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Cheap Flights from Cape Town to O'Hare Intl (CPT-ORD)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Cape Town 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 Cape Town to O'Hare Intl

Tue, Nov 4 - Wed, Nov 12
Ethiopian Air Logo
13:50 - 7:40CPT-ORD
25h 50m2 stops
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9:45 - 14:35ORD-CPT
20h 50m1 stop
R14 858Ethiopian Air
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Fri, Nov 21 - Fri, Nov 28
SWISS Logo
9:00 - 16:20CPT-ORD
39h 20m1 stop
SWISS Logo
18:50 - 7:30ORD-CPT
28h 40m1 stop
R15 821SWISS
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Tue, Nov 4 - Wed, Nov 12
United Airlines Logo
20:50 - 12:57CPT-ORD
24h 07m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
12:45 - 18:00ORD-CPT
21h 15m2 stops
R16 028United Airlines
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Fri, Nov 14 - Tue, Dec 2
United Airlines Logo
20:50 - 9:40CPT-ORD
20h 50m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
14:30 - 18:00ORD-CPT
19h 30m1 stop
R16 045United Airlines
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Tue, Nov 25 - Mon, Dec 1
Turkish Airlines Logo
17:15 - 10:05CPT-ORD
24h 50m1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
11:50 - 11:50ORD-CPT
40h 00m1 stop
R17 283Turkish Airlines
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Fri, Nov 14 - Thu, Dec 4
Delta Logo
20:50 - 17:53CPT-ORD
29h 03m2 stops
Delta Logo
13:20 - 19:15ORD-CPT
21h 55m1 stop
R17 679Delta
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Thu, Nov 13 - Thu, Dec 4
Delta Logo
23:10 - 21:27CPT-ORD
30h 17m2 stops
Delta Logo
17:59 - 19:15ORD-CPT
17h 16m1 stop
R17 713Delta
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Mon, Nov 24 - Fri, Nov 28
Turkish Airlines Logo
17:15 - 10:05CPT-ORD
24h 50m1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
20:20 - 11:50ORD-CPT
31h 30m1 stop
R17 799Turkish Airlines
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Fri, Nov 14 - Tue, Dec 2
KLM Logo
23:45 - 20:29CPT-ORD
28h 44m2 stops
KLM Logo
13:23 - 21:55ORD-CPT
24h 32m2 stops
R18 177KLM
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Fri, Nov 14 - Tue, Dec 2
KLM Logo
23:45 - 20:29CPT-ORD
28h 44m2 stops
KLM Logo
13:23 - 21:55ORD-CPT
24h 32m2 stops
R18 194KLM
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Ethiopian Air
Cheapest • from R14 858 (return)
Delta
Best reviews • 7,9 score
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January
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Cheapest return fare
R14 858
Overall average: R17 850
Ethiopian Air
Tue 4/11Wed 12/11
CPT - ORD • 2 stops
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R11 144
Typical prices: R11 900-12949
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Sat 8/11
CPT - ORD • 3 stops
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Cape Town to O'Hare Intl flights

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

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Cape Town to Chicago O'Hare Airport?

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

If you are looking for a flight deal from Cape Town to Chicago O'Hare Airport, look for departures on Mondays and avoid leaving on a Friday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Chicago O'Hare Airport, Saturday is the cheapest day to fly and Friday is the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Cape Town 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 Cape Town 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 Cape Town to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport is January, where tickets cost R16 320 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are April and June, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is R23 285 and R21 324 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Cape Town 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 Cape Town 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 Cape Town to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 20% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 weeks before departure.

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Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flightR11 144
Best time to beat the crowds (14% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (12% more expensive on average)
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FAQs for booking Cape Town to Chicago O'Hare Airport flights

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Cape Town to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport was R648 for a one-way ticket and R864 for a return.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Cape Town to Chicago O'Hare Airport?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Cape Town to Chicago O'Hare Airport?

    SkyTeam, and Star Alliance are the airline alliances operating flights between Cape Town and Chicago O'Hare Airport, with SkyTeam being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Cape Town to Chicago, United Airlines or Ethiopian Air?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Cape Town to Chicago are United Airlines and Ethiopian Air. With an average price for the route of R17 475 and an overall rating of 7,4, United Airlines is the most popular choice. Ethiopian Air is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of R21 307 and an overall rating of 7,2.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Cape Town to Chicago O'Hare Airport?

    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 Cape Town to Chicago O'Hare Airport.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Cape Town to Chicago O'Hare Airport?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Chicago O'Hare Airport from Cape Town 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 Cape Town to Chicago O'Hare Airport?

    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 O'Hare Airport with an airline and back to Cape Town with another airline.

