Cheapest€516.98
- Emirates E557506:219h 20m15:41Amsterdam AMSChicago MDW
Door to door 12h 30mCO2 1007.7 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Amsterdam to Chicago flight
Flights from Amsterdam to Chicago start at €620.23 and take 12h 7m at their fastest.
The Flights from Amsterdam to Chicago starts at €620.23 and takes 12h 7m door to door, run by 6 operators over 6,809 km, with around 42 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 45 days before departure.
- 12h 7mDoor to door
- 8h 57mMoving
- €620.23From
- 1007.7 kgCO2
The cheapest and the fastest on 29 September 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€612.56
- Martinair M190815:598h 57m00:56Amsterdam AMSChicago MDW
Door to door 12h 7mCO2 1007.7 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Airlines
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest |
|---|---|---|
 Emirates | €516.98 | 12h 7m |
 KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | €542.94 | 12h 7m |
 Martinair | €535.86 | 12h 6m |
 Qatar Airways | €544.12 | 12h 6m |
 Singapore Airlines | €550.02 | 12h 7m |
| United Airlines | €529.96 | 12h 8m |
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When to book Amsterdam to Chicago
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €617.8790 days
- €415.5060 days
- €414.9145 days
- €422.5830 days
- €621.4121 days
- €807.8514 days
- €991.937 days
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- €1,332.361 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €414.91.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 221 percent. The dearest point is €1,332.36, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €738.23Sun
- €646.19Mon
- €620.23Tue
- €665.66Wed
- €853.87Thu
- €774.81Fri
- €807.85Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Amsterdam
Air
- AMS
Chicago
Air
- ORD
- MDW
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 6,809 km against 6,611 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Amsterdam at 06:21 and the last at 20:37, across 42 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Questions about Amsterdam to Chicago
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does the Flight from Amsterdam to Chicago take?
The Flight from Amsterdam to Chicago takes 12h 7m door to door, of which 8h 57m is spent moving. The route runs 6,809 km. The difference between the two times is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end, which every time on this page includes.
How much does the Flight from Amsterdam to Chicago cost?
The Flight from Amsterdam to Chicago starts at €620.23 for one passenger, checked on 12 September 2026. A typical fare is €628.79. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Flight from Amsterdam to Chicago?
6 operators run the Flight from Amsterdam to Chicago: Emirates, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Martinair, Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines. Between them they file around 42 departures a day. The operator table on this page compares them on fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Flight from Amsterdam to Chicago use?
The Flight from Amsterdam to Chicago leaves from Amsterdam AMS and arrives at Chicago MDW. Allow about 3h 10m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.
When should I book the Flight from Amsterdam to Chicago?
Fares for the Flight from Amsterdam to Chicago bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €414.91. The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time across the window is 221 percent, measured on 12 September 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Flight from Amsterdam to Chicago produce?
The Flight from Amsterdam to Chicago produces about 1007.7 kg of CO2 per passenger over 6809 km, which works out at roughly 148 grams per passenger kilometre. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveller, not for the vehicle.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Amsterdam to Chicago on 12 September 2026: 6809 km of route against 6611 km in a straight line, 42 services a day, 6 operators, a cheapest fare of €620.23, and 12h 7m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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