Cheap Flights from Chicago, IL to Frankfurt from $333

Return flight: Frankfurt – Chicago

On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 6 direct and 248 connecting flights from Chicago to Frankfurt. You can compare airfare deals from 23 airlines and multiple travel sites from $333, 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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Departure Arrival Flight Details Flight Duration Price
16:00 — 07:20
+1 day
16:00 — 07:20 LH431 Lufthansa
Chicago — Frankfurt
8h 20m
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from$432
16:00 — 07:20
+1 day
16:00 — 07:20 UA8837 United Airlines
Chicago — Frankfurt
8h 20m
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from$477
18:35 — 09:55
+1 day
18:35 — 09:55 UA907 United Airlines
Chicago — Frankfurt
8h 20m
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from$477
18:35 — 09:55
+1 day
18:35 — 09:55 LH9151 Lufthansa
Chicago — Frankfurt
8h 20m
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from$550
22:30 — 14:05
+1 day
22:30 — 14:05 LH433 Lufthansa
Chicago — Frankfurt
8h 35m
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from$432
22:30 — 14:05
+1 day
22:30 — 14:05 UA8835 United Airlines
Chicago — Frankfurt
8h 35m
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from$477
07:11 — 07:10
+1 day
07:11 — 10:40 AC3079 Air Canada
Chicago — Montreal
7h 25m stop
18:05 — 07:10 AC9634 Air Canada
Montreal — Frankfurt
16h 59m
including layover
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from$452
08:40 — 07:10
+1 day
08:40 — 11:56 AC8958 Air Canada
Chicago — Montreal
6h 8m stop
18:05 — 07:10 AC9634 Air Canada
Montreal — Frankfurt
15h 30m
including layover
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from$448
08:40 — 08:10
+1 day
08:40 — 11:56 AC8958 Air Canada
Chicago — Montreal
6h 38m stop
18:35 — 08:10 AC844 Air Canada
Montreal — Frankfurt
16h 30m
including layover
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from$448
10:40 — 07:10
+1 day
10:40 — 13:54 AC522 Air Canada
Chicago — Montreal
4h 11m stop
18:05 — 07:10 AC9634 Air Canada
Montreal — Frankfurt
13h 30m
including layover
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10:40 — 08:10
+1 day
10:40 — 13:54 AC522 Air Canada
Chicago — Montreal
4h 41m stop
18:35 — 08:10 AC844 Air Canada
Montreal — Frankfurt
14h 30m
including layover
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from$448
12:00 — 06:30
+1 day
12:00 — 14:38 AC8904 Air Canada
Chicago — Toronto
2h 2m stop
16:35 — 06:30 AC840 Air Canada
Toronto — Frankfurt
11h 30m
including layover
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from$455
14:00 — 08:00
+1 day
14:00 — 16:43 AC506 Air Canada
Chicago — Toronto
1h 37m stop
18:20 — 08:00 AC9104 Air Canada
Toronto — Frankfurt
11h
including layover
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from$455
15:00 — 10:50
+1 day
15:00 — 07:25 AZ629 Alitalia
Chicago — Rome
1h 20m stop
08:45 — 10:50 AZ400 Alitalia
Rome — Frankfurt
12h 50m
including layover
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from$397
15:00 — 17:25
+1 day
15:00 — 07:25 AZ629 Alitalia
Chicago — Rome
8h stop
15:25 — 17:25 AZ404 Alitalia
Rome — Frankfurt
19h 25m
including layover
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18:00 — 07:10
+2 days
18:00 — 21:29 AC3504 Air Canada
Chicago — Montreal
20h 36m stop
18:05 — 07:10 AC9634 Air Canada
Montreal — Frankfurt
30h 10m
including layover
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from$448
19:25 — 13:00
+1 day
19:25 — 06:40 FI852 Icelandair
Chicago — Reykjavik
40m stop
07:20 — 13:00 FI520 Icelandair
Reykjavik — Frankfurt
10h 35m
including layover
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from$387
21:40 — 16:00
+1 day
21:25 — 12:45 LH435 Lufthansa
Chicago — Munich
1h 50m stop
15:00 — 16:05 LH111 Lufthansa
Munich — Frankfurt
11h 20m
including layover
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22:15 — 13:00
+2 days
22:15 — 09:20 FI856 Icelandair
Chicago — Reykjavik
22h stop
07:20 — 13:00 FI520 Icelandair
Reykjavik — Frankfurt
31h 45m
including layover
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from$399
06:30 — 20:25
+1 day
06:10 — 08:44 F92445 Frontier Airlines
Chicago — Los Angeles
8h 16m stop
13:00 — 09:40 N0412 N0
Los Angeles — Rome
4h 30m stop
18:25 — 20:25 U22994 EasyJet
Rome — Frankfurt
30h 55m
including layover
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from$429
09:35 — 22:20
+1 day
09:35 — 12:17 PD2388 Porter Airlines
Chicago — Toronto
5h 23m stop
17:40 — 06:05 TP258 TAP Portugal
Toronto — Lisbon
12h 10m stop
18:15 — 22:20 TP574 TAP Portugal
Lisbon — Frankfurt
29h 45m
including layover
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from$388
09:48 — 21:50
+1 day
21:12 — 00:57 F93854 Frontier Airlines
Chicago — Orlando
7h 2m stop
20:30 — 10:00 Z0784 Z0
Orlando — London
9h 10m stop
20:00 — 22:40 BA916 British Airways
London — Frankfurt
29h 2m
including layover
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from$381
11:13 — 21:50
+1 day
11:13 — 14:18 NK493 Spirit Airlines
Chicago — New York
4h 2m stop
18:20 — 06:20 Z0702 Z0
New York — London
12h 50m stop
19:10 — 21:50 BA916 British Airways
London — Frankfurt
27h 37m
including layover
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11:13 — 18:15
+1 day
11:13 — 14:18 NK493 Spirit Airlines
Chicago — New York
4h 2m stop
18:20 — 06:20 Z0702 Z0
New York — London
9h 15m stop
15:35 — 18:15 BA910 British Airways
London — Frankfurt
24h 2m
including layover
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from$348
12:00 — 07:10
+1 day
12:00 — 14:38 AC8904 Air Canada
Chicago — Toronto
1h 22m stop
16:00 — 17:20 AC418 Air Canada
Toronto — Montreal
45m stop
18:05 — 07:10 AC9634 Air Canada
Montreal — Frankfurt
12h 10m
including layover
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from$455
18:11 — 12:40
+2 days
18:11 — 21:14 F94064 Frontier Airlines
Chicago — Washington D.C.
19h 46m stop
17:00 — 05:20 TP232 TAP Portugal
Washington D.C. — Lisbon
3h 15m stop
08:35 — 12:40 TP570 TAP Portugal
Lisbon — Frankfurt
35h 29m
including layover
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from$447
19:09 — 12:40
+3 days
19:09 — 21:40 NK1819 Spirit Airlines
Chicago — Los Angeles
19h stop
16:40 — 12:00 TP248 TAP Portugal
Los Angeles — Lisbon
20h 35m stop
08:35 — 12:40 TP570 TAP Portugal
Lisbon — Frankfurt
58h 31m
including layover
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from$383
22:15 — 21:05
+1 day
22:15 — 09:20 FI856 Icelandair
Chicago — Reykjavik
1h 10m stop
10:30 — 14:40 FI472 Icelandair
Reykjavik — London
3h 50m stop
18:30 — 21:05 LH917 Lufthansa
London — Frankfurt
15h 50m
including layover
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from$432
*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on August 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 06:30 to 22:35 from 7 Chicago airports and arrive 06:30 to 22:35 to 2 Frankfurt airports. Average flight time is 8h 20m.

