| Outbound | Return | Airlines | Shop | Baggage | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Chicago | Outbound 12/01/25 direct F91043 02h 52min | Return - |  Frontier Airlines |  | $122 | ||
| Best option New York Chicago | Outbound 11/09/25 direct F91043 02h 45min | Return 12/07/25 direct B62106 02h 13min | Frontier Airlines |  | ? | $157 | |
| New York Chicago | Outbound 06/10/26 direct DL2806 02h 48min | Return 06/19/26 direct DL2503 02h 24min |  Delta Air Lines |  | ? | $183 | |
| New York Chicago | Outbound 04/18/26 direct B61305 02h 52min | Return 04/25/26 direct B62106 02h 22min |  JetBlue Airways | | ? | $187 | |
| New York Chicago | Outbound 11/09/25 1 Stopover (BNA) NK2444, NK0417 27h 45min | Return 12/07/25 1 Stopover (FLL) NK0002, NK1058 10h 43min |  Spirit Airlines |  | $197 | ||
| New York Chicago | Outbound 11/09/25 1 Stopover (DTW) DL2596, DL1654 05h 01min | Return 12/07/25 direct UA1209 02h 05min | Delta Air Lines | | ? | $199 | |
| New York Chicago | Outbound 11/09/25 direct UA2164 02h 42min | Return 12/07/25 direct UA1658 02h 07min |  United Airlines |  | ? | $212 | |
| New York Chicago | Outbound 06/10/26 direct B60405 02h 55min | Return 06/19/26 direct B60406 02h 12min | JetBlue Airways | | ? | $221 | |
| New York Chicago | Outbound 11/09/25 direct UA2164 02h 42min | Return 12/07/25 direct UA0563 02h 10min | United Airlines |  | ? | $223 | |
| New York Chicago | Outbound 04/18/26 direct AA3300 02h 48min | Return 04/25/26 direct AA1936 02h 23min |  American Airlines |  | $257 |
Stops
- Direct flight
Airline
- American Airlines
- United Airlines
- Frontier Airlines
- JetBlue Airways
- Delta Air Lines
Tips and tricks to help you find cheap flights from New York to Chicago
Favorite airline: Spirit Airlines
68 % of flights booked on the route from New York to Chicago are booked with Spirit Airlines, United Airlines and Delta.
Spirit Airlines
36 %
United Airlines
19 %
Delta
13 %
Cheapest weekday: e.g. Wednesday
Flight tickets are cheapest on Tuesday and Wednesday. Flights on these weekdays cost up to 22 % less.
Direct flights are cheaper
Compared to direct flights, flights with a stopover on this route are on average 23 % more expensive.
non stop flight
1 stop
2 stops
02h 48min
08h 46min
19h 13min
$53
$69
$146
The favorite connection is non-stop
Flights from New York to Chicago are most often booked as a direct flight.
Route
bookings
Direct flights
02h 48min, from $53
66 %
1 stopover Minneapolis - St. Paul International Airport, MN
08h 28min, from $233
11 %
1 stopover Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, GA
10h 47min, from $117
8 %
Useful information about the flight from New York to Chicago
Flights from New York to Chicago
With between 52 and 88 flights per day, the route from New York (NYC) to Chicago (CHI) remains a thoroughfare in the United States, both for business and pleasure. The route is well serviced by scheduled, charter and low cost flight providers. The direct flight takes about 2 hours and 40 minutes, covering a distance of 714 miles, although some airlines have boasted a flight time as short as 2 hours and 10 minutes. Flights are provided by American Airlines, United Airlines, Delta, Jetblue, Southwest and Spirit.
Cheap flights from New York to Chicago
The cheapest flights on this route are offered by low-cost airlines such as Jetblue or Spirit. Planning your journey well in advance and traveling with hand luggage will help to reduce the price of an air ticket. Great deals on last minute flights are also available for a refreshingly low price.
Destination Chicago
Passengers can fly into any one of the Chicago airports - Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW), O'Hare International Airport (ORD), West Chicago Du Page (DPA) etc., with O'Hare being the biggest and busiest. O' Hare has been voted best airport in North America for 10 years by two separate sources, no doubt helped by the easy access to and from this world hub. The city can be easily reached using the local trains (CTA) while access by road is also fluid and efficient. Interstate highways I-90 and I-294 can be reached swiftly from the airport as can the Interstate I-190.
Important flight information
Flight information: New York - Chicago
| Cheapest outbound flight from | $121.97 |
|---|---|
| Roundtrip from | $156.47 |
| Flight duration | min. 02:25 / max. 11:11 |
| Return flight duration | min. 01:55/ max. 10:45 |
| Distance | 1146 km |
| Flights per week | 620 |
| Departure airport | Airport New York, all Airports (NYC) |
| Arrival airport | Airport Chicago-IL, all airports (CHI) |
| Destination country | Flights to United States |
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