Cheap Flights from Chicago, IL to Zurich from $281

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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 4 direct and 495 connecting flights from Chicago to Zurich. You can compare airfare deals from 20 airlines and multiple travel sites from $281, 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 $281. The fastest direct flight takes 8h 40m and the fastest connecting – 10h 10m.
Price Departure Arrival Flight Duration Airline Flight
from $542
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19:05
Chicago
O'Hare International
 10:45+1 день
Zurich
Zurich
 8h 40m SWISS International Air Lines
LX9
from $609
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19:05
Chicago
O'Hare International
 10:45+1 день
Zurich
Zurich
 8h 40m United Airlines
UA9727
from $663
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16:10
Chicago
O'Hare International
 07:55+1 день
Zurich
Zurich
 8h 45m SWISS International Air Lines
LX3205
from $663
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16:10
Chicago
O'Hare International
 07:55+1 день
Zurich
Zurich
 8h 45m Brussels Airlines
SN8922
from $331
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18:30
Chicago
O'Hare International
 12:05+1 день
Zurich
Zurich
 10h 35m
layover
0h 40m - Reykjavik
 Icelandair
FI852
FI568
from $346
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07:00
Chicago
O'Hare International
 06:10+1 день
Zurich
Zurich
 16h 10m
layover
6h 21m - New York
 Spirit Airlines
NK1680
LX17
from $346
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17:06
Chicago
O'Hare International
 06:10+2 дня
Zurich
Zurich
 30h 4m
layover
20h 15m - New York
 Spirit Airlines
NK224
LX17
from $371
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17:06
Chicago
O'Hare International
 10:40+2 дня
Zurich
Zurich
 34h 34m
layover
24h 50m - New York
 Spirit Airlines
NK224
LX15
from $372
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05:15
Chicago
O'Hare International
 11:40+1 день
Zurich
Zurich
 23h 25m
layover
13h 34m - Newark
 Spirit Airlines
NK210
LX19
from $379
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05:15
Chicago
O'Hare International
 06:10+1 день
Zurich
Zurich
 17h 55m
layover
7h 54m - New York
 Spirit Airlines
NK210
LX17
from $432
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20:25
Chicago
O'Hare International
 17:10+1 день
Zurich
Zurich
 13h 45m
layover
3h 5m - Lisbon
 TAP Portugal
TP244
TP932
from $281
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07:00
Chicago
O'Hare International
 16:45+1 день
Zurich
Zurich
 26h 45m
layover
8h 11m - New York
7h 45m - London
 Spirit Airlines
NK1680
Z0702
LX333
from $295
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18:30
Chicago
O'Hare International
 10:10+2 дня
Zurich
Zurich
 32h 40m
layover
1h 0m - Reykjavik
20h 30m - London
 Icelandair
FI852
FI470
U28471
from $319
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05:15
Chicago
O'Hare International
 08:00+2 дня
Zurich
Zurich
 43h 45m
layover
14h 29m - Newark
18h 40m - Paris
 Spirit Airlines
NK210
BF721
LX647
from $326
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05:15
Chicago
O'Hare International
 16:15+1 день
Zurich
Zurich
 28h 0m
layover
14h 29m - Newark
3h 0m - Paris
 Spirit Airlines
NK210
BF721
LX639
from $369
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05:15
Chicago
O'Hare International
 06:15+1 день
Zurich
Zurich
 18h 0m
layover
1h 59m - Newark
4h 51m - Montreal
 Spirit Airlines
NK210
AC8941
AC6820
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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on December 21, 2024
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
16:10 — 07:55
+1 day
16:10 — 07:55 LX3205 SWISS International Air Lines
Chicago — Zurich
8h 45m
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from$663
16:10 — 07:55
+1 day
16:10 — 07:55 SN8922 Brussels Airlines
Chicago — Zurich
8h 45m
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from$663
19:05 — 10:45
+1 day
19:05 — 10:45 LX9 SWISS International Air Lines
Chicago — Zurich
8h 40m
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from$542
19:05 — 10:45
+1 day
19:05 — 10:45 UA9727 United Airlines
Chicago — Zurich
8h 40m
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from$609
17:06 — 06:10
+2 days
17:06 — 20:10 NK224 Spirit Airlines
Chicago — New York
20h 15m stop
16:25 — 06:10 LX17 SWISS International Air Lines
New York — Zurich
30h 4m
including layover
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from$346
17:06 — 10:40
+2 days
17:06 — 20:10 NK224 Spirit Airlines
Chicago — New York
24h 50m stop
21:00 — 10:40 LX15 SWISS International Air Lines
New York — Zurich
34h 34m
including layover
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from$371
05:15 — 08:00
+2 days
05:15 — 08:31 NK210 Spirit Airlines
Chicago — Newark
14h 29m stop
23:00 — 12:00 BF721 Bluebird Cargo
Newark — Paris
18h 40m stop
06:40 — 08:00 LX647 SWISS International Air Lines
Paris — Zurich
43h 45m
including layover
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from$319
05:15 — 16:15
+1 day
05:15 — 08:31 NK210 Spirit Airlines
Chicago — Newark
14h 29m stop
23:00 — 12:00 BF721 Bluebird Cargo
Newark — Paris
3h stop
15:00 — 16:15 LX639 SWISS International Air Lines
Paris — Zurich
28h
including layover
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from$326
07:00 — 16:45
+1 day
07:00 — 10:04 NK1680 Spirit Airlines
Chicago — New York
8h 11m stop
18:15 — 06:00 Z0702 Z0
New York — London
7h 45m stop
13:45 — 16:45 LX333 SWISS International Air Lines
London — Zurich
26h 45m
including layover
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from$281
07:00 — 16:05
+1 day
07:00 — 10:04 NK1680 Spirit Airlines
Chicago — New York
8h 11m stop
18:15 — 06:00 Z0702 Z0
New York — London
7h 30m stop
13:30 — 16:05 LX457 SWISS International Air Lines
London — Zurich
26h 5m
including layover
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from$295
08:13 — 11:40
+1 day
08:13 — 12:03 NK222 Spirit Airlines
Chicago — Orlando
4h 39m stop
16:42 — 19:27 NK206 Spirit Airlines
Orlando — Newark
2h 38m stop
22:05 — 11:40 LX19 SWISS International Air Lines
Newark — Zurich
20h 27m
including layover
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from$399
12:00 — 11:40
+1 day
12:00 — 15:47 NK1686 Spirit Airlines
Chicago — Orlando
55m stop
16:42 — 19:27 NK206 Spirit Airlines
Orlando — Newark
2h 38m stop
22:05 — 11:40 LX19 SWISS International Air Lines
Newark — Zurich
16h 40m
including layover
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from$399
16:25 — 19:30
+1 day
16:25 — 20:40 NK397 Spirit Airlines
Chicago — Miami
1h 35m stop
22:15 — 13:25 N0624 N0
Miami — Berlin
4h 35m stop
18:00 — 19:30 EW8762 Eurowings AG
Berlin — Zurich
20h 5m
including layover
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from$406
16:57 — 16:15
+1 day
10:11 — 13:29 NK328 Spirit Airlines
Chicago — Newark
2h 45m stop
23:00 — 12:00 BF721 Bluebird Cargo
Newark — Paris
3h stop
15:00 — 16:15 LX639 SWISS International Air Lines
Paris — Zurich
16h 18m
including layover
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from$386
18:30 — 10:10
+2 days
18:30 — 06:40 FI852 Icelandair
Chicago — Reykjavik
1h stop
07:40 — 10:55 FI470 Icelandair
Reykjavik — London
20h 30m stop
07:25 — 10:10 U28471 EasyJet
London — Zurich
32h 40m
including layover
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from$295
18:30 — 08:55
+2 days
18:30 — 06:40 FI852 Icelandair
Chicago — Reykjavik
1h 20m stop
08:00 — 13:10 FI596 Icelandair
Reykjavik — Barcelona
17h 50m stop
07:00 — 08:55 VY6246 Vueling
Barcelona — Zurich
31h 25m
including layover
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from$326
19:15 — 10:10
+2 days
19:15 — 09:05 TP244 TAP Portugal
Chicago — Lisbon
3h 35m stop
12:40 — 15:30 TP1368 TAP Portugal
Lisbon — London
15h 55m stop
07:25 — 10:10 U28471 EasyJet
London — Zurich
31h 55m
including layover
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from$405
19:15 — 20:40
+1 day
19:15 — 09:05 TP244 TAP Portugal
Chicago — Lisbon
1h 50m stop
10:55 — 13:45 TP1034 TAP Portugal
Lisbon — Barcelona
5h stop
18:45 — 20:40 VY6248 Vueling
Barcelona — Zurich
18h 25m
including layover
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from$411
20:25 — 08:55
+2 days
20:25 — 10:15 TP244 TAP Portugal
Chicago — Lisbon
4h 10m stop
14:25 — 17:15 TP1036 TAP Portugal
Lisbon — Barcelona
13h 45m stop
07:00 — 08:55 VY6246 Vueling
Barcelona — Zurich
29h 30m
including layover
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from$411
*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on December 21, 2024

