Cheap Flights from Chicago, IL to Sydney from $696

Return flight: Sydney – Chicago

On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 95 connecting flights from Chicago to Sydney. You can compare airfare deals from 22 airlines and multiple travel sites from $696, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out CHI-SYD flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

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Departure Arrival Flight Details Flight Duration Price
01:30 — 06:20
+2 days
01:30 — 04:20 JL9 Japan Airlines - JAL
Chicago — Tokyo
15h 20m stop
19:40 — 06:20 JL51 Japan Airlines - JAL
Tokyo — Sydney
37h 50m
including layover
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from$1153
06:10 — 07:00
+2 days
06:10 — 08:39 UA1224 United Airlines
Chicago — Los Angeles
14h 11m stop
22:50 — 07:00 UA839 United Airlines
Los Angeles — Sydney
33h 50m
including layover
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from$1021
07:10 — 07:00
+2 days
07:10 — 09:40 UA2361 United Airlines
Chicago — Los Angeles
13h 10m stop
22:50 — 07:00 UA839 United Airlines
Los Angeles — Sydney
32h 50m
including layover
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from$910
10:53 — 06:55
+2 days
10:53 — 13:40 UA741 United Airlines
Chicago — San Francisco
9h 20m stop
23:00 — 06:55 UA863 United Airlines
San Francisco — Sydney
29h 2m
including layover
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from$1026
11:50 — 19:15
+2 days
10:30 — 15:00 NH11 All Nippon Airways
Chicago — Tokyo
17h 35m stop
08:35 — 20:15 NH889 All Nippon Airways
Tokyo — Sydney
40h 25m
including layover
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from$741
11:50 — 09:25
+2 days
10:30 — 15:00 NH11 All Nippon Airways
Chicago — Tokyo
7h 45m stop
22:45 — 10:30 NH879 All Nippon Airways
Tokyo — Sydney
30h 35m
including layover
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from$806
12:30 — 06:20
+2 days
12:30 — 15:15 JL55 Japan Airlines - JAL
Chicago — Tokyo
4h 25m stop
19:40 — 06:20 JL51 Japan Airlines - JAL
Tokyo — Sydney
26h 50m
including layover
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from$1058
13:55 — 16:55
+2 days
13:55 — 12:20 EY10 Etihad Airways
Chicago — Abu Dhabi
8h 55m stop
21:15 — 16:55 EY454 Etihad Airways
Abu Dhabi — Sydney
36h
including layover
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from$1656
14:40 — 06:55
+2 days
14:35 — 17:30 UA1577 United Airlines
Chicago — San Francisco
5h 34m stop
22:55 — 09:15 UA863 United Airlines
San Francisco — Sydney
25h 15m
including layover
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from$979
15:40 — 07:20
+2 days
15:40 — 18:13 AC1049 Air Canada
Chicago — Vancouver
4h 27m stop
22:40 — 09:35 AC33 Air Canada
Vancouver — Sydney
24h 40m
including layover
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from$1276
17:45 — 19:15
+2 days
16:25 — 21:05 NH111 All Nippon Airways
Chicago — Tokyo
11h 20m stop
08:35 — 20:15 NH889 All Nippon Airways
Tokyo — Sydney
34h 30m
including layover
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from$730
17:45 — 09:25
+2 days
16:25 — 21:05 NH111 All Nippon Airways
Chicago — Tokyo
1h 30m stop
22:45 — 10:30 NH879 All Nippon Airways
Tokyo — Sydney
24h 40m
including layover
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from$1070
18:15 — 07:00
+2 days
18:15 — 20:47 UA2056 United Airlines
Chicago — Los Angeles
2h 3m stop
22:50 — 07:00 UA839 United Airlines
Los Angeles — Sydney
21h 45m
including layover
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from$1021
19:40 — 07:00
+2 days
19:40 — 22:10 UA2155 United Airlines
Chicago — Los Angeles
40m stop
22:50 — 07:00 UA839 United Airlines
Los Angeles — Sydney
20h 20m
including layover
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20:25 — 07:20
+3 days
20:25 — 23:06 AC510 Air Canada
Chicago — Toronto
19h 35m stop
18:40 — 09:35 AC33 Air Canada
Toronto — Sydney
43h 55m
including layover
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20:55 — 07:05
+3 days
20:55 — 23:33 QF3127 Qantas
Chicago — Los Angeles
23h 22m stop
22:55 — 07:05 QF4112 Qantas
Los Angeles — Sydney
43h 10m
including layover
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from$1157
23:45 — 19:00
+3 days
23:45 — 18:05 TK156 Turkish Airlines
Chicago — Istanbul
21h 45m stop
15:50 — 19:00 TK174 Turkish Airlines
Istanbul — Sydney
52h 15m
including layover
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from$1139
00:30 — 09:45
+2 days
00:30 — 04:30 BR55 EVA Airways Corporation
Chicago — Taipei
4h 50m stop
09:20 — 11:40 BR271 EVA Airways Corporation
Taipei — Manila
11h 45m stop
23:25 — 09:45 5J39 CEBU Pacific Air
Manila — Sydney
42h 15m
including layover
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00:30 — 06:05
+2 days
00:30 — 05:00 BR55 EVA Airways Corporation
Chicago — Taipei
5h 20m stop
09:50 — 15:15 BR255 EVA Airways Corporation
Taipei — Denpasar
7h stop
22:15 — 06:05 OD171 Malindo Air
Denpasar — Sydney