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

    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 O'Hare Airport from Cape Town up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from Cape Town to O'Hare Intl

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Cape Town to Chicago. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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7,9
DeltaOverall score based on 7969 reviews
7,3Food
8,2Boarding
7,9Entertainment
8,5Crew
7,9Comfort
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The crew was not very visible. This might be a good thing for people who wanted to sleep but seemed odd when compared to the Atlantic crossing where they are more present in the cabin. The Food (beef) was not good. Tough and tasteless. Would love to see more choices on a long flight like that.

8,0 ExcellentKathrin, Oct 2025SYD - LAX
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The crew was not very visible. This might be a good thing for people who wanted to sleep but seemed odd when compared to the Atlantic crossing where they are more present in the cabin. The Food (beef) was not good. Tough and tasteless. Would love to see more choices on a long flight like that.

The flight was great. The gate location was way to far away!!!

This was our second flight using the Delta One class of service. Overall, it’s a good product but for me the POD configuration is a bit constrictive. I am an average size male at 5’ 10” height weighing 190 lbs so it’s not a size thing for me. I’d rather have extra wide seats without the POD walls to be honest.

The flight attendant in first class was beyond rude and didn't care at all about her job. AND the gate agent was even worse than the flight attendant for rudeness. She was awful.

Convient flight. Good experience. No complaints other than the food quality seems to have decreased.

Food tray looked like penitentiary food - little effort to make it look appealing (packaging colour and design)

Movie selection was meh. Food was great. Crew as always great. I paid for premium because that’s the only way not to feel like a sardine. That’s how economy should be imo. Sadly passengers have to pay an extra $1000 to get what they should at base price but that’s all airlines. The airline industry in general treats passengers as cargo.

Gate agent rushed to fill hot jetway with crowd so it took over 12 minutes to go from gate to plane. Just like a discount airline Pooly prepared cabin and third time that claim of rough air prevented any cabin service. Friends on a Southwest flight at similar time had service.

My only complaint on any flight is meals but your gnocchi was good. The worst is breakfast. I can’t understand why you don’t just serve something simple like yogurt, fruit and a muffin or cinnamon roll.

Cramped seating for me. Luckily it wasn’t a long flight

They forgot to serve food and the crew was very unfriendly. Never experienced such a bad KLM flight. Usually fly from Toronto. New York was different.

Couldn’t get boarding pass in SLC even with help from a redcoat, so had to find a desk in AMS to get boarding pass. Technical problems so not sure why. Very inconvenient. The KLM app is not as user friendly as most apps. Also had to wait almost an hour on the tarmac for a fuel truck, which caused us to miss a connecting bus in LUX.

The immigration hall in Amsterdam was understaffed, so passport checking was slower than it should be for a major airport. They need to get the automatic readers up and running for non EU passport holders. Waiting in line after a long flight feels a bit abusive.

Over 1 Hr delay. No APU so no AC on ground. Plane was hot during boarding and then they closed the doors over 20 minutes before engine start so interior of plane was steamy hot and stuffy. Could have been helped by opening doors until ready to depart.

First of all we couldn’t check in online, then we learn at the airport we were on stand by for KLM’s mistake of overbooking. The seats were not comfy at all. Our luggage got lost.

Ad experience - been flying many years with them but they are losing out to other carriers with their service and bagage / seating policy. My 2 12-yo kids were not placed with the parent. Absurdity.

KLM remains a quality flag carrier airline which maintains its standards whilst all their competitors are lowering theirs.

The baggage drop-off in Stuttgart is bad: after online check-in you cannot use the automated baggage drop off as indicated on the website. You can use the terminals but have to cue to 1 of three open and slowly working counters to drop the bags. took about 45 minutes wait time.

The service was great. However the lounge only gets passing grade

I appreciate that KLM was proactive in informing me of the 2 hour delay which enabled me to replan my travel. It was a bit stressful not knowing whether my connection from Montreal to Ottawa was happening. But the ground and air crew did a good job at comforting and assuring me.

Excellent experience. Starting with the agent at the Premier bag drop who noticed I was very early for my scheduled flight and offered to rebook me on an earlier flight with my seat preference. She would not let me leave the counter until she knew that all of the changes and new boarding pass showed up on my United app. At the gate, the flight boarded quickly such that we departed early and the flight was smooth. We arrived 20 minutes early at ORD and I was able to be home in time for dinner. One of the best flights I've had.

Salina to travers city was great! But the sept 24 Tranverse city was not! Traverse city to chichago was cancelled, i went to Denver & got to Salina 6 hours later!

See previous note about the passenger in Denver who threw my husband's bag out of the overhead bin in order to maker room for his own. And the flight attendant back up the new passenger.

Could have said yes to a glass of wine 🍷 instead of saying we'll come around in a couple of hours

My flight was delayed about 1 1/2 hours in Chicago, but other then that it was a good flight.

Flight attendant in first class gave poor service (like he didn't want to be there) and food was awful. We sat waiting for gate upon arrival over 45 mins.

Inoperable monitor left no entert for 9 hours. Crew was not helpful Food was awful.

