Economy award flights from Melbourne (MEL) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD)
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In the last 30 days AwardTool saw economy award space on 16 programs for MEL→ORD. Lowest: 40,000 miles + $98.09 with American Airlines AAdvantage, which showed economy award space on 121 dates. No nonstop economy award was seen in the last 30 days.
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Page regenerated from the Oct 19, 2026 data snapshot (normally daily). Summary last changed . Seats change quickly.
- Lowest observed
- 40,000 miles + $98.09
- American Airlines AAdvantage
- Programs with space
- 16 of 16
- programs seen on this route
- Most dates seen
- 127 of 127
- dates checked · United MileagePlus
- Nonstop
- Not seen
- in the last 30 days
Compare programs for economy
The lowest one-way economy award each program showed on MEL→ORD, sorted by points.
| Program | Points + taxes | Stops | Airlines seen | Seats | Dates seen | Newest observation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantageLowest observed | 40,000 pts + $98.09 | 1 stop | American Airlines (AA), Alaska Airlines (AS), Fiji Airways (FJ), Qantas (QF) | — | 121 | See dates | |
| Emirates Skywards | 47,500 pts + $433.03 | 1 stop | Emirates (EK) | 9+ | 108 | See dates | |
| United MileagePlus | 55,000 pts + $109.79 | 1 stop | Air Canada (AC), JetBlue (B6), ANA (NH), Air New Zealand (NZ) +2 more | 9+ | 127 | See dates | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 56,037 pts + $189.29 | 2 stops | Air Canada (AC), Emirates (EK), Turkish Airlines (TK), United Airlines (UA) +1 more | 2 | 123 | See dates | |
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 60,000 pts + taxes not reported | 1 stop | Qatar Airways (QR) | 9+ | 63 | See dates | |
| Avianca LifeMiles | 60,000 pts + $58.00 | 2 stops | United Airlines (UA) | 9+ | 56 | See dates | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 61,000 pts + $204.34 | 1 stop | Delta Air Lines (DL), JQ, Qantas (QF) | 9+ | 32 | See dates | |
| Virgin Australia Velocity | 63,000 pts + $102.60 | 1 stop | Qatar Airways (QR), United Airlines (UA), Virgin Australia (VA) | 9+ | 123 | See dates | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 63,500 pts + $163.80 | 1 stop | American Airlines (AA), Alaska Airlines (AS), Cathay Pacific (CX), Emirates (EK) +2 more | 1 | 72 | See dates | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 65,000 pts + $138.09 | 1 stop | Alaska Airlines (AS), Cathay Pacific (CX), Hainan Airlines (HU), Japan Airlines (JL) +1 more | 9+ | 13 | See dates | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 78,000 pts + $96.48 | 1 stop | Delta Air Lines (DL) | 9+ | 74 | See dates | |
| JetBlue TrueBlue | 78,200 pts + $109.99 | 1 stop | Qatar Airways (QR), United Airlines (UA) | 9+ | 13 | See dates | |
| Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 81,000 pts + $298.96 | 2 stops | Delta Air Lines (DL), Xiamen Airlines (MF) | 4 | 20 | See dates | |
| Etihad Guest | 88,338 pts + $143.83 | 1 stop | American Airlines (AA), Air Canada (AC), JetBlue (B6), Etihad Airways (EY) +2 more | 9+ | 116 | See dates | |
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | 100,000 pts + taxes not reported | 1 stop | Turkish Airlines (TK) | 1 | 30 | See dates | |
| GOL Smiles | 148,100 pts + taxes not reported | 1 stop | American Airlines (AA), Air Canada (AC), Etihad Airways (EY), JQ +3 more | 1 | 31 | See dates |
Not seen means AwardTool hasn't observed this cabin on this route in the last 30 days. It doesn't mean the airline has no seats. Dates seen counts departure dates with an open award in that cabin at any price; newest observation is the latest time AwardTool saw one of them. Seats is the count the program reported when we observed it; some programs report at most 9.
Observed economy award examples
| Departure | Program | Points + taxes | Seats | Stops | Observed (UTC) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 40,000 pts + $98.29 | — | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Emirates Skywards | 47,500 pts + $433.03 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| United MileagePlus | 55,000 pts + $109.99 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 56,037 pts + $189.29 | 6 | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Avianca LifeMiles | 60,000 pts + $58.00 | 9+ | 2 stops | Check this date | ||
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 60,000 pts + taxes not reported | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 61,000 pts + $204.34 | 9+ | 1 stop | Check this date | ||
| Virgin Australia Velocity | 63,000 pts + $102.73 | 9+ | 2 stops | Check this date |
Prices are one-way per traveler: the program's points or miles plus taxes and carrier fees in USD, as AwardTool observed them in the observation window. Award space changes constantly. A seat we saw may be gone, and space we haven't seen may exist. Always confirm with a live search before transferring points; most transfers can't be reversed.
