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Flight from Chicago Midway Airport to Beijing

FAQs - booking China flights

  • Which interesting features are available at PVG airport?

    PVG airport hosts an art gallery with contemporary sculptures, calligraphy, and paintings in Terminal 1 encouraging all visitors to learn about its cultural heritage. The interior design of PVG airport contains elements of traditional Chinese architecture. From the arrival lobby onwards passengers are greeted with ornate wallpaper designs of green bamboo trees amid blue skies on the top floor and ground floor arrivals area.

  • Which lounges are available at PVG airport?

    There are numerous lounges at PVG airport for passengers to relax, refresh and wait for their pick-ups. You can go to Golden Century VIP Lounge in Terminal 1, Mainboard to catch up with friends at the Concierge Lounge in Terminal 1, or to have some refreshments in the Restaurant and Wine Room near gate F7.

  • Is there an airport in Chicago with pet-friendly facilities?

    Yes. Greater Rockford Airport (RFD) provides facilities for travelers with pets. The airport has a pet lodge where you can keep your pet while you travel. The pet lodge provides pets with exercise areas and a playroom for them to play. There is also a grooming area, play area, and private resting space for your dog.

  • Does MDW airport offer wheelchairs to passengers with special needs?

    Yes. MDW airport offers wheelchairs to passengers with reduced mobility including elderly and physically disabled passengers. The airport's airlines provide complimentary wheelchairs and additional wheelchair assistance to passengers that need them. Passengers can request a wheelchair at the airport's Information Desk.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Chicago to China?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Chicago to China.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Chicago to China?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to China from Chicago is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Chicago to China?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to China with an airline and back to Chicago with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Chicago to China?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to China from Chicago up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to China

  • Morning departure is around 14% cheaper than an evening flight, on average*.
  • O'Hare International Airport (ORD) in Chicago is suitable for family travelers since it provides family-friendly facilities and services. It has a family lounge in the Main Hall next to Gate F1 and Terminal 2 featuring kids' play equipment such as a swing, video games, and toys. There are comfortable seats with mobile charging outlets for parents. Mother rooms in Terminal 1-5 are equipped with comfortable seating, a sink, and a washing area.
  • Midway Airport (MDW) is among the airports in Chicago with the best parking facilities accessible by passengers. The terminal parking garage offers hourly and daily parking services. If you need long-term parking services, use the economy parking lots in the airport's parking garages north of the terminal. Electric vehicle charging points are available in all the parking garages at Midway airport.
  • China Pu Dong Airport (PVG) is an ideal landing airport for passengers with reduced mobility including the elderly, pregnant women, and disabled passengers since it provides wheelchair-accessible restrooms, lifts, and ramps in Terminals 2, 3, and 5. TDD telephones for passengers with hearing difficulties to call the control operators are provided at terminals 2, 3, and 5.
  • PVG airport is the best airport to land if you are on a business or work trip to China. The airport has business centers in the Arrivals Hall of Terminal 1 and Passenger Service and Business Center in Terminal 2. The on-site Ramada Pudong Airport Shanghai Hotel offers business facilities such as a ballroom and Dzahong Airport Hotel with six conference rooms for hire.
  • Trincomalee Airport (TRR) offers ground transportation services to its arriving passengers. Passengers can access taxi services found at the Arrivals Hall of the terminal, which is about 5min by foot from the check-in counters. For a more convenient and comfortable ride, the hotels nearby Trincomalee Airport offer shuttle services to their customers.
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Top 5 airlines serving from Chicago to China

Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Chicago to China? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8.4
EVA AirOverall score based on 1329 reviews
8.2Comfort
8.0Entertainment
8.4Boarding
8.0Food
8.6Crew
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It was a good flight. I would highly recommend it to family and friends.

8.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Oct 2024LAX - TPE
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It was a good flight. I would highly recommend it to family and friends.

The employees were professional and efficient. I consider myself a traveler but have trouble with the international fare served on airplanes. I admit Americans buy their food in the supermarket and we typically don’t eat the ligaments and cartilage. I know that is whiny but as I age, I dislike it more. At least things weren’t covered in cheese. The desserts are terrible! My neighbor didn’t eat her bread so I asked if I could have it. First time for everything but had been traveling a total of 27 hours and was hungry.

The night flight was only 2/3 full, which is always a plus. Room to stretch out for sleeping. Gracious stewardesses, attentive, and slim/attractive (which is rare these days). Good food, and curtesy wine.with meals. Comfortable seats and decent leg room (economy class)

On time service. Seat comfort and the crew service very good .

Only one Hindi movie from LAvto Taipei and same movie from Taipei to Singapore Really horrible and we call it entertainment???

Food was ok. Could have been better. Entertainment was limited, especially for kids.

The crew was very helpful. Food was prepared with great care and tasted wonderful. Movie selection was a bit limited. The bedding on the seat is a little too thin for sleeping.

The food was good, but we are not able to use earphones to watch a movie.

Their announcement was not quite clear in Chinese. The rest is pretty good.

The hygiene of the bathrooms were terrible. Urine smells leaked out into the cabin and the seats were really tight, even for a petite woman like myself. Flight attendants did not go through the cabin enough to offer refreshments.

I upgraded to first class only to find out that I still had no access to the sky lounge without a sky miles card or AmEx (something that should be emphasized outside of the fine print!) Also, no food or drink service provided during the flight, so I basically paid 4x more just for “free” checked baggage and a bigger seat. Not worth it.

I appreciated friendly service from check-in, to boarding, to in-flight amenities! Attendants were accommodating and helpful. Thank you! Elaine

Delta was really good about being transparent with why we were delayed it’s just that’s the plane was really old and outdated and a lot of the comfort and amenities we know Delta to have did not shine through

Bottom seat cushion is almost non existent. Very uncomfortable seat.

