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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 8 direct and 510 connecting flights from Chicago to Frankfurt. You can compare airfare deals from 22 airlines and multiple travel sites from $479, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out CHI-FRA flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

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Best Flights from Chicago to Frankfurt Today

Take a look at the list of non stop flights and flights with layovers from Chicago to Frankfurt with the lowest price of $479. The fastest direct flight takes 8h 20m and the fastest connecting – 10h 35m.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Duration	Airline	Flight
from $880 Find flight	16:00 Chicago O'Hare International	07:20+1 день Frankfurt Frankfurt Int.	8h 20m	Lufthansa	LH431
from $953 Find flight	15:10 Chicago O'Hare International	06:30+1 день Frankfurt Frankfurt Int.	8h 20m	United Airlines	UA944
from $479 Find flight	09:40 Chicago Midway	09:40+1 день Frankfurt Frankfurt Int.	17h 0m layover 7h 33m - Toronto	Porter Airlines	PD2388 WS5943
from $479 Find flight	17:20 Chicago Midway	09:40+2 дня Frankfurt Frankfurt Int.	33h 20m layover 23h 53m - Toronto	Porter Airlines	PD2394 WS5943
from $747 Find flight	05:51 Chicago O'Hare International	05:20+1 день Frankfurt Frankfurt Int.	16h 29m layover 6h 45m - New York	Spirit Airlines	NK2175 LH401
from $765 Find flight	22:15 Chicago O'Hare International	13:00+2 дня Frankfurt Frankfurt Int.	31h 45m layover 22h 0m - Reykjavik	Icelandair	FI856 FI520
from $523 Find flight	21:08 Chicago O'Hare International	09:40+2 дня Frankfurt Frankfurt Int.	29h 32m layover 5h 46m - New York 12h 0m - Toronto	Spirit Airlines	NK2542 PD602 WS5943
from $563 Find flight	07:10 Chicago O'Hare International	09:40+1 день Frankfurt Frankfurt Int.	19h 30m layover 0h 41m - Detroit 8h 30m - Toronto	WestJet	WS7904 WS6305 WS5943
from $591 Find flight	08:37 Chicago O'Hare International	19:45+1 день Frankfurt Frankfurt Int.	28h 8m layover 8h 22m - Los Angeles 3h 5m - Copenhagen	Spirit Airlines	NK2544 SK932 SK1635
from $604 Find flight	19:25 Chicago O'Hare International	19:45+1 день Frankfurt Frankfurt Int.	17h 20m layover 3h 55m - Reykjavik 2h 30m - Copenhagen	Icelandair	FI852 FI208 SK1635
from $645 Find flight	19:25 Chicago O'Hare International	19:45+1 день Frankfurt Frankfurt Int.	17h 20m layover 3h 40m - Reykjavik 2h 50m - Copenhagen	Icelandair	FI852 SK596 SK1635
from $650 Find flight	06:00 Chicago O'Hare International	09:50+1 день Frankfurt Frankfurt Int.	20h 50m layover 4h 13m - Denver 1h 35m - Calgary	Frontier Airlines	F91483 WS1571 WS5951
from $670 Find flight	16:43 Chicago O'Hare International	15:15+1 день Frankfurt Frankfurt Int.	15h 32m layover 2h 33m - Toronto 2h 10m - Dublin	Air Canada	AC5014 WS34 LH979
from $697 Find flight	16:00 Chicago O'Hare International	15:15+1 день Frankfurt Frankfurt Int.	16h 15m layover 3h 28m - Toronto 2h 10m - Dublin	Air Canada	AC508 WS34 LH979
from $697 Find flight	14:00 Chicago O'Hare International	15:15+1 день Frankfurt Frankfurt Int.	18h 15m layover 5h 28m - Toronto 2h 10m - Dublin	Air Canada	AC506 WS34 LH979
from $709 Find flight	19:25 Chicago O'Hare International	18:55+1 день Frankfurt Frankfurt Int.	16h 30m layover 0h 55m - Reykjavik 4h 25m - Paris	Icelandair	FI852 FI542 DE4214

