| Outbound | Return | Airlines | Shop | Baggage | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington-DC Chicago | Outbound 10/20/25 1 Stopover (ATL) F94707, F91595 10h 30min | Return 11/13/25 1 Stopover (MCO) F92792, F94812 12h 33min |  Frontier Airlines |  | $187 | ||
| Best option Washington-DC Chicago | Outbound 10/10/25 direct UA1793 02h 14min | Return 11/04/25 direct UA2306 01h 52min |  United Airlines |  | $190 | ||
| Washington-DC Chicago | Outbound 09/22/25 2 Stopovers (AVL, FLL) G40242, G40491, NK0003 34h 51min | Return 10/15/25 3 Stopovers (FLL, PIT, LNS) NK0867, NK0228, 9X0152, 9X0245 18h 57min |   Allegiant Air, Spirit Airlines |  | $352 | ||
| Washington-DC Chicago | Outbound 11/16/25 direct UA1738 02h 08min | Return 11/18/25 direct UA1023 01h 49min | United Airlines |  | ? | $192 | |
| Washington-DC Chicago | Outbound 08/31/25 1 Stopover (JFK) B60254, B60905 05h 17min | Return 09/19/25 1 Stopover (JFK) B60906, B60955 08h 24min |  JetBlue Airways |  | ? | $197 | |
| Washington-DC Chicago | Outbound 09/04/25 direct AA1200 02h 22min | Return 09/28/25 direct AA0523 01h 53min |  American Airlines |  | ? | $197 | |
| Washington-DC Chicago | Outbound 10/20/25 1 Stopover (ATL) F94707, F91595 10h 30min | Return 11/13/25 1 Stopover (MCO) F92792, F94812 12h 33min | Frontier Airlines | | $198 | ||
| Washington-DC Chicago | Outbound 11/16/25 direct UA1775 02h 16min | Return 11/18/25 direct UA2677 02h 03min | United Airlines |  | ? | $202 | |
| Washington-DC Chicago | Outbound 09/09/25 1 Stopover (ATL) DL2902, DL1199 05h 03min | Return 10/08/25 1 Stopover (DTW) DL1520, DL4748 06h 36min |  Delta Air Lines | | ? | $214 | |
| Washington-DC Chicago | Outbound 07/08/25 1 Stopover (ATL) F94707, F91441 05h 15min | Return 07/19/25 1 Stopover (ATL) F91596, F94708 09h 15min | Frontier Airlines | | ? | $215 |
Stops
- Direct flight
Airline
- American Airlines
- United Airlines
- Frontier Airlines
- Delta Air Lines
- JetBlue Airways
Tips and tricks to help you find cheap flights from Washington DC to Chicago
Favorite airline: United Airlines
United Airlines is the most popular airline for flights from Washington-DC to Chicago.
United Airlines
61 %
Delta
13 %
American Airlines
11 %
Cheapest weekday: Friday
Cheap flights on this route are operated on Friday.
Direct flights are the cheapest connection
Flights with a stopover are on average $24.00 more expensive than direct flights.
non stop flight
1 stop
02h 16min
03h 50min
158 $US
182 $US
The favorite connection is non-stop
Flights from Washington-DC to Chicago are most often booked as a direct flight.
Route
bookings
Direct flights
02h 16min, from 158 $US
70 %
1 stopover Boston Logan International Airport, MA
05h 18min, from 1 843 $US
8 %
1 stopover Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, MI
03h 50min, from 182 $US
7 %
Useful information about the flight from Washington DC to Chicago
Flights from Washington to Chicago
With between 30 and 40 flights a day, the flight route from Washington (WAS) to Chicago (CHI) is always full of travlers of many different kinds. The direct flight takes about 2 hours, covering a distance of 699 miles. Non-stop flights are provided by American Airlines, United Airlines and Southwest.
Cheap flights from Washington to Chicago
The cheapest way of getting to Chicago would be to book as early as possible. Be sure to compare prices online first to secure the best deal.
Destination Chicago
Passengers have a few options when it comes to the Chicago airports - Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW), O'Hare International Airport (ORD), West Chicago Du Page (DPA) etc. O' Hare is quite popular with with passengers, owed in part by the efficiency of its ground transpot system. One can get downtown using the local trains (CTA) or by road using the Interstate highways I-90, I-190. and I-294.
Important flight information
Flight information: Washington-DC - Chicago
| Roundtrip from | 186,77 $US |
|---|---|
| Flight duration | min. 02:01 / max. 10:50 |
| Return flight duration | min. 01:35/ max. 09:21 |
| Distance | 958 km |
| Flights per week | 313 |
| Departure airport | Airport Washington-DC (WAS) |
| Arrival airport | Airport Chicago-IL, all airports (CHI) |
| Destination country | Flights to United States |
Alternative routes to United States
- Flight Washington-DC - Miami from 155 $US
- Flight Washington-DC - Orlando from 118 $US
- Flight Washington-DC - New York from 105 $US
- Flight Washington-DC - Los Angeles from 197 $US
- Flight Washington-DC - San Francisco from 239 $US
- Flight Washington-DC - Las Vegas from 174 $US
- Flight Washington-DC - Denver from 206 $US
- Flight Washington-DC - New Orleans from 189 $US
- Flight Washington-DC - Charleston from 232 $US
- Flight Washington-DC - Boston from 127 $US
Alternative flights to Chicago
- Flight New York - Chicago from 93 $US
- Flight Los Angeles - Chicago from 103 $US
- Flight Las Vegas - Chicago from 143 $US
- Flight Boston - Chicago from 93 $US
- Flight Atlanta - Chicago from 78 $US
- Flight Denver - Chicago from 167 $US
- Flight Fort Myers - Chicago from 141 $US
- Flight Tampa - Chicago from 124 $US
- Flight San Francisco - Chicago from 201 $US
- Flight Philadelphia - Chicago from 162 $US
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