Compare 9 loyalty programs for Chicago to Tel Aviv award flights, with economy seats from 30,000 points.
Chicago to Tel Aviv is a long-haul US–Israel route with some nonstop award space, though the cheapest awards all connect, with Frankfurt and Boston among the leading hubs. Across the nine programs pricing it, the cheapest economy award is 30,000 points through SAS EuroBonus. Where you book matters as much as what you fly: the same seat can carry very different prices from one program to the next. Pricing for all nine programs on ORD–TLV is laid out below.
Best one-way award prices per airline over the next 12 months.
| Airline | Economy | Premium economy | Business |
|---|---|---|---|
 Scandinavian AirlinesSK | 30,000Lowest | Not available | Not available |
 American AirlinesAA | 40,000pts | 62,500pts | 70,000Lowest |
 British AirwaysBA | 40,000pts | 62,500pts | 70,000Lowest |
 Etihad AirwaysEY | 40,000pts | Not available | 540,500pts |
 IberiaIB | 40,000pts | Not available | 70,000Lowest |
 United AirlinesUA | 40,000pts | 55,000Lowest | 103,775pts |
 Eurowings Discover4Y | 44,000pts | Not available | 88,000pts |
Aegean AirlinesA3 | 44,000pts | Not available | 295,000pts |
 Air CanadaAC | 44,000pts | 80,714pts | 103,489pts |
ITA AirwaysAZ | 44,000pts | Not available | 90,000pts |
When award seats between Chicago and Tel Aviv price cheapest over the next year.
| Month | Cheapest award (points) |
|---|---|
| Nov 2026 | 30,000 |
| Dec 2026 | 44,000 |
| Jan 2027 | No award data |
| Feb 2027 | No award data |
| Mar 2027 | No award data |
| Apr 2027 | No award data |
| May 2027 | No award data |
| Jun 2027 | 40,000 |
| Jul 2027 | No award data |
| Aug 2027 | 40,000 |
| Sep 2027 | No award data |
| Oct 2027 | No award data |
10 airlines with award seats between Chicago and Tel Aviv, nonstop or connecting.
American AirlinesAAAir CanadaAC
JetBlueB6British AirwaysBA
DeltaDLEtihad AirwaysEYIberiaIB
LufthansaLHScandinavian AirlinesSKUnited AirlinesUAWhat to know before booking Chicago to Tel Aviv with points.
~6,170 miles; ~12h55 nonstop (approximate). Tel Aviv runs 8 hours ahead of Chicago (7 for a few weeks a year, while the clocks change on different dates). Data covers November 2026–October 2027. Only four months carry calendar prices so far: November 2026 is the cheapest at 30,000 points, ahead of December 2026, June 2027, and August 2027 (40,000–44,000).
Chicago to Tel Aviv is served by Eurowings Discover, Aegean Airlines, American Airlines and 21 more, offering multiple options for award travelers. Compare 9 loyalty programs to find the best value for your points. Award prices start from 30,000 points in economy. Use our search tool to check real-time award availability on this route.
Flying Chicago to Tel Aviv covers about 6,170 miles, linking O'Hare International Airport (ORD) with Ben Gurion Airport (TLV); a nonstop takes roughly 12h55, with winds moving it either way. Nonstop flights do show up in the data (less than 1% of options), but the cheapest award in every cabin connects.
Chicago–Tel Aviv is a long-haul trip, so cabin choice shapes the whole booking. The economy floor connects once; check how long the layover runs. Taxes and fees on the cheapest economy seat run about $26, below the route's typical economy taxes. The middle step, premium economy, costs about 1.5 times economy; business costs about 2.3 times. Transfers out of bank programs can't be reversed, so confirm the exact flight is bookable first.
SAS EuroBonus is cheapest in economy at 30,000 points. Alaska Atmos Rewards wins premium economy at 45,000 points. American AAdvantage takes business class at 70,000 points. Among the remaining six programs, United MileagePlus, Air France-KLM Flying Blue, and Air Canada Aeroplan are good places to cross-check. No program wins more than one cabin here, so pick the seat first, then the currency.
The cheapest awards by cabin are split across Scandinavian Airlines (SkyTeam), Condor, and American Airlines (oneworld), meaning no single alliance holds every cabin floor. In premium economy, the floor sits on Condor but books through Alaska Atmos Rewards, a partner redemption. Before transferring points, check which airline operates each leg of the Chicago–Tel Aviv award.
The data shows no same-metro alternate airports on either end of Chicago–Tel Aviv, so date flexibility is the main lever. Two cheaper options from Chicago at last check: Athens from 9,500 points and Anchorage from 10,000. For a shorter trip from Chicago, Aruba and Auckland are tracked too.
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Common questions travelers ask about the Chicago to Tel Aviv route.
