Cheap Flights from Chicago, IL to Los Angeles, CA from $62

Return flight: Los Angeles – Chicago

On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 27 direct and 193 connecting flights from Chicago to Los Angeles. You can compare airfare deals from 9 airlines and multiple travel sites from $62, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out CHI-LAX flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

Find One-Way and Round-Trip Chicago to Los Angeles Flight Deals

To find the cheapest one way airline ticket select the date with the lowest price on the calendar below and click «Find Flights». To search for round-trip flight deals click on the link «Check prices for return flights» and select the date of the return flight. Cheapest flights in November: $62 (one-way), $106 (round-trip).
Direct flights
  • Check to choose departure date Check to choose departure date
Check prices for return flight
Find flights
Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from Chicago to Los Angeles. 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
05:35 — 09:40
05:35 — 09:40 WN2232 Southwest Airlines
Chicago — Los Angeles
6h 5m
Find flight
from$499
06:10 — 08:39
06:10 — 08:39 UA1224 United Airlines
Chicago — Los Angeles
4h 29m
Find flight
from$152
06:13 — 08:25
06:13 — 08:25 AA607 American Airlines
Chicago — Los Angeles
4h 12m
Find flight
from$475
06:40 — 09:08
06:40 — 09:08 NK1104 Spirit Airlines
Chicago — Los Angeles
4h 28m
Find flight
from$62
07:16 — 09:36
07:16 — 09:36 AA1628 American Airlines
Chicago — Los Angeles
4h 20m
Find flight
from$475
07:55 — 10:15
07:55 — 10:15 WN1263 Southwest Airlines
Chicago — Los Angeles
4h 20m
Find flight
from$493
08:00 — 14:00
08:00 — 14:00 WN2539 Southwest Airlines
Chicago — Los Angeles
8h
Find flight
from$504
08:50 — 11:01
08:50 — 11:01 AA2012 American Airlines
Chicago — Los Angeles
4h 11m
Find flight
from$475
10:00 — 12:22
10:00 — 12:22 AA1979 American Airlines
Chicago — Los Angeles
4h 22m
Find flight
from$475
11:10 — 13:30
11:10 — 13:30 WN234 Southwest Airlines
Chicago — Los Angeles
4h 20m
Find flight
from$548
11:45 — 14:07
11:45 — 14:07 AA1433 American Airlines
Chicago — Los Angeles
4h 22m
Find flight
from$475
11:50 — 15:35
11:50 — 15:35 WN2030 Southwest Airlines
Chicago — Los Angeles
5h 45m
Find flight
from$499
12:54 — 15:23
12:54 — 15:23 UA1363 United Airlines
Chicago — Los Angeles
4h 29m
Find flight
from$150
15:21 — 17:39
15:21 — 17:39 AA529 American Airlines
Chicago — Los Angeles
4h 18m
Find flight
from$475
16:50 — 19:21
16:50 — 19:21 UA1983 United Airlines
Chicago — Los Angeles
4h 31m
Find flight
from$152
16:50 — 19:10
16:50 — 19:10 WN3531 Southwest Airlines
Chicago — Los Angeles
4h 20m
Find flight
from$493
17:49 — 20:09
17:49 — 20:09 AA1564 American Airlines
Chicago — Los Angeles
4h 20m
Find flight
from$475
18:15 — 20:47
18:15 — 20:47 UA2056 United Airlines
Chicago — Los Angeles
4h 32m
Find flight
from$162
18:40 — 22:20
18:40 — 22:20 WN3206 Southwest Airlines
Chicago — Los Angeles
5h 40m
Find flight
from$499
18:45 — 21:17
18:45 — 21:17 AA2364 American Airlines
Chicago — Los Angeles
4h 32m
Find flight
from$475
19:03 — 21:34
19:03 — 21:34 NK1117 Spirit Airlines
Chicago — Los Angeles
4h 31m
Find flight
from$62
19:40 — 22:10
19:40 — 22:10 UA2155 United Airlines
Chicago — Los Angeles
4h 30m
Find flight
from$152
20:10 — 22:35
20:10 — 22:35 WN3838 Southwest Airlines
Chicago — Los Angeles
4h 25m
Find flight
from$493
20:55 — 23:33
20:55 — 23:33 AA3194 American Airlines
Chicago — Los Angeles
4h 38m
Find flight
