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Find cheap flights from Chicago O'Hare Airport to Johannesburg from R14 327

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from O'Hare Intl to OR Tambo departing on 28/9. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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Cheap flight deals from O'Hare Intl to OR Tambo (ORD-JNB)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from O'Hare Intl to OR Tambo 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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10:15 - 13:05ORD-JNB
19h 50m1 stop
14:30 - 8:05JNB-ORD
24h 35m2 stops
R14 576Ethiopian Air
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Wed, Sep 18 - Wed, Oct 9
10:15 - 20:00ORD-JNB
26h 45m1 stop
8:20 - 8:05JNB-ORD
30h 45m2 stops
R15 341Ethiopian Air
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Fri, Sep 13 - Sat, Sep 28
10:15 - 20:00ORD-JNB
26h 45m1 stop
14:30 - 8:25JNB-ORD
24h 55m2 stops
R15 628Ethiopian Air
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Wed, Oct 9 - Wed, Oct 30
14:18 - 10:15ORD-JNB
36h 57m2 stops
18:55 - 20:11JNB-ORD
32h 16m2 stops
R16 622Virgin Atlantic
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Sun, May 5 - Tue, May 14
14:18 - 10:15ORD-JNB
36h 57m2 stops
18:55 - 20:11JNB-ORD
32h 16m2 stops
R17 579Virgin Atlantic
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Sat, May 4 - Mon, May 13
19:10 - 9:25ORD-JNB
31h 15m1 stop
19:20 - 15:50JNB-ORD
27h 30m1 stop
R18 822British Airways
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Sat, Sep 14 - Sun, Sep 29
21:15 - 9:25ORD-JNB
29h 10m1 stop
19:45 - 19:45JNB-ORD
31h 00m1 stop
R18 841British Airways
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Mon, Oct 7 - Mon, Oct 28
16:04 - 17:45ORD-JNB
18h 41m1 stop
19:00 - 12:55JNB-ORD
24h 55m1 stop
R19 721United Airlines
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Thu, May 9 - Mon, May 20
13:23 - 17:45ORD-JNB
21h 22m2 stops
19:00 - 12:55JNB-ORD
24h 55m1 stop
R19 797United Airlines
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Thu, May 9 - Mon, May 20
16:20 - 21:20ORD-JNB
22h 00m1 stop
23:15 - 14:35JNB-ORD
22h 20m1 stop
R26 071KLM
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Sun, May 19 - Sun, May 26

Flights from O'Hare Intl to OR Tambo - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from O'Hare Intl to OR Tambo 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 Chicago O'Hare Airport to Johannesburg?

The average price of all flights from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
For Chicago O'Hare Airport to Johannesburg, Thursday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Monday is the most expensive. Flying from Johannesburg back to Chicago O'Hare Airport, the best deals are generally found on Thursday, with Saturday being the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport to Johannesburg OR Tambo 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 Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport is November, where tickets cost R18 631 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, where the average cost of tickets is R28 195 and R27 736 respectively.

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

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price on the flight from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport, you should book around 3 days before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 33 days before departure.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Chicago O'Hare Airport to Johannesburg?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
The cheapest return flight ticket from Chicago O'Hare Airport to Johannesburg found by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours was for R14 576 on Ethiopian Air, followed by Virgin Atlantic (R16 622). One-way flight deals have also been found from as low as R14 327 on Etihad Airways and from R14 958 on SWISS.

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February

High season

December

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R14 327
Best time to beat the crowds (26% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (31% more expensive on average)
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When to book flights from O'Hare Intl to OR Tambo

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from O'Hare Intl to OR Tambo 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 Chicago O'Hare Airport to Johannesburg flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport was R749 for a one-way ticket and R762 for a return.

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

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

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

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

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Chicago to Johannesburg are United Airlines and KLM. With an average price for the route of R19 623 and an overall rating of 7,4, United Airlines is the most popular choice. KLM is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of R24 850 and an overall rating of 7,8.

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

    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 Chicago O'Hare Airport to Johannesburg.

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

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

    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 Johannesburg with an airline and back to Chicago O'Hare Airport with another airline.

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

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

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Top 4 airlines serving from O'Hare Intl to OR Tambo

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Chicago to Johannesburg. 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.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from O'Hare Intl to OR Tambo? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7,8
KLMOverall score based on 1632 reviews
7,3entertainment
7,6comfort
7,8boarding
8,4crew
7,3food
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Booked connecting flights with KlM. My serving flight was the furthest part of the airport. On arrival in Zurich. My two cases arrived but only one carry on belong to my son. His three suitcase didn't arrive. After enquiring we discovered they were still in Amsterdam. We landed at 11.12. We eventually left the airport just after one.

8,0 ExcellentAnonymous, Feb 2024ORK - AMS
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Booked connecting flights with KlM. My serving flight was the furthest part of the airport. On arrival in Zurich. My two cases arrived but only one carry on belong to my son. His three suitcase didn't arrive. After enquiring we discovered they were still in Amsterdam. We landed at 11.12. We eventually left the airport just after one.

