Cheap Flights: Chicago to Frankfurt $458-$487 r/t [October] - Icelandair (2024)

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Icelandair has round-trip flights from Chicago (ORD) to Frankfurt (FRA) for $487 with a connection. Flights in October. Departures on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday.

Some small OTAs on Skyscanner and Google have this for as low as $458; which is cheaper than the airline. If you plan on booking there, beware of any site that charges a fee to cancel a ticket within the 24-hour “free” period. Use unknown booking sites at your own risk.

A Carry on bag (20-lbs @ 21.6 x 15.7 x 7.8 inches) and a personal item (15.7 x 11.8 x 5.9 inches) is allowed for free on Icelandair. You can avoid seat selection fees by accepting the randomly assigned seat at the gate.

Icelandair offers free stopovers, which good if you want spend a few nights in Reykjavik. More details are on their website (link).

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Use the example date links on our website to pull up the fare.

• Chicago to Frankfurt - Example Dates: (Skyscanner) Oct 21 - Nov 03 / Oct 27 - Nov 01 / Oct 27 - Nov 03 / Oct 27 - Nov 05 / Oct 27 - Nov 09 / Oct 28 - Nov 02 / Oct 28 - Nov 04 / Oct 28 - Nov 06 / Oct 28 - Nov 10 / Oct 29 - Nov 03 / Oct 29 - Nov 05 / Oct 29 - Nov 11 / Oct 30 - Nov 04 / Oct 30 - Nov 06 / Oct 30 - Nov 08 / Oct 30 - Nov 12 / Other dates:There may be more dates available than the ones we list here, experiment on your own.

• Vacation rentals in Frankfurt under $160 a night: (Vrbo) Oct 21 - Nov 03 / Oct 27 - Nov 01 / Oct 27 - Nov 03 / Oct 27 - Nov 05 / Oct 27 - Nov 09 / Oct 28 - Nov 02 / Oct 28 - Nov 04 / Oct 28 - Nov 06 / Oct 28 - Nov 10 / Oct 29 - Nov 03 / Oct 29 - Nov 05 / Oct 29 - Nov 11 / Oct 30 - Nov 04 / Oct 30 - Nov 06 / Oct 30 - Nov 08 / Oct 30 - Nov 12 / Note: There are more properties available outside of the $160 price filter. To see those, remove the filter on the VRBO search page.

• Hotels in Frankfurt under $200 a night: (Hotels.com) Oct 21 - Nov 03 / Oct 27 - Nov 01 / Oct 27 - Nov 03 / Oct 27 - Nov 05 / Oct 27 - Nov 09 / Oct 28 - Nov 02 / Oct 28 - Nov 04 / Oct 28 - Nov 06 / Oct 28 - Nov 10 / Oct 29 - Nov 03 / Oct 29 - Nov 05 / Oct 29 - Nov 11 / Oct 30 - Nov 04 / Oct 30 - Nov 06 / Oct 30 - Nov 08 / Oct 30 - Nov 12 / Note: There are more hotels available outside of the $200 price filter. To see those, remove the filter on the hotels.com search page.

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