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Cheap flights from Los Angeles to Chicago

29 nonstop flights a week, 4 of them today. Operated by 4 airlines, about 4h 5m in the air, 1,742 mi (2,804 km). Tickets from $84.

Flights from Los Angeles to Chicago

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Prices by day: Los Angeles to Chicago

Lowest one-way price in dollars from recent searches, cheap days in green. Press a day to see flights and exact prices.

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Best fares from Los Angeles 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 $84 17 February 2027, nonstop Cheapest nonstop $84 17 February 2027, Frontier Airlines Cheapest in the next 7 days $124 17 November, Tue Cheapest weekend departure $126 Sat, 21 November 2026
Cheapest day of the week Thursday $115 on average over the next 120 days
Cheapest month February 2027 tickets from $84

Los Angeles to Chicago at a glance

flight time, from 3h 45m to 14h 6m
4h 5m
straight-line distance
1,742 mi (2,804 km)
flights a week
29
flights today
4
first and last departure
06:00 - 07:00
lowest price, nonstop, 17 February
$84
average across months
$110
airlines
4

Los Angeles to Chicago ticket prices by month

Lowest one-way fare found by recent searches

Cheapest month: February 2027, tickets from $84. Prices come from searches over the last few days; check the search for your exact date.

The most expensive month is May 2027: from $173. The average across months is $110.

Los Angeles to Chicago flight schedule

29 flights a week, 4 today, 66 seasonal or one-off. Departure and arrival times are local.

FlightDepartsArrivesDurationDaysAircraft
UA 2231
United Airlines
06:00 Los Angeles International, terminal 7
12:15 , terminal 1
4h 15m
Daily
Airbus A320
WN 1772
Southwest Airlines
06:00 Los Angeles International, terminal 1
12:00 Chicago Midway International
4h
Mon, Thu, Fri, Sun
Boeing 737-800
WN 2886
Southwest Airlines
06:00 Los Angeles International, terminal 1
12:00 Chicago Midway International
4h
Sat
Boeing 737-800
AA 2564
American Airlines
06:02 Los Angeles International
12:21 , terminal 3
4h 19m
Daily
Airbus A321
AA 2564
American Airlines
06:04 Los Angeles International
12:20 , terminal 3
4h 16m
Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
Airbus A321
WN 1772
Southwest Airlines
06:05 Los Angeles International, terminal 1
12:10 Chicago Midway International
4h 5m
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu
Boeing 737
WN 1488
Southwest Airlines
06:30 Los Angeles International, terminal 1
12:25 Chicago Midway International
3h 55m
Sat
UA 1941
United Airlines
07:00 Los Angeles International, terminal 7
13:15 , terminal 1
4h 15m
Daily
Boeing 737

