What are the cheapest airlines to fly from Australia to Chicago one-way?

To fly one-way, consider booking your trip with Qantas Airways, which is currently one of the cheapest options available, starting at $700. United Airlines flights start at $1,319 while deals on Cathay Pacific start at $1,358 one-way. Find deals

What are the most popular routes from Australia to Chicago?

Most travellers choose Melbourne - Chicago O'Hare Intl, Sydney Kingsford Smith - Chicago O'Hare Intl or Sydney Kingsford Smith - Chicago Midway when deciding on the best route from Australia to Chicago. Find deals

What are the most popular airlines that fly from Australia to Chicago?

American Airlines, Air Canada and Cathay Pacific are the most popular airlines when flying from Australia to Chicago.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Australia to Chicago?

To save on the cost of your flight from Australia to Chicago, book at least 38 days before your planned departure. Booking around this time can save you about 56% on the cost of this flight compared to booking a flight leaving this week. We have found prices from $1,759 if you need a flight within two weeks. For flights within the next 72 hours, you can find tickets from as low as $2,088.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Australia to Chicago?

Due to multiple factors, expect to potentially pay more when booking in December. For low rates, February can be a great choice for travel to Chicago. Flights to Chicago from Australia in February are about $1,849 on average during February, but can be found for as low as $1,078.

Can I find deals for flights from Australia to Chicago that include hotel bookings?

Yes. In addition to deals on Australia to Chicago flights, Cheapflights offers holiday packages that include both flights and hotel.

How can I find direct flights from Australia to Chicago?

After entering your origin and destination, apply the non-stop filter on the search result page to find direct flights from Australia to Chicago.

Can I find deals for business class flights from Australia to Chicago?

Yes. Cheapflights offers flight deals from Australia to Chicago by cabin class. In addition to browsing deals, you can also filter by cabin class on the search results page after making a search.

$1,825+ Flights from Australia to Chicago

Cheap flight deals from Australia to Chicago

Round-trip from	$1,045
One-way from	$662

Qantas Airways
10/3-17/3
2 total stops
78h 23m total
Australia to Chicago

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6/3
2 total stops
33h 51m total
Australia to Chicago

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Cheapest flights from Australia to Chicago
Explore the most affordable flight options available from Australia to Chicago. Find the lowest fares from popular airlines and budget airlines, with prices last updated on 27 January 2025.

