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Cheap Flights from Melbourne to Chicago (MEL-CHI)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Melbourne to Chicago 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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Recent return flight deals from Melbourne to Chicago

Wed, 12 Nov - Wed, 26 Nov
Air New Zealand Logo
08:35 - 19:30MEL-ORD
27h 55m2 stops
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14:30 - 10:55ORD-MEL
27h 25m2 stops
$1,478Air New Zealand
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Fri, 14 Nov - Fri, 28 Nov
Air New Zealand Logo
12:10 - 00:15MEL-ORD
29h 05m2 stops
Air New Zealand Logo
10:42 - 09:25ORD-MEL
29h 43m2 stops
$1,524Air New Zealand
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Wed, 12 Nov - Wed, 26 Nov
American Airlines Logo
16:05 - 19:40MEL-ORD
20h 35m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
11:46 - 05:00ORD-MEL
24h 14m1 stop
$1,820American Airlines
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Tue, 17 Feb - Wed, 4 Mar
American Airlines Logo
12:00 - 20:42MEL-ORD
25h 42m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
10:15 - 05:00ORD-MEL
25h 45m1 stop
$1,861American Airlines
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Thu, 13 Nov - Thu, 11 Dec
Air Canada Logo
07:45 - 19:30MEL-ORD
28h 45m3 stops
Air Canada Logo
14:00 - 15:35ORD-MEL
32h 35m3 stops
$1,929Air Canada
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Wed, 18 Feb - Fri, 6 Mar
Air Canada Logo
08:10 - 14:41MEL-ORD
23h 31m2 stops
Air Canada Logo
15:40 - 15:35ORD-MEL
30h 55m2 stops
$1,983Air Canada
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Tue, 17 Feb - Mon, 2 Mar
United Airlines Logo
11:30 - 17:05MEL-ORD
22h 35m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
18:31 - 09:30ORD-MEL
21h 59m1 stop
$2,059United Airlines
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Thu, 25 Dec - Sat, 21 Feb
United Airlines Logo
13:00 - 20:05MEL-ORD
24h 05m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
21:10 - 09:30ORD-MEL
43h 20m1 stop
$2,069United Airlines
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Mon, 27 Oct - Sun, 9 Nov
Cathay Pacific Logo
00:45 - 13:55MEL-ORD
29h 10m1 stop
Cathay Pacific Logo
14:35 - 12:30ORD-MEL
28h 55m1 stop
$2,105Cathay Pacific
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Mon, 27 Oct - Sun, 9 Nov
Cathay Pacific Logo
00:45 - 13:55MEL-ORD
29h 10m1 stop
Cathay Pacific Logo
14:35 - 12:30ORD-MEL
28h 55m1 stop
$2,106Cathay Pacific
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Everything you should know

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Air New Zealand
Cheapest • from $1,478 (return)
Air New Zealand
Best reviews • 8.0 score
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When to book
4 weeks
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Our data shows that travellers who book at least 4 weeks in advance save around 12% compared to booking last minute.
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When to travel
August
Cheapest • 16% price drop
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Cheapest return fare
$1,478
Overall average: $1,758
Air New Zealand
Wed 12/11Wed 26/11
MEL - ORD • 2 stops
Cheapest one-way flight
$905
Typical prices: $1,866-$2,129
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Wed 5/11
MEL - ORD • 3 stops
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Melbourne to Chicago flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Melbourne to Chicago 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 Melbourne to Chicago?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Melbourne Airport to Chicago clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

If you are looking for a flight deal from Melbourne to Chicago, look for departures on Tuesdays and avoid leaving on a Wednesday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Chicago, Wednesday is the cheapest day to fly and Sunday is the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Melbourne Airport to Chicago?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Melbourne Airport to Chicago, 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 Melbourne Airport to Chicago is August, where tickets cost $1,555 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and April, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $2,442 and $2,102 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Melbourne Airport to Chicago?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Melbourne Airport to Chicago, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Melbourne Airport to Chicago, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 12% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 10 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonApril
Cheapest flight$905
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 13% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 5% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Melbourne to Chicago

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Melbourne to Chicago 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 Melbourne to Chicago flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Melbourne Airport to Chicago?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Melbourne Airport to Chicago was $588 for a one-way ticket and $960 for a return.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Melbourne to Chicago?

    On your way to Chicago, you’ll fly out from Melbourne. You’ll be landing in one of Chicago’s 2 airports: Chicago Midway or Chicago O'Hare Intl.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Melbourne to Chicago?

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Melbourne to Chicago?