Seasonal and one-off flights

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

FlightDepartsArrivesDurationDaysAircraft
WN 459
Southwest Airlines
06:05 Los Angeles International, terminal 1
12:00 Chicago Midway International
3h 55m
Seasonal
WN 1465
Southwest Airlines
06:40 Ontario International, terminal 4
12:25 Chicago Midway International
3h 45m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 1772
Southwest Airlines
06:50 Los Angeles International, terminal 1
12:40 Chicago Midway International
3h 50m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
WN 4957
Southwest Airlines
00:05 Los Angeles International, terminal 1
06:00 Chicago Midway International
3h 55m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
UA 345
United Airlines
00:22 Los Angeles International, terminal 7
06:29 , terminal 1
4h 7m
Seasonal
Airbus A320
WN 1500
Southwest Airlines
05:00 Los Angeles International, terminal 1
10:55 Chicago Midway International
3h 55m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
UA 729
United Airlines
00:25 Los Angeles International, terminal 7
06:23 , terminal 1
3h 58m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-900
AA 2564
American Airlines
06:08 Los Angeles International
12:21 , terminal 3
4h 13m
Seasonal
Airbus A321
UA 2226
United Airlines
07:00 Ontario International, terminal 2
13:11 , terminal 1
4h 11m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-700
UA 729
United Airlines
00:30 Los Angeles International, terminal 7
06:27 , terminal 1
3h 57m
Seasonal
Boeing 777
UA 2657
United Airlines
00:49 Los Angeles International, terminal 7
11:33 , terminal 1
8h 44m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
UA 2446
United Airlines
05:00 Ontario International, terminal 2
21:06 , terminal 1
14h 6m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-900
UA 2231
United Airlines
05:10 Los Angeles International, terminal 7
11:28 , terminal 1
4h 18m
Seasonal
Airbus A320
AA 2564
American Airlines
06:00 Los Angeles International
12:14 , terminal 3
4h 14m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
AA 3068
American Airlines
06:00 Ontario International, terminal 4
12:03 , terminal 3
4h 3m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
AA 3068
American Airlines
06:07 Ontario International, terminal 4
12:10 , terminal 3
4h 3m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
AA 2564
American Airlines
06:16 Los Angeles International
12:30 , terminal 3
4h 14m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
AA 2619
American Airlines
00:16 Los Angeles International
06:29 , terminal 3
4h 13m
Seasonal
Airbus A321
AA 1021
American Airlines
06:11 Los Angeles International
12:30 , terminal 3
4h 19m
Seasonal
Airbus A321
AA 1085
American Airlines
06:26 Ontario International, terminal 4
12:30 , terminal 3
4h 4m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 2264
Southwest Airlines
06:45 Los Angeles International, terminal 1
12:35 Chicago Midway International
3h 50m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 3027
Southwest Airlines
06:45 Ontario International, terminal 4
12:30 Chicago Midway International
3h 45m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
AA 3063
American Airlines
00:16 Los Angeles International
06:29 , terminal 3
4h 13m
Seasonal
Airbus A321
UA 2231
United Airlines
05:15 Los Angeles International, terminal 7
11:33 , terminal 1
4h 18m
Seasonal
Airbus A320
WN 117
Southwest Airlines
05:05 Los Angeles International, terminal 1
14:40 Chicago Midway International
7h 35m
Seasonal
WN 3994
Southwest Airlines
06:50 Ontario International, terminal 4
14:20 Chicago Midway International
5h 30m
Seasonal
WN 2350
Southwest Airlines
07:00 Long Beach
14:15 Chicago Midway International
5h 15m
Seasonal
WN 3027
Southwest Airlines
05:20 Ontario International, terminal 4
11:05 Chicago Midway International
3h 45m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 2264
Southwest Airlines
05:55 Los Angeles International, terminal 1
11:50 Chicago Midway International
3h 55m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
F9 2446
Frontier Airlines
00:47 Los Angeles International, terminal 1
07:05 , terminal 5
4h 18m
Seasonal
Airbus A320
WN 2264
Southwest Airlines
05:25 Los Angeles International, terminal 1
11:20 Chicago Midway International
3h 55m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 3027
Southwest Airlines
05:25 Ontario International, terminal 4
11:10 Chicago Midway International
3h 45m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
AA 1021
American Airlines
06:21 Los Angeles International
12:33 , terminal 3
4h 12m
Seasonal
Airbus A321
WN 163
Southwest Airlines
05:20 Los Angeles International, terminal 1
19:05 Chicago Midway International
11h 45m
Seasonal
WN 2264
Southwest Airlines
06:10 Los Angeles International, terminal 1
12:10 Chicago Midway International
4h
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 3027
Southwest Airlines
06:20 Ontario International, terminal 4
12:05 Chicago Midway International
3h 45m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
UA 729
United Airlines
00:10 Los Angeles International, terminal 7
06:18 , terminal 1
4h 8m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-900
AA 1584
American Airlines
00:53 Ontario International, terminal 4
06:52 , terminal 3
3h 59m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
UA 2845
United Airlines
07:00 Los Angeles International, terminal 7
20:38 , terminal 1
11h 38m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 4460
Southwest Airlines
05:55 Los Angeles International, terminal 1
11:55 Chicago Midway International
4h
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
WN 4460
Southwest Airlines
05:05 Los Angeles International, terminal 1
11:00 Chicago Midway International
3h 55m
Seasonal
WN 4460
Southwest Airlines
06:10 Los Angeles International, terminal 1
12:10 Chicago Midway International
4h
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 4219
Southwest Airlines
05:45 Los Angeles International, terminal 1
11:45 Chicago Midway International
4h
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
WN 4316
Southwest Airlines
06:00 Ontario International, terminal 4
11:45 Chicago Midway International
3h 45m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
AA 1736
American Airlines
00:55 Los Angeles International
07:06 , terminal 3
4h 11m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 4304
Southwest Airlines
05:45 Los Angeles International, terminal 1
11:45 Chicago Midway International
4h
Seasonal
Boeing 737
AA 403
American Airlines
06:00 Ontario International, terminal 4
12:15 , terminal 3
4h 15m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
AA 383
American Airlines
06:04 Los Angeles International
12:20 , terminal 3
4h 16m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
WN 4951
Southwest Airlines
00:05 Ontario International, terminal 4
05:50 Chicago Midway International
3h 45m
Seasonal
WN 4304
Southwest Airlines
05:15 Los Angeles International, terminal 1
11:15 Chicago Midway International
4h
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
WN 4304
Southwest Airlines
05:55 Los Angeles International, terminal 1
11:55 Chicago Midway International
4h
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 1257
Southwest Airlines
06:00 Ontario International, terminal 4
17:35 Chicago Midway International
9h 35m
Seasonal
WN 4304
Southwest Airlines
06:00 Los Angeles International, terminal 1
12:00 Chicago Midway International
4h
Seasonal
Boeing 737
AA 1736
American Airlines
00:56 Los Angeles International
07:15 , terminal 3
4h 19m
Seasonal
Airbus A321
AA 383
American Airlines
06:00 Los Angeles International
12:21 , terminal 3
4h 21m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
AA 1219
American Airlines
06:00 Ontario International, terminal 4
12:15 , terminal 3
4h 15m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
WN 5998
Southwest Airlines
00:05 Ontario International, terminal 4
05:50 Chicago Midway International
3h 45m
Selected dates
WN 4845
Southwest Airlines
05:25 Los Angeles International, terminal 1
11:20 Chicago Midway International
3h 55m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 552
Southwest Airlines
05:50 Los Angeles International, terminal 1
11:45 Chicago Midway International
3h 55m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 4845
Southwest Airlines
05:20 Los Angeles International, terminal 1
11:15 Chicago Midway International
3h 55m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 4845
Southwest Airlines
05:10 Los Angeles International, terminal 1
11:05 Chicago Midway International
3h 55m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
AA 1736
American Airlines
00:40 Los Angeles International
07:06 , terminal 3
4h 26m
Seasonal
Airbus A321
AA 2889
American Airlines
06:00 Ontario International, terminal 4
12:15 , terminal 3
4h 15m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
AA 383
American Airlines
06:05 Los Angeles International
12:32 , terminal 3
4h 27m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
AA 1736
American Airlines
00:41 Los Angeles International
07:06 , terminal 3
4h 25m
Seasonal
Airbus A321
AA 1619
American Airlines
06:00 Ontario International, terminal 4
12:15 , terminal 3
4h 15m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800

