Cheap Flights from Columbus, OH to Chicago, IL from $50
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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 17 direct and 388 connecting flights from Columbus to Chicago. You can compare airfare deals from 8 airlines and multiple travel sites from $50, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out CMH-CHI flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.
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Cheapest flights in November: $50 (one-way), $86 (round-trip).
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Best Flights from Columbus to Chicago Today
Take a look at the list of non stop flights and flights with layovers from Columbus to Chicago with the lowest price of $50. The fastest direct flight takes 1h 25m and the fastest connecting – 4h 19m.
| Price | Departure | Arrival | Flight Duration | Airline | Flight |
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| from $50 | 07:00 Columbus Port Columbus | 07:28 Chicago O'Hare International | 1h 28m | United Airlines | UA307 |
| from $50 | 11:15 Columbus Port Columbus | 11:43 Chicago O'Hare International | 1h 28m | United Airlines | UA1485 |
| from $50 | 14:17 Columbus Port Columbus | 14:50 Chicago O'Hare International | 1h 33m | United Airlines | UA1147 |
| from $50 | 17:52 Columbus Port Columbus | 18:25 Chicago O'Hare International | 1h 33m | United Airlines | UA1182 |
| from $50 | 19:32 Columbus Port Columbus | 20:14 Chicago O'Hare International | 1h 42m | United Airlines | UA3661 |
| from $99 | 06:00 Columbus Port Columbus | 06:25 Chicago O'Hare International | 1h 25m | United Airlines | UA3524 |
| from $138 | 10:48 Columbus Port Columbus | 11:20 Chicago O'Hare International | 1h 32m | United Airlines | UA4431 |
| from $75 | 22:02 Columbus Rickenbacker | 07:13+1 день Chicago Midway | 10h 11m layover 6h 23m - Savannah | Allegiant Air | G42785 G41163 |
| from $78 | 22:02 Columbus Rickenbacker | 07:13+1 день Chicago Midway | 10h 11m layover 6h 23m - Savannah | Allegiant Air | G41167 G41163 |
| from $79 | 22:02 Columbus Rickenbacker | 07:15+1 день Chicago Midway | 10h 13m layover 6h 21m - Savannah | Allegiant Air | G41177 G41163 |
| from $80 | 15:08 Columbus Port Columbus | 20:17 Chicago Midway | 6h 9m layover 0h 59m - Orlando | Frontier Airlines | F94190 F93853 |
| from $80 | 17:25 Columbus Port Columbus | 11:41+1 день Chicago Midway | 19h 16m layover 13h 38m - Denver | Frontier Airlines | F91693 F92210 |
| from $83 | 17:21 Columbus Port Columbus | 23:43 Chicago O'Hare International | 7h 22m layover 1h 28m - Denver | Frontier Airlines | F91693 F93174 |
| from $88 | 15:30 Columbus Port Columbus | 18:43+1 день Chicago O'Hare International | 28h 13m layover 22h 45m - Orlando | Spirit Airlines | NK2024 NK506 |
| from $90 | 18:18 Columbus Port Columbus | 23:10 Chicago O'Hare International | 5h 52m layover 1h 26m - Newark | Spirit Airlines | NK2735 NK329 |
| from $90 | 05:30 Columbus Port Columbus | 14:34 Chicago O'Hare International | 10h 4m layover 4h 10m - Miami | Spirit Airlines | NK123 NK866 |
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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on June 08, 2025
Flight Schedule Columbus (Ohio) to Chicago (Illinois)
Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from Columbus to Chicago. 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.
