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Cheapest return fare
492 €
Typical prices: 527 €-696 €
TAP AIR PORTUGAL
Wed 16.9.Wed 30.9.
ZRH - ORD • 1 stop
Cheapest direct flights
545 €
Typical prices: 541 €-642 €
SWISS, Brussels Airlines
Mon 16.11.Mon 23.11.
ZRH - ORD • Direct
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Cheap Flights from Zurich to O'Hare Intl (ZRH-ORD)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Zurich to O'Hare Intl that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent return flight deals from Zurich to O'Hare Intl

Wed, 16. Sep - Wed, 30. Sep
TAP AIR PORTUGAL Logo
13:50 - 12:40
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ORD
29h 50m
1 stop
TAP AIR PORTUGAL Logo
18:00 - 17:15
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ZRH
16h 15m
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492 €TAP AIR PORTUGAL
Wed, 19. Aug - Fri, 28. Aug
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14:00 - 21:25
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ORD
14h 25m
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19:25 - 7:00
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ZRH
28h 35m
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498 €Icelandair
Wed, 26. Aug - Wed, 9. Sep
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14:00 - 21:25
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ORD
14h 25m
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19:25 - 7:00
ORD
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28h 35m
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501 €Icelandair
Thu, 29. Oct - Thu, 12. Nov
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11:00 - 19:25
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ORD
14h 25m
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15:55 - 19:30
ORD
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20h 35m
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502 €Aer Lingus
Tue, 27. Oct - Tue, 10. Nov
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11:00 - 19:25
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ORD
14h 25m
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15:55 - 10:20
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11h 25m
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503 €Aer Lingus
Wed, 19. Aug - Wed, 2. Sep
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14h 25m
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22:25 - 7:00
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25h 35m
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505 €Icelandair
Mon, 16. Nov - Mon, 23. Nov
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13:10 - 16:20
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ORD
10h 10mdirect
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21:50 - 16:45
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11h 55m
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538 €SWISS
Thu, 14. Jan - Tue, 19. Jan
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538 €SWISS
Wed, 11. Nov - Tue, 17. Nov
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7:05 - 13:10
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13h 05m
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16:10 - 7:55
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8h 45mdirect
539 €United Airlines
Sat, 7. Nov - Mon, 9. Nov
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15h 15m
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539 €United Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Zurich to O'Hare Intl flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Zurich to O'Hare Intl to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

How much is a return flight from Zurich to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport?

This analysis is based on the cheapest return trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Zurich to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport departing in September.

Flight prices are below average for this route right now.

Flights to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport from Zurich usually cost between 518 € and 755 € in September.
The lowest price found in the past 5 days was 492 € on TAP AIR PORTUGAL (16. Sept–30. Sept).

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Zurich to Chicago?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Zurich to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

When flying from Zurich to Chicago, you should consider leaving on a Tuesday and avoid Sundays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Zurich, you’ll find the best rates on Mondays and the most expensive ones on Tuesdays.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Zurich to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Zurich to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Zurich to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport is January, where tickets cost 517 € (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is 901 € and 775 € respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a stopover from Zurich to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport?

The average return price for all direct flights, flights with one stopover, and flights with two stopovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

Yes, flying with a stopover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop stopover the cheapest option at 603 € on average.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Zurich to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Zurich to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Zurich to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 43% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 12 weeks before departure.

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Good to know - Cheap tickets from Zurich to Chicago

Low season

February

Cheapest flight

436 €
Best time to beat the crowds (13% less expensive on average)
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When to book flights from Zurich to O'Hare Intl

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Zurich to O'Hare Intl based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking Zurich to Chicago flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Zurich to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport?

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from Zurich to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport was 436 € for a one-way ticket and 492 € for a return.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Zurich to Chicago?

    When flying out of Zurich you will be using Zurich. You will be landing at Chicago, also known as Chicago O'Hare Intl.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Zurich to Chicago?

    All the following airlines offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Zurich to Chicago flight route: SWISS, United Airlines, Delta, Lufthansa, Air Canada, and Air Caraïbes.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Zurich to Chicago?

    The Boeing 767-300 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Zurich to Chicago flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Zurich to Chicago?

    Star Alliance is the only airline alliance operating flights between Zurich and Chicago.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Zurich to Chicago?

