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Chicago (ORD) to Frankfurt (FRA) flights
There are direct flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt am Main Airport, sold by 2 airlines (including codeshares): Lufthansa and United Airlines. The distance is 6,971 km, about 9h in the air. There are also 28 one-stop options, via airports such as Amsterdam, Paris and Madrid.
Live fares for ORD → FRASee all routes on the map6,971 kmdistance
~9hdirect flight time (estimate)
2direct airlines
28one-stop options
Direct flights from Chicago to Frankfurt
| Route | Airlines (incl. codeshares) | Distance | Time (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ORD → FRA | Lufthansa, United Airlines | 6,971 km | ~9h |
Best one-stop connections
Through the biggest hubs first. Times include about 100 minutes to change planes.
| Via | Airlines | Distance | Time (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMS Amsterdam | KLM and Lufthansa then Ethiopian Airlines and KLM | 6,978 km | ~11h 10m |
| CDG Paris | American Airlines and Air France then Air France and Condor | 7,113 km | ~11h 20m |
| MAD Madrid | American Airlines and Finnair then Finnair and Ethiopian Airlines | 8,168 km | ~12h 40m |
| FCO Rome | American Airlines and Finnair then ITA Airways and Biman Bangladesh Airlines | 8,700 km | ~13h 15m |
| MUC Munich | Lufthansa and United Airlines then Cyprus Airways and Condor | 7,569 km | ~11h 55m |
| LHR London | American Airlines and Finnair then American Airlines and British Airways | 6,999 km | ~11h 10m |
| ATL Atlanta | American Airlines and Air France then Air France and KLM | 8,386 km | ~12h 55m |
| JFK New York | American Airlines and jetBlue then Air France and Ethiopian Airlines | 7,377 km | ~11h 40m |
| EWR Newark | American Airlines and United Airlines then Lufthansa and United Airlines | 7,365 km | ~11h 40m |
| YYZ Toronto | American Airlines and Air Canada then Air Canada and Condor | 7,044 km | ~11h 15m |
| DUB Dublin | American Airlines and Finnair then Aer Lingus and Lufthansa | 6,982 km | ~11h 10m |
| VIE Vienna | Austrian Airlines and United Airlines then Condor and Ethiopian Airlines | 8,187 km | ~12h 40m |
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- Chicago to Istanbul (IST)
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- Chicago to Paris (CDG)
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- Chicago to Beijing (PEK)
- Chicago to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)
- Chicago to Madrid (MAD)
- Chicago to Shanghai (PVG)
- Chicago to Rome (FCO)
- Chicago to Munich (MUC)
- Chicago to London (LHR)
- Chicago to Atlanta (ATL)
- Istanbul (IST) to Frankfurt
- Amsterdam (AMS) to Frankfurt
- Paris (CDG) to Frankfurt
- Dubai (DXB) to Frankfurt
- Beijing (PEK) to Frankfurt
- Barcelona (BCN) to Frankfurt
- Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Frankfurt
- Madrid (MAD) to Frankfurt
- Shanghai (PVG) to Frankfurt
- Rome (FCO) to Frankfurt
- Munich (MUC) to Frankfurt
- Guangzhou (CAN) to Frankfurt
Routes come from current airline fares, updated weekly (last update 9 November 2026), plus older schedule data for airports with few recent fares. “Direct” can include a few same-plane flights with a stop. Flight times are estimates from distance. Always check with the airline before booking.