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Cheap flights from Washington to Chicago

28 nonstop flights a week, 4 of them today. Operated by 3 airlines, about 2h 19m in the air, 594 mi (956 km). Tickets from $84, nonstop from $128.

Flights from Washington to Chicago

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Prices by day: Washington to Chicago

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Best fares from Washington 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 10 February 2027, with a connection Cheapest nonstop $128 11 November 2026, American Airlines Cheapest in the next 7 days $112 Today Cheapest weekend departure $133 Fri, 27 November 2026 Cheapest month February 2027 tickets from $84

Washington to Chicago at a glance

flight time, from 2h to 4h 10m
2h 19m
straight-line distance
594 mi (956 km)
flights a week
28
flights today
4
first and last departure
05:54 - 06:25
lowest price, with a connection, 10 February
$84
lowest nonstop price
$128
airlines
3

Washington 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 $202. The average across months is $132.

Washington to Chicago flight schedule

28 flights a week, 4 today, 52 seasonal or one-off. Departure and arrival times are local.

FlightDepartsArrivesDurationDaysAircraft
AA 2903
American Airlines
05:54 Ronald Reagan National, terminal 2
07:25 , terminal 3
2h 31m
Sat
Airbus A321
AA 2903
American Airlines
06:00 Ronald Reagan National, terminal 2
07:26 , terminal 3
2h 26m
Daily
Airbus A321
WN 1532
Southwest Airlines
06:00 Ronald Reagan National, terminal 1
07:05 Chicago Midway International
2h 5m
Sat
Boeing 737
UA 565
United Airlines
06:10 Washington Dulles International
07:29 , terminal 1
2h 19m
Sun
Boeing 737
WN 1532
Southwest Airlines
06:10 Ronald Reagan National, terminal 1
07:15 Chicago Midway International
2h 5m
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun
UA 565
United Airlines
06:11 Washington Dulles International
07:30 , terminal 1
2h 19m
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
Airbus A320
UA 1793
United Airlines
06:25 Ronald Reagan National, terminal 2
07:42 , terminal 1
2h 17m
Daily
Boeing 737-800

