Cheap Flights from Chicago, IL to Columbus, OH from $59

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Best Flights from Chicago to Columbus Today

Take a look at the list of non stop flights and flights with layovers from Chicago to Columbus with the lowest price of $59. The fastest direct flight takes 1h 21m and the fastest connecting – 4h 10m.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Duration	Airline	Flight
from $150 Find flight	21:05 Chicago O'Hare International	23:27 Columbus Port Columbus	1h 22m	United Airlines	UA3614
from $151 Find flight	19:35 Chicago O'Hare International	22:03 Columbus Port Columbus	1h 28m	United Airlines	UA3599
from $185 Find flight	07:15 Chicago O'Hare International	09:39 Columbus Port Columbus	1h 24m	United Airlines	UA3584
from $215 Find flight	10:59 Chicago O'Hare International	13:20 Columbus Port Columbus	1h 21m	United Airlines	UA2038
from $59 Find flight	10:57 Chicago O'Hare International	20:43 Columbus Port Columbus	8h 46m layover 3h 9m - Denver	Frontier Airlines	F93173 F94576
from $62 Find flight	06:05 Chicago Midway	20:43 Columbus Port Columbus	13h 38m layover 8h 4m - Denver	Frontier Airlines	F92209 F94576
from $117 Find flight	11:12 Chicago O'Hare International	18:24 Columbus Port Columbus	6h 12m layover 2h 6m - New York	Spirit Airlines	NK857 NK2023
from $120 Find flight	16:20 Chicago O'Hare International	00:11+1 день Columbus Port Columbus	6h 51m layover 1h 5m - Miami	Spirit Airlines	NK1 NK122
from $145 Find flight	14:28 Chicago O'Hare International	22:43 Columbus Port Columbus	7h 15m layover 1h 16m - Miami	Spirit Airlines	NK717 NK354
from $112 Find flight	19:46 Chicago O'Hare International	14:53+1 день Columbus Port Columbus	18h 7m layover 6h 15m - Miami 3h 55m - New York	Spirit Airlines	NK158 NK3387 NK2023
from $129 Find flight	19:46 Chicago O'Hare International	14:53+1 день Columbus Port Columbus	18h 7m layover 6h 11m - Miami 3h 55m - New York	Spirit Airlines	NK158 NK385 NK2023
from $134 Find flight	05:15 Chicago O'Hare International	20:28 Columbus Port Columbus	14h 13m layover 5h 42m - Newark 0h 53m - Orlando	Spirit Airlines	NK210 NK2992 NK440
from $134 Find flight	05:15 Chicago O'Hare International	20:28 Columbus Port Columbus	14h 13m layover 4h 16m - Newark 2h 28m - Orlando	Spirit Airlines	NK210 NK205 NK440
from $150 Find flight	19:53 Chicago O'Hare International	14:58+1 день Columbus Port Columbus	18h 5m layover 6h 12m - Tampa 5h 8m - Miami	Spirit Airlines	NK1069 NK284 NK1034
from $154 Find flight	19:53 Chicago O'Hare International	11:12+1 день Columbus Rickenbacker	14h 19m layover 6h 12m - Tampa 1h 23m - Miami	Spirit Airlines	NK1069 NK284 G4488
from $155 Find flight	07:00 Chicago O'Hare International	21:24 Columbus Port Columbus	13h 24m layover 0h 42m - Newark 4h 40m - Miami	Spirit Airlines	NK328 NK372 NK122

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on April 19, 2025

Flight Schedule Chicago (Illinois) to Columbus (Ohio)

Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from Chicago to Columbus. You can also specify the concrete flights and airlines on the route and how long the flight actually is. Use the calendar for today, tomorrow or other specific date as some flights are available only on certain days of the week.

