Cheap Flights from Chicago, IL to Tampa, FL from $42

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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 2 direct and 22 connecting flights from Chicago to Tampa. You can compare airfare deals from 5 airlines and multiple travel sites from $42, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out CHI-TPA flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

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Best Flights from Chicago to Tampa Today

Take a look at the list of non stop flights and flights with layovers from Chicago to Tampa with the lowest price of $42. The fastest direct flight takes 2h 36m and the fastest connecting – 5h 38m.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Duration	Airline	Flight
from $42 Find flight	12:34 Chicago Midway	16:10 Tampa Tampa Int.	2h 36m	Frontier Airlines	F91186
from $55 Find flight	08:00 Chicago O'Hare International	11:47 Tampa Tampa Int.	2h 47m	Spirit Airlines	NK1170
from $60 Find flight	06:05 Chicago Midway	14:43 Tampa Tampa Int.	7h 38m layover 2h 40m - Dallas	Frontier Airlines	F91887 F91334
from $70 Find flight	18:48 Chicago O'Hare International	05:32+1 день Tampa Tampa Int.	9h 44m layover 3h 27m - Denver	Frontier Airlines	F91483 F91114
from $72 Find flight	11:28 Chicago O'Hare International	18:35 Tampa Tampa Int.	6h 7m layover 2h 33m - Atlanta	Frontier Airlines	F91596 F93054
from $115 Find flight	08:30 Chicago O'Hare International	16:10 Tampa Tampa Int.	6h 40m layover 2h 28m - Miami	Spirit Airlines	NK1986 NK322
from $135 Find flight	12:15 Chicago Midway	21:27 Tampa Tampa Int.	8h 12m layover 4h 25m - Raleigh	Frontier Airlines	F93718 F93373
from $145 Find flight	16:20 Chicago O'Hare International	23:06 Tampa Tampa Int.	5h 46m layover 1h 29m - Miami	Spirit Airlines	NK1 NK1954
from $165 Find flight	11:28 Chicago O'Hare International	23:35 Tampa Tampa Int.	11h 7m layover 7h 35m - Atlanta	Frontier Airlines	F91596 F93782
from $234 Find flight	13:05 Chicago Midway	23:01 Tampa Tampa Int.	8h 56m layover 4h 8m - Toronto	Porter Airlines	PD2388 PD527
from $161 Find flight	08:30 Chicago O'Hare International	20:22 Tampa Tampa Int.	10h 52m layover 1h 46m - Fort Myers 1h 31m - Indianapolis	Spirit Airlines	NK527 NK276 NK1577
from $167 Find flight	20:42 Chicago O'Hare International	16:10+1 день Tampa Tampa Int.	18h 28m layover 6h 1m - Houston 5h 59m - Miami	Spirit Airlines	NK1150 NK221 NK322
from $187 Find flight	07:20 Chicago O'Hare International	23:06 Tampa Tampa Int.	14h 46m layover 7h 0m - Dallas 1h 39m - Miami	Spirit Airlines	NK824 NK1225 NK1954
from $212 Find flight	05:05 Chicago O'Hare International	20:22 Tampa Tampa Int.	14h 17m layover 3h 21m - Miami 2h 59m - Indianapolis	Spirit Airlines	NK19 NK1034 NK1577
from $212 Find flight	05:05 Chicago O'Hare International	23:10 Tampa Tampa Int.	17h 5m layover 5h 41m - Miami 3h 21m - Houston	Spirit Airlines	NK19 NK909 NK3126
from $216 Find flight	10:00 Chicago O'Hare International	23:06 Tampa Tampa Int.	12h 6m layover 1h 14m - San Juan 2h 10m - Miami	Spirit Airlines	NK1530 NK1038 NK1954

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on February 22, 2025

Flight Schedule Chicago (Illinois) to Tampa (Florida)

