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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 7 direct and 981 connecting flights from Chicago to Zurich. You can compare airfare deals from 23 airlines and multiple travel sites from $171, 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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Best Flights from Chicago to Zurich Today

Take a look at the list of non stop flights and flights with layovers from Chicago to Zurich with the lowest price of $171. The fastest direct flight takes 8h 45m and the fastest connecting – 10h 15m.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Duration	Airline	Flight
from $315 Find flight	19:05 Chicago O'Hare International	10:50+1 день Zurich Zurich	8h 45m	SWISS International Air Lines	LX9
from $351 Find flight	19:05 Chicago O'Hare International	10:50+1 день Zurich Zurich	8h 45m	United Airlines	UA9727
from $408 Find flight	15:55 Chicago O'Hare International	07:45+1 день Zurich Zurich	8h 50m	SWISS International Air Lines	LX3205
from $477 Find flight	15:55 Chicago O'Hare International	07:45+1 день Zurich Zurich	8h 50m	Brussels Airlines	SN8922
from $171 Find flight	19:25 Chicago O'Hare International	13:05+1 день Zurich Zurich	10h 40m layover 0h 40m - Reykjavik	Icelandair	FI852 FI568
from $178 Find flight	22:15 Chicago O'Hare International	13:05+2 дня Zurich Zurich	31h 50m layover 22h 0m - Reykjavik	Icelandair	FI856 FI568
from $246 Find flight	17:10 Chicago O'Hare International	06:10+2 дня Zurich Zurich	30h 0m layover 19h 47m - New York	Spirit Airlines	NK328 LX17
from $269 Find flight	18:15 Chicago O'Hare International	22:30+1 день Zurich Zurich	21h 15m layover 10h 25m - Lisbon	TAP Portugal	TP244 TP934
from $200 Find flight	19:25 Chicago O'Hare International	20:40+1 день Zurich Zurich	18h 15m layover 0h 55m - Reykjavik 6h 5m - Berlin	Icelandair	FI852 FI528 U25189
from $211 Find flight	20:12 Chicago O'Hare International	20:50+2 дня Zurich Zurich	41h 38m layover 18h 49m - New York 11h 50m - London	Spirit Airlines	NK919 Z0702 U22531
from $211 Find flight	22:15 Chicago O'Hare International	20:50+2 дня Zurich Zurich	39h 35m layover 15h 25m - Reykjavik 13h 15m - Berlin	Icelandair	FI856 FI518 U25189
from $213 Find flight	19:39 Chicago O'Hare International	20:15+2 дня Zurich Zurich	41h 36m layover 20h 58m - Orlando 7h 30m - London	Spirit Airlines	NK507 Z0784 U28473
from $225 Find flight	05:51 Chicago O'Hare International	15:45+1 день Zurich Zurich	26h 54m layover 11h 25m - Newark 3h 50m - Reykjavik	Spirit Airlines	NK1176 FI622 FI566
from $226 Find flight	06:45 Chicago O'Hare International	13:05+1 день Zurich Zurich	23h 20m layover 11h 5m - Minneapolis 0h 45m - Reykjavik	Sun Country Airlines	SY1630 FI656 FI568
from $227 Find flight	05:51 Chicago O'Hare International	13:05+1 день Zurich Zurich	24h 14m layover 11h 25m - New York 1h 5m - Reykjavik	Spirit Airlines	NK1176 FI614 FI568
from $227 Find flight	05:51 Chicago O'Hare International	13:05+1 день Zurich Zurich	24h 14m layover 11h 25m - Newark 1h 5m - Reykjavik	Spirit Airlines	NK1176 FI622 FI568