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06:00 — 06:25
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06:00 — 06:25
UA3524
United Airlines
Columbus — Chicago
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07:00 — 07:28
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07:00 — 07:28
UA307
United Airlines
Columbus — Chicago
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1h 28m |
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07:00 — 07:28
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07:00 — 07:28
UA631
United Airlines
Columbus — Chicago
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1h 28m |
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07:00 — 07:29
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UA1068
United Airlines
Columbus — Chicago
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1h 29m |
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07:00 — 07:29
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07:00 — 07:29
UA723
United Airlines
Columbus — Chicago
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1h 29m |
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08:50 — 09:23
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08:50 — 09:23
UA3504
United Airlines
Columbus — Chicago
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1h 33m |
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10:33 — 11:05
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UA4448
United Airlines
Columbus — Chicago
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1h 32m |
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10:33 — 11:02
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UA494
United Airlines
Columbus — Chicago
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1h 29m |
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10:33 — 11:02
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10:33 — 11:02
UA752
United Airlines
Columbus — Chicago
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1h 29m |
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10:34 — 11:02
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10:34 — 11:02
UA667
United Airlines
Columbus — Chicago
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1h 28m |
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10:48 — 11:20
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10:48 — 11:20
UA4431
United Airlines
Columbus — Chicago
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1h 32m |
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11:15 — 11:43
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11:15 — 11:43
UA1485
United Airlines
Columbus — Chicago
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1h 28m |
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14:09 — 14:41
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UA1681
United Airlines
Columbus — Chicago
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1h 32m |
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14:17 — 14:50
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UA1147
United Airlines
Columbus — Chicago
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1h 33m |
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16:19 — 16:56
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UA3426
United Airlines
Columbus — Chicago
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1h 37m |
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17:52 — 18:25
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UA1182
United Airlines
Columbus — Chicago
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1h 33m |
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19:32 — 20:14
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UA3661
United Airlines
Columbus — Chicago
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1h 42m |
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05:30 — 14:34
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05:30 — 08:07
NK123
Spirit Airlines
Columbus — Miami
4h 10m stop
12:17 — 14:34
NK866
Spirit Airlines
Miami — Chicago
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10h 4m including layover |
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05:30 — 17:37
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05:30 — 08:07
NK123
Spirit Airlines
Columbus — Miami
7h 13m stop
15:20 — 17:37
NK1026
Spirit Airlines
Miami — Chicago
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13h 7m including layover |
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06:00 — 09:38
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07:05 — 08:35
NK2706
Spirit Airlines
Columbus — Atlanta
1h 7m stop
07:48 — 08:55
NK2707
Spirit Airlines
Atlanta — Chicago
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4h 38m including layover |
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15:08 — 20:17
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09:20 — 11:39
F94190
Frontier Airlines
Columbus — Orlando
59m stop
18:20 — 20:17
F93853
Frontier Airlines
Orlando — Chicago
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6h 9m including layover |
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15:08 — 08:38
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12:51 — 15:10
F94190
Frontier Airlines
Columbus — Orlando
13h 7m stop
06:10 — 08:22
F93043
Frontier Airlines
Orlando — Chicago
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18h 30m including layover |
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16:57 — 07:24
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16:57 — 18:25
G42606
Allegiant Air
Columbus — Myrtle Beach
11h 35m stop
06:00 — 07:24
NK2520
Spirit Airlines
Myrtle Beach — Chicago
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15h 27m including layover |
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17:25 — 11:41
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17:21 — 18:37
F91693
Frontier Airlines
Columbus — Denver
13h 38m stop
08:15 — 11:40
F92210
Frontier Airlines
Denver — Chicago
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19h 16m including layover |
