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$454+ Cheap flights from Basel (EAP) to Chicago (CHI)

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a Cheapflights user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight departing on 6/10. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel.
EAP — CHI
Jun 5 — Jun 121
Fri 6/5
Fri 6/12
1 adult, Economy
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Cheap flight deals from Basel to Chicago

Cheapest flights from Basel to Chicago
Explore the most affordable flight options available from Basel to Chicago. Find the lowest fares from popular airlines and budget airlines, with prices last updated on May 6, 2026.

This British Airways deal was found by Cheapflights users on 5/3. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure British Airways is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Mon 8/246:40 am
BSL
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ORD
1 stop18h 35m
British Airways
Sun 9/69:15 pm
ORD
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BSL
1 stop14h 35m
British Airways
Deal found 5/3$668
This British Airways deal was found by Cheapflights users on 5/5. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure British Airways is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Mon 8/179:35 pm
BSL
-
ORD
1 stop25h 20m
British Airways
Tue 9/19:15 pm
ORD
-
BSL
1 stop18h 35m
British Airways
Deal found 5/5$669
This British Airways deal was found by Cheapflights users on 5/2. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure British Airways is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Thu 5/286:10 am
BSL
-
ORD
2 stops16h 43m
British Airways
Thu 6/1112:47 pm
ORD
-
BSL
2 stops15h 08m
British Airways
Deal found 5/2$674
This Expedia deal was found by Cheapflights users on 5/6. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure Expedia is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Sun 10/117:10 pm
BSL
-
ORD
1 stop25h 40m
British Airways
Fri 10/235:00 pm
ORD
-
BSL
1 stop22h 50m
British Airways
Deal found 5/6$740
This lastminute.com deal was found by Cheapflights users on 5/5. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure lastminute.com is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Fri 9/47:10 pm
BSL
-
ORD
1 stop21h 30m
Turkish Airlines
Sat 9/268:10 pm
ORD
-
BSL
1 stop30h 35m
Turkish Airlines
Deal found 5/5$741
This lastminute.com deal was found by Cheapflights users on 5/5. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure lastminute.com is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Thu 11/56:05 pm
BSL
-
ORD
1 stop32h 20m
Turkish Airlines
Thu 11/198:20 pm
ORD
-
BSL
1 stop37h 50m
Turkish Airlines
Deal found 5/5$742
This Bravofly deal was found by Cheapflights users on 5/5. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure Bravofly is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Fri 10/97:10 pm
BSL
-
ORD
1 stop21h 30m
Turkish Airlines
Fri 10/238:10 pm
ORD
-
BSL
1 stop15h 05m
Turkish Airlines
Deal found 5/5$744
This lastminute.com deal was found by Cheapflights users on 5/4. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure lastminute.com is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Sat 9/57:10 pm
BSL
-
ORD
1 stop21h 30m
Turkish Airlines
Sat 9/198:10 pm
ORD
-
BSL
1 stop30h 35m
Turkish Airlines
Deal found 5/4$752
This lastminute.com deal was found by Cheapflights users on 5/5. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure lastminute.com is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Sun 11/226:05 pm
BSL
-
ORD
1 stop31h 20m
Turkish Airlines
Sun 12/68:20 pm
ORD
-
BSL
1 stop30h 40m
Turkish Airlines
Deal found 5/5$753
This Bravofly deal was found by Cheapflights users on 5/5. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure Bravofly is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Sat 10/316:05 pm
BSL
-
ORD
1 stop24h 00m
Turkish Airlines
Thu 11/512:50 pm
ORD
-
BSL
1 stop14h 10m
Turkish Airlines
Deal found 5/5$754
This American Airlines deal was found by Cheapflights users on 5/3. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure American Airlines is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Sat 8/226:35 am
BSL
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ORD
1 stop12h 55m
American Airlines
Sat 9/56:15 pm
ORD
-
BSL
1 stop21h 35m
American Airlines
Deal found 5/3$755
This American Airlines deal was found by Cheapflights users on 5/1. Clicking the “Pick Dates” button in this card will allow you to select your dates and further customize your flight criteria. From there, click “Find deals”, make sure American Airlines is selected, and click “Compare selected” under the list of providers to see comparable flight deals.
Thu 10/296:05 am
BSL
-
ORD
1 stop16h 15m
American Airlines
Mon 11/28:40 pm
ORD
-
BSL
1 stop14h 35m
American Airlines
Deal found 5/1$758

Find flight deals from Basel to Chicago

Discover tips and strategies to find the most affordable flight options for your journey from Basel (EAP) to Chicago (CHI). Learn about various techniques such as flexible date searches, comparing prices across and setting up price alerts. Use these methods to find the cheapest flights available for your travel needs. Data last updated May 6, 2026.

Most accurate provider

FlightHub
3 stars

Most trusted provider

FlightHub
3 stars

Round-trip from

$668
(British Airways)

One-way from

$454
(Kiwi.com)

Popular in

November

Cheapest in

May

Average price

$450
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Highest demand for flights based on searches. 14% potential increase in price ($106 potential increase over avg. RT price).
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Cheapflights Fare Finder

 
Customize your flight search to find flights from Basel to Chicago that fit within your specific budget. Explore options based on user searches and filter the results based on your desired price range. Find flights that match your budget for a cost-effective journey. Over the last 7 days, Cheapflights users made 2,558,603 searches. Data last updated May 6, 2026.
Use the filters below to find and compare flights from Basel to Chicago that are best for you.

