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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 $225, 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 $225. The fastest direct flight takes 8h 20m and the fastest connecting – 10h 35m.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Duration	Airline	Flight
from $400 Find flight	16:00 Chicago O'Hare International	07:20+1 день Frankfurt Frankfurt Int.	8h 20m	Lufthansa	LH431
from $442 Find flight	16:00 Chicago O'Hare International	07:20+1 день Frankfurt Frankfurt Int.	8h 20m	United Airlines	UA8837
from $510 Find flight	18:35 Chicago O'Hare International	09:55+1 день Frankfurt Frankfurt Int.	8h 20m	Lufthansa	LH9151
from $225 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 $359 Find flight	19:25 Chicago O'Hare International	13:00+1 день Frankfurt Frankfurt Int.	10h 35m layover 0h 40m - Reykjavik	Icelandair	FI852 FI520
from $309 Find flight	11:13 Chicago O'Hare International	21:50+1 день Frankfurt Frankfurt Int.	27h 37m layover 4h 2m - New York 12h 50m - London	Spirit Airlines	NK493 Z0702 BA916
from $353 Find flight	09:48 Chicago Midway	21:50+1 день Frankfurt Frankfurt Int.	29h 2m layover 7h 2m - Orlando 9h 10m - London	Frontier Airlines	F93854 Z0784 BA916

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on September 15, 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
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	Find flight from$353
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	Find flight from$309
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	Find flight from$323
11:13 — 12:05 +1 day	11:13 — 14:18 NK493 Spirit Airlines Chicago — New York 4h 2m stop 18:20 — 06:20 Z0702 Z0 New York — London 3h 10m stop 09:30 — 12:05 LH901 Lufthansa London — Frankfurt	17h 52m including layover	Find flight from$358
11:13 — 13:05 +1 day	11:13 — 14:18 NK493 Spirit Airlines Chicago — New York 4h 2m stop 18:20 — 06:20 Z0702 Z0 New York — London 4h 10m stop 10:30 — 13:05 LH903 Lufthansa London — Frankfurt	18h 52m including layover	Find flight from$358
11:13 — 16:05 +1 day	11:13 — 14:18 NK493 Spirit Airlines Chicago — New York 4h 2m stop 18:20 — 06:20 Z0702 Z0 New York — London 7h 10m stop 13:30 — 16:05 LH907 Lufthansa London — Frankfurt	21h 52m including layover	Find flight from$358
11:13 — 20:05 +1 day	11:13 — 14:18 NK493 Spirit Airlines Chicago — New York 4h 2m stop 18:20 — 06:20 Z0702 Z0 New York — London 11h 10m stop 17:30 — 20:05 LH915 Lufthansa London — Frankfurt	25h 52m including layover	Find flight from$358
16:00 — 07:20 +1 day	16:00 — 07:20 LH431 Lufthansa Chicago — Frankfurt	8h 20m	Find flight from$400
16:00 — 07:20 +1 day	16:00 — 07:20 UA8837 United Airlines Chicago — Frankfurt	8h 20m	Find flight from$442
18:35 — 09:55 +1 day	18:35 — 09:55 UA907 United Airlines Chicago — Frankfurt	8h 20m	Find flight from$442
18:35 — 09:55 +1 day	18:35 — 09:55 LH9151 Lufthansa Chicago — Frankfurt	8h 20m	Find flight from$510
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	Find flight from$355
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	Find flight from$225
22:30 — 14:05 +1 day	22:30 — 14:05 LH433 Lufthansa Chicago — Frankfurt	8h 35m	Find flight from$400
22:30 — 14:05 +1 day	22:30 — 14:05 UA8835 United Airlines Chicago — Frankfurt	8h 35m	Find flight from$442

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on September 15, 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 216 $), july (from 223 $), september (from 309 $).

The most expensive months are november (from 849 $), december (from 652 $), january (from 644 $).

What is the lowest airfare Chicago to Frankfurt?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $225. This airfare is for economy class on one-way FI856 flight by Icelandair for September 12, 2025 which leaves O'Hare International in Chicago at 22:15 am and arrives at Frankfurt Frankfurt Int. at 13:00.

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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 KLM - 4 departures per week at the price of from $ 544 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by TAP Portugal airline - from $ 4914.

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 FI856 by Icelandair for $400.

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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 FI856 by Icelandair for $225.

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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SY - Sun Country Airlines

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LX - SWISS International Air Lines

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UA - United Airlines

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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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Dupage County-DPA

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Pal-Waukee-PWK

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Frankfurt airports

Frankfurt Int.-FRA

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Airplanes

There are flights to Frankfurt from Chicago by 23 airlines that use 1 aircraft brands. They range from huge modern airplanes to small-sized.

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