Cheap Flights from Chicago, IL to Houston, TX from $59

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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 38 direct and 444 connecting flights from Chicago to Houston. You can compare airfare deals from 9 airlines and multiple travel sites from $59, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out CHI-HOU flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

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Best Flights from Chicago to Houston Today

Take a look at the list of non stop flights and flights with layovers from Chicago to Houston with the lowest price of $59. The fastest direct flight takes 2h 43m and the fastest connecting – 4h 24m.
Price Departure Arrival Flight Duration Airline Flight
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16:30
Chicago
O'Hare International
 19:13
Houston
George Bush
 2h 43m Spirit Airlines
NK1339
from $63
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06:30
Chicago
O'Hare International
 09:20
Houston
George Bush
 2h 50m Frontier Airlines
F93135
from $70
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06:00
Chicago
Midway
 08:49
Houston
George Bush
 2h 49m Frontier Airlines
F93281
from $74
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15:01
Chicago
O'Hare International
 19:34
Houston
George Bush
 4h 33m
layover
0h 40m - New Orleans
 Spirit Airlines
NK2430
NK2066
from $87
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21:02
Chicago
O'Hare International
 05:31+1 день
Houston
George Bush
 8h 29m
layover
1h 31m - Las Vegas
 Spirit Airlines
NK2179
NK2378
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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on September 12, 2025
Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from Chicago to Houston. 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 Arrival Flight Details Flight Duration Price
06:00 — 08:49
06:00 — 08:49 F93281 Frontier Airlines
Chicago — Houston
2h 49m
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from$70
06:00 — 08:50
06:00 — 08:50 UA256 United Airlines
Chicago — Houston
2h 50m
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from$111
06:30 — 09:20
06:30 — 09:20 F93135 Frontier Airlines
Chicago — Houston
2h 50m
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from$63
07:10 — 10:04
07:10 — 10:04 UA365 United Airlines
Chicago — Houston
2h 54m
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from$111
08:47 — 11:41
08:47 — 11:41 UA2225 United Airlines
Chicago — Houston
2h 54m
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from$111
09:46 — 12:40
09:46 — 12:40 UA2099 United Airlines
Chicago — Houston
2h 54m
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from$113
10:35 — 13:24
10:35 — 13:24 UA2483 United Airlines
Chicago — Houston
2h 49m
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from$112
12:45 — 15:29
12:45 — 15:29 NK2576 Spirit Airlines
Chicago — Houston
2h 44m
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from$64
12:45 — 15:37
12:45 — 15:37 UA2657 United Airlines
Chicago — Houston
2h 52m
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from$111
14:20 — 17:16
14:20 — 17:16 UA2621 United Airlines
Chicago — Houston
2h 56m
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from$111
15:58 — 18:53
15:58 — 18:53 UA592 United Airlines
Chicago — Houston
2h 55m
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from$111
16:30 — 19:13
16:30 — 19:13 NK1339 Spirit Airlines
Chicago — Houston
2h 43m
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16:50 — 19:45
16:50 — 19:45 UA1437 United Airlines
Chicago — Houston
2h 55m
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from$111
17:50 — 20:45
17:50 — 20:45 UA1382 United Airlines
Chicago — Houston
2h 55m
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from$111
18:25 — 21:21
18:25 — 21:21 UA2202 United Airlines
Chicago — Houston
2h 56m
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from$113
19:35 — 22:24
19:35 — 22:24 UA2426 United Airlines
Chicago — Houston
2h 49m
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from$113
20:53 — 23:40
20:53 — 23:40 NK1150 Spirit Airlines
Chicago — Houston
2h 47m
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21:14 — 23:59
21:14 — 23:59 NK2274 Spirit Airlines
Chicago — Houston
2h 45m
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from$64
21:40 — 00:29
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21:40 — 00:29 NK1180 Spirit Airlines
Chicago — Houston
2h 49m
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from$64
*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on September 12, 2025

Flight Information

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

Distance between Chicago and Houston is 1524 miles. Time difference between the cities is 0h. Airplanes depart 05:00 to 22:15 from 7 Chicago airports and arrive 05:00 to 22:15 to 15 Houston airports. Average flight time is 2h 53m.

  • The fastest flight 2h 43m
  • Average flight time 2h 53m
  • The earliest flight 05:00
  • The latest flight 22:15
  • Distance 947 ml

Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Chicago — Houston is served by 9 regular airlines and 4 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Alaska Airlines - 11 departures per week at the price of from $ 214 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Finnair airline - from $ 3531.

Direct flights

There are 38 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is NK1339 by Spirit Airlines takes 2h 43m.

  • F9 - Frontier Airlines
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  • UA - United Airlines
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  • NK - Spirit Airlines
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Connecting Flights

There are 444 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is UA561 by United Airlines takes 4h 24m.

  • AS - Alaska Airlines
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  • F9 - Frontier Airlines
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  • SY - Sun Country Airlines
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  • TK - Turkish Airlines
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  • AY - Finnair
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  • HA - Hawaiian Airlines
    from $210
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  • UA - United Airlines
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  • NK - Spirit Airlines
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  • G4 - Allegiant Air
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Airports

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

Chicago airports

  • O'Hare International-ORD
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  • Midway-MDW
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  • Dupage County-DPA
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  • Chicago FSS-CHI
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  • Merrill C Meigs (closed)-CGX
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  • Pal-Waukee-PWK
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  • Chicago NAS-NOH
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Houston airports

  • Ellington Field-EFD
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  • West Houston-IWS
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  • Hobby-HOU
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  • Park Ten Heliport-JPT
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  • Andrau Airpark-AAP
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  • George Bush-IAH
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  • Greenway Plaza H/P-JGP
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  • David Wayne Hooks-DWH
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  • Transco Twr Galleria-JGQ
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  • Westchase Hilton H/P-JWH
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  • Spaceland-SPX
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  • Woodlawns-JWL
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  • Marriot Astrodome Heliport-JMA
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  • Central Bus. District-JDX
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  • Houston Municipal-SGR
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Airplanes

There are flights to Houston from Chicago by 9 airlines that use 0 aircraft brands. They range from huge modern airplanes to small-sized.

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