MEL - CHI
$1,035 Find Cheap Flights from Melbourne to Chicago – Compare and Save
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Everything you should know
Cheapest return flight
$1,608
Typical prices: $1,446-$2,143
Multiple Airlines
Tue 6/11Sat 24/11
MEL - ORD • 3 stops
Cheapest one-way flight
$1,035
Typical prices: $1,140-$1,718
Qatar Airways
Sat 20/10
MEL - ORD • 1 stop
Flight Deals
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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.
Recent return flight deals from Melbourne to Chicago
Fri, 6 Nov - Tue, 24 Nov
13:55 - 05:13MEL Melbourne-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl
32h 18m3 stops Nadi Los Angeles Las Vegas Harry Reid Intl
11:35 - 12:20ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-MEL Melbourne
31h 45m3 stops Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl Los Angeles Nadi
$1,608Multiple Airlines
Sun, 15 Nov - Sun, 22 Nov
13:55 - 05:13MEL Melbourne-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl
32h 18m3 stops Nadi Los Angeles Las Vegas Harry Reid Intl
06:40 - 12:45ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-MEL Melbourne
37h 05m3 stops Denver Intl Los Angeles Nadi
$1,611Multiple Airlines
Tue, 17 Nov - Tue, 24 Nov
12:10 - 00:59MEL Melbourne-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl
29h 49m2 stops Auckland Intl Los Angeles
14:00 - 08:55ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-MEL Melbourne
25h 55m2 stops Los Angeles Auckland Intl
$1,815Air New Zealand
Fri, 22 Jan - Fri, 5 Feb
08:15 - 18:55MEL Melbourne-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl
27h 40m2 stops Auckland Intl Los Angeles
14:40 - 10:55ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-MEL Melbourne
27h 15m2 stops Los Angeles Auckland Intl
$1,816Air New Zealand
Wed, 11 Nov - Wed, 18 Nov
15:30 - 12:30MEL Melbourne-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl
38h 00m1 stop Hong Kong Intl
14:10 - 23:05ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-MEL Melbourne
39h 55m1 stop Hong Kong Intl
$1,954Cathay Pacific
Thu, 12 Nov - Wed, 18 Nov
15:30 - 12:30MEL Melbourne-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl
38h 00m1 stop Hong Kong Intl
14:10 - 23:05ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-MEL Melbourne
39h 55m1 stop Hong Kong Intl
$1,954Cathay Pacific
Sun, 15 Nov - Wed, 25 Nov
22:45 - 17:59MEL Melbourne-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl
36h 14m1 stop Los Angeles
15:51 - 10:35ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-MEL Melbourne
25h 44m2 stops Dallas/Fort Worth Sydney Kingsford Smith
$1,970American Airlines
Sun, 15 Nov - Wed, 25 Nov
22:45 - 17:59MEL Melbourne-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl
36h 14m1 stop Los Angeles
15:51 - 10:35ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-MEL Melbourne
25h 44m2 stops Dallas/Fort Worth Sydney Kingsford Smith
$1,973American Airlines
Thu, 29 Oct - Thu, 5 Nov
22:45 - 15:59MEL Melbourne-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl
33h 14m1 stop Los Angeles
15:52 - 10:05ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-MEL Melbourne
25h 13m2 stops Dallas/Fort Worth Sydney Kingsford Smith
$1,982Qantas Airways
Sun, 15 Nov - Wed, 25 Nov
08:00 - 16:05MEL Melbourne-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl
25h 05m2 stops Sydney Kingsford Smith Los Angeles
15:51 - 10:05ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-MEL Melbourne
25h 14m2 stops Dallas/Fort Worth Sydney Kingsford Smith
$2,029Qantas Airways
Recent one-way flight deals from Melbourne to Chicago
Tue, 20 Oct
17:10 - 15:25MEL Melbourne-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl
38h 15m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl
$1,035Qatar Airways
Tue, 13 Oct
23:45 - 15:25MEL Melbourne-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl
31h 40m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl
$1,055Qatar Airways
Tue, 13 Oct
23:45 - 15:25MEL Melbourne-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl
31h 40m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl
$1,058Qatar Airways
Thu, 8 Oct
17:10 - 15:25MEL Melbourne-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl
38h 15m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl
$1,062Qatar Airways
Tue, 20 Oct
08:35 - 06:56MEL Melbourne-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl
38h 21m2 stops Auckland Intl San Francisco
$1,200Air New Zealand
Fri, 30 Oct
08:15 - 20:37MEL Melbourne-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl
28h 22m2 stops Auckland Intl Los Angeles
$1,204Air New Zealand
Tue, 13 Oct
08:00 - 13:55MEL Melbourne-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl
45h 55m2 stops Brisbane Hong Kong Intl
$1,348Cathay Pacific
Tue, 13 Oct
08:00 - 13:55MEL Melbourne-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl
45h 55m2 stops Brisbane Hong Kong Intl
$1,354Cathay Pacific
Thu, 8 Oct
06:15 - 13:55MEL Melbourne-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl
47h 40m2 stops Sydney Kingsford Smith Hong Kong Intl
$1,367Cathay Pacific
Sat, 5 Dec
08:15 - 20:37MEL Melbourne-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl
29h 22m2 stops Auckland Intl Los Angeles
$1,627Air New Zealand
Recent last minute flight deals from Melbourne to Chicago
Thu, 8 Oct - Wed, 14 Oct
23:00 - 15:25MEL Melbourne-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl
32h 25m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl
12:38 - 23:05ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-MEL Melbourne
