Route · ORD → NRT
Flights from Chicago to Tokyo
Chicago O'Hare to Tokyo Narita is one of the classic trans-Pacific trunk routes, covering roughly 10,073 km of great-circle distance and clocking in at around twelve hours heading westbound, with the return leg typically running an hour or so longer against prevailing headwinds. American Airlines, United Airlines, and All Nippon Airways are the primary carriers on the pairing, with ANA and United both frequently operating wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or 787 on this corridor; ANA's business-class product in particular draws consistent praise from frequent flyers. A practical note worth bookmarking: crossing the International Date Line means you arrive in Tokyo a calendar day after departure, so double-check hotel check-in dates and onward connections carefully. For fares, late January through February tends to offer the softest pricing across all cabins, while premium-economy and business awards on ANA often open up furthest in advance on weekday departures.
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Cheapest dates to fly
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Airlines on this route
4 carriersThe 4 carriers we currently track on the Chicago–Tokyo route, from full-service flag carriers to low-cost competitors. Tap any airline for its full profile, baggage… rules, fleet context, and a live fare search pre-filtered to that carrier — useful if you're loyal to a frequent-flyer programme, want to compare onboard product on the same dates, or are weighing a cheaper one-stop against a pricier nonstop.
Flights from Chicago to Tokyo
Live schedule · powered by AviasalesBelow is the published weekly schedule for nonstop and one-stop services from Chicago to Tokyo — the actual flight numbers, departure and arrival times your… booking page will pull from. Use it to plan around departure preferences (early morning vs late evening), see which carriers fly on which weekdays, or pick a connection that lets you sleep in your own bed before a long-haul leg. Click any row to load it directly in the search.
Airport guides
Quick links into the airport profiles at both ends of the route. Each guide covers terminal layout, the airlines that base hubs at ORD and… NRT, the other routes those airports serve, and the ground-transit options most travellers wish they'd read about before landing — the practical context you only really need to know once you've booked, but want to skim before you do.