Mon 10/322:00BNE - ORD

1 stop36h 43mQantas Airways

Mon 17/320:20ORD - BNE

1 stop41h 40mQantas Airways

Deal found 26/1$1,045

Thu 6/322:00BNE - ORD

1 stop23h 04mMultiple Airlines

Mon 17/308:15ORD - BNE

1 stop29h 45mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 26/1$1,110

Tue 4/311:15SYD - ORD

1 stop25h 18mQantas Airways

Tue 18/320:20ORD - SYD

1 stop20h 40mQantas Airways

Deal found 26/1$1,121

Sat 8/306:20SYD - ORD

2 stops23h 01mMultiple Airlines

Sat 29/317:10ORD - SYD

1 stop22h 55mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 26/1$1,293

Tue 4/306:15ADL - ORD

2 stops26h 02mMultiple Airlines

Tue 11/320:20ORD - ADL

2 stops28h 50mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 27/1$1,501

Wed 2/406:30MEL - ORD

2 stops25h 25mQantas Airways

Thu 26/611:55ORD - MEL

2 stops31h 10mQantas Airways

Deal found 26/1$1,551

Thu 6/306:00MEL - ORD

3 stops34h 06mMultiple Airlines

Wed 19/310:01ORD - MEL

2 stops34h 14mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 26/1$1,561

Thu 13/211:20SYD - ORD

3 stops37h 37mAir Canada

Mon 3/307:20ORD - SYD

2 stops33h 15mAir Canada

Deal found 27/1$1,702

Sat 1/322:35BNE - ORD

1 stop37h 00mEVA Air

Thu 13/300:30ORD - BNE

1 stop28h 50mEVA Air

Deal found 26/1$1,711

Wed 12/309:40BNE - ORD

2 stops25h 15mAir Canada

Wed 19/308:47ORD - BNE

2 stops31h 53mAir Canada

Deal found 26/1$1,765

Thu 20/305:25PER - ORD

2 stops31h 34mQantas Airways

Thu 27/315:16ORD - PER

2 stops31h 54mQantas Airways

Deal found 27/1$1,950

Thu 13/313:00PER - ORD

2 stops29h 04mMultiple Airlines

Thu 20/320:20ORD - PER

2 stops27h 05mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 26/1$1,960

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Mon 10/322:00BNE - ORD

1 stop36h 43mQantas Airways

Mon 17/320:20ORD - BNE

1 stop41h 40mQantas Airways

Deal found 26/1$1,045

Thu 6/322:00BNE - ORD

1 stop23h 04mMultiple Airlines

Mon 17/308:15ORD - BNE

1 stop29h 45mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 26/1$1,110

Thu 13/211:20SYD - ORD

3 stops37h 37mAir Canada

Mon 3/307:20ORD - SYD

2 stops33h 15mAir Canada

Deal found 27/1$1,702

Sat 1/322:35BNE - ORD

1 stop37h 00mEVA Air

Thu 13/300:30ORD - BNE

1 stop28h 50mEVA Air

Deal found 26/1$1,711

Thu 26/610:55MEL - ORD

1 stop33h 09mUnited Airlines

Wed 16/706:00ORD - MEL

1 stop35h 15mUnited Airlines

Deal found 27/1$2,069

Sun 9/300:10BNE - ORD

1 stop28h 50mCathay Pacific

Mon 17/315:40ORD - BNE

2 stops33h 05mCathay Pacific

Deal found 26/1$2,105

Wed 19/310:05SYD - MDW

2 stops23h 57mDelta

Wed 24/913:05MDW - SYD

2 stops26h 30mDelta

Deal found 26/1$2,110

Thu 20/321:00SYD - ORD

2 stops38h 35mTurkish Airlines

Fri 26/919:50ORD - SYD

2 stops32h 20mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 26/1$2,183

Wed 19/301:10PER - ORD

2 stops30h 06mSingapore Airlines

Thu 27/318:56ORD - PER

2 stops45h 14mSingapore Airlines

Deal found 27/1$2,185

Tue 4/311:15SYD - ORD

1 stop25h 18mQantas Airways

Tue 18/320:20ORD - SYD

1 stop20h 40mQantas Airways

Deal found 26/1$1,121

Tue 27/508:40BNE - ORD

1 stop40h 00mKorean Air

Fri 13/612:30ORD - BNE

1 stop27h 15mKorean Air

Deal found 27/1$2,384

Tue 4/322:00ADL - ORD

1 stop33h 00mQatar Airways

Tue 11/317:15ORD - ADL

2 stops32h 20mQatar Airways

Deal found 27/1$2,438

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Wed 29/111:20SYD - ORD

1 stop24h 35mUnited Airlines

Wed 29/121:05ORD - SYD

2 stops40h 55mUnited Airlines

Deal found 27/1$2,769

Fri 31/111:15SYD - ORD

1 stop19h 34mMultiple Airlines

Sun 16/208:50ORD - SYD

1 stop31h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 27/1$1,205

Wed 12/200:45MEL - ORD

1 stop29h 15mCathay Pacific

Tue 25/214:40ORD - MEL

1 stop28h 50mCathay Pacific

Deal found 27/1$2,115

Thu 13/210:30MEL - ORD

3 stops35h 58mMultiple Airlines

Tue 25/211:35ORD - MEL

2 stops31h 40mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 27/1$1,588

Thu 13/206:45MEL - ORD

2 stops24h 16mQantas Airways

Tue 25/214:13ORD - MEL

2 stops27h 07mQantas Airways

Deal found 27/1$1,608

Thu 13/211:20SYD - ORD

3 stops37h 37mAir Canada

Mon 3/307:20ORD - SYD

2 stops33h 15mAir Canada

Deal found 27/1$1,702

Mon 24/211:15SYD - ORD