Days of the week are taken from the schedule for the next 14 days; schedules change by season. Chicago is 2 hours ahead of Los Angeles. The search shows seat availability and the price for your date.

Airlines flying Los Angeles to Chicago

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

United Airlines14 a week Southwest Airlines8 a week American Airlines7 a week Frontier Airlinesfrom 11 February

Airports

Where flights from Los Angeles to Chicago depart and land

Departure from Los Angeles

Los Angeles International closest to the centreLAX

29 flights a week, terminals 1, 7, 12 mi (19 km) from the city centre

About the airport
Ontario International ONT

Terminals 2, 4, 37 mi (60 km) from the city centre

About the airport
Long Beach LGB

17 mi (28 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 Los Angeles to Chicago?
A nonstop flight takes 4 hours 5 minutes on average, from 3h 45m to 14h 6m depending on the flight.
How far is Chicago from Los Angeles?
1,742 mi (2,804 km) in a straight line between the cities.
Which airlines fly nonstop from Los Angeles to Chicago?
United Airlines (14 a week), Southwest Airlines (8 a week), American Airlines (7 a week) and Frontier Airlines.
How many flights a day are there from Los Angeles to Chicago?
4 flights today and 29 a week, about 4.1 a day on average.
When are the first and last flights from Los Angeles to Chicago?
The first departure is at 06:00 (UA2231), the last at 07:00 (UA1941). Local time.
What is the cheapest month to fly from Los Angeles to Chicago?
February 2027: tickets from $84. The most expensive is May 2027, from $173.
What is the cheapest upcoming date to fly from Los Angeles to Chicago?
17 February 2027 (Wednesday): from $84 one way, nonstop, by recent searches. The search shows the price for your dates.
Which airline is the cheapest from Los Angeles to Chicago?
Frontier Airlines: nonstop tickets from $84 on 17 February by recent searches. Prices change daily, so compare the sellers in the search.
What is the time difference between Los Angeles and Chicago?
Chicago is 2 hours ahead of Los Angeles. Schedule times on this page are local to each airport.
Which Los Angeles airport do flights to Chicago leave from?
Los Angeles International (29 a week), Ontario International and Long Beach.