Seats are fair enough for medium tall people. Good food all the trip. Fight attendances are warm

Overall a good experience. We were disappointed when we had to check our carry on due to the plane being full. KLM hadn’t notified us and we had valuable items in the carry on but they still made us check it. Some of the food was great and some was mediocre. Crew is really kind and funny.

The flight itself it was great nice food the crew were very nice and helpful, Checking in from Birmingham wasn't great long queues for bag dropped, And I had my hand luggage case taken away from me even though I requested to have it with me as I had breakables items. I was told I can not because of the length of the flight with no explanation at all no options was given for me to take my fragile items out of my case it was taken away with hold buggage I find the staff member who was checking me in very unpleasant !! Can we please be advise if the rules have changed about the the carry on hand luggage it will be easier to be advise on booking your tickect if we not allowed to take the hand luggage with me. Overall I had a good flight .

The plane was clean and the staff was friendly. Food and drinks as expected on international flights. The entertainment system was old style, with a pullout controller, and selections not as extensive as on other flights.

The food quality is poor. The staff are very friendly and accommodating. The entertainment program was limited. I experienced a delay of 30 minutes due to two issues. Passenger luggage had to be removed and there was a technical issue with the stairs not detaching from the aircraft. The pilot managed to compensate and we arrived only 15 minutes later. The luggage at Dubai airport was very slow. I waited over an hour.

Amazing KLM service and brilliant economy comfort seats. Well worth the extra.

The boarding was one of the worst I’ve ever experienced. The fault lays on Ohare Airport and not so much the airline. The waiting area by the gate was the size to accommodate a regional flight for 20-30 people and right next to a busy walkway. When you cramped nearly 300 passengers into that space is was unbearable.

one of my bags was drenched with fish smelling water and all my new clothes bought at dublin and the 23kg checked in bag were all gone waste with very pungent fish smell and also having stains

Seats actually fit a human! Snack options were a bit lame but that’s ok

delay several times and wait extra long to board. no entertainment service because there are problem for some rows. always encounter some delays for the last flight of the day.

Flight delayed for 2 hours due to a part. The plane sat waiting for boarding for a long time and during final preflight inspection the issue was found. Why not do the preflight inspection sooner if you know the plane is being used?

The flight experience was very good! Especially the United Club!

I was not able to buy food in the flight. They refer to include your Credit card in the APP, and if you are not from USA (i have a credit card form Canada) it is not possible

Aircraft has better leg room than any of United's larger planes. We had requested mobility assistance for this and related flights. United's response to all was superb.

The flight from Ottawa to Chicago took a lot longer due to DC in Ottawa. We got to Chicago and went to our gate to catch our flight. We only had nine minutes I found that very stressful.

Good boarding. Crew started quick with drinks and food. They came around several times for trash which I really liked. Other than turbulence due to storms in the area, flight was great.

my seat got changed twice after checking on then boarding it had been given to a family so by the time they found a seat for me no overhead storage left. i ended up losing my Sony Headphones case because i could even access underthe seat in front of my when deplaning.

All good, useful to have the united app from check in to boarding

All planes flying to Mexico City are very old. Seats don’t even have power outlets.

The food could be better, the beef was quite tough. The crew were friendly and helpful on this flight, which has not being my experience on other Ethiopian flights.

The crew were extremely unfriendly. The plane was dirty and the entertainment system did not work, so they did not even give out earphones to anyone.

Seat in front of my wife was broken so it reclined further than normal and without having to push the recline button so my wife had absolutely no room the entire 17 hour flight. My seat was broken and wouldn't recline at all. Also.. my tray table was sticky and dirty right away before I even used it. Also...the floor in the back of the plane from our row of seats on back was totally soaked and both times we landed water came rushing out of the food/servant area like a flood onto the same already wet carpet. It got everything wet that was placed around our feet...including our shoes and socks.

Flight was smooth but unnecessary long because we had to refuel at FCO Rome. Air hostesses service and response to call light could be better. Both planes were old with broken seat arms and toilets. Why Africans had to be given the farthest Gates is what baffles me and why we have to pay for Aisle seats I found really strange. Is there ever an end to ripping people off even after paying over $2300 for one seat.

Luggage delayed for one day. I called customer service, and they had no info and no empathy. Boarding was very disorganized and chaotic. We went nearly 7 hours with no food or snacks on the flight. This is not an airline that has respect for its passengers.

On my return flight the TV did not work the entire flight! They knew it wasn’t working but they let me sit there. The guy sitting nièce to me told me he was ok the previous flight and it wasn’t working. This is business class by the way!

Same but worse than international. The inter African flights are worse.

The entertainment (movies) blockbuster and classics never change. I am a frequent Ethiopian flyer and this should be addressed. Not much changed from my summer flight and my December flight. It is annoying - surely you can update the selections more often. Same with food options. It becomes extremely boring to be offered the same exact meals from Washington to Addis to Maputo every trip, each time. AS

Entertainment was very poor. Couldn’t watch anything. Ear pieces were the wrong type .

Food was horrible. Our flight was not comfortable due to turbulence, seats was not comfortable, Very tight barely can not move anywhere.