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Departure	Flight Details	Flight Duration	Price
08:00 — 11:47	08:00 — 11:47 NK1170 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Tampa	2h 47m	Find flight from$55
12:34 — 16:10	12:34 — 16:10 F91186 Frontier Airlines Chicago — Tampa	2h 36m	Find flight from$42
01:15 — 14:16	01:15 — 05:50 VB187 VivaAerobus Chicago — Mexico City 4h 20m stop 10:10 — 14:16 AM1740 Aeromexico Mexico City — Tampa	12h 1m including layover	Find flight from$383
06:05 — 14:43	06:05 — 08:33 F91887 Frontier Airlines Chicago — Dallas 2h 40m stop 11:13 — 14:43 F91334 Frontier Airlines Dallas — Tampa	7h 38m including layover	Find flight from$60
08:30 — 16:10	08:30 — 12:37 NK1986 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Miami 2h 28m stop 15:05 — 16:10 NK322 Spirit Airlines Miami — Tampa	6h 40m including layover	Find flight from$115
11:28 — 18:35	08:10 — 11:30 F91596 Frontier Airlines Chicago — Atlanta 2h 33m stop 18:39 — 20:12 F93054 Frontier Airlines Atlanta — Tampa	6h 7m including layover	Find flight from$72
11:28 — 23:35	11:28 — 14:28 F91596 Frontier Airlines Chicago — Atlanta 7h 35m stop 22:03 — 23:35 F93782 Frontier Airlines Atlanta — Tampa	11h 7m including layover	Find flight from$165
12:15 — 21:27	12:15 — 15:10 F93718 Frontier Airlines Chicago — Raleigh 4h 25m stop 19:35 — 21:27 F93373 Frontier Airlines Raleigh — Tampa	8h 12m including layover	Find flight from$135
13:05 — 23:01	12:05 — 14:47 PD2388 Porter Airlines Chicago — Toronto 4h 8m stop 19:55 — 23:01 PD527 Porter Airlines Toronto — Tampa	8h 56m including layover	Find flight from$234
13:05 — 23:01	12:05 — 14:47 PD2388 Porter Airlines Chicago — Toronto 4h 8m stop 19:55 — 23:01 TS7481 Air Transat Toronto — Tampa	8h 56m including layover	Find flight from$257
16:20 — 23:06	16:20 — 20:30 NK1 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Miami 1h 29m stop 21:59 — 23:06 NK1954 Spirit Airlines Miami — Tampa	5h 46m including layover	Find flight from$145
18:48 — 22:47 +1 day	18:48 — 20:32 F91483 Frontier Airlines Chicago — Denver 20h 41m stop 17:13 — 22:47 F92746 Frontier Airlines Denver — Tampa	26h 59m including layover	Find flight from$66
18:48 — 05:32 +1 day	18:00 — 20:02 F91483 Frontier Airlines Chicago — Denver 3h 27m stop 23:59 — 05:31 F91114 Frontier Airlines Denver — Tampa	9h 44m including layover	Find flight from$70
05:05 — 20:22	05:05 — 09:10 NK19 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Miami 3h 21m stop 12:31 — 15:18 NK1034 Spirit Airlines Miami — Indianapolis 2h 59m stop 18:17 — 20:22 NK1577 Spirit Airlines Indianapolis — Tampa	14h 17m including layover	Find flight from$212
05:05 — 23:10	05:05 — 09:10 NK19 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Miami 5h 41m stop 14:51 — 16:34 NK909 Spirit Airlines Miami — Houston 3h 21m stop 19:55 — 23:10 NK3126 Spirit Airlines Houston — Tampa	17h 5m including layover	Find flight from$212
07:20 — 23:06	07:20 — 09:33 NK824 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Dallas 7h stop 16:33 — 20:20 NK1225 Spirit Airlines Dallas — Miami 1h 39m stop 21:59 — 23:06 NK1954 Spirit Airlines Miami — Tampa	14h 46m including layover	Find flight from$187
10:00 — 23:06	10:00 — 16:51 NK1530 Spirit Airlines Chicago — San Juan 1h 14m stop 18:05 — 19:49 NK1038 Spirit Airlines San Juan — Miami 2h 10m stop 21:59 — 23:06 NK1954 Spirit Airlines Miami — Tampa	12h 6m including layover	Find flight from$216
20:42 — 16:10 +1 day	20:42 — 23:29 NK1150 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Houston 6h 1m stop 05:30 — 09:06 NK221 Spirit Airlines Houston — Miami 5h 59m stop 15:05 — 16:10 NK322 Spirit Airlines Miami — Tampa	18h 28m including layover	Find flight from$167

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on February 22, 2025

Flight Information

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

Distance between Chicago and Tampa is 1614 miles. Time difference between the cities is 1h. Airplanes depart 01:15 to 20:42 from 7 Chicago airports and arrive 01:15 to 20:42 to 4 Tampa airports. Average flight time is 2h 42m.

The fastest flight 2h 36m
Average flight time 2h 42m
The earliest flight 01:15
The latest flight 20:42
Distance 1003 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Tampa are december (from 42 $), february (from 54 $), november (from 55 $).

The most expensive months are january (from 249 $), november (from 55 $), february (from 54 $).

What is the lowest airfare Chicago to Tampa?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $42. This airfare is for economy class on one-way F91186 flight by Frontier Airlines for February 21, 2025 which leaves Midway in Chicago at 12:34 am and arrives at Tampa Tampa Int. at 16:10.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Chicago — Tampa is served by 5 regular airlines and 5 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Frontier Airlines - 8 departures per week at the price of from $ 42 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Spirit Airlines airline - from $ 488.

Direct flights

There are 2 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is F91186 by Frontier Airlines takes 2h 36m and the cheapest is F91186 by Frontier Airlines for $42.

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Connecting Flights

There are 22 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is F92112 by Frontier Airlines takes 5h 38m and the cheapest is F91186 by Frontier Airlines for $60.

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Airports

You can fly from Chicago to Tampa 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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Tampa airports

Topp Of Tampa-KYO

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Mac Dill AFB-MCF

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Tampa Int.-TPA

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Airplanes

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

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