Departure	Flight Details	Flight Duration	Price
07:15 — 09:39	07:15 — 09:39 UA3584 United Airlines Chicago — Columbus	1h 24m	Find flight from$185
07:45 — 10:19	07:45 — 10:19 UA3550 United Airlines Chicago — Columbus	1h 34m	Find flight from$196
10:59 — 13:20	10:59 — 13:20 UA2038 United Airlines Chicago — Columbus	1h 21m	Find flight from$215
11:00 — 13:23	11:00 — 13:23 UA1660 United Airlines Chicago — Columbus	1h 23m	Find flight from$204
12:50 — 15:13	12:50 — 15:13 UA3499 United Airlines Chicago — Columbus	1h 23m	Find flight from$204
14:15 — 16:45	14:15 — 16:45 UA3674 United Airlines Chicago — Columbus	1h 30m	Find flight from$212
14:40 — 17:02	14:40 — 17:02 UA503 United Airlines Chicago — Columbus	1h 22m	Find flight from$247
15:10 — 17:32	15:10 — 17:32 UA1663 United Airlines Chicago — Columbus	1h 22m	Find flight from$204
18:05 — 20:27	18:05 — 20:27 UA2039 United Airlines Chicago — Columbus	1h 22m	Find flight from$204
18:05 — 20:27	18:05 — 20:27 UA1492 United Airlines Chicago — Columbus	1h 22m	Find flight from$247
19:35 — 22:03	19:35 — 22:03 UA3599 United Airlines Chicago — Columbus	1h 28m	Find flight from$151
21:05 — 23:27	21:05 — 23:27 UA3614 United Airlines Chicago — Columbus	1h 22m	Find flight from$150
06:05 — 20:43	06:05 — 07:51 F92209 Frontier Airlines Chicago — Denver 8h 4m stop 15:55 — 20:43 F94576 Frontier Airlines Denver — Columbus	13h 38m including layover	Find flight from$62
06:15 — 17:36	06:15 — 08:53 NK467 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Los Angeles 1h 20m stop 10:13 — 17:36 NK2396 Spirit Airlines Los Angeles — Columbus	10h 21m including layover	Find flight from$207
09:14 — 18:00	09:14 — 13:09 G4932 Allegiant Air Chicago — Punta Gorda 2h 28m stop 15:37 — 18:00 G4895 Allegiant Air Punta Gorda — Columbus	7h 46m including layover	Find flight from$207
09:21 — 19:03	09:21 — 13:28 G42513 Allegiant Air Chicago — Punta Gorda 3h 10m stop 16:38 — 19:03 G4946 Allegiant Air Punta Gorda — Columbus	8h 42m including layover	Find flight from$158
10:57 — 20:43	10:57 — 12:46 F93173 Frontier Airlines Chicago — Denver 3h 9m stop 15:55 — 20:43 F94576 Frontier Airlines Denver — Columbus	8h 46m including layover	Find flight from$59
11:12 — 18:24	10:43 — 14:00 NK857 Spirit Airlines Chicago — New York 2h 6m stop 16:30 — 18:24 NK2023 Spirit Airlines New York — Columbus	6h 12m including layover	Find flight from$117
14:28 — 22:43	14:28 — 18:43 NK717 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Miami 1h 16m stop 19:59 — 22:43 NK354 Spirit Airlines Miami — Columbus	7h 15m including layover	Find flight from$145
16:20 — 00:11 +1 day	11:45 — 15:59 NK1 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Miami 1h 5m stop 21:54 — 00:35 NK122 Spirit Airlines Miami — Columbus	6h 51m including layover	Find flight from$120
18:49 — 09:56 +1 day	18:49 — 22:43 F93854 Frontier Airlines Chicago — Orlando 8h 47m stop 07:30 — 09:56 F91611 Frontier Airlines Orlando — Columbus	14h 7m including layover	Find flight from$197
05:15 — 20:28	05:15 — 08:31 NK210 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Newark 5h 42m stop 14:13 — 17:12 NK2992 Spirit Airlines Newark — Orlando 53m stop 18:05 — 20:28 NK440 Spirit Airlines Orlando — Columbus	14h 13m including layover	Find flight from$134
05:15 — 20:28	05:15 — 08:31 NK210 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Newark 4h 16m stop 12:47 — 15:37 NK205 Spirit Airlines Newark — Orlando 2h 28m stop 18:05 — 20:28 NK440 Spirit Airlines Orlando — Columbus	14h 13m including layover	Find flight from$134
07:00 — 21:24	07:00 — 10:13 NK328 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Newark 42m stop 10:55 — 14:05 NK372 Spirit Airlines Newark — Miami 4h 40m stop 18:45 — 21:24 NK122 Spirit Airlines Miami — Columbus	13h 24m including layover	Find flight from$155
08:00 — 00:11 +1 day	08:00 — 11:47 NK1170 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Tampa 5h 23m stop 17:10 — 18:17 NK323 Spirit Airlines Tampa — Miami 3h 18m stop 21:35 — 00:11 NK122 Spirit Airlines Miami — Columbus	15h 11m including layover	Find flight from$167
08:13 — 22:43	08:13 — 12:03 NK222 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Orlando 6h 2m stop 18:05 — 19:19 NK359 Spirit Airlines Orlando — Miami 40m stop 19:59 — 22:43 NK354 Spirit Airlines Miami — Columbus	13h 30m including layover	Find flight from$255
10:40 — 21:24	10:40 — 14:28 NK138 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Tampa 2h 22m stop 16:50 — 17:58 NK323 Spirit Airlines Tampa — Miami 47m stop 18:45 — 21:24 NK122 Spirit Airlines Miami — Columbus	9h 44m including layover	Find flight from$161
11:12 — 23:57	11:12 — 14:24 NK857 Spirit Airlines Chicago — New York 2h 6m stop 16:30 — 19:46 NK3396 Spirit Airlines New York — Miami 1h 34m stop 21:20 — 23:57 NK1991 Spirit Airlines Miami — Columbus	11h 45m including layover	Find flight from$151
12:00 — 22:43	12:00 — 15:47 NK1686 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Orlando 2h 18m stop 18:05 — 19:19 NK359 Spirit Airlines Orlando — Miami 40m stop 19:59 — 22:43 NK354 Spirit Airlines Miami — Columbus	9h 43m including layover	Find flight from$255
13:09 — 10:12 +1 day	13:09 — 15:14 NK188 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Las Vegas 6h 6m stop 21:20 — 04:55 NK954 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Miami 2h 40m stop 07:35 — 10:12 NK1218 Spirit Airlines Miami — Columbus	20h 3m including layover	Find flight from$179
13:14 — 11:25 +1 day	13:14 — 15:10 NK188 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Las Vegas 7h 1m stop 22:11 — 05:56 NK954 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Miami 2h 53m stop 08:49 — 11:25 NK1915 Spirit Airlines Miami — Columbus	21h 11m including layover	Find flight from$205
15:21 — 12:45 +1 day	15:21 — 17:28 NK2859 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Las Vegas 6h 21m stop 23:49 — 07:15 NK1853 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Orlando 3h 13m stop 10:28 — 12:45 NK3133 Spirit Airlines Orlando — Columbus	20h 24m including layover	Find flight from$253
19:46 — 14:53 +1 day	19:46 — 23:54 NK158 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Miami 6h 15m stop 06:09 — 09:00 NK3387 Spirit Airlines Miami — New York 3h 55m stop 12:55 — 14:53 NK2023 Spirit Airlines New York — Columbus	18h 7m including layover	Find flight from$112
19:46 — 14:53 +1 day	19:46 — 23:54 NK158 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Miami 6h 11m stop 06:05 — 09:00 NK385 Spirit Airlines Miami — New York 3h 55m stop 12:55 — 14:53 NK2023 Spirit Airlines New York — Columbus	18h 7m including layover	Find flight from$129
20:02 — 18:24 +1 day	20:02 — 00:20 NK1906 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Miami 7h 42m stop 08:02 — 11:00 NK1441 Spirit Airlines Miami — New York 5h 30m stop 16:30 — 18:24 NK2023 Spirit Airlines New York — Columbus	21h 22m including layover	Find flight from$183
20:14 — 14:58 +1 day	20:14 — 00:21 NK1146 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Orlando 5h 39m stop 06:00 — 07:11 NK198 Spirit Airlines Orlando — Miami 5h 4m stop 12:15 — 14:58 NK1034 Spirit Airlines Miami — Columbus	17h 44m including layover	Find flight from$179
21:32 — 18:44 +1 day	21:11 — 00:05 NK1150 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Houston 5h 14m stop 06:12 — 09:35 NK2221 Spirit Airlines Houston — Miami 6h 52m stop 16:53 — 19:32 NK1991 Spirit Airlines Miami — Columbus	20h 12m including layover	Find flight from$210
22:13 — 19:32 +1 day	22:13 — 00:21 NK330 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Las Vegas 5h 9m stop 05:30 — 13:02 NK867 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Miami 3h 51m stop 16:53 — 19:32 NK1991 Spirit Airlines Miami — Columbus	20h 19m including layover	Find flight from$179
22:13 — 21:24 +1 day	22:13 — 00:21 NK330 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Las Vegas 5h 9m stop 05:30 — 13:02 NK867 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Miami 5h 43m stop 18:45 — 21:24 NK122 Spirit Airlines Miami — Columbus	22h 11m including layover	Find flight from$191

