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

Source: https://miles.zone/routes/zrh-ord
Data updated: 2026-10-12T19:14:34.030Z
Cash amounts are in US dollars.

Fewest points: 88,000 miles plus $58 on Swiss through United MileagePlus, departing 2026-12-02.

## 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) | 200,000 miles | $55 | Nonstop | 2026-10-28 | 12 Oct 2026, 19:14 UTC |
| Swiss | [United MileagePlus](https://miles.zone/programs/united-mileageplus) | 88,000 miles | $58 | via YUL | 2026-12-02 | 12 Oct 2026, 18:34 UTC |
| LOT Polish Airlines | [United MileagePlus](https://miles.zone/programs/united-mileageplus) | 88,000 miles | $78 | via WAW | 2026-12-05 | 12 Oct 2026, 18:35 UTC |
| Lufthansa | [United MileagePlus](https://miles.zone/programs/united-mileageplus) | 88,000 miles | $79 | via MUC | 2026-12-01 | 12 Oct 2026, 18:33 UTC |
| Ethiopian Airlines | [United MileagePlus](https://miles.zone/programs/united-mileageplus) | 200,000 miles | $81 | via MXP | 2026-11-06 | 10 Oct 2026, 16:20 UTC |
| Air Dolomiti | [United MileagePlus](https://miles.zone/programs/united-mileageplus) | 88,000 miles | $87 | via FRA | 2026-12-14 | 12 Oct 2026, 18:38 UTC |

## Route facts

Over the next 60 days we hold business class seats from Zurich to Chicago on 36 of the 36 departure days we have checked so far (24 days are not checked yet), 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) | 36 of 36 checked | 88,000 miles | 88,000 miles | $55 to $81 |

Nonstop seats on United Airlines.
With a connection on Air Dolomiti, Ethiopian Airlines, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa and Swiss.

## How to book it

1. [United MileagePlus](https://miles.zone/programs/united-mileageplus) books on united.com: sign in there, search ZRH to ORD in business class on a date with space, and pay in miles with the cash on top (from $55).

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

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- [New York (JFK)](https://miles.zone/routes/zrh-jfk)
- [Toronto (YYZ)](https://miles.zone/routes/zrh-yyz)
- [Bangkok (BKK)](https://miles.zone/routes/zrh-bkk)
- [Los Angeles (LAX)](https://miles.zone/routes/zrh-lax)
- [Singapore (SIN)](https://miles.zone/routes/zrh-sin)
- [Hong Kong (HKG)](https://miles.zone/routes/zrh-hkg)
- [New York (EWR)](https://miles.zone/routes/zrh-ewr)
- [Washington (IAD)](https://miles.zone/routes/zrh-iad)
- [San Francisco (SFO)](https://miles.zone/routes/zrh-sfo)

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- [Paris (CDG)](https://miles.zone/routes/cdg-ord)
- [Dublin (DUB)](https://miles.zone/routes/dub-ord)
- [Edinburgh (EDI)](https://miles.zone/routes/edi-ord)
- [Frankfurt (FRA)](https://miles.zone/routes/fra-ord)
- [London (LHR)](https://miles.zone/routes/lhr-ord)
- [Madrid (MAD)](https://miles.zone/routes/mad-ord)
- [Manchester (MAN)](https://miles.zone/routes/man-ord)
- [Rome (FCO)](https://miles.zone/routes/fco-ord)
- [Amsterdam (AMS)](https://miles.zone/routes/ams-ord)
- [London (LGW)](https://miles.zone/routes/lgw-ord)
- [Barcelona (BCN)](https://miles.zone/routes/bcn-ord)
- [Munich (MUC)](https://miles.zone/routes/muc-ord)