flight time
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from$1759
22:30 — 14:05 Chicago — Frankfurt
LH433 Lufthansa
20h 45m stop
10:15 — 15:25 Frankfurt — Cairo
LH582 Lufthansa
22:35 — 15:55+2days
33h 20m flight time
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from$1817
22:35 — 14:00 Chicago — Frankfurt
UA8835 United Airlines
20h 45m stop
10:45 — 15:55 Frankfurt — Cairo
UA9106 United Airlines
Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from Chicago to Cairo. 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 Chicago — Cairo is served by 24 regular airlines and 2 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Royal Jordanian - 8 departures per week at the price of from $ 1211 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Austrian Airlines airline - from $ 15839.

Direct flights

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

Connecting Flights

There are 256 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is LH433 by Lufthansa takes 14h 5m and the cheapest is F91044 by Frontier Airlines for $896.

  • RJ - Royal Jordanian
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  • KL - KLM
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  • QR - Qatar Airways
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  • AC - Air Canada
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  • FI - Icelandair
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  • LO - LOT
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  • OS - Austrian Airlines
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  • EI - Aer Lingus
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  • AF - Air France
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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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Airports

You can fly from Chicago to Cairo 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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Cairo airports

  • Cairo Int.-CAI
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