    There are direct flights from Zurich to Chicago on a daily basis.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Zurich to Chicago, SWISS or United Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Zurich to Chicago are SWISS and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of 633 € and an overall rating of 7,5, SWISS is the most popular choice. United Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of 577 € and an overall rating of 7,4.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Zurich to Chicago?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Zurich to Chicago.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Zurich to Chicago?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Chicago from Zurich is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Zurich to Chicago?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly to Chicago with an airline and back to Zurich with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Zurich to Chicago?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Chicago from Zurich up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Zurich to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for 550 € or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Zurich to Chicago O'Hare Intl?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from Zurich to Chicago O'Hare Intl.
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Direct departures

Zurich to Chicago O'Hare Intl

Monday

SWISS,United Airlines

SWISS,United Airlines

Tuesday

SWISS,United Airlines

SWISS,United Airlines

Wednesday

SWISS,United Airlines

SWISS,United Airlines

Thursday

SWISS,United Airlines

SWISS,United Airlines

Friday

SWISS,United Airlines

SWISS,United Airlines

Saturday

SWISS,United Airlines

SWISS,United Airlines

Sunday

SWISS,United Airlines

SWISS,United Airlines

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Direct returns

Chicago O'Hare Intl to Zurich

Monday

SWISS,United Airlines

SWISS,United Airlines

Tuesday

SWISS,United Airlines

SWISS,United Airlines

Wednesday

SWISS,United Airlines

SWISS,United Airlines

Thursday

SWISS,United Airlines

SWISS,United Airlines

Friday

SWISS,United Airlines

SWISS,United Airlines

Saturday

SWISS,United Airlines

SWISS,United Airlines

Sunday

SWISS,United Airlines

SWISS,United Airlines

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Reviews of the top 3 airlines flying from Zurich to O'Hare Intl

 
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SWISSOverall score based on 2019 reviews
7,4Comfort
7,7Boarding
8,3Crew
6,8Entertainment
7,1Food
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I have no Comment. Super clean, Fantastic Crew, Food was delicious. Also wanted to add the Zurich Airport. Super nice people everything is in order super clean.

10,0 ExcellentVedat, Jul 2026
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I have no Comment. Super clean, Fantastic Crew, Food was delicious. Also wanted to add the Zurich Airport. Super nice people everything is in order super clean.

I like it very much it was a good experience with an excellent service

The boarding of this flight was total chaos. For some reason, all passengers had to stand in a lengthy line at the gate to have our passports checked for the FOURTH time. No reason was offered for the necessity of the fourth re-check, and when we got to the end of the line, the check was perfunctory. There was little to no crowd control at the gate and in some cases, tempers were flaring. On the other hand, once we got on board, everything about this flight from start to finish, especially the quality of the food and the service, was probably the best I have ever experienced..

The seat and leg room is small on the 2 seated row. Otherwise, very good crew and service.

The meal was wonderful and strawberry ice cream was a plus.

I haven't flown Swiss in a long time. I was disappointed that after paying $14,907 for 3 business class seats, we still had to pay another $200 for a single business class seat. All the window seats used to be single seats. Now it's every other one and if you want a single seat it's extra. Also, The double seats do not have pods or any privacy. We landed in Chicago after a long 10 hour flight and our connecting flight was on United. Because we do not have status on Swiss, we were not allowed to use the United lounge, even with business class seats. My father is on crutches and we had a 4 hour layover. No lounge was also disappointing. All of my status is on British Airways so I will go back to flying BA. We flew Swiss because my father did not want to go through Heathrow. On a positive, the crew were super nice and accommodating for my father who had recently had hip replacement surgery. Food was okay. I"m not a good person to critique the food, I never like airplane food.

-Swiss airlines online check in app crashed multiple times -Zurich airport does not have very many bathrooms accessible to people with disabilities - closest disability accessible bathroom to departure gate was 1/4 mile away.

Great food - movie selection was good. Plane was a few minutes late but got to destination on time.

It was great! Friendly crew. Good food and service. Great snacks. But one of our luggage did not come to Chicago. Stood at carrousel until the end waiting for our bag and it wasn’t there. Then we had to rush very fast to catch our connecting flight to Cleveland and almost missed it

The two meals were plentiful and excellent. The drinks were continuous. Thanks, Crew very polite; however a bit "hazard" at the end as they were rushing us off; to prepare for the cleaning team and next flight. Baggage from Berlin was delayed; however through the apps etc; they kept me aware and informed.(.did receive my baggage about 36 hours after my flight arrival). Good experience; thank you.

Gluten free snack options and meals that offer both gluten free and dairy free.

Not a bad flight but a long delay boarding and taking off due to the pilot not arriving on time.

I would have preferred a flight voucher and to hop on a different flight. Delayed over 6 hours.

