Cheap Flights from Chicago, IL to Johannesburg from $539

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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 4 connecting flights from Chicago to Johannesburg. You can compare airfare deals from 3 airlines and multiple travel sites from $539, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out CHI-JNB flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

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Best Flights from Chicago to Johannesburg Today

Take a look at the list of non stop flights and flights with layovers from Chicago to Johannesburg with the lowest price of $539. Take a look at the list of flights with layovers from Chicago to Johannesburg from $539. There’re no direct flights. The fastest connecting flight – 24h 50m.
Price Departure Arrival Flight Duration Airline Flight
from $539
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09:45
Chicago
O'Hare International
 20:00+1 день
Johannesburg
OR Tambo International
 26h 15m
layover
7h 5m - Addis Ababa
 Ethiopian Airlines
ET575
ET849
from $602
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19:05
Chicago
O'Hare International
 03:55+2 дня
Johannesburg
OR Tambo International
 24h 50m
layover
3h 15m - Doha
 Qatar Airways
QR726
QR1365
from $693
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21:45
Chicago
O'Hare International
 07:30+2 дня
Johannesburg
OR Tambo International
 25h 45m
layover
6h 55m - London
 British Airways
BA296
BA55
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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on March 14, 2025
Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from Chicago to Johannesburg. 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
09:45 — 20:00
+1 day
09:30 — 07:15 ET575 Ethiopian Airlines
Chicago — Addis Ababa
7h 5m stop
15:30 — 19:55 ET849 Ethiopian Airlines
Addis Ababa — Johannesburg
26h 15m
including layover
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from$539
09:45 — 03:55
+2 days
09:30 — 07:15 ET575 Ethiopian Airlines
Chicago — Addis Ababa
15h stop
23:30 — 03:55 ET859 Ethiopian Airlines
Addis Ababa — Johannesburg
34h 10m
including layover
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from$539
19:05 — 03:55
+2 days
19:30 — 16:40 QR726 Qatar Airways
Chicago — Doha
3h 15m stop
20:40 — 04:35 QR1365 Qatar Airways
Doha — Johannesburg
24h 50m
including layover
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from$602
21:45 — 07:30
+2 days
20:55 — 10:50 BA296 British Airways
Chicago — London
6h 55m stop
19:05 — 07:05 BA55 British Airways
London — Johannesburg
25h 45m
including layover
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from$693
*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on March 14, 2025

Flight Information

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

Distance between Chicago and Johannesburg is 13995 miles. Time difference between the cities is 8h. Airplanes depart 09:45 to 21:45 from 7 Chicago airports and arrive 09:45 to 21:45 to 5 Johannesburg airports. Average flight time is 26h.

  • The fastest flight 24h 50m
  • Average flight time 26h
  • The earliest flight 09:45
  • The latest flight 21:45
  • Distance 8697 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Johannesburg are march (from 539 $), january (from 749 $), november (from 756 $).

The most expensive months are december (from 1 611 $), february (from 790 $), november (from 756 $).

What is the lowest airfare Chicago to Johannesburg?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $539. This airfare is for economy class on one-way ET575 flight by Ethiopian Airlines for March 17, 2025 which leaves O'Hare International in Chicago at 09:45 am and arrives at Johannesburg OR Tambo International at 20:00.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Chicago — Johannesburg is served by 3 regular airlines . Most of the flights on this route are operated by Qatar Airways - 1 departures per week at the price of from $ 602 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by British Airways airline - from $ 693.

Direct flights

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

Connecting Flights

There are 4 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is QR726 by Qatar Airways takes 24h 50m and the cheapest is ET575 by Ethiopian Airlines for $539.

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  • ET - Ethiopian Airlines
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  • BA - British Airways
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Airports

You can fly from Chicago to Johannesburg 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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Johannesburg airports

  • Johannesburg Airport-HCS
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  • Rand/Germiston-QRA
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  • Lanseria-HLA
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  • OR Tambo International-JNB
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  • Grand Central-GCJ
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Airplanes

There are flights to Johannesburg from Chicago by 3 airlines that use 2 aircraft brands. They range from huge modern airplanes to small-sized.

  • Boeing 787-8
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  • Boeing 777-300ER
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