Delta was great the entertainment was outdated. Screen was very small and didn’t work.

Flight did not have seat back entertainment and the wifi was iffy.

Pretty standard flight. Delta has a good selection of movies.

The WiFi has been awful on my last few Delta Air Lines flights.

The seats are uncomfortable, feels like a small seat pad on plywood.

The seats are uncomfortable and there was no power to recharge a phone.

I was really impressed with the experience it was my first trip overseas. Nice staff

Not enough food for everyone. . Always run out of food when we ask

Cathay flight was fine, Amsterdam airport was a nightmare, spent way too much time walking to our next connection, no travelators.

As a solo traveller, I always prefer to have an aisle seat, but the flight was so full, there weren’t any available. I understand that the seatbelt sign sometimes has to go on if turbulence is anticipated but after the second food service, it was on continuously for about an hour and a half and there didn’t seem to be any turbulence at all! With seats reclined, my fellow passenger in the aisle seat asleep and the seatbelt sign on I felt very trapped, extremely uncomfortable and in desperate need of the bathroom. The positives were that the staff were very friendly, the entertainment was great and we actually took off on time and arrived in HKG earlier than expected.

Not good. Small seats. Not enough food that customers wanted. No special requests were given that i could see. Slow response from flight attendants

Mediocre. Nothing special. Bad airline food Never received the food I requested Slow response from ground staff concerning my wheelchair. I was left at a holding area and had to walk the distance to the gate. In Hong Kong

Bathroom was not cleaned as often as other airlines does. It was gross for a less than full flight capacity.

Rarely saw a flight attendant. Never received what I wanted from drink service. Twice I was told they would return with my order. I never saw the flight attendant again. I has requested a Moslem meal. I did not receive. It

From BOS to HK, the crew had pushed me to choose the pasta for meal multiple times. It was a bad experience. Without this, everything was good.

From Chicago to Hong Kong was great., but from Hong Kong to manila we had hard time looking for the gate of our connecting flight. There wasn’t hardly any sign.

They need to improve their boarding process. Group 1 and/or paying first class passengers shouldn't be in the middle of boarding process

late departure due to some unspecified issue with ventilating the cabin. They got it running but it was FREEZING for the whole flight. I asked for a blanket but they didn't provide one. They could not turn up the heat. it was quite miserable.

We were delayed because of ground crew, not because the plane wasn’t ready to go. The food was better than usual!

I still prefer Delta, but Delta doesn’t fly to State College PA.

Everything was fantastic. Modern plane. All the amenities! Although the paid snacks and meals are pure robbery. Like i understand airlines need to make money, but 11$ USD for an overnight oats with some nuts in it and barely any pieces of apple.... Highway robbery

United needs to figure out its Economy PLUS standards; its better than economy but that's not saying much. It seems like United stripped away all the basics for an international flight (such as In Seat entertainment) and repackaged some of them as plus. Would not fly United internationally again.

The flight was bumpy. No Breakfast or coffee was served, not even a bottle of water. The food was okay but odd. Rice with peas instead of couscous with some unknown green thing. United Airlines did not tell me that there was VERY LIMITED HANDICAP SERVICE IN NAPLES. De-plane via 20 aluminum steps. Taken to Van. You must walk into the terminal, find luggage, and then walk out to the rental car pickup spot that is 1 block from the terminal.

Crew did their best but the plane configuration is too tight if you're bigger than an average sardine. Controls for the entertainment system didn't all work. The aircraft hadn't been cleaned in awhile.

Flight was delayed due to weather and clogged toilet. Had to deplane. Flight was 3 hours delayed. Crew was awesome and offered water and snacks.

Didn't make it dir to delays - no support from United staff

Chinese flight attendants didn't speak english well. They didn't care enough to remember that I (east asian who isn't Chinese) wasn't Chinese and spoke English. Announcement in english on board was poor and I find it very difficult to understand what was announced. Also, a cabin bag allows only 5kg!

Chinese flight attendants didn't speak english well. They didn't care enough to remember that I (east asian who isn't Chinese) wasn't Chinese and spoke English. Announcement in english on board was poor and I find it very difficult to understand what was announced.

Everything was not satisfactory - the flight was delayed, staffs were ok but they didn't speak English well. I am from east Asia (not Chinese) and they didn't care enough to remember that I wasn't Chinese but persistently spoke chinese to me. The flight announcement in english wasn't clear to understand.

I wish I had been able to choose a vegetarian meal. Crew friendly and helpful. Seat was ok. All quite efficient and pleasant. Would recommend for inner China travel for sure.

The flight is not bad, but the Business Lounge is not big enough for the quantity of people they accept and there is a limited options for food and beverages.

It was simply bad and on top of that my luggage hasn't been delivered until now. They can't even localize it which is just unacceptable when they are supposed to scan the bar code they put when we check in

We bought premium Economy, thinking it would be more comfortable, but the seat is so narrow ,that my legs and feet are swollen , I can't wear shoes !

The flight was delayed for almost 5 hours, but I understand that it was not up to the company, however how they could handle the situation better, they never apologized for that delay, moreover despite passengers being there for 7 hours only thing they did was to give a bowl of instant noodles, afterwards on the plane tiny snacks, people were there starting from lunch time and we’ve arrived to destination at almost midnight

Flight was delayed for 2 hours for no reason, then we spent almost an hour after boarding because of the weather conditions. If we left on time we could avoid that 😾

Cons: "Everything was great. Very nice and friendly crew, clean plane, great food. Excellent overall"

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