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Zurich (ZRH) to Chicago (ORD) flights

There are direct flights from Zurich Zürich Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, sold by 2 airlines (including codeshares): SWISS and United Airlines. The distance is 7,131 km, about 9h 10m in the air. There are also 24 one-stop options, via airports such as Amsterdam, Paris and Frankfurt.

Live fares for ZRH → ORDSee all routes on the map
7,131 kmdistance
~9h 10mdirect flight time (estimate)
2direct airlines
24one-stop options

Direct flights from Zurich to Chicago

RouteAirlines (incl. codeshares)DistanceTime (est.)
ZRH → ORDSWISS, United Airlines7,131 km~9h 10m

Best one-stop connections

Through the biggest hubs first. Times include about 100 minutes to change planes.

ViaAirlinesDistanceTime (est.)
AMS AmsterdamKLM and SWISS then KLM and Lufthansa7,215 km~11h 30m
CDG ParisHOP! and Air France then American Airlines and Air France7,140 km~11h 20m
FRA FrankfurtEthiopian Airlines and Lufthansa then Lufthansa and United Airlines7,257 km~11h 30m
MAD MadridIberia and SWISS then American Airlines and Finnair7,986 km~12h 25m
FCO RomeITA Airways and easyJet then American Airlines and Finnair8,436 km~12h 55m
MUC MunichAirDolomiti and Lufthansa then Lufthansa and United Airlines7,530 km~11h 50m
LHR LondonAmerican Airlines and British Airways then American Airlines and Finnair7,132 km~11h 20m
JFK New YorkAmerican Airlines and SWISS then American Airlines and jetBlue7,497 km~11h 50m
EWR NewarkSWISS and United Airlines then American Airlines and United Airlines7,487 km~11h 50m
YYZ TorontoAir Canada and SWISS then American Airlines and Air Canada7,191 km~11h 25m
DUB DublinAer Lingus and SWISS then American Airlines and Finnair7,133 km~11h 20m
VIE ViennaSWISS and Austrian Airlines then Austrian Airlines and United Airlines8,170 km~12h 40m

More from Zurich and Chicago

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.