1 stop29h 42mQantas Airways

Mon 3/308:50ORD - SYD

1 stop31h 10mQantas Airways

Deal found 27/1$1,148

Mon 24/214:15SYD - MDW

2 stops25h 05mDelta

Mon 3/314:08MDW - SYD

2 stops25h 27mDelta

Deal found 27/1$2,558

Wed 26/200:10BNE - ORD

1 stop28h 50mCathay Pacific

Wed 5/314:40ORD - BNE

1 stop27h 15mCathay Pacific

Deal found 26/1$2,025

Thu 27/222:00BNE - ORD

1 stop23h 28mMultiple Airlines

Wed 5/310:48ORD - BNE

2 stops31h 32mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 26/1$1,545

Thu 27/210:45BNE - ORD

2 stops24h 52mAir Canada

Wed 5/315:40ORD - BNE

2 stops33h 15mAir Canada

Deal found 26/1$1,968

Thu 27/209:40BNE - ORD

1 stop19h 19mQantas Airways

Wed 5/316:55ORD - BNE

1 stop21h 20mQantas Airways

Deal found 26/1$2,679

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Thu 6/306:15SYD - ORD

2 stops33h 51mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 25/1$662

Fri 31/117:25SYD - ORD

1 stop39h 34mQantas Airways

Deal found 26/1$700

Sun 23/323:55MEL - ORD

2 stops45h 58mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 26/1$820

Thu 13/314:00SYD - MDW

3 stops31h 31mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 27/1$879

Fri 18/423:55BNE - ORD

3 stops37h 50mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 26/1$948

Fri 18/420:45BNE - ORD

2 stops42h 14mQantas Airways

Deal found 26/1$961

Tue 15/717:20MEL - ORD

2 stops37h 35mQantas Airways

Deal found 26/1$961

Tue 15/709:05PER - ORD

2 stops28h 13mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 27/1$1,141

Mon 14/710:55MEL - ORD

1 stop26h 42mUnited Airlines

Deal found 26/1$1,319

Tue 25/208:45SYD - ORD

1 stop45h 15mCathay Pacific

Deal found 26/1$1,358

Thu 13/310:25SYD - ORD

3 stops37h 32mAir Canada

Deal found 27/1$1,393

Mon 21/410:45BNE - ORD

1 stop23h 49mUnited Airlines

Deal found 26/1$1,472

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Depart

Return

Price

BrisbaneChicago

BNE - ORD

BNEORD

Brisbane

Sat 1/3

09:40-14:19

1 stop20h 39m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Fri 14/3

15:16-05:00

1 stop22h 44m

$1,054

BrisbaneChicago

BNE - ORD

BNEORD

Brisbane

Thu 6/3

22:00-05:04

1 stop23h 04m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Mon 17/3

08:15-05:00

1 stop29h 45m

$1,110

SydneyChicago

SYD - ORD

SYDORD

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Tue 4/3

11:15-19:33

1 stop25h 18m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Tue 18/3

20:20-09:00

1 stop20h 40m

$1,121

SydneyChicago

SYD - ORD

SYDORD

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Sat 8/3

06:20-12:21

2 stops23h 01m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Sat 29/3

17:10-08:05

1 stop22h 55m

$1,293

AdelaideChicago

ADL - ORD

ADLORD

Adelaide

Tue 4/3

06:15-15:47

2 stops26h 02m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Tue 11/3

20:20-16:40

2 stops28h 50m

$1,501

MelbourneChicago

MEL - ORD

MELORD

Melbourne

Wed 2/4

06:30-15:55

2 stops25h 25m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Thu 26/6

11:55-10:05

2 stops31h 10m

$1,551

MelbourneChicago

MEL - ORD

MELORD

Melbourne

Thu 6/3

06:00-23:06

3 stops34h 06m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Wed 19/3

10:01-12:15

2 stops34h 14m

$1,561

AdelaideChicago

ADL - ORD

ADLORD

Adelaide

Mon 10/3

12:55-23:59

2 stops26h 34m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Tue 18/3

17:10-11:00

2 stops26h 20m

$1,665

SydneyChicago

SYD - ORD

SYDORD

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Thu 13/2

11:20-07:57

3 stops37h 37m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Mon 3/3

07:20-09:35

2 stops33h 15m

$1,702

BrisbaneChicago

BNE - ORD

BNEORD

Brisbane

Sat 1/3

22:35-19:35

1 stop37h 00m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Thu 13/3

00:30-20:20

1 stop28h 50m

$1,711

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Rainfall in Chicago by month

In terms of precipitation, rainfall in Chicago ranges from 43.0 - 125.0 inches per month. August is typically the wettest month, when rainfall can reach 125.0 mm. January is typically the driest time to visit Chicago when rainfall is around 43.0 mm.