38h 35m
including layover
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from$1032
06:10 — 08:00
+2 days
06:10 — 08:39 F92445 Frontier Airlines
Chicago — Los Angeles
4h 11m stop
12:50 — 18:40 PR113 Philippine Airlines
Los Angeles — Manila
2h 35m stop
21:15 — 08:00 PR211 Philippine Airlines
Manila — Sydney
34h 50m
including layover
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from$1072
07:10 — 06:55
+2 days
07:10 — 08:58 UA791 United Airlines
Chicago — Denver
10h 27m stop
19:25 — 21:12 UA2681 United Airlines
Denver — San Francisco
1h 48m stop
23:00 — 06:55 UA863 United Airlines
San Francisco — Sydney
32h 45m
including layover
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from$1381
08:40 — 07:20
+2 days
08:40 — 11:56 AC8958 Air Canada
Chicago — Montreal
1h 7m stop
13:15 — 15:45 AC305 Air Canada
Montreal — Vancouver
7h 1m stop
22:40 — 07:20 AC33 Air Canada
Vancouver — Sydney
31h 40m
including layover
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from$1276
08:40 — 07:20
+2 days
08:40 — 11:56 AC8958 Air Canada
Chicago — Montreal
4h 47m stop
16:45 — 19:20 AC307 Air Canada
Montreal — Vancouver
3h 21m stop
22:40 — 07:20 AC33 Air Canada
Vancouver — Sydney
31h 40m
including layover
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from$1300
09:55 — 07:20
+2 days
09:35 — 12:15 AC504 Air Canada
Chicago — Toronto
1h 20m stop
14:00 — 16:04 AC115 Air Canada
Toronto — Vancouver
6h 33m stop
22:40 — 07:20 AC33 Air Canada
Vancouver — Sydney
30h 25m
including layover
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from$1216
10:50 — 17:10
+2 days
10:50 — 13:23 NZ9680 Air New Zealand Limited
Chicago — Los Angeles
7h 47m stop
21:10 — 05:00 NZ3 Air New Zealand Limited
Los Angeles — Auckland
10h 25m stop
15:25 — 17:10 NZ107 Air New Zealand Limited
Auckland — Sydney
39h 20m
including layover
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from$1237
12:30 — 12:15
+2 days
12:30 — 16:50 KE38 Korean Air
Chicago — Seoul
2h 40m stop
19:30 — 22:00 OZ733 Asiana Airlines
Seoul — Hanoi
1h 50m stop
23:50 — 12:15 VN787 Vietnam Airlines
Hanoi — Sydney
32h 45m
including layover
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from$996
13:33 — 07:20
+2 days
13:20 — 16:25 AC4137 Air Canada
Chicago — Edmonton
2h 50m stop
19:15 — 19:57 AC245 Air Canada
Edmonton — Vancouver
2h 42m stop
22:40 — 07:20 AC33 Air Canada
Vancouver — Sydney
26h 47m
including layover
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from$1439
14:40 — 07:20
+2 days
14:20 — 17:13 AC5081 Air Canada
Chicago — San Francisco
1h 15m stop
18:51 — 21:18 AC5109 Air Canada
San Francisco — Vancouver
1h 41m stop
22:40 — 09:35 AC33 Air Canada
Vancouver — Sydney
25h 40m
including layover
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15:35 — 06:55
+2 days
15:35 — 18:06 UA576 United Airlines
Chicago — Los Angeles
43m stop
18:50 — 20:19 UA1743 United Airlines
Los Angeles — San Francisco
2h 42m stop
23:00 — 06:55 UA863 United Airlines
San Francisco — Sydney
24h 20m
including layover
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from$985
16:00 — 07:20
+3 days
16:00 — 20:50 CX801 Cathay Pacific
Chicago — Hong Kong
11h 30m stop
08:20 — 10:05 CX767 Cathay Pacific
Hong Kong — Ho Chi Minh City
9h 50m stop
19:55 — 07:20 VJ85 VietJet Air
Ho Chi Minh City — Sydney
48h 20m
including layover
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16:00 — 19:30
+2 days
16:00 — 20:50 CX801 Cathay Pacific
Chicago — Hong Kong
4h 55m stop
01:45 — 05:30 CX659 Cathay Pacific
Hong Kong — Singapore
4h 30m stop
10:00 — 19:30 TR12 Tiger Airways
Singapore — Sydney
36h 30m
including layover
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from$827
18:32 — 09:25
+3 days
18:32 — 21:28 NH7026 All Nippon Airways
Chicago — Houston
14h 7m stop
11:35 — 15:25 NH113 All Nippon Airways
Houston — Tokyo
7h 20m stop
22:45 — 09:25 NH879 All Nippon Airways
Tokyo — Sydney
47h 53m
including layover
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from$1288
19:20 — 07:20
+3 days
19:20 — 16:50 QR726 Qatar Airways
Chicago — Doha
3h stop
19:50 — 07:40 QR974 Qatar Airways
Doha — Ho Chi Minh City
12h 15m stop
19:55 — 07:20 VJ85 VietJet Air
Ho Chi Minh City — Sydney
45h
including layover
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from$899
21:27 — 10:50
+3 days
21:27 — 23:58 NK1104 Spirit Airlines
Chicago — Los Angeles
13h 27m stop
13:25 — 18:55 CX885 Cathay Pacific
Los Angeles — Hong Kong
5h stop
23:55 — 10:50 CX101 Cathay Pacific
Hong Kong — Sydney
46h 23m
including layover
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from$1190
21:50 — 06:55
+3 days
21:50 — 00:40 UA1291 United Airlines
Chicago — Houston
5h 5m stop
05:45 — 07:48 UA2719 United Airlines
Houston — San Francisco
15h 12m stop
23:00 — 06:55 UA863 United Airlines
San Francisco — Sydney
42h 5m
including layover
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from$1055
*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on August 3, 2025