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18:18 — 23:10
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18:18 — 20:07
NK2735
Spirit Airlines
Columbus — Newark
1h 26m stop
21:33 — 23:10
NK329
Spirit Airlines
Newark — Chicago
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5h 52m including layover |
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19:41 — 17:21
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19:41 — 20:43
SY1492
Sun Country Airlines
Columbus — Minneapolis
18h 59m stop
15:42 — 17:21
SY261
Sun Country Airlines
Minneapolis — Chicago
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22h 40m including layover |
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20:07 — 07:04
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20:07 — 21:38
NK1203
Spirit Airlines
Columbus — Atlanta
8h 22m stop
06:00 — 07:04
NK1116
Spirit Airlines
Atlanta — Chicago
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11h 57m including layover |
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22:02 — 07:13
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22:02 — 23:37
G42785
Allegiant Air
Columbus — Savannah
6h 23m stop
06:00 — 07:13
G41163
Allegiant Air
Savannah — Chicago
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10h 11m including layover |
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22:02 — 07:13
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22:02 — 23:37
G41167
Allegiant Air
Columbus — Savannah
6h 23m stop
06:00 — 07:13
G41163
Allegiant Air
Savannah — Chicago
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10h 11m including layover |
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09:15 — 19:58
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09:15 — 11:00
NK2022
Spirit Airlines
Columbus — New York
1h 42m stop
12:42 — 15:41
NK3054
Spirit Airlines
New York — Orlando
2h 5m stop
17:46 — 19:58
NK1109
Spirit Airlines
Orlando — Chicago
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11h 43m including layover |
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13:32 — 09:38
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13:32 — 14:48
NK2206
Spirit Airlines
Columbus — New Orleans
2h 10m stop
16:58 — 19:30
NK2710
Spirit Airlines
New Orleans — Atlanta
13h stop
08:30 — 09:38
NK2707
Spirit Airlines
Atlanta — Chicago
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21h 6m including layover |
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18:54 — 08:38
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18:54 — 20:24
NK1199
Spirit Airlines
Columbus — Atlanta
2h 21m stop
22:45 — 00:34
NK1911
Spirit Airlines
Atlanta — Baltimore
7h 4m stop
07:38 — 08:38
NK2439
Spirit Airlines
Baltimore — Chicago
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14h 44m including layover |
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20:07 — 17:10
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20:07 — 21:38
NK1203
Spirit Airlines
Columbus — Atlanta
9h 42m stop
07:20 — 08:50
NK1378
Spirit Airlines
Atlanta — Dallas
6h 6m stop
14:56 — 17:10
NK1634
Spirit Airlines
Dallas — Chicago
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22h 3m including layover |
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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on June 8, 2025
Flight Information
Below we will explain in detail what the flights cost on the destination from Columbus to Chicago depends on and how to choose the most interesting flight option for you.
Distance between Columbus and Chicago is 450 miles. Time difference between the cities is 1h. Airplanes depart 05:30 to 22:02 from 3 Columbus airports and arrive 05:30 to 22:02 to 7 Chicago airports. Average flight time is 1h 29m.
- The fastest flight 1h 25m
- Average flight time 1h 29m
- The earliest flight 05:30
- The latest flight 22:02
- Distance 280 ml
The cheapest months to travel to Chicago are october (from 67 $), june (from 97 $), july (from 100 $).
The most expensive months are february (from 541 $), november (from 251 $), december (from 165 $).
What is the lowest airfare Columbus to Chicago?
The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $50. This airfare is for economy class on one-way UA1485 flight by United Airlines for October 7, 2025 which leaves Port Columbus in Columbus at 11:15 am and arrives at Chicago O'Hare International at 11:43.
Economy class
$50
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Popular Airlines on the Route
The flight Columbus — Chicago is served by 8 regular airlines and 4 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Alaska Airlines - 10 departures per week at the price of from $ 165 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by United Airlines airline - from $ 750.
Direct flights
There are 17 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is UA3524 by United Airlines takes 1h 25m and the cheapest is UA1485 by United Airlines for $50.
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Connecting Flights
There are 388 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is UA3678 by United Airlines takes 4h 19m and the cheapest is UA1485 by United Airlines for $75.
- AS - Alaska Airlinesfrom $165Find
- F9 - Frontier Airlinesfrom $80Find
- SY - Sun Country Airlinesfrom $103Find
- HA - Hawaiian Airlinesfrom $159Find
- MX - Mexicanafrom $173Find
- UA - United Airlinesfrom $173Find
- G4 - Allegiant Airfrom $75Find
- NK - Spirit Airlinesfrom $88Find
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Airports
You can fly from Columbus to Chicago from 3 airports (Ohio State University, Rickenbacker, Port Columbus).
Columbus airports
- Ohio State University-OSUFind
- Rickenbacker-LCKfrom $75Find
- Port Columbus-CMHfrom $50Find
Chicago airports
- O'Hare International-ORDFind
- Midway-MDWFind
- Dupage County-DPAFind
- Chicago FSS-CHIFind
- Merrill C Meigs (closed)-CGXFind
- Pal-Waukee-PWKFind
- Chicago NAS-NOHFind
Airplanes
There are flights to Chicago from Columbus by 8 airlines that use 0 aircraft brands. They range from huge modern airplanes to small-sized.
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