| Outbound | Return | Airlines | Shop | Baggage | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best option Chicago Los Angeles | Outbound 07/26/26 direct NK1649 04h 29min | Return 08/05/26 direct F92446 04h 26min |  Spirit Airlines |  | ? | $169 | |
| Chicago Los Angeles | Outbound 05/16/26 direct NK1104 04h 34min | Return 05/29/26 direct NK1646 03h 55min | Spirit Airlines |  | $180 | ||
| Chicago Los Angeles | Outbound 07/26/26 direct NK1104 04h 21min | Return 08/05/26 direct NK1105 04h 10min | Spirit Airlines |  | $189 | ||
| Chicago Los Angeles | Outbound 05/16/26 direct F92445 04h 45min | Return 05/29/26 direct NK1646 03h 55min |  Frontier Airlines | | ? | $194 | |
| Chicago Los Angeles | Outbound 07/26/26 1 Stopover (PDX) AS0413, AS0695 08h 01min | Return 08/05/26 direct F92446 04h 26min |  Alaska Airlines |  | $285 | ||
| Chicago Los Angeles | Outbound 06/25/26 direct F92445 04h 38min | Return 06/30/26 1 Stopover (DEN) F94346, F93174 23h 39min | Frontier Airlines |  | ? | $291 | |
| Chicago Los Angeles | Outbound 07/26/26 1 Stopover (DFW) F91341, F92273 13h 06min | Return 08/05/26 direct F92446 04h 26min | Frontier Airlines | | ? | $292 | |
| Chicago Los Angeles | Outbound 06/25/26 direct F92445 04h 38min | Return 06/30/26 direct NK1646 03h 46min | Frontier Airlines |  | $305 | ||
| Chicago Los Angeles | Outbound 05/16/26 direct F92445 04h 45min | Return 05/29/26 1 Stopover (SEA) AS0585, AS0538 08h 21min | Frontier Airlines |  | ? | $315 | |
| Chicago Los Angeles | Outbound 06/25/26 direct F92445 04h 38min | Return 06/30/26 direct F92446 04h 26min | Frontier Airlines | | ? | $343 |
Stops
- Direct flight
Airline
- Frontier Airlines
- American Airlines
- Alaska Airlines
- Spirit 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 $
104 $
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 $
31 %
Direct flights
04h 46min, from 208 $
30 %
1 stopover Las Vegas - McCarran International Airport, NV
06h 50min, from 104 $
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
| Roundtrip from | 168,97 $ |
|---|---|
| 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 161 $
- Flight Chicago - Las Vegas from 127 $
- Flight Chicago - Miami from 135 $
- Flight Chicago - San Francisco from 161 $
- Flight Chicago - Tampa from 165 $
- Flight Chicago - Denver from 145 $
- Flight Chicago - Orlando from 179 $
- Flight Chicago - New Orleans from 170 $
- Flight Chicago - Atlanta from 145 $
- Flight Chicago - Washington-DC from 239 $
Alternative flights to Los Angeles
- Flight New York - Los Angeles from 63 $
- Flight San Francisco - Los Angeles from 135 $
- Flight Las Vegas - Los Angeles from 65 $
- Flight Miami - Los Angeles from 229 $
- Flight Honolulu - Los Angeles from 490 $
- Flight New York - Los Angeles from 135 $
- Flight Boston - Los Angeles from 238 $
- Flight Washington-DC - Los Angeles from 256 $
- Flight Seattle-Tacoma - Los Angeles from 200 $
- Flight Portland-Oregon - Los Angeles from 179 $
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