42h 27m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Doha Hamad Intl
$2,118Qatar Airways
Thu, 8 Oct - Wed, 14 Oct
23:00 - 15:25MEL Melbourne-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl
32h 25m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl
16:26 - 23:05ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-MEL Melbourne
38h 39m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Doha Hamad Intl
$2,118Qatar Airways
Thu, 8 Oct - Tue, 13 Oct
09:45 - 05:00MEL Melbourne-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl
35h 15m1 stop Los Angeles
18:02 - 10:35ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-MEL Melbourne
24h 33m2 stops Dallas/Fort Worth Sydney Kingsford Smith
$2,426American Airlines
Thu, 8 Oct - Tue, 13 Oct
09:45 - 12:21MEL Melbourne-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl
42h 36m1 stop Los Angeles
15:50 - 10:15ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-MEL Melbourne
26h 25m2 stops Dallas/Fort Worth Sydney Kingsford Smith
$2,433American Airlines
Fri, 9 Oct - Thu, 15 Oct
18:20 - 08:35MEL Melbourne-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl
30h 15m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl
20:10 - 20:40ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-MEL Melbourne
32h 30m2 stops Istanbul Singapore Changi
$2,484Multiple Airlines
Thu, 8 Oct - Tue, 13 Oct
15:25 - 13:55MEL Melbourne-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl
38h 30m1 stop Hong Kong Intl
16:15 - 06:55ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-MEL Melbourne
46h 40m1 stop Hong Kong Intl
$2,520Cathay Pacific
Thu, 8 Oct - Tue, 13 Oct
15:25 - 13:55MEL Melbourne-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl
38h 30m1 stop Hong Kong Intl
16:15 - 06:55ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-MEL Melbourne
46h 40m1 stop Hong Kong Intl
$2,529Cathay Pacific
Thu, 8 Oct - Tue, 13 Oct
09:45 - 05:40MEL Melbourne-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl
35h 55m1 stop Los Angeles
18:02 - 10:15ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-MEL Melbourne
24h 13m2 stops Dallas/Fort Worth Sydney Kingsford Smith
$2,533American Airlines
Thu, 8 Oct - Tue, 13 Oct
11:55 - 21:18MEL Melbourne-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl
25h 23m2 stops San Francisco Denver Intl
16:40 - 09:15ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-MEL Melbourne
24h 35m2 stops Los Angeles San Francisco
$2,895United Airlines
Thu, 8 Oct - Tue, 13 Oct
11:55 - 18:34MEL Melbourne-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl
22h 39m1 stop San Francisco
14:32 - 09:15ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-MEL Melbourne
26h 43m1 stop San Francisco
$2,895United Airlines
Booking Insights
Price, demand, and travel trends for Melbourne Airport to Chicago flights
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What is the cheapest Melbourne Airport to Chicago flight route?
KAYAK tracks online flight deals over the last 12 months and analyses pricing trends to identify the best available fares.Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Chicago Midway Airport (MDW) is the cheapest Melbourne Airport to Chicago route, averaging $1,227 return. Other Melbourne Airport to Chicago routes average $1,652, based on KAYAK data over the past 12 months.
What's the cheapest day of the week to fly from Melbourne Airport to Chicago?
Based on deals KAYAK users found in the last 12 months, Wednesday is the cheapest day of the week to fly from Melbourne Airport to Chicago. It’s 3% cheaper than the average day, while Friday is the most expensive, with prices 9% higher.
What is the cheapest month to fly from Melbourne Airport to Chicago?
KAYAK internal proprietary data takes all prices for each month over the last 12 months for return 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.•August is the cheapest month to fly from Melbourne Airport to Chicago at $1,378 return.
•December ($2,066) and June ($1,825) are the most expensive months.
•The price difference between flying in the cheapest and most expensive months is 49% on average.
This is based on KAYAK aggregated and averaged internal data over the past 12 months.When are flights from Melbourne Airport to Chicago the cheapest?
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chicago are cheapest 11 weeks before departure. Booking in this window typically costs about 34% less than the average last-minute fare (within 2 weeks of the flight), based on KAYAK data.
What is the most popular stopover airport when flying from Melbourne Airport to Chicago?
KAYAK data for 1-stop return journeys over the past 3 months. Only counts itineraries with the same stopover on both legs.Los Angeles (LAX) is the most popular stopover for the Melbourne Airport to Chicago route. 50% of KAYAK users who booked 1-stop return journeys over the past 3 months connected via LAX.
What is the cheapest stopover airport when flying from Melbourne Airport to Chicago?
Flights via San Francisco (SFO) offer the most affordable fares, with an average return price of $1,786. Based on KAYAK data over the past 3 months.
Key details for Melbourne Airport to Chicago flights
Low season | February |
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High season | June |
Cheapest flight | $1,035 |
When to book flights from Melbourne to Chicago
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Estimated return price
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