Seasonal and one-off flights

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

FlightDepartsArrivesDurationDaysAircraft
UA 565
United Airlines
06:12 Washington Dulles International
07:30 , terminal 1
2h 18m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
UA 318
United Airlines
06:10 Baltimore/Wash International Thurgood Marshall
07:31 , terminal 1
2h 21m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-700
AA 2903
American Airlines
05:55 Ronald Reagan National, terminal 2
07:31 , terminal 3
2h 36m
Seasonal
Airbus A321
WN 642
Southwest Airlines
06:10 Ronald Reagan National, terminal 1
09:20 Chicago Midway International
4h 10m
Seasonal
UA 236
United Airlines
06:10 Baltimore/Wash International Thurgood Marshall
07:31 , terminal 1
2h 21m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
UA 4669
United Airlines
06:25 Ronald Reagan National, terminal 2
07:53 , terminal 2
2h 28m
Selected dates
Embraer 175
AA 2903
American Airlines
06:04 Ronald Reagan National, terminal 2
07:26 , terminal 3
2h 22m
Seasonal
Airbus A321
UA 271
United Airlines
06:25 Ronald Reagan National, terminal 2
07:43 , terminal 1
2h 18m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-700
AA 2903
American Airlines
06:08 Ronald Reagan National, terminal 2
07:30 , terminal 3
2h 22m
Seasonal
Airbus A321
UA 2663
United Airlines
06:00 Baltimore/Wash International Thurgood Marshall
07:25 , terminal 1
2h 25m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-900
AA 2157
American Airlines
06:21 Baltimore/Wash International Thurgood Marshall
08:00 , terminal 3
2h 39m
Seasonal
Airbus A319
UA 1793
United Airlines
06:30 Ronald Reagan National, terminal 2
07:52 , terminal 1
2h 22m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-700
AA 3232
American Airlines
06:58 Ronald Reagan National, terminal 2
08:20 , terminal 3
2h 22m
Seasonal
Airbus A321
AA 4784
American Airlines
06:21 Baltimore/Wash International Thurgood Marshall
08:00 , terminal 3
2h 39m
Seasonal
Embraer EMB 175
AA 2903
American Airlines
06:03 Ronald Reagan National, terminal 2
07:30 , terminal 3
2h 27m
Seasonal
Airbus A321
WN 4499
Southwest Airlines
06:10 Ronald Reagan National, terminal 1
07:20 Chicago Midway International
2h 10m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
UA 1793
United Airlines
06:20 Ronald Reagan National, terminal 2
07:42 , terminal 1
2h 22m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-700
UA 1996
United Airlines
06:05 Baltimore/Wash International Thurgood Marshall
07:30 , terminal 1
2h 25m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
UA 1996
United Airlines
06:00 Baltimore/Wash International Thurgood Marshall
07:25 , terminal 1
2h 25m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 644
Southwest Airlines
06:25 Baltimore/Wash International Thurgood Marshall
07:35 Chicago Midway International
2h 10m
Seasonal
WN 4499
Southwest Airlines
06:05 Ronald Reagan National, terminal 1
07:15 Chicago Midway International
2h 10m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 1278
Southwest Airlines
06:30 Baltimore/Wash International Thurgood Marshall
09:25 Chicago Midway International
3h 55m
Seasonal
UA 1793
United Airlines
06:00 Ronald Reagan National, terminal 2
07:22 , terminal 1
2h 22m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
WN 4499
Southwest Airlines
06:00 Ronald Reagan National, terminal 1
07:10 Chicago Midway International
2h 10m
Seasonal
UA 1996
United Airlines
06:20 Baltimore/Wash International Thurgood Marshall
07:32 , terminal 1
2h 12m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
UA 219
United Airlines
07:00 Ronald Reagan National, terminal 2
08:05 , terminal 1
2h 5m
Seasonal
Airbus A320
WN 294
Southwest Airlines
06:00 Ronald Reagan National, terminal 1
07:10 Chicago Midway International
2h 10m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 4063
Southwest Airlines
06:10 Ronald Reagan National, terminal 1
07:20 Chicago Midway International
2h 10m
Seasonal
WN 1006
Southwest Airlines
06:35 Baltimore/Wash International Thurgood Marshall
09:15 Chicago Midway International
3h 40m
Seasonal
WN 1036
Southwest Airlines
06:55 Baltimore/Wash International Thurgood Marshall
08:00 Chicago Midway International
2h 5m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 1419
Southwest Airlines
06:10 Ronald Reagan National, terminal 1
07:20 Chicago Midway International
2h 10m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 1574
Southwest Airlines
07:00 Ronald Reagan National, terminal 1
08:15 Chicago Midway International
2h 15m
Seasonal
UA 1996
United Airlines
06:17 Baltimore/Wash International Thurgood Marshall
07:29 , terminal 1
2h 12m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
AA 4487
American Airlines
05:39 Baltimore/Wash International Thurgood Marshall
07:11 , terminal 3
2h 32m
Seasonal
Embraer EMB 175
AA 2903
American Airlines
05:59 Ronald Reagan National, terminal 2
07:20 , terminal 3
2h 21m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 2588
Southwest Airlines
06:20 Ronald Reagan National, terminal 1
07:20 Chicago Midway International
2h
Seasonal
AA 3763
American Airlines
06:46 Ronald Reagan National, terminal 2
08:20 , terminal 3
2h 34m
Seasonal
Embraer EMB 175
WN 1002
Southwest Airlines
06:55 Baltimore/Wash International Thurgood Marshall
08:00 Chicago Midway International
2h 5m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
WN 1459
Southwest Airlines
06:10 Ronald Reagan National, terminal 1
07:15 Chicago Midway International
2h 5m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 1002
Southwest Airlines
06:45 Baltimore/Wash International Thurgood Marshall
07:45 Chicago Midway International
2h
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 1459
Southwest Airlines
06:00 Ronald Reagan National, terminal 1
07:05 Chicago Midway International
2h 5m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
AA 4487
American Airlines
06:00 Baltimore/Wash International Thurgood Marshall
07:23 , terminal 3
2h 23m
Seasonal
Embraer EMB 175
AA 3889
American Airlines
06:03 Baltimore/Wash International Thurgood Marshall
07:30 , terminal 3
2h 27m
Seasonal
Embraer EMB 175
UA 582
United Airlines
07:00 Ronald Reagan National, terminal 2
08:05 , terminal 1
2h 5m
Seasonal
Airbus A320
WN 833
Southwest Airlines
06:15 Baltimore/Wash International Thurgood Marshall
07:15 Chicago Midway International
2h
Seasonal
WN 1256
Southwest Airlines
07:00 Ronald Reagan National, terminal 1
08:05 Chicago Midway International
2h 5m
Seasonal
WN 1969
Southwest Airlines
06:05 Ronald Reagan National, terminal 1
07:05 Chicago Midway International
2h
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 3424
Southwest Airlines
06:15 Ronald Reagan National, terminal 1
07:15 Chicago Midway International
2h
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 3519
Southwest Airlines
06:05 Ronald Reagan National, terminal 1
07:05 Chicago Midway International
2h
Seasonal
Boeing 737
AA 4487
American Airlines
05:36 Baltimore/Wash International Thurgood Marshall
06:59 , terminal 3
2h 23m
Seasonal
Embraer EMB 175
UA 1862
United Airlines
06:17 Baltimore/Wash International Thurgood Marshall
07:29 , terminal 1
2h 12m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
AA 4108
American Airlines
06:33 Baltimore/Wash International Thurgood Marshall
08:00 , terminal 3
2h 27m
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 Washington. The search shows seat availability and the price for your date.

