Flight Routes from Philadelphia to Chicago

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Our cheapest offers for flights from Philadelphia to Chicago

Here you can compare cheap flights from Philadelphia (PHL) to Chicago (CHI) for one-way or return trips. The following offers were searched for and found on idealo during the last few days. Or start your own flight search to Chicago. Prices and availability may change at any time.

Outbound Return Airlines Shop Baggage Price
Best option
Philadelphia
Chicago
Outbound
06/25/26
direct
F92111
02h 40min
Return
06/30/26
direct
F92112
02h 30min
Frontier Airlines
$215
Philadelphia
Chicago
Outbound
06/25/26
direct
F92111
02h 40min
Return
06/30/26
direct
F92112
02h 30min
Frontier Airlines
$217
Philadelphia
Chicago
Outbound
06/25/26
direct
F92111
02h 40min
Return
06/30/26
1 Stopover (FLL)
F92205, F94440
11h 05min
Frontier Airlines ?
$224
Philadelphia
Chicago
Outbound
06/25/26
direct
AA2840
02h 33min
Return
06/30/26
direct
AA1848
02h 16min
American Airlines
$360
Philadelphia
Chicago
Outbound
10/09/26
direct
UA1209
02h 21min
Return
10/12/26
1 Stopover (BOS)
B60312, B62159
06h 24min
United Airlines ?
$382
Philadelphia
Chicago
Outbound
10/09/26
direct
UA1209
02h 21min
Return
10/12/26
direct
UA1744
02h 07min
United Airlines ?
$384
Philadelphia
Chicago
Outbound
10/09/26
direct
UA1209
02h 21min
Return
10/12/26
direct
UA1744
02h 07min
United Airlines ?
$402
Philadelphia
Chicago
Outbound
06/25/26
direct
AA2095
02h 39min
Return
06/30/26
1 Stopover (BOS)
B60312, B62459
08h 01min
American Airlines ?
$417
Philadelphia
Chicago
Outbound
06/25/26
1 Stopover (MSP)
SY1776, SY0261
08h 41min
Return
06/30/26
1 Stopover (MSP)
SY0260, SY1775
22h 51min
Sun Country Airlines ?
$434
Philadelphia
Chicago
Outbound
06/25/26
1 Stopover (MCO)
NK2151, NK0393
09h 52min
Return
06/30/26
direct
F92112
02h 30min
Spirit Airlines ?
$452
Prices based on recent searches, subject to last-minute changes
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Tips and tricks to help you find cheap flights from Philadelphia to Chicago

Favorite airline: United Airlines
Flight tickets on the route Philadelphia – Chicago are most frequently booked with United Airlines.
United Airlines
41 %
Spirit Airlines
31 %
American Airlines
8 %
Cheapest weekday: Tuesday
The cheapest ticket prices are available for flights departing on Tuesday.
Stopover flights are the cheapest connection
On this route, direct flights are $ 6.00 more expensive than flights with a stopover.
non stop flight
1 stop
02h 30min
19h 45min
$161
$155
The favorite connection is non-stop
49 % of travelers decide to book a direct flight on this route.
Route
bookings
Direct flights
02h 30min, from $161
49 %
1 stopover Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, GA
11h 41min, from $177
15 %
1 stopover Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, FL
11h 10min, from $166
11 %

Important flight information

Flight information: Philadelphia - Chicago

Roundtrip from $214.97
Flight duration min. 02:10 / max. 10:20
Return flight duration min. 01:49/ max. 05:05
Distance 1066 km
Flights per week 145
Departure airport Airport Philadelphia International Airport, PA (PHL)
Arrival airport Airport Chicago-IL, all airports (CHI)
Destination country Flights to United States
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