To save on the cost of your flight from Chicago to South Africa, book at least 34 days before your planned departure. Booking around this time can save you about 23% on the cost of this flight compared to booking a flight leaving this week. We have found prices from $970 if you need a flight within two weeks. For flights within the next 72 hours, you can find tickets from as low as $1,315.
Our data shows that November tends to be the cheapest month to fly to South Africa from Chicago. Users have commonly found prices around $1,124 for the month, but tickets can be as low as $837. Due to multiple factors, prepare for potentially higher prices in July.
When flying from Chicago to South Africa, the time of day you decide to fly out makes little to no difference towards the overall price you’ll pay on tickets.
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$796 - $1,039
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Depart
Return
Price
Chicago O'Hare IntlJohannesburg OR Tambo
ORD - JNB
ORDJNB
Chicago O'Hare Intl
Tue 3/26
1 stop26h 45m
Johannesburg OR Tambo
Wed 4/3
2 stops24h 35m
Chicago O'Hare IntlJohannesburg OR Tambo
ORD - JNB
ORDJNB
Chicago O'Hare Intl
Wed 4/10
2 stops37h 00m
Johannesburg OR Tambo
Mon 4/22
2 stops33h 39m
Chicago O'Hare IntlJohannesburg OR Tambo
ORD - JNB
ORDJNB
Chicago O'Hare Intl
Tue 4/16
1 stop28h 10m
Johannesburg OR Tambo
Tue 4/23
1 stop22h 25m
Chicago O'Hare IntlJohannesburg OR Tambo
ORD - JNB
ORDJNB
Chicago O'Hare Intl
Tue 4/16
2 stops43h 30m
Johannesburg OR Tambo
Tue 4/23
2 stops31h 55m
Chicago O'Hare IntlJohannesburg OR Tambo
ORD - JNB
ORDJNB
Chicago O'Hare Intl
Thu 5/9
2 stops25h 40m
Johannesburg OR Tambo
Sun 5/19
2 stops46h 46m
Chicago O'Hare IntlJohannesburg OR Tambo
ORD - JNB
ORDJNB
Chicago O'Hare Intl
Sun 3/24
1 stop22h 31m
Johannesburg OR Tambo
Wed 4/3
1 stop27h 10m
Chicago O'Hare IntlCape Town Intl
ORD - CPT
ORDCPT
Chicago O'Hare Intl
Tue 4/16
1 stop32h 20m
Cape Town Intl
Thu 4/25
1 stop24h 05m
Chicago O'Hare IntlJohannesburg OR Tambo
ORD - JNB
ORDJNB
Chicago O'Hare Intl
Mon 4/1
1 stop20h 36m
Johannesburg OR Tambo
Tue 4/30
2 stops30h 14m
Chicago O'Hare IntlJohannesburg OR Tambo
ORD - JNB
ORDJNB
Chicago O'Hare Intl
Wed 4/17
1 stop21h 35m
Johannesburg OR Tambo
Wed 4/24
1 stop22h 00m
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Food could have been better they served beef on the flight to India so they did not have enough option of the veg option for customers and half the flight did not get a meal
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Food could have been better they served beef on the flight to India so they did not have enough option of the veg option for customers and half the flight did not get a meal
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Food could have been better they served beef on the flight to India so they did not have enough option of the veg option for customers and half the flight did not get a meal
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Food could have been better they served beef on the flight to India so they did not have enough option of the veg option for customers and half the flight did not get a meal
Overall
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Entertainment
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Food could have been better they served beef on the flight to India so they did not have enough option of the veg option for customers and half the flight did not get a meal
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