Flight Information

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

Distance between Chicago and Sydney is 14883 miles. Time difference between the cities is 4h. Airplanes depart 00:30 to 23:45 from 7 Chicago airports and arrive 00:30 to 23:45 to 5 Sydney airports. Average flight time is 32h 50m.

  • The fastest flight 20h 20m
  • Average flight time 32h 50m
  • The earliest flight 00:30
  • The latest flight 23:45
  • Distance 9248 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Sydney are august (from 696 $), october (from 822 $), july (from 835 $).

The most expensive months are may (from 1 189 $), january (from 1 170 $), december (from 1 034 $).

What is the lowest airfare Chicago to Sydney?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $696. This airfare is for economy class on one-way CX801 flight by Cathay Pacific for August 27, 2025 which leaves O'Hare International in Chicago at 16:00 am and arrives at Sydney Kingsford Smith at 07:20.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Chicago — Sydney is served by 22 regular airlines and 4 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Qatar Airways - 3 departures per week at the price of from $ 899 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by All Nippon Airways airline - from $ 2131.

Direct flights

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

Connecting Flights

There are 95 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is UA2155 by United Airlines takes 20h 20m and the cheapest is CX801 by Cathay Pacific for $696.

  • QR - Qatar Airways
    from $899
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  • JL - Japan Airlines - JAL
    from $1058
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  • AC - Air Canada
    from $1216
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  • FJ - Air Pacific
    from $1243
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  • EK - Emirates
    from $1795
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  • OZ - Asiana Airlines
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  • UA - United Airlines
    from $910
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  • NZ - Air New Zealand Limited
    from $1237
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  • BR - EVA Airways Corporation
    from $822
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  • AS - Alaska Airlines
    from $1576
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  • F9 - Frontier Airlines
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  • PD - Porter Airlines
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Airports

You can fly from Chicago to Sydney 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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Sydney airports

  • Bankstown-BWU
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  • Palm Beach SPB-LBH
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  • Rose Bay-RSE
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  • Kingsford Smith-SYD
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  • Sydney West-SWZ
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