Airlines flying Washington to Chicago

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

United Airlines14 a week Southwest Airlines7 a week American Airlines7 a week

Airports

Where flights from Washington to Chicago depart and land

Departure from Washington

Ronald Reagan National closest to the centreDCA

21 flights a week, terminals 1, 2, 3 mi (5 km) from the city centre

About the airport
Washington Dulles International IAD

7 flights a week, 22 mi (36 km) from the city centre

About the airport
Baltimore/Wash International Thurgood Marshall BWI

28 mi (45 km) from the city centre

About the airport

Arrival in Chicago

Chicago Midway International MDW

7 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 Washington to Chicago?
A nonstop flight takes 2 hours 19 minutes on average, from 2h to 4h 10m depending on the flight.
How far is Chicago from Washington?
594 mi (956 km) in a straight line between the cities.
Which airlines fly nonstop from Washington to Chicago?
United Airlines (14 a week), Southwest Airlines (7 a week) and American Airlines (7 a week).
How many flights a day are there from Washington to Chicago?
4 flights today and 28 a week, about 4 a day on average.
When are the first and last flights from Washington to Chicago?
The first departure is at 05:54 (AA2903), the last at 06:25 (UA1793). Local time.
What is the cheapest month to fly from Washington to Chicago?
February 2027: tickets from $84. The most expensive is May 2027, from $202.
What is the cheapest upcoming date to fly from Washington to Chicago?
10 February 2027 (Wednesday): from $84 one way, with a connection, by recent searches. The search shows the price for your dates.
Which airline is the cheapest from Washington to Chicago?
American Airlines: nonstop tickets from $128 on 11 November by recent searches. Prices change daily, so compare the sellers in the search.
What is the time difference between Washington and Chicago?
Chicago is 1 hour behind Washington. Schedule times on this page are local to each airport.
Which Washington airport do flights to Chicago leave from?
Ronald Reagan National (21 a week), Washington Dulles International (7 a week) and Baltimore/Wash International Thurgood Marshall.