Temperature in Chicago by month

If weather is an important factor for your trip to Chicago, use this chart to help with planning. For those seeking warmer temperatures, July is the ideal time of year to visit, when temperatures reach an average of 23.0 C. Travellers hoping to avoid the cold should look outside of January, when temperatures are typically at their lowest (around -5.0 C).

Reviews of airlines servicing Chicago

Read through reviews of airlines operating flights from Australia to Chicago, such as Qantas Airways, Emirates and Air Canada. Users have also rated airlines in terms of entertainment options, comfort, food, crew/service, and boarding process.

Air Tahiti Nui

8.7

Very Good

61 reviews

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1 / 2

Les sièges sont étroits, je mesure 1,77 m, les passants dans le couloirs notamment l'équipage n'arrêtaient pas de me cogner. nous étions en économie. l'équipage est au top. C'est le confort qui était négatif pour nous.

Air Tahiti Nui

8.7

Very Good

61 reviews

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8.7

Very Good

61 reviews

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1 / 2

Korean Air

8.5

Very Good

1,036 reviews

Air Tahiti Nui

8.7

Very Good

61 reviews

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1 / 2

EVA Air

8.4

Very Good

1,243 reviews

Air Tahiti Nui

8.7

Very Good

61 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 2

ANA

8.4

Very Good

846 reviews

Air Tahiti Nui

8.7

Very Good

61 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 2

Japan Airlines

8.3

Very Good

1,445 reviews

Air Tahiti Nui

8.7

Very Good

61 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 2

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What are the cheapest airlines to fly from Australia to Chicago one-way?
To fly one-way, consider booking your trip with Qantas Airways, which is currently one of the cheapest options available, starting at $700. United Airlines flights start at $1,319 while deals on Cathay Pacific start at $1,358 one-way.
What are the most popular routes from Australia to Chicago?
Most travellers choose Melbourne - Chicago O'Hare Intl, Sydney Kingsford Smith - Chicago O'Hare Intl or Sydney Kingsford Smith - Chicago Midway when deciding on the best route from Australia to Chicago.
Can I find deals for flights from Australia to Chicago that include hotel bookings?
Yes. In addition to deals on Australia to Chicago flights, Cheapflights offers holiday packages that include both flights and hotel.
How can I find direct flights from Australia to Chicago?
After entering your origin and destination, apply the non-stop filter on the search result page to find direct flights from Australia to Chicago.
Can I find deals for business class flights from Australia to Chicago?
Yes. Cheapflights offers flight deals from Australia to Chicago by cabin class. In addition to browsing deals, you can also filter by cabin class on the search results page after making a search.

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Top 10 airlines flying from Australia to Chicago

Airline	Cheapest	Average	Flexibility	On-time
Qantas Airways	Cheapest$1,079	Average$2,146	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time74%	Search Qantas Airways flights
American Airlines	Cheapest$1,173	Average$1,887	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time71%	Search American Airlines flights
Air Canada	Cheapest$1,407	Average$2,073	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time67%	Search Air Canada flights
Air New Zealand	Cheapest$1,422	Average$1,843	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time78%	Search Air New Zealand flights
ANA	Cheapest$1,551	Average$2,125	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time80%	Search ANA flights
United Airlines	Cheapest$1,562	Average$2,423	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time69%	Search United Airlines flights
EVA Air	Cheapest$1,591	Average$1,744	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time74%	Search EVA Air flights
Virgin Australia	Cheapest$1,757	Average$2,828	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time80%	Search Virgin Australia flights
Delta	Cheapest$1,851	Average$1,984	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-timeN/A	Search Delta flights
Cathay Pacific	Cheapest$1,899	Average$2,368	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time72%	Search Cathay Pacific flights

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