Cheap Flights from Chicago, IL to Cape Town from $582

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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 2 connecting flights from Chicago to Cape Town. You can compare airfare deals from 2 airlines and multiple travel sites from $582, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out CHI-CPT flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

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Best Flights from Chicago to Cape Town Today

Take a look at the list of non stop flights and flights with layovers from Chicago to Cape Town with the lowest price of $582. Take a look at the list of flights with layovers from Chicago to Cape Town from $582. There’re no direct flights. The fastest connecting flight – 31h 25m.
Price Departure Arrival Flight Duration Airline Flight
from $582
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19:05
Chicago
O'Hare International
 10:30+2 дня
Cape Town
Cape Town Int.
 31h 25m
layover
8h 25m - Doha
 Qatar Airways
QR726
QR1369
from $878
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19:45
Chicago
O'Hare International
 16:45+2 дня
Cape Town
Cape Town Int.
 37h 0m
layover
14h 0m - Dubai
 Emirates
EK236
EK770
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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on May 09, 2025
Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from Chicago to Cape Town. 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
19:05 — 10:30
+2 days
18:50 — 16:20 QR726 Qatar Airways
Chicago — Doha
8h 25m stop
01:40 — 10:55 QR1369 Qatar Airways
Doha — Cape Town
31h 25m
including layover
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from$582
19:45 — 16:45
+2 days
20:45 — 19:10 EK236 Emirates
Chicago — Dubai
14h stop
09:05 — 16:45 EK770 Emirates
Dubai — Cape Town
37h
including layover
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from$878
*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 Chicago to Cape Town depends on and how to choose the most interesting flight option for you.

Distance between Chicago and Cape Town is 13684 miles. Time difference between the cities is 8h. Airplanes depart 19:05 to 19:45 from 7 Chicago airports and arrive 19:05 to 19:45 to 1 Cape Town airport. Average flight time is 34h 13m.

  • The fastest flight 31h 25m
  • Average flight time 34h 13m
  • The earliest flight 19:05
  • The latest flight 19:45
  • Distance 8503 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Cape Town are may (from 582 $), november (from 1 303 $), february (from 1 353 $).

The most expensive months are december (from 2 393 $), january (from 1 383 $), february (from 1 353 $).

What is the lowest airfare Chicago to Cape Town?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $582. This airfare is for economy class on one-way QR726 flight by Qatar Airways for May 11, 2025 which leaves O'Hare International in Chicago at 19:05 am and arrives at Cape Town Cape Town Int. at 10:30.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Chicago — Cape Town is served by 2 regular airlines . Most of the flights on this route are operated by Qatar Airways - 1 departures per week at the price of from $ 582 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Emirates airline - from $ 878.

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 QR726 by Qatar Airways takes 31h 25m and the cheapest is QR726 by Qatar Airways for $582.

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  • EK - Emirates
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Airports

You can fly from Chicago to Cape Town 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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  • 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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Cape Town airports

  • Cape Town Int.-CPT
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Airplanes

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

  • Airbus A350-1000
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  • Boeing 777-300ER
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