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 00:48 to 22:47 from 7 Chicago airports and arrive 00:48 to 22:47 to 1 Zurich airport. Average flight time is 8h 43m.

  • The fastest flight 8h 40m
  • Average flight time 8h 43m
  • The earliest flight 00:48
  • The latest flight 22:47
  • Distance 4425 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Zurich are january (from 281 $), november (from 289 $), december (from 305 $).

The most expensive months are february (from 319 $), december (from 305 $), november (from 289 $).

What is the lowest airfare Chicago to Zurich?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $281. This airfare is for economy class on one-way NK1680 flight by Spirit Airlines for January 22, 2025 which leaves O'Hare International in Chicago at 07:00 am and arrives at Zurich Zurich at 16:45.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Chicago — Zurich is served by 20 regular airlines and 3 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Air Canada - 100 departures per week at the price of from $ 539 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Aer Lingus airline - from $ 3033.

Direct flights

There are 4 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is LX9 by SWISS International Air Lines takes 8h 40m and the cheapest is NK1680 by Spirit Airlines for $542.

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Connecting Flights

There are 495 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is UA972 by United Airlines takes 10h 10m and the cheapest is NK1680 by Spirit Airlines for $281.

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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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Airplanes

There are flights to Zurich from Chicago by 20 airlines that use 5 aircraft brands. They range from huge modern airplanes to small-sized.

  • Boeing 787-9
    from $513
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  • Airbus A330-300
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  • Airbus A350-900
    from $580
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  • Boeing 737-900
    from $678
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  • Boeing 787
    from $695
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