  • The fastest flight 8h 20m
  • Average flight time 8h 20m
  • The earliest flight 06:30
  • The latest flight 22:35
  • Distance 4326 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Frankfurt are august (from 233 $), july (from 241 $), september (from 333 $).

The most expensive months are november (from 917 $), december (from 703 $), january (from 695 $).

What is the lowest airfare Chicago to Frankfurt?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $333. This airfare is for economy class on one-way NK493 flight by Spirit Airlines for September 12, 2025 which leaves O'Hare International in Chicago at 11:13 am and arrives at Frankfurt Frankfurt Int. at 21:50.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Chicago — Frankfurt is served by 23 regular airlines and 6 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by United Airlines - 25 departures per week at the price of from $ 477 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Air Canada airline - from $ 6539.

Direct flights

There are 6 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is LH431 by Lufthansa takes 8h 20m and the cheapest is NK493 by Spirit Airlines for $432.

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Connecting Flights

There are 248 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is FI852 by Icelandair takes 10h 35m and the cheapest is NK493 by Spirit Airlines for $333.

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  • KL - KLM
    from $587
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  • AC - Air Canada
    from $448
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  • FI - Icelandair
    from $387
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  • LO - LOT
    from $455
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  • OS - Austrian Airlines
    from $462
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  • EI - Aer Lingus
    from $530
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  • AF - Air France
    from $588
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  • SY - Sun Country Airlines
    from $630
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  • LX - SWISS International Air Lines
    from $452
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  • ET - Ethiopian Airlines
    from $1635
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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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  • 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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Frankfurt airports

  • Frankfurt Int.-FRA
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  • Neu Isenburg-QGV
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