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on April 20, 2025

Flight Schedule Chicago (Illinois) to Frankfurt

Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from Chicago to Frankfurt. 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
15:10 — 06:30 +1 day	15:10 — 06:30 UA944 United Airlines Chicago — Frankfurt	8h 20m	Find flight from$953
15:10 — 06:30 +1 day	15:10 — 06:30 LH9153 Lufthansa Chicago — Frankfurt	8h 20m	Find flight from$1000
16:00 — 07:20 +1 day	16:00 — 07:20 LH431 Lufthansa Chicago — Frankfurt	8h 20m	Find flight from$880
16:00 — 07:20 +1 day	16:00 — 07:20 UA8837 United Airlines Chicago — Frankfurt	8h 20m	Find flight from$953
18:25 — 09:55 +1 day	18:25 — 09:55 UA907 United Airlines Chicago — Frankfurt	8h 30m	Find flight from$953
18:25 — 09:55 +1 day	18:25 — 09:55 LH9151 Lufthansa Chicago — Frankfurt	8h 30m	Find flight from$1000
22:30 — 14:05 +1 day	22:30 — 14:05 LH433 Lufthansa Chicago — Frankfurt	8h 35m	Find flight from$880
22:30 — 14:05 +1 day	22:30 — 14:05 UA8835 United Airlines Chicago — Frankfurt	8h 35m	Find flight from$953
09:40 — 09:40 +1 day	09:40 — 12:22 PD2388 Porter Airlines Chicago — Toronto 7h 33m stop 19:55 — 09:40 WS5943 WestJet Toronto — Frankfurt	17h including layover	Find flight from$479
11:25 — 10:00 +1 day	11:55 — 07:10 TK186 Turkish Airlines Chicago — Istanbul 2h stop 09:05 — 10:30 TK1587 Turkish Airlines Istanbul — Frankfurt	15h 35m including layover	Find flight from$766
11:25 — 13:40 +1 day	11:25 — 05:45 TK186 Turkish Airlines Chicago — Istanbul 5h 45m stop 11:30 — 13:40 TK1591 Turkish Airlines Istanbul — Frankfurt	19h 15m including layover	Find flight from$766
17:20 — 09:40 +2 days	17:20 — 20:02 PD2394 Porter Airlines Chicago — Toronto 23h 53m stop 19:55 — 09:40 WS5943 WestJet Toronto — Frankfurt	33h 20m including layover	Find flight from$479
05:51 — 14:40 +1 day	05:51 — 09:00 NK2175 Spirit Airlines Chicago — New York 9h 55m stop 18:55 — 08:40 SK916 SAS New York — Copenhagen 4h 30m stop 13:10 — 14:40 SK675 SAS Copenhagen — Frankfurt	25h 49m including layover	Find flight from$536
05:51 — 19:45 +1 day	05:51 — 09:00 NK2175 Spirit Airlines Chicago — New York 9h 55m stop 18:55 — 08:40 SK916 SAS New York — Copenhagen 9h 35m stop 18:15 — 19:45 SK1635 SAS Copenhagen — Frankfurt	30h 54m including layover	Find flight from$536
06:00 — 09:50 +1 day	06:00 — 08:02 F91483 Frontier Airlines Chicago — Denver 4h 13m stop 12:15 — 14:45 WS1571 WestJet Denver — Calgary 1h 35m stop 16:20 — 09:50 WS5951 WestJet Calgary — Frankfurt	20h 50m including layover	Find flight from$650
07:10 — 09:40 +1 day	07:10 — 09:29 WS7904 WestJet Chicago — Detroit 41m stop 10:10 — 11:25 WS6305 WestJet Detroit — Toronto 8h 30m stop 19:55 — 09:40 WS5943 WestJet Toronto — Frankfurt	19h 30m including layover	Find flight from$563
08:37 — 19:45 +1 day	08:37 — 11:08 NK2544 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Los Angeles 8h 22m stop 19:30 — 15:10 SK932 SAS Los Angeles — Copenhagen 3h 5m stop 18:15 — 19:45 SK1635 SAS Copenhagen — Frankfurt	28h 8m including layover	Find flight from$591
09:40 — 20:45 +1 day	09:40 — 12:22 PD2388 Porter Airlines Chicago — Toronto 11h 33m stop 23:55 — 11:30 TS230 Air Transat Toronto — Dublin 6h 10m stop 17:40 — 20:45 LH981 Lufthansa Dublin — Frankfurt	28h 5m including layover	Find flight from$571
14:00 — 15:15 +1 day	14:00 — 16:42 AC506 Air Canada Chicago — Toronto 5h 28m stop 22:10 — 10:00 WS34 WestJet Toronto — Dublin 2h 10m stop 12:10 — 15:15 LH979 Lufthansa Dublin — Frankfurt	18h 15m including layover	Find flight from$697
16:00 — 15:15 +1 day	16:00 — 18:42 AC508 Air Canada Chicago — Toronto 3h 28m stop 22:10 — 10:00 WS34 WestJet Toronto — Dublin 2h 10m stop 12:10 — 15:15 LH979 Lufthansa Dublin — Frankfurt	16h 15m including layover	Find flight from$697
16:43 — 15:15 +1 day	16:43 — 19:37 AC5014 Air Canada Chicago — Toronto 2h 33m stop 22:10 — 10:00 WS34 WestJet Toronto — Dublin 2h 10m stop 12:10 — 15:15 LH979 Lufthansa Dublin — Frankfurt	15h 32m including layover	Find flight from$670
19:25 — 19:45 +1 day	19:25 — 06:40 FI852 Icelandair Chicago — Reykjavik 3h 55m stop 10:35 — 15:45 FI208 Icelandair Reykjavik — Copenhagen 2h 30m stop 18:15 — 19:45 SK1635 SAS Copenhagen — Frankfurt	17h 20m including layover	Find flight from$604
19:25 — 19:45 +1 day	19:25 — 06:40 FI852 Icelandair Chicago — Reykjavik 3h 40m stop 10:20 — 15:25 SK596 SAS Reykjavik — Copenhagen 2h 50m stop 18:15 — 19:45 SK1635 SAS Copenhagen — Frankfurt	17h 20m including layover	Find flight from$645
21:08 — 09:40 +2 days	21:08 — 00:29 NK2542 Spirit Airlines Chicago — New York 5h 46m stop 06:15 — 07:55 PD602 Porter Airlines New York — Toronto 12h stop 19:55 — 09:40 WS5943 WestJet Toronto — Frankfurt	29h 32m including layover	Find flight from$523
21:08 — 09:40 +2 days	21:08 — 00:29 NK2542 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Newark 6h 21m stop 06:50 — 08:30 PD2118 Porter Airlines Newark — Toronto 11h 25m stop 19:55 — 09:40 WS5943 WestJet Toronto — Frankfurt	29h 32m including layover	Find flight from$585
22:15 — 19:45 +1 day	22:15 — 09:20 FI856 Icelandair Chicago — Reykjavik 1h 15m stop 10:35 — 15:45 FI208 Icelandair Reykjavik — Copenhagen 2h 30m stop 18:15 — 19:45 SK1635 SAS Copenhagen — Frankfurt	14h 30m including layover	Find flight from$604
22:15 — 18:55 +1 day	22:15 — 09:20 FI856 Icelandair Chicago — Reykjavik 1h 10m stop 10:30 — 15:55 FI546 Icelandair Reykjavik — Paris 1h 30m stop 17:25 — 18:55 DE4214 Condor Airlines Paris — Frankfurt	13h 40m including layover	Find flight from$718

