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Cheap flights from Columbus to Chicago

42 nonstop flights a week, 5 of them today. Operated by 3 airlines, about 1h 41m in the air, 276 mi (444 km). Tickets from $95.

Flights from Columbus to Chicago

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Best fares from Columbus to Chicago

Lowest one-way prices found by recent searches for the next 120 days; press a card to search that date

Cheapest one-way $95 18 November 2026, nonstop Cheapest nonstop $95 18 November 2026, American Airlines Cheapest in the next 7 days $161 Today Cheapest weekend departure $124 Sat, 21 November 2026 Cheapest month November 2026 tickets from $95

Columbus to Chicago at a glance

flight time, from 1h 15m to 1h 49m
1h 41m
straight-line distance
276 mi (444 km)
flights a week
42
flights today
5
first and last departure
05:15 - 08:45
lowest price, nonstop, 18 November
$95
airlines
3

Columbus to Chicago flight schedule

42 flights a week, 5 today, 55 seasonal or one-off. Departure and arrival times are local.

FlightDepartsArrivesDurationDaysAircraft
UA 3524
United Airlines
05:15 John Glenn Columbus International
05:56 , terminal 2
1h 41m
Daily
Embraer 175
AA 3672
American Airlines
05:40 John Glenn Columbus International
06:21 , terminal 3
1h 41m
Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Embraer 170
AA 3672
American Airlines
05:46 John Glenn Columbus International
06:27 , terminal 3
1h 41m
Mon, Thu, Fri, Sun
Embraer 170
AA 3672
American Airlines
05:49 John Glenn Columbus International
06:30 , terminal 3
1h 41m
Sat
Embraer 170
AA 4668
American Airlines
06:36 John Glenn Columbus International
07:17 , terminal 3
1h 41m
Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Embraer EMB 175
AA 4668
American Airlines
06:37 John Glenn Columbus International
07:15 , terminal 3
1h 38m
Tue
Embraer EMB 175
AA 4668
American Airlines
06:40 John Glenn Columbus International
07:18 , terminal 3
1h 38m
Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Embraer EMB 175
UA 1285
United Airlines
07:00 John Glenn Columbus International
07:30 , terminal 1
1h 30m
Daily
Airbus A320
AA 3572
American Airlines
08:06 John Glenn Columbus International
08:55 , terminal 3
1h 49m
Sat
Embraer EMB 175
AA 3572
American Airlines
08:11 John Glenn Columbus International
09:00 , terminal 3
1h 49m
Daily
Embraer EMB 175
AA 3572
American Airlines
08:15 John Glenn Columbus International
09:04 , terminal 3
1h 49m
Sun
Embraer EMB 175
WN 1557
Southwest Airlines
08:40 John Glenn Columbus International
09:00 Chicago Midway International
1h 20m
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu
WN 1268
Southwest Airlines
08:45 John Glenn Columbus International
09:05 Chicago Midway International
1h 20m
Mon, Thu, Fri, Sun
Boeing 737

Seasonal and one-off flights

Not operating in the next two weeks. The first of them is on 24 November.

