| Outbound | Return | Airlines | Shop | Baggage | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Los Angeles | Outbound 12/20/25 1 Stopover (ATL) F92292, F94547 27h 59min | Return - |  Frontier Airlines |  | ? | $143 | |
| Best option Chicago Los Angeles | Outbound 12/09/25 direct NK3353 04h 46min | Return 12/11/25 direct NK0155 04h 06min |  Spirit Airlines |  | $90 found 2 days ago | ||
| Chicago Los Angeles | Outbound 04/03/26 1 Stopover (FLL) NK1986, NK1687 20h 36min | Return 04/16/26 1 Stopover (MSP) SY0426, SY0261 22h 28min | Spirit Airlines |  | $412 | ||
| Chicago Los Angeles | Outbound 12/09/25 direct NK3353 04h 46min | Return 12/11/25 direct NK0155 04h 06min | Spirit Airlines |  | ? | $109 found 2 days ago | |
| Chicago Los Angeles | Outbound 12/09/25 direct NK3353 04h 46min | Return 12/11/25 direct NK0155 04h 06min | Spirit Airlines |  | $113 found 2 days ago | ||
| Chicago Los Angeles | Outbound 12/09/25 direct NK3353 04h 46min | Return 12/11/25 direct NK0155 04h 06min | Spirit Airlines | | $124 found 2 days ago | ||
| Chicago Los Angeles | Outbound 12/09/25 1 Stopover (SEA) AS0329, AS1300 09h 40min | Return 12/11/25 direct NK0155 04h 06min |  Alaska Airlines |  | ? | $173 found 2 days ago | |
| Chicago Los Angeles | Outbound 12/09/25 1 Stopover (SEA) AS0587, AS0696 09h 20min | Return 12/11/25 1 Stopover (IAH) NK0609, NK1212 07h 34min | Alaska Airlines |  | $200 found 2 days ago | ||
| Chicago Los Angeles | Outbound 12/09/25 1 Stopover (SEA) AS0587, AS0696 09h 20min | Return 12/11/25 1 Stopover (SEA) AS1309, AS0570 08h 27min | Alaska Airlines |  | ? | $263 found 2 days ago | |
| Chicago Los Angeles | Outbound 02/13/26 1 Stopover (LAS) NK2424, NK1919 13h 47min | Return 02/26/26 1 Stopover (IAH) NK1259, NK2423 07h 04min | Spirit Airlines | | $315 |
Stops
- Direct flight
Airline
- Spirit Airlines
- Frontier Airlines
- American Airlines
- Alaska Airlines
- United Airlines
Tips and tricks to help you find cheap flights from Chicago to Los Angeles
Favorite airline: Spirit Airlines
Most travelers looking for flights on the route from Chicago to Los Angeles decide to book flights with Spirit Airlines.
Spirit Airlines
46 %
Sun Country Airlines
22 %
United Airlines
12 %
Cheapest weekday: Saturday
Choosing the right day of the week is worthwhile as prices of flights on this route are cheapest on Saturday.
Stopover flights are the cheapest connection
Direct flights on this route are $104.00 more expensive on average than flights with a stopover.
non stop flight
1 stop
04h 46min
06h 50min
208 US$
104 US$
Favourite connection: via Minneapolis
31 % of booked tickets on this route are for flights with a transfer in Minneapolis.
Route
bookings
1 stopover Minneapolis - St. Paul International Airport, MN
16h 23min, from 263 US$
31 %
Direct flights
04h 46min, from 208 US$
30 %
1 stopover Las Vegas - McCarran International Airport, NV
06h 50min, from 104 US$
23 %
Useful information about the flight from Chicago to Los Angeles
Flights from Chicago to Los Angeles
Flights from Chicago to Los Angeles It takes about 4 hours from the time you leave the windy streets of Chicago (CHI) to reach the star studded ones of Los Angeles (LAX). In that short flight time you will have only covered 2800 miles, yet you will have entered a whole new world. Not only a world of glitz and glamor, but given the massive size of LAX airport, it could quite possible qualify as its own world . Airlines offering a direct route include: United, American, Virgin American, Spirit, Alaska, US Airways, Southwest, averaging around 25 a day.
Cheap Tickets
The best way to save money on your air ticket is by taking a connecting flight, which can shave $30 to $100 off the price. Be sure to take the usual precautions when searching for a low cost flight: making sure to avoid holidays, weekends and of course, try to book far in advance.
Destination Los Angeles
Los Angeles is well known to be expansive. This is great,. However, travelers should take care when choosing which of the 5 airports in the Greater los Angeles area to fly to. LAX, the most populr, is also the largest - and this means that there are frequent traffic jams on the way from airport to downtown. However, neither does public transport seem like a real alternative. There is no train service directly from the airport but buses run to the Metro Green line at Aviation Station. Cabs into downtown LA will cost around $45.00, taking half an hour if traffic is good. in the rush hour, traffic can be painfully slow and the ride will cost a lot more. Hollywood and Disneyland are the city's saving grace and make up for all these inconveniences.
Important flight information
Flight information: Chicago - Los Angeles
| Cheapest outbound flight from | 142,32 US$ |
|---|---|
| Roundtrip from | 89,97 US$ |
| Flight duration | min. 04:25 / max. 11:25 |
| Return flight duration | min. 03:50/ max. 07:15 |
| Distance | 2826 km |
| Flights per week | 235 |
| Departure airport | Airport Chicago-IL, all airports (CHI) |
| Arrival airport | Airport Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX) |
| Destination country | Flights to United States |
Alternative routes to United States
- Flight Chicago - New York from 130 US$
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- Flight Chicago - Tampa from 278 US$
- Flight Chicago - Denver from 230 US$
- Flight Chicago - Orlando from 250 US$
- Flight Chicago - New Orleans from 232 US$
- Flight Chicago - Boston from 137 US$
- Flight Chicago - Atlanta from 230 US$
Alternative flights to Los Angeles
- Flight New York - Los Angeles from 90 US$
- Flight San Francisco - Los Angeles from 81 US$
- Flight Las Vegas - Los Angeles from 58 US$
- Flight Miami - Los Angeles from 203 US$
- Flight Honolulu - Los Angeles from 128 US$
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- Flight Boston - Los Angeles from 264 US$
- Flight Washington-DC - Los Angeles from 304 US$
- Flight Seattle-Tacoma - Los Angeles from 65 US$
- Flight Portland-Oregon - Los Angeles from 187 US$
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