Cheap Flights from Chicago, IL to Zurich from $220

Return flight: Zurich – Chicago

On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 7 direct and 994 connecting flights from Chicago to Zurich. You can compare airfare deals from 23 airlines and multiple travel sites from $220, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out CHI-ZRH flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

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Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from Chicago to Zurich. 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
14:20 — 06:10
+1 day
14:20 — 06:10 LX7 SWISS International Air Lines
Chicago — Zurich
8h 50m
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from$412
14:20 — 06:10
+1 day
14:20 — 06:10 UA9807 United Airlines
Chicago — Zurich
8h 50m
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from$456
15:55 — 07:45
+1 day
15:55 — 07:45 UA3 United Airlines
Chicago — Zurich
8h 50m
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from$456
15:55 — 07:45
+1 day
15:55 — 07:45 LX3205 SWISS International Air Lines
Chicago — Zurich
8h 50m
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from$522
15:55 — 07:45
+1 day
15:55 — 07:45 SN8922 Brussels Airlines
Chicago — Zurich
8h 50m
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from$610
19:05 — 10:50
+1 day
19:05 — 10:50 LX9 SWISS International Air Lines
Chicago — Zurich
8h 45m
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from$404
19:05 — 10:50
+1 day
19:05 — 10:50 UA9727 United Airlines
Chicago — Zurich
8h 45m
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from$449
19:25 — 15:45
+1 day
19:25 — 06:40 FI852 Icelandair
Chicago — Reykjavik
3h 25m stop
10:10 — 15:55 FI566 Icelandair
Reykjavik — Zurich
13h 20m
including layover
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from$220
19:25 — 13:05
+1 day
19:25 — 06:40 FI852 Icelandair
Chicago — Reykjavik
40m stop
07:20 — 13:05 FI568 Icelandair
Reykjavik — Zurich
10h 40m
including layover
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from$252
19:25 — 20:40
+1 day
19:25 — 06:40 FI852 Icelandair
Chicago — Reykjavik
55m stop
07:35 — 13:10 FI528 Icelandair
Reykjavik — Berlin
6h 5m stop
19:25 — 20:50 U25189 EasyJet
Berlin — Zurich
18h 15m
including layover
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from$256
19:25 — 08:15
+2 days
19:25 — 06:40 FI852 Icelandair
Chicago — Reykjavik
55m stop
07:35 — 13:10 FI528 Icelandair
Reykjavik — Berlin
17h 35m stop
06:45 — 08:15 EW8760 Eurowings AG
Berlin — Zurich
29h 50m
including layover
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from$259
19:25 — 19:30
+1 day
19:25 — 06:40 FI852 Icelandair
Chicago — Reykjavik
55m stop
07:35 — 13:10 FI528 Icelandair
Reykjavik — Berlin
4h 50m stop
18:00 — 19:30 EW8762 Eurowings AG
Berlin — Zurich
17h 5m
including layover
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from$271
20:12 — 20:50
+2 days
20:12 — 23:31 NK919 Spirit Airlines
Chicago — New York
18h 49m stop
18:20 — 06:20 Z0702 Z0
New York — London
11h 50m stop
18:10 — 20:50 U22531 EasyJet
London — Zurich
41h 38m
including layover
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from$271
22:15 — 13:05
+2 days
22:15 — 09:20 FI856 Icelandair
Chicago — Reykjavik
22h stop
07:20 — 13:05 FI568 Icelandair
Reykjavik — Zurich
31h 50m
including layover
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from$228
22:15 — 20:50
+2 days
22:15 — 09:20 FI856 Icelandair
Chicago — Reykjavik
15h 25m stop
00:45 — 06:10 FI518 Icelandair
Reykjavik — Berlin
13h 15m stop
19:25 — 20:50 U25189 EasyJet
Berlin — Zurich
39h 35m
including layover
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from$270
*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on September 18, 2025

Flight Information

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

Distance between Chicago and Zurich is 7121 miles. Time difference between the cities is 7h. Airplanes depart 05:05 to 23:45 from 7 Chicago airports and arrive 05:05 to 23:45 to 1 Zurich airport. Average flight time is 8h 50m.

  • The fastest flight 8h 45m
  • Average flight time 8h 50m
  • The earliest flight 05:05
  • The latest flight 23:45
  • Distance 4425 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Zurich are july (from 219 $), september (from 252 $), october (from 256 $).

The most expensive months are december (from 1 185 $), november (from 871 $), february (from 547 $).

What is the lowest airfare Chicago to Zurich?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $220. This airfare is for economy class on one-way FI852 flight by Icelandair for July 24, 2025 which leaves O'Hare International in Chicago at 19:25 am and arrives at Zurich Zurich at 15:45.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Chicago — Zurich is served by 23 regular airlines and 4 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Air Canada - 190 departures per week at the price of from $ 408 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Icelandair airline - from $ 3057.

Direct flights

There are 7 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is LX9 by SWISS International Air Lines takes 8h 45m and the cheapest is FI852 by Icelandair for $404.

  • SN - Brussels Airlines
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  • LX - SWISS International Air Lines
    from $404
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  • UA - United Airlines
    from $449
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Connecting Flights

There are 994 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is AF137 by Air France takes 10h 15m and the cheapest is FI852 by Icelandair for $220.

  • AC - Air Canada
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  • FI - Icelandair
    from $220
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  • OS - Austrian Airlines
    from $435
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  • EI - Aer Lingus
    from $514
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  • AF - Air France
    from $535
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  • SY - Sun Country Airlines
    from $290
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  • JU - Air Serbia
    from $416
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  • LX - SWISS International Air Lines
    from $430
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  • UA - United Airlines
    from $451
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  • AS - Alaska Airlines
    from $554
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  • F9 - Frontier Airlines
    from $324
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  • PD - Porter Airlines
    from $346
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Airports

You can fly from Chicago to Zurich 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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Zurich airports

  • Zurich-ZRH
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