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Cheapest round-trip

BaselChicago

BSL - ORD

BSLORD

Basel EuroAirport Swiss

Fri 8/28

6:00 am-3:55 pm

1 stop16h 55m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Sun 9/6

7:05 pm-10:50 pm

1 stop20h 45m

$668

BaselChicago

BSL - ORD

BSLORD

Basel EuroAirport Swiss

Mon 8/17

9:35 pm-3:55 pm

1 stop25h 20m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Sat 9/5

9:15 pm-10:50 pm

1 stop18h 35m

$669

BaselChicago

BSL - ORD

BSLORD

Basel EuroAirport Swiss

Thu 5/28

6:10 am-3:53 pm

2 stops16h 43m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Thu 6/11

12:47 pm-10:55 am

2 stops15h 08m

$674

BaselChicago

BSL - MDW

BSLMDW

Basel EuroAirport Swiss

Wed 10/7

6:30 am-4:25 pm

2 stops16h 55m

Chicago Midway

Mon 10/12

12:30 pm-9:55 am

2 stops14h 25m

$771

BaselChicago

BSL - ORD

BSLORD

Basel EuroAirport Swiss

Wed 10/7

6:30 am-6:10 pm

2 stops18h 40m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Mon 10/12

9:30 am-9:55 am

2 stops17h 25m

$771

BaselChicago

BSL - ORD

BSLORD

Basel EuroAirport Swiss

Sun 5/24

6:30 am-2:15 pm

1 stop14h 45m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Mon 6/8

3:15 pm-1:45 pm

2 stops15h 30m

$777

BaselChicago

BSL - ORD

BSLORD

Basel EuroAirport Swiss

Sun 8/30

7:15 am-6:15 pm

1 stop18h 00m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Fri 12/18

5:10 pm-9:30 pm

1 stop21h 20m

$782

BaselChicago

BSL - MDW

BSLMDW

Basel EuroAirport Swiss

Sun 5/24

10:15 am-5:56 pm

2 stops14h 41m

Chicago Midway

Mon 6/8

6:58 pm-5:55 pm

2 stops15h 57m

$788
Quickest round-trip

BaselChicago

BSL - ORD

BSLORD

Basel EuroAirport Swiss

Thu 5/28

8:15 am-2:55 pm

1 stop13h 40m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Thu 6/11

6:00 pm-12:25 pm

1 stop11h 25m

$798

BaselChicago

BSL - ORD

BSLORD

Basel EuroAirport Swiss

Wed 10/7

6:10 am-2:52 pm

2 stops15h 42m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Mon 10/12

3:35 pm-12:25 pm

1 stop13h 50m

$801

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  • Most accurate provider: When it comes to deals on Basel-Chicago flights, users find the pricing of FlightHub to be most consistent on Cheapflights vs. FlightHub Users can find the same prices on Basel-Chicago flight deals on Cheapflights vs. FlightHub >95% of the time. Price accuracy is based on data collected from Basel-Chicago flight searches over the past month and is updated monthly.
  • Most trusted provider: When it comes to deals on Basel-Chicago flights, Cheapflights users trust FlightHub the most. FlightHub has received a user feedback score of 3 out of 3 stars (3 being the best), meaning they have been trusted the most by Cheapflights users looking for Basel-Chicago flight deals. Provider user feedback score is based on Cheapflights searches over the past month and is updated monthly.

Best time to book a flight from Basel to Chicago

Have a flexible travel schedule? Discover the best time to fly to Chicago from Basel with our price prediction graph.
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Cheapflights Insights

Everything you need to know about your flight from Basel to Chicago

What is the cheapest month to book a flight from Basel to Chicago?

Currently, April is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from Basel to Chicago (average of $443). Flying from Basel to Chicago in November is currently the most expensive (average of $1,064). There are several factors that can impact the price of a flight, so comparing airlines, departure airports and flight times can provide users with more options.

How much does it cost to fly round-trip from Basel to Chicago?

Related info for your journey

Find useful and relevant information for your journey from Basel to Chicago. Access travel guides, tips, and recommendations to enhance your travel experience. Get information about local attractions, weather, transportation options, and more.

  • What airport do you fly from for flights from Basel to Chicago?

    Basel All airports (EAP) is the airport you will fly out of if you book a flight from Basel to Chicago. You should not have trouble finding flights to Chicago from All airports; the airport handles an average of 0 outbound flights to Chicago per day. You should also have plenty of airline options to choose from since 0 airlines have flights from the Basel airport to Chicago. It is only a 0.2 mi journey to All airports (EAP) from Basel’s city center.

  • How long is the flight from Basel to Chicago?

    British Airways and Delta can get you from Basel to Chicago in just under 16h 55m. Your travel time can differ by up to . The distance between Basel and Chicago is about 4384 mi.

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

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

  • How can I find direct flights from Basel to Chicago?

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

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

    Yes. Cheapflights offers flight deals from Basel 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.

  • What is the cheapest month to book a flight from Basel to Chicago?

    Currently, April is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from Basel to Chicago (average of $443). Flying from Basel to Chicago in November is currently the most expensive (average of $1,064). There are several factors that can impact the price of a flight, so comparing airlines, departure airports and flight times can provide users with more options.

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