I almost missed my connection in Chicago due to having to wait on a gate to be open I am assuming. Having to run from E terminal to C terminal and I barely made it there before they closed the door. This may not be the actual airline's fault it's crazy how there is so little time between flight especially when they are placed so far apart in the airport.

The Wi-Fi did not work, so you weren't able to watch entertainment on your own device. They did not have wired headphones so you couldn't watch it on the in-seat entertainment screen either. There was plenty of time to do a drink and snag service but the flight attendants chose not to.

Great experience, boarding was fast and efficient, so much so that we arrived to Chicago very early

The flight did not have its customary snacks during the flight. Apparently they were never loaded on the plane.

The seats on this flight weren’t as comfortable as we had expected. Even leaned back these seats left us feeling crappy in our backs. Also we had to use our own tablets for movies, but nothing in the seats in front of us to hold the tablets up.

Flight crew was super friendly and helpful. Food was frequent and honestly pretty good. Plenty of on-board entertainment. Economy seats are super cramped for such a long flight, but the crew allowed people to get up and stretch, and kids could wander with their parents, so we all made it work. Overall a very good experience.

The flight and staff was very good However: we could not check in using the website. We got the reminders and updated information but could not check in on either flight. And we did have the United App. Also just a tip for fellow travelers - going through customs in Chicago Ohare Airport it terrible.

The ticket was reserved in my name but not paid for by underpricer. Alaska airlines was unable to issue my ticket (could not connect the ticket with the PNR) due to an error with underpricer and I spent the better part of 2 hours at the ticket counter trying to rectify.

Terrible way of boarding in Reykjavik. Seats comfortable. Meal was good.

Unlike my prior three connections on this latest journey, this flight was fairly good. Only issue was boarding as it was once again one of those Icelandic issues of bunch up, walk in the rain to a bus that then has you run up three flights of stairs to board the plain. I was in Saga class but the bus scramble eliminates any chance you get on first and have to then find a place to squeeze your carry on into an overhead that the people in economy populate so they can grab it on their way out up front. But unlike other Icelandic flights this journey I did find more the of the business class like accommodations then the other air segments. This one found a pillow and blanket waiting for me and I actually received a small cup of sparkling wine and had a bottle of water in place. Service was attentive and the flight departed and arrived on time. Received a menu and had choices of a hot or cold meal. I choose the hot which was cod and it was good. Decent size portion, salad and a choice of dinner rolls. Beverage menu was a selection of wines, beer and soft drinks. Desert was a small Tiramisu. Overall the six hour flight was a good experience for the price point.

We paid for saga class, which is the business class for international. My seat was broken and did not recline and my monitor for in-flight entertainment was broken.

The flight itself was fine, even with a one-hour delay leaving on the Reykjavik tarmac (the lost time was made up during flight). Our experience at the Reykjavik airport on arrival was terrible due mostly to the one hour it took for passport control. Only two stations were open for our category, and the room was full with a huge crowd.

At least one soda free, felt like I was nickeled to death.

Comfort of seats is not good. Like sitting on a rock for 6 hours. Also no in flight food and limited beverages unless you pay is not nice. Need flight to be dark during the “night” but attendants don’t ask for shades to be lowered..

Good. Lacking overhead bin space. No food offered but you can order online or in flight and pay for snacks.

We had to be bussed to the plane. And it was raining. Not a pleasant experience.

I just flew with Icelandair last week and the experience was horrible before the flight. The flight experience was good. The problem was the situation I faced with them prior to the flight. I bought the flight Geneva to Reykjavik in December 2023. I paid more expensive than the other routes because I wanted a direct flight. In April 2024, they cancelled the flight and rebooked me with ITA Airways and Icelandair. So, it became ITA Airways from Geneva to Rome and Icelandair from Rome to Reykjavik. Two days before, I called them because I could not check in with ITA Airways. They told me my flight was rescheduled only from Rome to Reykjavik. I said I lived in Geneva, and this change did not make sense. They told me they should have offered to me the closest airport and the refund. The person speaking with me had no idea what to do and said they would call later with a solution. Finally, they called and said Rome was the only way. I told them that was absurd and that they should pay for my Geneva to Rome flight. They even lied, saying there were not more seats with ITA Airways, which was a lie since I saw that I could buy tickets yet. They did not want to take the cost. Finally, I remembered she said they should reschedule with the closest airport, and I told her that was Zurich. They rescheduled me, but I had to pay for train tickets from Geneva to Zurich and Zurich to Geneva. Terrible experience. Terrible customer service. It was the worst airline I ever had the bad luck of buying a ticket.

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