Cheap Flights from Chicago, IL to Los Angeles, CA from $49

Return flight: Los Angeles – Chicago

On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 52 direct and 366 connecting flights from Chicago to Los Angeles. You can compare airfare deals from 13 airlines and multiple travel sites from $49, 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.

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 29m.

  • The fastest flight 4h 11m
  • Average flight time 4h 29m
  • The earliest flight 05:00
  • The latest flight 22:30
  • Distance 1755 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Los Angeles are august (from 49 $), october (from 58 $), september (from 58 $).

The most expensive months are april (from 201 $), may (from 70 $), june (from 59 $).

What is the lowest airfare Chicago to Los Angeles?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $49. This airfare is for economy class on one-way NK3016 flight by Spirit Airlines for October 7, 2025 which leaves O'Hare International in Chicago at 08:00 am and arrives at Los Angeles Los Angeles Int. at 10:26.

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Flight Schedule Chicago (Illinois) to Los Angeles (California)

05:35 — 09:40
6h 5m flight time
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Chicago — Los Angeles
WN2232 Southwest Airlines
06:20 — 08:46
4h 26m flight time
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from$68
Chicago — Los Angeles
F92445 Frontier Airlines
06:40 — 09:08
4h 28m flight time
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from$59
Chicago — Los Angeles
NK1104 Spirit Airlines
06:45 — 09:07
4h 22m flight time
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from$49
Chicago — Los Angeles
NK467 Spirit Airlines
07:10 — 09:37
4h 27m flight time
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from$142
Chicago — Los Angeles
UA2361 United Airlines
07:42 — 10:09
4h 27m flight time
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from$59
Chicago — Los Angeles
NK2544 Spirit Airlines
08:00 — 10:26
4h 26m flight time
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Chicago — Los Angeles
NK3016 Spirit Airlines
08:50 — 11:19
4h 29m flight time
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from$142
Chicago — Los Angeles
UA1044 United Airlines
09:05 — 11:45
4h 40m flight time
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from$278
Chicago — Los Angeles
UA2449 United Airlines
10:55 — 13:26
4h 31m flight time
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from$142
Chicago — Los Angeles
UA1584 United Airlines
11:45 — 14:07
4h 22m flight time
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from$450
Chicago — Los Angeles
AA1433 American Airlines
12:54 — 15:23
4h 29m flight time
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from$142
Chicago — Los Angeles
UA1363 United Airlines
13:55 — 16:22
4h 27m flight time
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from$278
Chicago — Los Angeles
UA378 United Airlines
15:40 — 18:08
4h 28m flight time
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from$142
Chicago — Los Angeles
UA2124 United Airlines
16:35 — 19:03
4h 28m flight time
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from$142
Chicago — Los Angeles
UA2053 United Airlines
17:49 — 20:09
4h 20m flight time
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from$450
Chicago — Los Angeles
AA1564 American Airlines
18:15 — 20:47
4h 32m flight time
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from$143
Chicago — Los Angeles
UA1967 United Airlines
19:03 — 21:34
4h 31m flight time
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from$59
Chicago — Los Angeles
NK1117 Spirit Airlines
19:49 — 22:20
4h 31m flight time
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Chicago — Los Angeles
NK2191 Spirit Airlines
20:10 — 22:45
4h 35m flight time
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from$142
Chicago — Los Angeles
UA1084 United Airlines
21:42 — 00:15+1day
4h 33m flight time
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Chicago — Los Angeles
UA2378 United Airlines
22:17 — 00:40+1day
4h 23m flight time
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Chicago — Los Angeles
AA1209 American Airlines
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 and arrival times - local. Updated on October 19, 2025.

Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Chicago — Los Angeles is served by 13 regular airlines and 5 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by American Airlines - 38 departures per week at the price of from $ 450 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Alaska Airlines airline - from $ 11214.

Direct flights

There are 52 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is AA2012 by American Airlines takes 4h 11m and the cheapest is NK3016 by Spirit Airlines for $49.

  • AA - American Airlines
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  • F9 - Frontier Airlines
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  • WN - Southwest Airlines
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  • UA - United Airlines
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  • NK - Spirit Airlines
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Connecting Flights

There are 366 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is WN3890 by Southwest Airlines takes 5h 45m and the cheapest is NK3016 by Spirit Airlines for $81.

  • AA - American Airlines
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  • SY - Sun Country Airlines
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  • DL - Delta Air Lines Inc.
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  • UA - United Airlines
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  • G4 - Allegiant Air
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  • AS - Alaska Airlines
    from $111
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  • F9 - Frontier Airlines
    from $98
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  • WN - Southwest Airlines
    from $475
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  • TK - Turkish Airlines
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  • HA - Hawaiian Airlines
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  • LF - flynordic
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  • TP - TAP Portugal
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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
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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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Los Angeles airports

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