    Star Alliance, and oneworld are the airline alliances operating flights between Melbourne and Chicago, with Star Alliance being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Melbourne to Chicago, Air New Zealand or Virgin Australia?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Melbourne to Chicago are Air New Zealand and Virgin Australia. With an average price for the route of $1,710 and an overall rating of 8.0, Air New Zealand is the most popular choice. Virgin Australia is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $2,683 and an overall rating of 7.6.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Melbourne to Chicago?

    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 Melbourne to Chicago.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Chicago from Melbourne 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 Melbourne to Chicago?

    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 Chicago with an airline and back to Melbourne with another airline.

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

    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 Chicago from Melbourne up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from Melbourne to Chicago

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Melbourne to Chicago. 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.
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Air New ZealandOverall score based on 515 reviews
8.0Comfort
8.5Crew
7.4Food
8.2Boarding
7.5Entertainment
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Nice friendly staff and crew. Love the 787 flight. Get meals and lots of drinks!

10.0 ExcellentCory, Oct 2025AKL - YVR
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Nice friendly staff and crew. Love the 787 flight. Get meals and lots of drinks!

Great entertainment options on the screen. uSB A and C chargers. Free WiFi! Crew were excellent.

Service was excellent and they’re very helpful and nice

Check in crew member was very helpful, nice and excellent service👍

Aircon set too high so VERY warm and VERY uncomfortable.

Not a comfortable trip, the seats are not good, and they look old.

Lost my luggage and brought someone else luggage to my airport.

Not entirely positive. It’s frustrating that everything is done through the united app. One of our flight attendants on our trip from San Francisco to MSP continually had trouble hearing people so she flipped her hair into people’s faces

I flew United from San Francisco to Auckland. My connecting flight from Auckland to Christchurch was canceled with no explanation. I was finally told the cancellation was due to fog. Even though it was clear when we landed. I am from San Francisco, I know what fog is! And I didn't see any fog. I was told the next available flight was 7 hours later. Unacceptable, they should have had a flight ready to go as soon as it was deemed safe to take off.

Our original flight was cancelled from SFO to AKL on 6/16/25. So we had to stay overnight at a hotel after a 12-hour layover plus 3-hour delay before the cancellation. Then had to fly to LA and then to AKL the following day losing an entire day of our vacation in NZ, that we can never get back.

Basic airline, aircraft and service. AA gets you from point A to B. My flight was delayed by 2 hours too.

Not great. The inflight entertainment was all on an app, and I did not want to watch a film on my phone. Also, the range of options of films was limited.

My flight from Dallas to Sydney was cancelled. My entire trip was rerouted to include the following: Hartford to Washington DC Washington DC to JFK JFK to Auckland Auckland to Christchurch I paid for an aisle seat on the flight to Auckland and was asked if I would take a window seat to accommodate a family. The agent at the podium failed to mention that the family had a 3 month old baby and that a bassinet would be used during the 16 hour flight. The only way I could get out of my seat was to crawl under the bassinet of the sleeping baby. I think it is wrong that I was no given the choice to sit in another seat, that the agent knew what she was doing and chose to not properly disclose my seating arrangement. Terrible treatment.

they ran out of fruit for breakfast and so I just had a yogurt instead. other than that the flight was good

Poor! This flight was delayed 14 hours. There was no assistance in helping customers find other routes to their destination, nor any other kind of support. It was a chaotic experience. I'm not likely to fly with AA going forward.

We were upgraded and after just a short delay in attending to a safety check we were on our way. Would definately fly Qantas International on their Dreamliner again.

I tried to check in online but was unable to do so. I stood in line for nearly two hours to check in. American Airlines was understaffed. When I finally got to the kiosk to check in, I was still unable to check in. No AA staff was available to help. Finally one of the airport security agents who was helping passengers became of lack of AA Staff told me: “I think the reason you can’t check in is that you are starting your name with an upper case letter when you write it. Just write it with all lower case letters.” That did allow me to check in. HOW COULD ANYONE POSSIBLY KNOW THAT IF THEY USE AN INITIAL UPPER CASE LETTER TO SPELL THEIR OWN NAME, AA WOULD NOT ALLOW THEM TO CHECK IN?????? Then I had to wait in line over half an hour again to drop off my baggage. Although I arrived at the airport 3 hours early, by the time I got to the gate, they had already started boarding.