from$475
21:42 — 00:15
+1 day
21:42 — 00:15 UA2378 United Airlines
Chicago — Los Angeles
4h 33m
Find flight
from$150
22:00 — 00:25
+1 day
22:00 — 00:25 WN2725 Southwest Airlines
Chicago — Los Angeles
4h 25m
Find flight
from$493
22:17 — 00:40
+1 day
22:17 — 00:40 AA1209 American Airlines
Chicago — Los Angeles
4h 23m
Find flight
from$475
05:35 — 10:47
05:35 — 08:31 DL1264 Delta Air Lines Inc.
Chicago — Atlanta
49m stop
09:20 — 10:47 DL827 Delta Air Lines Inc.
Atlanta — Los Angeles
7h 12m
including layover
Find flight
from$496
05:40 — 09:57
07:00 — 08:49 F91483 Frontier Airlines
Chicago — Denver
55m stop
09:42 — 11:19 F92341 Frontier Airlines
Denver — Los Angeles
6h 17m
including layover
Find flight
from$135
07:00 — 14:59
07:00 — 09:25 HA6294 Hawaiian Airlines
Chicago — Portland
3h 6m stop
12:31 — 14:59 HA4757 Hawaiian Airlines
Portland — Los Angeles
9h 59m
including layover
Find flight
from$142
07:00 — 14:59
07:00 — 09:25 AS413 Alaska Airlines
Chicago — Portland
3h 6m stop
13:23 — 15:51 AS330 Alaska Airlines
Portland — Los Angeles
9h 59m
including layover
Find flight
from$151
08:00 — 16:58
07:40 — 10:16 HA6299 Hawaiian Airlines
Chicago — Seattle
3h 31m stop
13:56 — 16:43 HA6772 Hawaiian Airlines
Seattle — Los Angeles
10h 58m
including layover
Find flight
from$143
09:00 — 14:21
09:00 — 11:20 DL1085 Delta Air Lines Inc.
Chicago — Detroit
1h 15m stop
12:35 — 14:21 DL634 Delta Air Lines Inc.
Detroit — Los Angeles
7h 21m
including layover
Find flight
from$496
09:24 — 14:53
09:24 — 10:58 DL3778 Delta Air Lines Inc.
Chicago — Minneapolis
2h 2m stop
13:00 — 14:53 DL2327 Delta Air Lines Inc.
Minneapolis — Los Angeles
7h 29m
including layover
Find flight
from$496
11:01 — 16:15
11:01 — 13:21 DL1654 Delta Air Lines Inc.
Chicago — Detroit
1h 9m stop
14:30 — 16:15 DL908 Delta Air Lines Inc.
Detroit — Los Angeles
7h 14m
including layover
Find flight
from$496
13:09 — 18:44
13:09 — 15:20 DL4632 Delta Air Lines Inc.
Chicago — Detroit
1h 39m stop
16:59 — 18:44 DL883 Delta Air Lines Inc.
Detroit — Los Angeles
7h 35m
including layover
Find flight
from$496
14:00 — 18:44
14:00 — 16:25 DL1716 Delta Air Lines Inc.
Chicago — Detroit
34m stop
16:59 — 18:44 DL883 Delta Air Lines Inc.
Detroit — Los Angeles
6h 44m
including layover
Find flight
from$496
14:15 — 18:11
14:15 — 16:40 DL2348 Delta Air Lines Inc.
Chicago — Salt Lake City
30m stop
17:10 — 18:11 DL1161 Delta Air Lines Inc.
Salt Lake City — Los Angeles
5h 56m
including layover
Find flight
from$496
15:29 — 21:35
15:29 — 18:45 DL1477 Delta Air Lines Inc.
Chicago — Atlanta
1h 8m stop
19:53 — 21:35 DL763 Delta Air Lines Inc.
Atlanta — Los Angeles
8h 6m
including layover
Find flight
from$496
16:37 — 21:28
15:36 — 17:05 NK1184 Spirit Airlines
Chicago — Nashville
1h 10m stop
19:16 — 21:28 NK1036 Spirit Airlines
Nashville — Los Angeles
6h 51m
including layover
Find flight
from$96
17:49 — 23:50
16:26 — 18:47 NK2168 Spirit Airlines
Chicago — New Orleans
1h 24m stop
21:25 — 23:41 NK1804 Spirit Airlines
New Orleans — Los Angeles
8h 1m
including layover
Find flight
from$96
18:19 — 22:41
18:19 — 19:59 SY260 Sun Country Airlines
Chicago — Minneapolis
55m stop
20:54 — 22:44 SY429 Sun Country Airlines
Minneapolis — Los Angeles
6h 22m
including layover
Find flight
from$136
21:56 — 19:52
+1 day
21:50 — 00:12 F92145 Frontier Airlines
Chicago — Las Vegas
18h 26m stop
18:31 — 19:52 F91183 Frontier Airlines
Las Vegas — Los Angeles
23h 56m
including layover
Find flight
from$120
*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on August 14, 2025

