# Chicago (ORD) to Zurich (ZRH) business class award flights

Source: https://miles.zone/routes/ord-zrh
Data updated: 2026-10-12T18:14:18.343Z
Cash amounts are in US dollars.

Fewest points: 88,000 miles plus $6 on United Airlines through United MileagePlus, departing 2026-10-24.

## Every program and airline that can book it, next 60 days

| Airline | Program | Points | Cash on top | Routing | Departs | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| United Airlines | [United MileagePlus](https://miles.zone/programs/united-mileageplus) | 88,000 miles | $6 | via IAD | 2026-10-24 | 12 Oct 2026, 18:13 UTC |
| Air Canada | [United MileagePlus](https://miles.zone/programs/united-mileageplus) | 88,000 miles | $9 | via YUL | 2026-11-09 | 11 Oct 2026, 12:09 UTC |
| Aer Lingus | [United MileagePlus](https://miles.zone/programs/united-mileageplus) | 93,000 miles | $9 | via DUB | 2026-10-25 | 12 Oct 2026, 18:13 UTC |
| Lufthansa | [United MileagePlus](https://miles.zone/programs/united-mileageplus) | 88,000 miles | $28 | via MUC | 2026-10-27 | 12 Oct 2026, 18:14 UTC |

## Route facts

Over the next 60 days we hold business class seats from Chicago to Zurich on 60 of the 60 departure days, through 1 program. These figures are counted from the seats stored for those dates, not from a price history; the typical day is the median of each day's cheapest seat.

| Program | Days with space | Lowest | Typical day | Cash on top |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [United MileagePlus](https://miles.zone/programs/united-mileageplus) | 60 of 60 | 88,000 miles | 200,000 miles | $6 to $35 |

Nonstop seats on United Airlines.
With a connection on Aer Lingus, Air Canada and Lufthansa.

## How to book it

1. [United MileagePlus](https://miles.zone/programs/united-mileageplus) books on united.com: sign in there, search ORD to ZRH in business class on a date with space, and pay in miles with the cash on top (from $6).

MilesZone finds the seat; it does not book it or take payment.

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