Weather delay in Chicago?. No sense of urgency to make connection in Chicago for our connecting flight that wasn't delayed. Connection was missed.

Overall it was good. I missed my connection but I was put on another flight.

Overall a very poor experience - booked premium economy tickets but due to last minute flight delays , all my itinery went for a toss and had to fly economy class with no access to lounge or any compensation by united airlines to make up for the flight delays . i had expected better experience than that from united.

Very small and cramped aisles and seats. Food was poor but the fresh hot roll and hummus was good. No cans of soda given but they had small bottles of water. Crew was nice and pleasant and kept bathroom clean.

We couldn’t fly to Chicago on our booked flight. The flight was overbooked.

Small seat space for 13 hours flight, they charged for baggage , very bad quality of food,

I was sitting almost in the back, the seats are very tight and there’s no legroom, it’s uncomfortable for a long distance

Absolute worst airline. Charged us $720 to check 4 bags (2 of which were carry-on). Entertainment systems didnt work. And on a 12 hour flight they served 2 meals and never once came around outside of those 2 meals with a beverage or cup of water. Will never fly them again.

Took forever to board. They made announcements without the loudspeaker and since the waiting room was full of screaming kids, no one could hear what they were saying. The business class sleeper seats were designed for tall skinny people. When partially reclined there was nowhere to rest my feet because they did not reach the footrest. and when fully reclined there wasn't room at my sides for my arms. Definitely one of the worst sleeper seats I have ever had.

About an hour delay but we made it to Chicago. I feel that the smaller connecting flights are the ones that cause the delays on the bigger planes that fly international.

Amazing trip! No delays, no broken or lost luggage, and amazing food.

The food we received during the flight was excellent. The service was very friendly. Definitely the best value for the money when flying across the Atlantic.

I use a wheelchair for mobility. Both in my flight from Houston and back to Houston from Istanbul, the Turkish airline staff asked that I claim my wheelchair at the luggage area. On arrival to Istanbul, parts of the wheelchair were in disarray at that time I raised no objection however upon claiming my wheelchair in Houston parts where outright missing. In both occasions, upon arriving in Houston and arriving in Istanbul, I asked multiple times why am made to pick up my wheelchair in the baggage claim rather than at the jet bridge. Getting the wheelchair at the jet bridge minimizes the probability of loosing parts because they can be hopefully reclaimed on the spot. I was told in Houston that a manager turned down my request to claim the wheelchair at the jet bridge in Houston. This is extremely frustrating because a wheelchair is not a set of clean underwear or a toothbrush- this is the way I move. A Turkish Arline staff took my complaint at the luggage claim area in Houston but as of the writing of this review the only contact I have received from the airline is because I initiated a claim rather than her as she told me she would.

My recent experience with ASKY Airlines was disappointing. The check-in process was disorganized, and I was provided with inaccurate information regarding baggage requirements, resulting in unforeseen expenses. Additionally, the ground staff demonstrated a lack of professionalism and appeared insufficiently trained to handle passenger needs effectively. Regrettably, this initial encounter has left me reluctant to consider future travel with the airline.

POSITIVES The hostesses were mostly pleasant, NEGATIVES The full flight wifi was horrible, hardly able to use it. My charger port was not working which made me use my neighbour's port which resulted in an accident which ruined her flight. During dinner, meat ran out when the cart got to us forcing us to eat vegetarian which was not great. We watched everyone around us eating meat. My wifi did not transfer to the second leg of my trip as they promised as they changed the plane. I was thrown off the window seat I booked for the 2nd leg of my journey as they changed planes, all done at my expense. This was not a cheap flight ($2600) which i hurriedly had to book to attend my mother's funeral who passed away suddenly. I was honestly disappointed with the whole saga as I heard Ethiopian Airlines was one of Africa's best.

It was an old aircraft, stiff seats almost wooden chairs with thin cushions. Food was ok.

Traveling with Ethiopian is always a good experience. I also enjoy the stay at skylight hotel in Addis

I had a comfortable seat that makes my trip wonderful. I appreciate the Ethiopia crew, they were very helpful

worst was delayed luggage. could see luggage was still in Singapore but they insist I wait till all luggage are unloaded before filing a report. took 2 days to arrive and I had to collect it myself from the airport

The flight itself was fine. The exception is that my luggage was destroyed, and I filed a claim that I haven't heard from anyone.

Im if Ethiopian can allow customers to use their mileage for in flight connexion it will be great.

United was best airlines I have seen since I got there choose united airlines

It was very bad experience with Ethiopian airlines . The flight was delayed in both ways . On the way coming back one of the crews dropped hot coffee on my whole body and other crew dropped used dirty glasses on top of me . The same crew that dropped hot coffee on me hit me with the food trolley on my knee while I was sleeping . I couldn’t sit properly due to the pain on my knee caused by those irresponsible crews . Very unprofessional airlines

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