FlightDepartsArrivesDurationDaysAircraft
WN 1268
Southwest Airlines
08:50 John Glenn Columbus International
09:10 Chicago Midway International
1h 20m
Seasonal
WN 1268
Southwest Airlines
08:55 John Glenn Columbus International
09:15 Chicago Midway International
1h 20m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 1268
Southwest Airlines
08:15 John Glenn Columbus International
08:35 Chicago Midway International
1h 20m
Seasonal
UA 214
United Airlines
05:15 John Glenn Columbus International
05:50 , terminal 1
1h 35m
Seasonal
Airbus A319
UA 3478
United Airlines
07:00 John Glenn Columbus International
07:41 , terminal 2
1h 41m
Selected dates
Embraer 175
AA 3685
American Airlines
05:45 John Glenn Columbus International
06:27 , terminal 3
1h 42m
Seasonal
Embraer 170
AA 4668
American Airlines
06:46 John Glenn Columbus International
07:30 , terminal 3
1h 44m
Seasonal
Embraer EMB 175
UA 466
United Airlines
07:00 John Glenn Columbus International
07:35 , terminal 1
1h 35m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-700
AA 3672
American Airlines
08:41 John Glenn Columbus International
09:30 , terminal 3
1h 49m
Seasonal
Embraer EMB 175
AA 3685
American Airlines
05:43 John Glenn Columbus International
06:25 , terminal 3
1h 42m
Seasonal
Embraer 170
AA 3672
American Airlines
08:10 John Glenn Columbus International
08:59 , terminal 3
1h 49m
Seasonal
Embraer EMB 175
AA 3672
American Airlines
08:15 John Glenn Columbus International
09:04 , terminal 3
1h 49m
Seasonal
Embraer EMB 175
UA 3524
United Airlines
05:10 John Glenn Columbus International
05:55 , terminal 2
1h 45m
Seasonal
Embraer 175
AA 3446
American Airlines
05:47 John Glenn Columbus International
06:29 , terminal 3
1h 42m
Seasonal
Embraer 170
AA 4336
American Airlines
06:45 John Glenn Columbus International
07:29 , terminal 3
1h 44m
Seasonal
Embraer EMB 175
AA 3663
American Airlines
08:16 John Glenn Columbus International
09:05 , terminal 3
1h 49m
Seasonal
Embraer EMB 175
AA 4336
American Airlines
05:29 John Glenn Columbus International
06:10 , terminal 3
1h 41m
Seasonal
Embraer EMB 175
AA 3446
American Airlines
06:41 John Glenn Columbus International
07:30 , terminal 3
1h 49m
Seasonal
Embraer 170
AA 4336
American Airlines
05:18 John Glenn Columbus International
05:59 , terminal 3
1h 41m
Seasonal
Embraer EMB 175
AA 4336
American Airlines
05:19 John Glenn Columbus International
06:00 , terminal 3
1h 41m
Seasonal
Embraer EMB 175
UA 3413
United Airlines
05:00 John Glenn Columbus International
05:45 , terminal 2
1h 45m
Seasonal
Embraer 175
AA 4067
American Airlines
06:00 John Glenn Columbus International
06:45 , terminal 3
1h 45m
Seasonal
Embraer 170
AA 3446
American Airlines
06:45 John Glenn Columbus International
07:30 , terminal 3
1h 45m
Seasonal
Embraer EMB 175
WN 4084
Southwest Airlines
08:55 John Glenn Columbus International
09:15 Chicago Midway International
1h 20m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 4084
Southwest Airlines
08:40 John Glenn Columbus International
09:00 Chicago Midway International
1h 20m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 4084
Southwest Airlines
08:20 John Glenn Columbus International
08:45 Chicago Midway International
1h 25m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
UA 3524
United Airlines
05:30 John Glenn Columbus International
05:53 , terminal 2
1h 23m
Seasonal
Embraer 175
AA 3674
American Airlines
05:42 John Glenn Columbus International
06:24 , terminal 3
1h 42m
Seasonal
Embraer 170
AA 3446
American Airlines
06:47 John Glenn Columbus International
07:30 , terminal 3
1h 43m
Seasonal
Embraer EMB 175
UA 466
United Airlines
07:05 John Glenn Columbus International
07:33 , terminal 1
1h 28m
Seasonal
Airbus A319
AA 3342
American Airlines
08:22 John Glenn Columbus International
09:05 , terminal 3
1h 43m
Seasonal
Embraer EMB 175
WN 1249
Southwest Airlines
08:40 John Glenn Columbus International
09:00 Chicago Midway International
1h 20m
Seasonal
WN 964
Southwest Airlines
08:40 John Glenn Columbus International
09:00 Chicago Midway International
1h 20m
Seasonal
AA 3548
American Airlines
05:42 John Glenn Columbus International
06:24 , terminal 3
1h 42m
Seasonal
Embraer 170
AA 3572
American Airlines
08:22 John Glenn Columbus International
09:05 , terminal 3
1h 43m
Seasonal
Embraer EMB 175
WN 1189
Southwest Airlines
08:55 John Glenn Columbus International
09:15 Chicago Midway International
1h 20m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 854
Southwest Airlines
08:55 John Glenn Columbus International
09:15 Chicago Midway International
1h 20m
Seasonal
WN 2186
Southwest Airlines
08:30 John Glenn Columbus International
08:50 Chicago Midway International
1h 20m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 1189
Southwest Airlines
08:10 John Glenn Columbus International
08:30 Chicago Midway International
1h 20m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
UA 3524
United Airlines
05:40 John Glenn Columbus International
06:03 , terminal 2
1h 23m
Seasonal
Embraer 175
AA 3664
American Airlines
06:05 John Glenn Columbus International
06:53 , terminal 3
1h 48m
Seasonal
Embraer 170
AA 3572
American Airlines
07:37 John Glenn Columbus International
08:25 , terminal 3
1h 48m
Seasonal
Embraer EMB 175
WN 3837
Southwest Airlines
08:55 John Glenn Columbus International
09:10 Chicago Midway International
1h 15m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 3837
Southwest Airlines
08:45 John Glenn Columbus International
09:00 Chicago Midway International
1h 15m
Seasonal
WN 3837
Southwest Airlines
08:20 John Glenn Columbus International
08:35 Chicago Midway International
1h 15m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
AA 4346
American Airlines
05:30 John Glenn Columbus International
06:02 , terminal 3
1h 32m
Seasonal
Embraer EMB 175
AA 3664
American Airlines
06:38 John Glenn Columbus International
07:20 , terminal 3
1h 42m
Seasonal
Embraer 170
AA 3572
American Airlines
08:23 John Glenn Columbus International
09:05 , terminal 3
1h 42m
Seasonal
Embraer EMB 175
AA 4600
American Airlines
05:30 John Glenn Columbus International
06:00 , terminal 3
1h 30m
Seasonal
Embraer EMB 175
AA 3664
American Airlines
06:50 John Glenn Columbus International
07:30 , terminal 3
1h 40m
Seasonal
Embraer 170
AA 3572
American Airlines
08:20 John Glenn Columbus International
09:00 , terminal 3
1h 40m
Seasonal
Embraer EMB 175
WN 1010
Southwest Airlines
08:45 John Glenn Columbus International
09:00 Chicago Midway International
1h 15m
Seasonal
AA 3664
American Airlines
06:48 John Glenn Columbus International
07:29 , terminal 3
1h 41m
Seasonal
Embraer 170
AA 3572
American Airlines
08:29 John Glenn Columbus International
09:10 , terminal 3
1h 41m
Seasonal
Embraer EMB 175
AA 4600
American Airlines
05:31 John Glenn Columbus International
06:00 , terminal 3
1h 29m
Seasonal
Embraer EMB 175