Traditional economy class. Not a full flight so spare seats. Food and drinks were good

Delayed QF59 flight once again, Qantas doesn't fail in maintaining there delayed departures and arrivals. USB points do not work nor do the power point sockets on the plane, Qantas staff admitted that on the flight. Don't expect to your charge devices. Saving grace, was the ice cream. Bottom line, if you expect to fly to HND and make it on time avoid Qantas and if you're interested in ice cream - visit 7/11.

Their aircraft are old and amenities lack way behind other international carriers leaving from BNE. Even in economy

Better WiFi. I cannot understand that in 2025, United is so behind on a technology that is now a necessity and still painfully unreliable, slow and keeps disconnecting.

Trip was great. A wild landing in Ottawa with the wind and rain, but the pilot did a great job. Always love flying United.👍

Excellent experience. Starting with the agent at the Premier bag drop who noticed I was very early for my scheduled flight and offered to rebook me on an earlier flight with my seat preference. She would not let me leave the counter until she knew that all of the changes and new boarding pass showed up on my United app. At the gate, the flight boarded quickly such that we departed early and the flight was smooth. We arrived 20 minutes early at ORD and I was able to be home in time for dinner. One of the best flights I've had.

Salina to travers city was great! But the sept 24 Tranverse city was not! Traverse city to chichago was cancelled, i went to Denver & got to Salina 6 hours later!

See previous note about the passenger in Denver who threw my husband's bag out of the overhead bin in order to maker room for his own. And the flight attendant back up the new passenger.

Could have said yes to a glass of wine 🍷 instead of saying we'll come around in a couple of hours

My flight was delayed about 1 1/2 hours in Chicago, but other then that it was a good flight.

Flight attendant in first class gave poor service (like he didn't want to be there) and food was awful. We sat waiting for gate upon arrival over 45 mins.

Inoperable monitor left no entert for 9 hours. Crew was not helpful Food was awful.

Weather delay in Chicago?. No sense of urgency to make connection in Chicago for our connecting flight that wasn't delayed. Connection was missed.

It was a typical flight. We had a delay which seems to be the normality now. And we had no in flight service due to conditions.

After we landed we sat on the tarmac for 1.5 hours waiting to get to our gate. Ridiculous.

Flight, food and crew were all good, friendly and very satisfactory.

Terrible. Flight delayed for more than 8 hours with only a $12 meal voucher provided for the inconvenience. The airplane did not have breaks on arrival yet they still made us go through the motions and board on time knowing we could not take off then sit for 40+ minutes before having to get of the time. A complete waste of my time. I cannot believe they can stay business with these shenanigans. I’ll avoid this company like the plague moving forward as the lack of accountability is disgraceful.

This was the best 2 flights I have had with American out of SGF. Great crew both flights.

Premium economy seat was decent. As always poor headphones, poor food and beverage, crew is not overly friendly

Excellent - explanations were clear staff was nice and flight was comfortable

Lost bag and 2 days no word leaving for cruise no clothes or stuff

The flight was on time and crew were nice, seats were tight and there was entertainment available

Any flight to ORD after about 2pm this summer has been challenging. Flight was delayed getting in (coming from ORD) and that led to it not leaving before a ground stop due to lightening before they could fuel the plane, and so forth. They made up some time but we were still late in arriving at ORD, and that led to missed connections.

taking our carryon and forcing us to check it through

Wifi was great. Kind air crew and comfortable seating. Also liked the entertainment options.

Great flight. Only complaint is it took over an hour for my luggage to get to the carousel on the return to LAX That was irritating

I knew I was going to fall asleep unsettlingly from exhaustion so I warned the guy next to me in advance. The attendant took to checking on me frequently and even insisted I take my snack because I said no while sleep hazed and then absolutely wanted it about 5 minutes later. He was So caring and kind to my situation!!

First message when all on board was that we didnt have a pilot, then they found one, then it was something about the bridge something not working, they will either fix or do manually. Flight of course was leaving late with all the cruise guests worrying about making it to their ship in time. Then only some luggage made it off the ship. Around 15 to 20 people waiting. 45 min later arrived except mine. I asked the rep at the luggage conveyor, he asked me my name. Then said it was not picked up with the first batch so they put it in a room. I was going to take public transport but now worried about time so took a taxi that cost me $65 USD

The flight was very smooth and good. Boarding was fast, but the staff was just decently friendly.

Air Canada flight staff are in contact negotiations and they are less than happy and it show. The process of self checking baggage is less than desirable with lack of support staff to help

A sandwich and a drink would have been better thank a snack bar...

I liked the behaviour of the crew members.The flight was good.

1 hour late No hot drinks No restroom in the back of the plane

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