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on April 19, 2025

Flight Information

Below we will explain in detail what the flights cost on the destination from Chicago to Columbus depends on and how to choose the most interesting flight option for you.

Distance between Chicago and Columbus is 450 miles. Time difference between the cities is 1h. Airplanes depart 05:00 to 22:13 from 7 Chicago airports and arrive 05:00 to 22:13 to 3 Columbus airports. Average flight time is 1h 23m.

The fastest flight 1h 21m
Average flight time 1h 23m
The earliest flight 05:00
The latest flight 22:13
Distance 280 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Columbus are november (from 59 $), january (from 117 $), february (from 134 $).

The most expensive months are december (from 143 $), february (from 134 $), january (from 117 $).

What is the lowest airfare Chicago to Columbus?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $59. This airfare is for economy class on one-way F93173 flight by Frontier Airlines for November 11, 2024 which leaves O'Hare International in Chicago at 10:57 am and arrives at Columbus Port Columbus at 20:43.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Chicago — Columbus is served by 5 regular airlines and 3 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Alaska Airlines - 2 departures per week at the price of from $ 267 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by United Airlines airline - from $ 1606.

Direct flights

There are 12 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is UA2038 by United Airlines takes 1h 21m and the cheapest is F93173 by Frontier Airlines for $150.

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Connecting Flights

There are 294 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is UA545 by United Airlines takes 4h 10m and the cheapest is F93173 by Frontier Airlines for $59.

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G4 - Allegiant Air

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Airports

You can fly from Chicago to Columbus from 7 airports (O'Hare International, Midway, Dupage County, Chicago FSS, Merrill C Meigs (closed), Pal-Waukee, Chicago NAS).

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O'Hare International-ORD

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Midway-MDW

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Columbus airports

Ohio State University-OSU

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Port Columbus-CMH

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Airplanes

There are flights to Columbus from Chicago by 5 airlines that use 0 aircraft brands. They range from huge modern airplanes to small-sized.

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