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on May 31, 2025

Flight Schedule Chicago (Illinois) to Zurich

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	Flight Details	Flight Duration	Price
14:20 — 06:10 +1 day	14:20 — 06:10 LX7 SWISS International Air Lines Chicago — Zurich	8h 50m	Find flight from$321
14:20 — 06:10 +1 day	14:20 — 06:10 UA9807 United Airlines Chicago — Zurich	8h 50m	Find flight from$356
15:55 — 07:45 +1 day	15:55 — 07:45 UA3 United Airlines Chicago — Zurich	8h 50m	Find flight from$356
15:55 — 07:45 +1 day	15:55 — 07:45 LX3205 SWISS International Air Lines Chicago — Zurich	8h 50m	Find flight from$408
15:55 — 07:45 +1 day	15:55 — 07:45 SN8922 Brussels Airlines Chicago — Zurich	8h 50m	Find flight from$477
19:05 — 10:50 +1 day	19:05 — 10:50 LX9 SWISS International Air Lines Chicago — Zurich	8h 45m	Find flight from$315
19:05 — 10:50 +1 day	19:05 — 10:50 UA9727 United Airlines Chicago — Zurich	8h 45m	Find flight from$351
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	Find flight from$171
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	Find flight from$171
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	Find flight from$178
05:51 — 15:45 +1 day	05:51 — 09:00 NK1176 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Newark 11h 25m stop 20:25 — 06:15 FI622 Icelandair Newark — Reykjavik 3h 50m stop 10:05 — 15:45 FI566 Icelandair Reykjavik — Zurich	26h 54m including layover	Find flight from$225
05:51 — 13:05 +1 day	05:51 — 09:00 NK1176 Spirit Airlines Chicago — New York 11h 25m stop 20:25 — 06:15 FI614 Icelandair New York — Reykjavik 1h 5m stop 07:20 — 13:05 FI568 Icelandair Reykjavik — Zurich	24h 14m including layover	Find flight from$227
06:45 — 13:05 +1 day	06:45 — 08:25 SY1630 Sun Country Airlines Chicago — Minneapolis 11h 5m stop 19:30 — 06:35 FI656 Icelandair Minneapolis — Reykjavik 45m stop 07:20 — 13:05 FI568 Icelandair Reykjavik — Zurich	23h 20m including layover	Find flight from$226
07:00 — 13:05 +1 day	05:40 — 07:30 F91483 Frontier Airlines Chicago — Denver 7h 47m stop 16:40 — 06:00 FI670 Icelandair Denver — Reykjavik 1h 20m stop 07:20 — 13:05 FI568 Icelandair Reykjavik — Zurich	23h 5m including layover	Find flight from$252
08:00 — 13:05 +1 day	08:00 — 10:27 HA6299 Hawaiian Airlines Chicago — Seattle 5h 11m stop 15:45 — 06:15 FI680 Icelandair Seattle — Reykjavik 1h 5m stop 07:20 — 13:05 FI568 Icelandair Reykjavik — Zurich	22h 5m including layover	Find flight from$255
10:00 — 13:05 +1 day	10:00 — 12:34 HA6295 Hawaiian Airlines Chicago — Seattle 3h 11m stop 15:45 — 06:15 FI680 Icelandair Seattle — Reykjavik 1h 5m stop 07:20 — 13:05 FI568 Icelandair Reykjavik — Zurich	20h 5m including layover	Find flight from$255
13:03 — 16:00 +1 day	13:03 — 16:51 NK1108 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Orlando 3h 39m stop 20:30 — 10:00 Z0784 Z0 Orlando — London 3h 15m stop 13:15 — 16:00 U28471 EasyJet London — Zurich	19h 57m including layover	Find flight from$250
13:03 — 20:00 +1 day	13:03 — 16:51 NK1108 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Orlando 3h 39m stop 20:30 — 10:00 Z0784 Z0 Orlando — London 7h 15m stop 17:15 — 20:00 U28473 EasyJet London — Zurich	23h 57m including layover	Find flight from$250
17:10 — 21:20 +1 day	17:10 — 20:28 NK328 Spirit Airlines Chicago — New York 4h 2m stop 00:30 — 14:30 N0402 N0 New York — Rome 5h 10m stop 19:40 — 21:20 U22988 EasyJet Rome — Zurich	21h 10m including layover	Find flight from$221
17:10 — 07:55 +2 days	17:10 — 20:28 NK328 Spirit Airlines Chicago — New York 4h 2m stop 00:30 — 14:30 N0402 N0 New York — Rome 15h 45m stop 06:15 — 07:55 U22986 EasyJet Rome — Zurich	31h 45m including layover	Find flight from$229
18:00 — 08:55 +2 days	18:00 — 07:55 TP244 TAP Portugal Chicago — Lisbon 6h 5m stop 14:05 — 16:55 TP1034 TAP Portugal Lisbon — Barcelona 14h 5m stop 07:00 — 08:55 VY6246 Vueling Barcelona — Zurich	31h 55m including layover	Find flight from$258
18:18 — 13:05 +2 days	18:15 — 19:55 SY262 Sun Country Airlines Chicago — Minneapolis 23h 32m stop 19:30 — 06:35 FI656 Icelandair Minneapolis — Reykjavik 45m stop 07:20 — 13:05 FI568 Icelandair Reykjavik — Zurich	35h 47m including layover	Find flight from$260
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	Find flight from$211
20:12 — 20:15 +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 10m stop 17:30 — 20:15 U28473 EasyJet London — Zurich	41h 3m including layover	Find flight from$213
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	Find flight from$211

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on May 31, 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 228 $), september (from 262 $), october (from 267 $).

The most expensive months are december (from 1 235 $), november (from 907 $), february (from 570 $).

What is the lowest airfare Chicago to Zurich?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $171. This airfare is for economy class on one-way FI852 flight by Icelandair for July 25, 2025 which leaves O'Hare International in Chicago at 19:25 am and arrives at Zurich Zurich at 13:05.

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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 $ 318 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Brussels Airlines airline - from $ 477.

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 $315.

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Connecting Flights

There are 981 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 $171.

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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

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SY - Sun Country Airlines

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JU - Air Serbia

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LX - SWISS International Air Lines

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UA - United Airlines

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AS - Alaska Airlines

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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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Zurich airports

Zurich-ZRH

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Airplanes

There are flights to Zurich from Chicago by 23 airlines that use 0 aircraft brands. They range from huge modern airplanes to small-sized.

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