How often economy award space showed up
Departure dates in the next 365 days that AwardTool checked for each program in the last 30 days, how many had economy award space at any price, and the latest departure with space.
| Program | Dates with space | Share of dates checked | Latest departure with space |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantage | 121 of 138 | 87% | |
| Emirates Skywards | 108 of 123 | 87% | |
| United MileagePlus | 127 of 127 | 100% | |
| Air Canada Aeroplan | 123 of 126 | 97% | |
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | 63 of 66 | 95% | |
| Avianca LifeMiles | 56 of 126 | 44% | |
| Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 32 of 117 | 27% | |
| Virgin Australia Velocity | 123 of 123 | 100% | |
| Qantas Frequent Flyer | 72 of 124 | 58% | |
| Alaska Atmos Rewards | 13 of 125 | 10% | |
| Delta SkyMiles | 74 of 124 | 59% | |
| JetBlue TrueBlue | 13 of 125 | 10% | |
| Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 20 of 123 | 16% | |
| Etihad Guest | 116 of 116 | 100% | |
| Turkish Miles & Smiles | 30 of 96 | 31% | |
| GOL Smiles | 31 of 83 | 37% |
Best months for economy from Melbourne (MEL) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD)
| Month | Lowest observed | Program | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 13 | |
| 40,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 14 | |
| 40,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 19 | |
| 40,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 7 | |
| 40,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 8 | |
| 40,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 3 | |
| 40,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 6 | |
| 40,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 4 | |
| 40,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 3 | |
| 40,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 26 | |
| 40,000 pts + taxes vary | American Airlines AAdvantage | 18 |
Lowest economy award by month and program
Each program's lowest one-way economy award by departure month, in its own points or miles; taxes vary. — means the program showed no economy space that month.
| Program | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines AAdvantagemiles | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Emirates Skywardsmiles | 47,500 | 47,500 | 85,000 | — | 85,000 | 85,000 | 85,000 | 85,000 | 85,000 | 85,000 | 85,000 |
| United MileagePlusmiles | 55,000 | 55,000 | 55,000 | 55,000 | 55,000 | 55,000 | 55,000 | 55,000 | 55,000 | 55,000 | 55,000 |
| Air Canada Aeroplanpoints | 56,037 | 56,189 | 60,000 | 56,387 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 56,392 | 56,392 | 56,392 | 56,608 | 56,608 |
| Qatar Airways Privilege ClubAvios | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 120,000 | 240,000 | — | — | — | — |
| Avianca LifeMilesmiles | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | — | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Air France/KLM Flying Bluemiles | 61,500 | 61,000 | 69,500 | 63,000 | 68,000 | 61,500 | 61,500 | 66,000 | — | 68,500 | 66,000 |
| Virgin Australia Velocitypoints | 63,000 | 63,000 | 63,000 | 374,400 | 63,000 | 80,000 | 63,000 | 63,000 | 80,000 | 63,000 | 63,000 |
| Qantas Frequent Flyerpoints | 63,500 | 63,500 | — | 63,500 | 63,500 | 63,500 | 76,400 | 63,500 | 63,500 | 63,500 | 63,500 |
| Alaska Atmos Rewardspoints | 65,000 | 65,000 | 65,000 | 65,000 | 65,000 | — | — | 65,000 | — | — | — |
| Delta SkyMilesmiles | 88,000 | 78,000 | 78,000 | 78,000 | 78,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 105,000 | 105,000 |
| JetBlue TrueBluepoints | 78,200 | 78,200 | 78,200 | 78,200 | 86,600 | — | — | — | — | — | 78,200 |
| Virgin Atlantic Flying Clubpoints | 81,000 | 84,000 | — | — | 84,000 | — | 81,000 | 84,000 | — | 84,000 | 84,000 |
| Etihad Guestmiles | 88,338 | 91,807 | 120,000 | 190,372 | 88,338 | 105,322 | 120,000 | 120,000 | 120,000 | 120,000 | 120,000 |
| Turkish Miles & Smilesmiles | 100,000 | 100,000 | 155,000 | — | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 155,000 | 155,000 | 155,000 |
| GOL Smilesmiles | 149,200 | 149,200 | 380,800 | 311,700 | — | — | 187,700 | 148,100 | 382,300 | — | — |
Airlines seen in economy
Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.