I've done hundreds of flights in my life, and this flight was one of the best I've ever taken, From beginning to end, everything went smoothly, professionally, and with a smile and friendly attitude from all employees I interacted with. The food was delicious (and free), as were the drinks. There was just a genial and effective way in the way that British Airways organized the flight -that reminded of days in the 70's, 80's, and 90's, when flying was a fun, and exciting adventure. I enjoyed and had confidence in the abilities of the flight crew, I'll be flying British Airways several more times this summer. Thank you so much for the great experience! Cheryl Olso

My baggage did not arrived with me. Took 3 days to get it after so may calls and follow up

Terrible! I missed my flight to my final destination and British airlines and American Airlines keep pointing fingers on each other’s. Nobody wants to take responsibility

Terrible. Flight was 3 hours delayed and I missed my other flight to my final destination

The crew on board were all very pleasant and happy to help. The flight had the old business class seats. The departure board in the business lounge did not update and kept on saying ' gate open' but never said boarding. When I got nervous about the departure time and walked to the gate I was told off rudely for being late.

Overall, terrific service, accommodations, and experience. Only reason comfort was rated lower was because it was difficult to keep a comfortable sleeping position for the overnight flight, but I also had an economy seat.

Not sure if the crew were experiencing something unknown to me,but the service of passing water was non-existent.In addition,please take consideration when providing yogurt as alternative for breakfast as some of us, could be lactose intolerant.. thanks

Very cramped seats in economy, difficult to get comfortable with your legs and feet and back. The seat width is ok but I’m average size. Food is HORRIBLE. Crew is friendly. Delays and very tight connections made it tough for navigating. We would have missed our connecting flight if it wasn’t delayed too. The terminal transit was slow and normally every 10 minutes before 8pm, after 8 pm is every 30 minutes!!!!! No free wine or drinks!! Below average attitude.

Leg room was better than expected. Lavatory’s were easy to access.crew was grea!

Horrible seat allocation. Boarding was slow. Food was average and so was entertainment. The TV terminal didn't work and so had to use remote.

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Chicago to Johannesburg found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
28/9Sat
1 stopEtihad Airways
36h 05mORD-JNB
R14 327
21/5Tue
1 stopSWISS
30h 55mORD-JNB
R14 958
10/10Thu
1 stopEthiopian Air
26h 45mORD-JNB
R15 188
21/5Tue
2 stopsLufthansa
31h 30mORD-JNB
R15 226
14/5Tue
2 stopsLufthansa
31h 30mORD-JNB
R15 417
14/5Tue
3 stops
45h 23mORD-JNB
R15 647
21/5Tue
3 stops
51h 15mORD-JNB
R16 622
17/6Mon
1 stopEthiopian Air
19h 50mORD-JNB
R19 530
28/9Sat
2 stopsUnited Airlines
37h 30mORD-JNB
R19 549
10/10Thu
2 stopsUnited Airlines
27h 10mORD-JNB
R20 696

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Last minute flights from O'Hare Intl to OR Tambo

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from Chicago to Johannesburg that are departing in the next 10 days.
25/4Thu
multi-stopTurkish Airlines
30h 35mORD-JNB
22/5Wed
multi-stopTurkish Airlines
22h 35mJNB-ORD
R16 565
27/4Sat
multi-stopVirgin Atlantic
32h 35mORD-JNB
7/5Tue
multi-stopVirgin Atlantic
32h 16mJNB-ORD
R16 622
25/4Thu
multi-stopUnited Airlines
20h 36mORD-JNB
20/5Mon
multi-stopUnited Airlines
43h 54mJNB-ORD
R19 912
25/4Thu
multi-stopUnited Airlines
23h 35mORD-JNB
20/5Mon
multi-stopUnited Airlines
43h 54mJNB-ORD
R19 989
26/4Fri
multi-stopSWISS
30h 55mORD-JNB
8/5Wed
multi-stopSWISS
27h 30mJNB-ORD
R20 524
26/4Fri
multi-stopSWISS
34h 25mORD-JNB
8/5Wed
multi-stopSWISS
27h 30mJNB-ORD
R20 849
25/4Thu
multi-stopEthiopian Air
26h 45mORD-JNB
5/5Sun
multi-stopEthiopian Air
30h 45mJNB-ORD
R22 093
25/4Thu
multi-stopEthiopian Air
19h 50mORD-JNB
3/5Fri
multi-stopEthiopian Air
24h 35mJNB-ORD
R23 087
28/4Sun
multi-stopKLM
22h 00mORD-JNB
5/5Sun
multi-stopKLM
22h 20mJNB-ORD
R27 276
28/4Sun
multi-stopKLM
24h 05mORD-JNB
5/5Sun
multi-stopKLM
26h 20mJNB-ORD
R27 563

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Chicago O'Hare Airport - Johannesburg Flights

Departure:

Chicago O'Hare Airport (ORD)United States

Destination:

Johannesburg (JNB)South Africa

Return flight deals:

Johannesburg - Chicago O'Hare Airport

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