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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 727 connecting flights from Johannesburg to Chicago. You can compare airfare deals from 30 airlines and multiple travel sites from $617, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out JNB-CHI flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

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Best Flights from Johannesburg to Chicago Today

Take a look at the list of non stop flights and flights with layovers from Johannesburg to Chicago with the lowest price of $617. Take a look at the list of flights with layovers from Johannesburg to Chicago from $617. There’re no direct flights. The fastest connecting flight – 20h 18m.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Duration	Airline	Flight
from $617 Find flight	13:55 Johannesburg OR Tambo International	15:05+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	32h 10m layover 8h 45m - Doha	Qatar Airways	QR1364 QR725
from $664 Find flight	09:50 Johannesburg OR Tambo International	08:45+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	29h 55m layover 7h 10m - Abu Dhabi	Etihad Airways	EY748 EY9
from $705 Find flight	17:50 Johannesburg OR Tambo International	09:40+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	22h 50m layover 1h 55m - Istanbul	Turkish Airlines	TK39 TK185
from $647 Find flight	17:00 Johannesburg OR Tambo International	19:17+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	33h 17m layover 1h 30m - Nairobi 10h 0m - New York	Kenya Airways	KQ763 KQ2 NK918
from $664 Find flight	09:50 Johannesburg OR Tambo International	23:10+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	44h 20m layover 6h 50m - Abu Dhabi 12h 33m - Newark	Etihad Airways	EY748 EY1 NK329
from $676 Find flight	12:10 Johannesburg OR Tambo International	19:17+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	38h 7m layover 6h 20m - Nairobi 10h 0m - New York	Kenya Airways	KQ761 KQ2 NK918
from $681 Find flight	12:10 Johannesburg OR Tambo International	23:10+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	42h 0m layover 6h 20m - Nairobi 13h 58m - Newark	Kenya Airways	KQ761 KQ2 NK329
from $681 Find flight	01:15 Johannesburg OR Tambo International	23:10+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	52h 55m layover 17h 15m - Nairobi 13h 58m - Newark	Kenya Airways	KQ765 KQ2 NK329
from $703 Find flight	01:15 Johannesburg OR Tambo International	19:17+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	49h 2m layover 17h 15m - Nairobi 10h 0m - New York	Kenya Airways	KQ765 KQ2 NK918
from $739 Find flight	10:25 Johannesburg OR Tambo International	09:40+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	30h 15m layover 3h 10m - Durban 1h 50m - Istanbul	Safair (FlySafair)	FA661 TK43 TK185
from $739 Find flight	10:10 Johannesburg OR Tambo International	09:40+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	30h 30m layover 3h 25m - Durban 1h 50m - Istanbul	Safair (FlySafair)	FA452 TK43 TK185
from $743 Find flight	08:25 Johannesburg OR Tambo International	09:40+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	32h 15m layover 5h 10m - Durban 1h 50m - Istanbul	Safair (FlySafair)	FA412 TK43 TK185
from $743 Find flight	08:00 Johannesburg OR Tambo International	09:40+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	32h 40m layover 5h 35m - Durban 1h 50m - Istanbul	Safair (FlySafair)	FA282 TK43 TK185
from $743 Find flight	07:20 Johannesburg OR Tambo International	09:40+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	33h 20m layover 6h 15m - Durban 1h 50m - Istanbul	Safair (FlySafair)	FA276 TK43 TK185
from $743 Find flight	06:45 Johannesburg OR Tambo International	09:40+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	33h 55m layover 6h 50m - Durban 1h 50m - Istanbul	Safair (FlySafair)	FA260 TK43 TK185
from $743 Find flight	06:40 Johannesburg OR Tambo International	09:40+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	34h 0m layover 6h 55m - Durban 1h 50m - Istanbul	Safair (FlySafair)	FA450 TK43 TK185

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on July 12, 2025

Flight Schedule Johannesburg to Chicago (Illinois)

Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from Johannesburg to Chicago. 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
08:20 — 08:15 +1 day	08:20 — 14:45 ET848 Ethiopian Airlines Johannesburg — Addis Ababa 7h 55m stop 22:40 — 07:40 ET574 Ethiopian Airlines Addis Ababa — Chicago	30h 55m including layover	Find flight from$780
09:50 — 08:45 +1 day	09:55 — 19:45 EY748 Etihad Airways Johannesburg — Abu Dhabi 7h 10m stop 03:20 — 08:25 EY9 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi — Chicago	29h 55m including layover	Find flight from$664
10:05 — 15:45 +1 day	10:05 — 20:15 EK768 Emirates Johannesburg — Dubai 13h 40m stop 09:55 — 15:45 EK235 Emirates Dubai — Chicago	36h 40m including layover	Find flight from$896
11:20 — 14:25 +1 day	11:20 — 06:30 CX748 Cathay Pacific Johannesburg — Hong Kong 6h 10m stop 12:40 — 14:25 CX806 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong — Chicago	34h 5m including layover	Find flight from$888
13:25 — 15:45 +1 day	13:25 — 23:45 EK762 Emirates Johannesburg — Dubai 10h 15m stop 09:45 — 14:55 EK235 Emirates Dubai — Chicago	33h 20m including layover	Find flight from$896
13:55 — 15:05 +1 day	12:45 — 22:10 QR1364 Qatar Airways Johannesburg — Doha 8h 45m stop 08:00 — 14:30 QR725 Qatar Airways Doha — Chicago	32h 10m including layover	Find flight from$617
14:30 — 08:15 +1 day	14:35 — 20:50 ET808 Ethiopian Airlines Johannesburg — Addis Ababa 1h 55m stop 22:40 — 07:40 ET574 Ethiopian Airlines Addis Ababa — Chicago	24h 45m including layover	Find flight from$780
17:50 — 09:40 +1 day	17:50 — 04:35 TK39 Turkish Airlines Johannesburg — Istanbul 1h 55m stop 06:30 — 09:40 TK185 Turkish Airlines Istanbul — Chicago	22h 50m including layover	Find flight from$705
17:50 — 17:55 +1 day	17:50 — 04:35 TK39 Turkish Airlines Johannesburg — Istanbul 9h 50m stop 14:25 — 17:55 TK5 Turkish Airlines Istanbul — Chicago	31h 5m including layover	Find flight from$705
19:10 — 15:45 +1 day	18:50 — 05:05 EK764 Emirates Johannesburg — Dubai 4h 30m stop 09:45 — 14:55 EK235 Emirates Dubai — Chicago	27h 35m including layover	Find flight from$896
19:25 — 13:50 +1 day	19:25 — 05:35 BA56 British Airways Johannesburg — London 5h 30m stop 11:05 — 13:50 BA295 British Airways London — Chicago	25h 25m including layover	Find flight from$925
20:25 — 15:05 +1 day	19:45 — 05:10 QR1378 Qatar Airways Johannesburg — Doha 2h 15m stop 08:00 — 14:30 QR725 Qatar Airways Doha — Chicago	25h 40m including layover	Find flight from$760
20:40 — 13:50 +1 day	20:40 — 06:45 VS450 Virgin Atlantic Airways Johannesburg — London 4h 20m stop 11:05 — 13:50 BA295 British Airways London — Chicago	24h 10m including layover	Find flight from$1204
21:15 — 13:50 +1 day	21:15 — 06:45 BA54 British Airways Johannesburg — London 3h 35m stop 11:00 — 13:55 BA295 British Airways London — Chicago	23h 35m including layover	Find flight from$925
21:15 — 15:55 +1 day	21:15 — 07:30 BA54 British Airways Johannesburg — London 5h 40m stop 13:10 — 15:55 BA299 British Airways London — Chicago	25h 40m including layover	Find flight from$925
22:20 — 15:45 +1 day	22:20 — 08:15 EK766 Emirates Johannesburg — Dubai 1h 35m stop 09:45 — 14:55 EK235 Emirates Dubai — Chicago	24h 25m including layover	Find flight from$896
22:50 — 08:15 +2 days	23:00 — 05:25 ET858 Ethiopian Airlines Johannesburg — Addis Ababa 17h 15m stop 22:40 — 07:40 ET574 Ethiopian Airlines Addis Ababa — Chicago	40h 25m including layover	Find flight from$934

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on July 12, 2025

Flight Information

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

Distance between Johannesburg and Chicago is 13995 miles. Time difference between the cities is 8h. Airplanes depart 01:15 to 23:45 from 5 Johannesburg airports and arrive 01:15 to 23:45 to 7 Chicago airports. Average flight time is 32h.

The fastest flight 20h 18m
Average flight time 32h
The earliest flight 01:15
The latest flight 23:45
Distance 8697 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Chicago are october (from 617 $), july (from 664 $), september (from 664 $).

The most expensive months are january (from 877 $), february (from 824 $), december (from 808 $).

What is the lowest airfare Johannesburg to Chicago?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $617. This airfare is for economy class on one-way QR1364 flight by Qatar Airways for October 7, 2025 which leaves OR Tambo International in Johannesburg at 13:55 am and arrives at Chicago O'Hare International at 15:05.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Johannesburg — Chicago is served by 30 regular airlines . Most of the flights on this route are operated by Condor Airlines - 39 departures per week at the price of from $ 5505 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Etihad Airways airline - from $ 6529.

Direct flights

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

Connecting Flights

There are 727 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is UA187 by United Airlines takes 20h 18m and the cheapest is QR1364 by Qatar Airways for $617.

DE - Condor Airlines

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5Z - Bismillah Airlines

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WB - RwandAir

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LX - SWISS International Air Lines

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UA - United Airlines

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SA - South African Airways

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DT - TAAG Angola Airlines

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SK - SAS

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SN - Brussels Airlines

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UR - UTair-Express

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GE - TransAsia Airways Corporation

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UU - Air Austral

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Airports

You can fly from Johannesburg to Chicago from 5 airports (Johannesburg Airport, Rand/Germiston, Lanseria, OR Tambo International, Grand Central).

Johannesburg airports

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Lanseria-HLA

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OR Tambo International-JNB

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Grand Central-GCJ

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Chicago airports

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Airplanes

There are flights to Chicago from Johannesburg by 30 airlines that use 0 aircraft brands. They range from huge modern airplanes to small-sized.

Top International Destinations from Johannesburg

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Johannesburg — New York

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Johannesburg — Atlanta

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Johannesburg — Miami

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Johannesburg — Los Angeles

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Johannesburg — Boston

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Johannesburg — Dallas

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Johannesburg — Chicago

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Johannesburg — San Francisco

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Johannesburg — Denver

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Johannesburg — Houston

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