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on April 20, 2025

Flight Information

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

Distance between Chicago and Frankfurt is 6961 miles. Time difference between the cities is 7h. Airplanes depart 05:51 to 22:30 from 7 Chicago airports and arrive 05:51 to 22:30 to 2 Frankfurt airports. Average flight time is 8h 25m.

The fastest flight 8h 20m
Average flight time 8h 25m
The earliest flight 05:51
The latest flight 22:30
Distance 4326 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Frankfurt are may (from 479 $), april (from 560 $), january (from 583 $).

The most expensive months are november (from 656 $), december (from 627 $), february (from 588 $).

What is the lowest airfare Chicago to Frankfurt?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $479. This airfare is for economy class on one-way PD2388 flight by Porter Airlines for May 22, 2025 which leaves Midway in Chicago at 09:40 am and arrives at Frankfurt Frankfurt Int. at 09:40.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Chicago — Frankfurt is served by 22 regular airlines and 4 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by United Airlines - 31 departures per week at the price of from $ 952 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Air Canada airline - from $ 6179.

Direct flights

There are 8 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is LH431 by Lufthansa takes 8h 20m and the cheapest is PD2388 by Porter Airlines for $880.

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Connecting Flights

There are 510 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is FI852 by Icelandair takes 10h 35m and the cheapest is PD2388 by Porter Airlines for $479.

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KL - KLM

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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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LX - SWISS International Air Lines

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ET - Ethiopian Airlines

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F9 - Frontier Airlines

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Airports

You can fly from Chicago to Frankfurt 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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Frankfurt airports

Frankfurt Int.-FRA

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Airplanes

There are flights to Frankfurt from Chicago by 22 airlines that use 2 aircraft brands. They range from huge modern airplanes to small-sized.

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Boeing 767

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