Days of the week are taken from the schedule for the next 14 days; schedules change by season. Chicago is 1 hour behind Columbus. The search shows seat availability and the price for your date.

Airlines flying Columbus to Chicago

Flights a week by schedule and the cheapest nonstop fare of each airline found by recent searches

American Airlines20 a week United Airlines14 a week Southwest Airlines8 a week

Airports

Where flights from Columbus to Chicago depart and land

Departure from Columbus

John Glenn Columbus International CMH

42 flights a week, 7 mi (11 km) from the city centre

About the airport

Arrival in Chicago

Chicago Midway International MDW

8 flights a week, 9 mi (14 km) from the city centre

About the airport

When to visit Chicago

Weather by month

Best time to visit: May, June, July, August, September and October, +18° to +27° by day. In November it is +10° by day and +2° at night, with 7 rainy days.

Jan
0° −7° 10 days
Feb
+2° −6° 7 days
Mar
+9° 0° 12 days
Apr
+14° +5° 13 days
May
+19° +10° 11 days
Jun
+27° +17° 9 days
Jul
+27° +19° 12 days
Aug
+27° +19° 10 days
Sep
+24° +16° 7 days
Oct
+18° +10° 11 days
Nov
+10° +2° 7 days
Dec
+4° −3° 10 days

Daytime and night temperatures in °C, rainy days. Months with the most comfortable weather are in green. Long-term averages.

Frequently asked questions

How long is the flight from Columbus to Chicago?
A nonstop flight takes 1 hour 41 minutes on average, from 1h 15m to 1h 49m depending on the flight.
How far is Chicago from Columbus?
276 mi (444 km) in a straight line between the cities.
Which airlines fly nonstop from Columbus to Chicago?
American Airlines (20 a week), United Airlines (14 a week) and Southwest Airlines (8 a week).
How many flights a day are there from Columbus to Chicago?
5 flights today and 42 a week, about 6 a day on average.
When are the first and last flights from Columbus to Chicago?
The first departure is at 05:15 (UA3524), the last at 08:45 (WN1268). Local time.
What is the cheapest upcoming date to fly from Columbus to Chicago?
18 November 2026 (Wednesday): from $95 one way, nonstop, by recent searches. The search shows the price for your dates.
Which airline is the cheapest from Columbus to Chicago?
American Airlines: nonstop tickets from $95 on 18 November by recent searches. Prices change daily, so compare the sellers in the search.
What is the time difference between Columbus and Chicago?
Chicago is 1 hour behind Columbus. Schedule times on this page are local to each airport.
Which Columbus airport do flights to Chicago leave from?
John Glenn Columbus International (42 a week).