- American Airlines (AA): American Airlines AAdvantage, Qantas Frequent Flyer, Etihad Guest and GOL Smiles
- Air Canada (AC): United MileagePlus, Air Canada Aeroplan, Etihad Guest and GOL Smiles
- Alaska Airlines (AS): American Airlines AAdvantage, Qantas Frequent Flyer and Alaska Atmos Rewards
- JetBlue (B6): United MileagePlus and Etihad Guest
- Cathay Pacific (CX): Qantas Frequent Flyer and Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Delta Air Lines (DL): Air France/KLM Flying Blue, Delta SkyMiles and Virgin Atlantic Flying Club
- Emirates (EK): Emirates Skywards, Air Canada Aeroplan and Qantas Frequent Flyer
- Etihad Airways (EY): Etihad Guest and GOL Smiles
- Fiji Airways (FJ): American Airlines AAdvantage
- Hainan Airlines (HU): Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Japan Airlines (JL): Qantas Frequent Flyer and Alaska Atmos Rewards
- JQ: Air France/KLM Flying Blue, Etihad Guest and GOL Smiles
- Xiamen Airlines (MF): Virgin Atlantic Flying Club
- ANA (NH): United MileagePlus
- Air New Zealand (NZ): United MileagePlus
- Philippine Airlines (PR): Alaska Atmos Rewards
- Qantas (QF): American Airlines AAdvantage, Air France/KLM Flying Blue, Qantas Frequent Flyer and Etihad Guest
- Qatar Airways (QR): Qatar Airways Privilege Club, Virgin Australia Velocity, JetBlue TrueBlue and GOL Smiles
- Turkish Airlines (TK): Air Canada Aeroplan, Turkish Miles & Smiles and GOL Smiles
- United Airlines (UA): United MileagePlus, Air Canada Aeroplan, Avianca LifeMiles, Virgin Australia Velocity and JetBlue TrueBlue
- Virgin Australia (VA): United MileagePlus, Air Canada Aeroplan, Virgin Australia Velocity and GOL Smiles
Economy on nearby routes
The lowest economy award AwardTool observed on related routes, as each route's page shows it: the return direction, other airports in the same cities, and more routes from Melbourne (MEL) and to Chicago O’Hare (ORD). One way, in the program's points or miles; taxes are on each route's page.
| Route | Lowest observed | Program | Dates seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago O’Hare (ORD) to Melbourne (MEL)Return direction | 40,000 miles | American Airlines AAdvantage | 73 |
| Melbourne (MEL) to London Heathrow (LHR)Also from MEL | 35,000 miles | Emirates Skywards | 333 |
| Melbourne (MEL) to Los Angeles (LAX)Also from MEL | 37,800 milesNonstop | United MileagePlus | 330 |
| Melbourne (MEL) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG)Also from MEL | 35,000 miles | Emirates Skywards | 336 |
| Melbourne (MEL) to Singapore (SIN)Also from MEL | 20,500 milesNonstop | Air France/KLM Flying Blue | 300 |
| London Heathrow (LHR) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD)Also to ORD | 7,755 miles | Lufthansa Miles & More | 228 |
| Amsterdam (AMS) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD)Also to ORD | 12,000 pointsNonstop | Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | 106 |
| Hong Kong (HKG) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD)Also to ORD | 30,000 miles | Delta SkyMiles | 318 |
Points that transfer to these programs
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Questions about economy award flights from Melbourne (MEL) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD)
What's the lowest economy award from Melbourne (MEL) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD)?
40,000 miles + $98.09 with American Airlines AAdvantage. Seen Oct 12, 2026, 15:50 UTC for a Nov 16, 2026 departure. American Airlines AAdvantage showed economy award space on 121 departure dates at any price (newest observation Oct 18, 2026, 12:06 UTC). Search live before transferring points.
Which programs had economy award space from Melbourne (MEL) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD)?
American Airlines AAdvantage (121 dates), Emirates Skywards (108 dates), United MileagePlus (127 dates), Air Canada Aeroplan (123 dates), Qatar Airways Privilege Club (63 dates), Avianca LifeMiles (56 dates), Air France/KLM Flying Blue (32 dates), Virgin Australia Velocity (123 dates), Qantas Frequent Flyer (72 dates), Alaska Atmos Rewards (13 dates), Delta SkyMiles (74 dates), JetBlue TrueBlue (13 dates), Virgin Atlantic Flying Club (20 dates), Etihad Guest (116 dates), Turkish Miles & Smiles (30 dates) and GOL Smiles (31 dates), in the last 30 days.
Is there nonstop economy award space from Melbourne (MEL) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD)?
AwardTool hasn't observed nonstop economy award space on this route in the last 30 days. That doesn't mean nonstop space never appears.
Which months had the lowest economy award prices from Melbourne (MEL) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD)?
Counting only month prices from programs with award space on 2 or more dates that month, and leaving out unusually low outliers, the lowest economy award AwardTool observed was for Jul 2027 departures: 40,000 miles with AAdvantage (26 dates). The month table shows every lowest price, including those. Based on dates we observed, not a forecast.