Cheap Flights from Chicago, IL to Zurich from $221

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 $221, 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.

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 221 $), september (from 253 $), october (from 258 $).

The most expensive months are december (from 1 192 $), november (from 876 $), february (from 551 $).

What is the lowest airfare Chicago to Zurich?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $221. This airfare is for economy class on one-way FI852 flight by Icelandair for October 7, 2025 which leaves O'Hare International in Chicago at 19:25 am and arrives at Zurich Zurich at 13:05.

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Flight Schedule Chicago (Illinois) to Zurich

14:20 — 06:10+1day
8h 50m flight time
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from$414
Chicago — Zurich
LX7 SWISS International Air Lines
14:20 — 06:10+1day
8h 50m flight time
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from$458
Chicago — Zurich
UA9807 United Airlines
15:55 — 07:45+1day
8h 50m flight time
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from$458
Chicago — Zurich
UA3 United Airlines
15:55 — 07:45+1day
8h 50m flight time
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from$525
Chicago — Zurich
LX3205 SWISS International Air Lines
15:55 — 07:45+1day
8h 50m flight time
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from$614
Chicago — Zurich
SN8922 Brussels Airlines
19:05 — 10:50+1day
8h 45m flight time
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from$406
Chicago — Zurich
LX9 SWISS International Air Lines
19:05 — 10:50+1day
8h 45m flight time
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from$452
Chicago — Zurich
UA9727 United Airlines
19:25 — 13:05+1day
10h 40m flight time
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from$221
19:25 — 06:40 Chicago — Reykjavik
FI852 Icelandair
40m stop
07:20 — 13:05 Reykjavik — Zurich
FI568 Icelandair
19:25 — 15:45+1day
13h 20m flight time
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from$221
19:25 — 06:40 Chicago — Reykjavik
FI852 Icelandair
3h 25m stop
10:10 — 15:55 Reykjavik — Zurich
FI566 Icelandair
19:25 — 20:40+1day
18h 15m flight time
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from$258
19:25 — 06:40 Chicago — Reykjavik
FI852 Icelandair
55m stop
07:35 — 13:10 Reykjavik — Berlin
FI528 Icelandair
6h 5m stop
19:25 — 20:50 Berlin — Zurich
U25189 EasyJet
19:25 — 08:15+2days
29h 50m flight time
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from$260
19:25 — 06:40 Chicago — Reykjavik
FI852 Icelandair
55m stop
07:35 — 13:10 Reykjavik — Berlin
FI528 Icelandair
17h 35m stop
06:45 — 08:15 Berlin — Zurich
EW8760 Eurowings AG
19:25 — 19:30+1day
17h 5m flight time
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from$267
19:25 — 06:40 Chicago — Reykjavik
FI852 Icelandair
55m stop
07:35 — 13:10 Reykjavik — Berlin
FI528 Icelandair
4h 50m stop
18:00 — 19:30 Berlin — Zurich
EW8762 Eurowings AG
20:12 — 20:50+2days
41h 38m flight time
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from$272
20:12 — 23:31 Chicago — New York
NK919 Spirit Airlines
18h 49m stop
18:20 — 06:20 New York — London
Z0702 Z0
11h 50m stop
18:10 — 20:50 London — Zurich
U22531 EasyJet
22:15 — 13:05+2days
31h 50m flight time
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from$229
22:15 — 09:20 Chicago — Reykjavik
FI856 Icelandair
22h stop
07:20 — 13:05 Reykjavik — Zurich
FI568 Icelandair
22:15 — 20:50+2days
39h 35m flight time
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from$272
22:15 — 09:20 Chicago — Reykjavik
FI856 Icelandair
15h 25m stop
00:45 — 06:10 Reykjavik — Berlin
FI518 Icelandair
13h 15m stop
19:25 — 20:50 Berlin — Zurich
U25189 EasyJet
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 and arrival times - local. Updated on October 22, 2025.

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 $ 410 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Brussels Airlines airline - from $ 614.

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 $406.

  • SN - Brussels Airlines
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  • LX - SWISS International Air Lines
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  • UA - United Airlines
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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 $221.

  • AC - Air Canada
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  • FI - Icelandair
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  • OS - Austrian Airlines
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  • EI - Aer Lingus
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  • AF - Air France
    from $538
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  • SY - Sun Country Airlines
    from $292
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  • JU - Air Serbia
    from $418
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  • LX - SWISS International Air Lines
    from $432
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  • UA - United Airlines
    from $454
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  • AS - Alaska Airlines
    from $557
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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 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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