Flight Information

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

Distance between Chicago and Los Angeles is 2823 miles. Time difference between the cities is 2h. Airplanes depart 05:00 to 22:30 from 7 Chicago airports and arrive 05:00 to 22:30 to 2 Los Angeles airports. Average flight time is 4h 28m.

  • The fastest flight 4h 11m
  • Average flight time 4h 28m
  • The earliest flight 05:00
  • The latest flight 22:30
  • Distance 1755 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Los Angeles are july (from 62 $), august (from 96 $), june (from 103 $).

The most expensive months are april (from 294 $), october (from 151 $), september (from 150 $).

What is the lowest airfare Chicago to Los Angeles?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $62. This airfare is for economy class on one-way NK1117 flight by Spirit Airlines for July 21, 2025 which leaves O'Hare International in Chicago at 19:03 am and arrives at Los Angeles Los Angeles Int. at 21:34.

Economy class
$62
Find
Business class
?
Find
First class
?
Find

Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Chicago — Los Angeles is served by 9 regular airlines and 4 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Southwest Airlines - 82 departures per week at the price of from $ 493 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Alaska Airlines airline - from $ 11849.

Direct flights

There are 27 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is AA2012 by American Airlines takes 4h 11m and the cheapest is NK1117 by Spirit Airlines for $62.

  • from $493
    Find
  • AA - American Airlines
    from $475
    Find
  • UA - United Airlines
    from $150
    Find
  • NK - Spirit Airlines
    from $62
    Find
See more direct flights

Connecting Flights

There are 193 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is WN3890 by Southwest Airlines takes 5h 45m and the cheapest is NK1117 by Spirit Airlines for $96.

  • from $502
    Find
  • AA - American Airlines
    from $620
    Find
  • AS - Alaska Airlines
    from $151
    Find
  • F9 - Frontier Airlines
    from $120
    Find
  • SY - Sun Country Airlines
    from $136
    Find
  • DL - Delta Air Lines Inc.
    from $496
    Find
  • HA - Hawaiian Airlines
    from $142
    Find
  • UA - United Airlines
    from $537
    Find
  • NK - Spirit Airlines
    from $96
    Find
See more connecting flights

Airports

You can fly from Chicago to Los Angeles 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
    from $62
    Find
  • Midway-MDW
    from $493
    Find
  • Dupage County-DPA
    Find
  • Chicago FSS-CHI
    Find
  • Merrill C Meigs (closed)-CGX
    Find
  • Pal-Waukee-PWK
    Find
  • Chicago NAS-NOH
    Find

Los Angeles airports

  • Los Angeles Ferry Port-QLO
    Find
  • Los Angeles Int.-LAX
    Find

How to book a plane ticket yourself?

How to book an air ticket yourself?
  • Fill in the search parameters — cities of departure and destination, departure and return dates and click «Find flights»
  • Select the best flight that you like. Please, check the airports of departure and arrival. Select the best fare, but pay attention to the following flight details - airports of departure and arrival, flight duration and layovers. Please use filters and sort to find the best flight.
  • Click «Buy» when you are ready — our system will redirect you to the site that sells the selected flight ticket.
  • Fill in all passenger and payment information — passport and contact information, please double check all passengers’ names and make a payment for your itinerary.
  • That's it — you will receive an email with your e-ticket usually within 10 minutes after your flight is confirmed. Please, print the e-ticket and have it with you at the airport. You would need to have only a passport and/or a required form of ID to travel. Please, check your Visa requirements if you travel outside of the United States or Canada.

    To find a plane ticket, please select dates.

Back