Cheap Flights from Columbus, OH to Chicago, IL from $84

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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 16 direct and 259 connecting flights from Columbus to Chicago. You can compare airfare deals from 6 airlines and multiple travel sites from $84, 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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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 $84. The fastest direct flight takes 1h 24m and the fastest connecting – 4h 30m.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Duration	Airline	Flight
from $150 Find flight	07:00 Columbus Port Columbus	07:25 Chicago O'Hare International	1h 25m	United Airlines	UA217
from $150 Find flight	06:00 Columbus Port Columbus	06:34 Chicago O'Hare International	1h 34m	United Airlines	UA3524
from $210 Find flight	14:19 Columbus Port Columbus	14:43 Chicago O'Hare International	1h 24m	United Airlines	UA369
from $248 Find flight	16:05 Columbus Port Columbus	16:39 Chicago O'Hare International	1h 34m	United Airlines	UA3465
from $84 Find flight	21:33 Columbus Port Columbus	15:50+1 день Chicago Midway	19h 17m layover 13h 34m - Denver	Frontier Airlines	F94575 F91228
from $93 Find flight	17:06 Columbus Port Columbus	22:55 Chicago O'Hare International	6h 49m layover 2h 15m - New York	Spirit Airlines	NK552 NK225
from $143 Find flight	13:45 Columbus Port Columbus	23:07 Chicago O'Hare International	10h 22m layover 5h 54m - New York	Spirit Airlines	NK2022 NK3386
from $176 Find flight	11:10 Columbus Port Columbus	18:41 Chicago O'Hare International	8h 31m layover 2h 32m - Miami	Spirit Airlines	NK1219 NK157
from $181 Find flight	08:59 Columbus Port Columbus	16:06 Chicago O'Hare International	8h 7m layover 1h 57m - Miami	Spirit Airlines	NK123 NK157
from $106 Find flight	05:45 Columbus Port Columbus	22:55 Chicago O'Hare International	18h 10m layover 3h 57m - Orlando 6h 38m - New York	Spirit Airlines	NK521 NK204 NK225
from $129 Find flight	06:00 Columbus Port Columbus	22:55 Chicago O'Hare International	17h 55m layover 7h 20m - Miami 2h 15m - New York	Spirit Airlines	NK355 NK220 NK225
from $143 Find flight	15:30 Columbus Port Columbus	01:13+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	10h 43m layover 1h 15m - Orlando 2h 1m - Dallas	Spirit Airlines	NK2024 NK1096 NK828
from $161 Find flight	05:00 Columbus Port Columbus	23:59 Chicago O'Hare International	19h 59m layover 7h 5m - Miami 6h 35m - Tampa	Spirit Airlines	NK123 NK322 NK139
from $167 Find flight	18:17 Columbus Port Columbus	13:23+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	20h 6m layover 3h 7m - Las Vegas 5h 5m - Tampa	Spirit Airlines	NK441 NK562 NK716
from $180 Find flight	11:10 Columbus Port Columbus	23:59 Chicago O'Hare International	13h 49m layover 0h 57m - Miami 6h 35m - Tampa	Spirit Airlines	NK1219 NK322 NK139
from $182 Find flight	07:00 Columbus Port Columbus	23:07 Chicago O'Hare International	17h 7m layover 5h 20m - Miami 3h 30m - New York	Spirit Airlines	NK123 NK355 NK3386

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on April 17, 2025

Flight Schedule Columbus (Ohio) to Chicago (Illinois)

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Departure	Flight Details	Flight Duration	Price
06:00 — 06:34	06:00 — 06:34 UA3524 United Airlines Columbus — Chicago	1h 34m	Find flight from$150
07:00 — 07:25	07:00 — 07:25 UA217 United Airlines Columbus — Chicago	1h 25m	Find flight from$150
07:00 — 07:34	07:00 — 07:34 UA230 United Airlines Columbus — Chicago	1h 34m	Find flight from$212
07:00 — 07:25	07:00 — 07:25 UA307 United Airlines Columbus — Chicago	1h 25m	Find flight from$228
09:15 — 09:49	09:15 — 09:49 UA3438 United Airlines Columbus — Chicago	1h 34m	Find flight from$210
11:25 — 12:01	11:25 — 12:01 UA3403 United Airlines Columbus — Chicago	1h 36m	Find flight from$212
11:32 — 12:05	11:32 — 12:05 UA3442 United Airlines Columbus — Chicago	1h 33m	Find flight from$210
13:35 — 14:11	13:35 — 14:11 UA3480 United Airlines Columbus — Chicago	1h 36m	Find flight from$212
14:19 — 14:43	14:19 — 14:43 UA369 United Airlines Columbus — Chicago	1h 24m	Find flight from$210
14:20 — 14:52	14:20 — 14:52 UA547 United Airlines Columbus — Chicago	1h 32m	Find flight from$215
16:05 — 16:39	16:05 — 16:39 UA3465 United Airlines Columbus — Chicago	1h 34m	Find flight from$248
17:39 — 18:10	17:39 — 18:10 UA1469 United Airlines Columbus — Chicago	1h 31m	Find flight from$212
17:39 — 18:14	17:39 — 18:14 UA3615 United Airlines Columbus — Chicago	1h 35m	Find flight from$212
18:03 — 18:35	18:03 — 18:35 UA270 United Airlines Columbus — Chicago	1h 32m	Find flight from$215
18:15 — 18:40	18:15 — 18:40 UA1182 United Airlines Columbus — Chicago	1h 25m	Find flight from$210
18:25 — 18:55	18:25 — 18:55 UA1460 United Airlines Columbus — Chicago	1h 30m	Find flight from$212
08:59 — 16:06	07:00 — 09:46 NK123 Spirit Airlines Columbus — Miami 1h 57m stop 13:43 — 16:06 NK157 Spirit Airlines Miami — Chicago	8h 7m including layover	Find flight from$181
09:45 — 19:11	09:45 — 11:30 NK2022 Spirit Airlines Columbus — New York 6h 10m stop 17:40 — 19:11 NK918 Spirit Airlines New York — Chicago	10h 26m including layover	Find flight from$191
11:10 — 18:41	11:10 — 13:48 NK1219 Spirit Airlines Columbus — Miami 2h 32m stop 16:20 — 18:41 NK157 Spirit Airlines Miami — Chicago	8h 31m including layover	Find flight from$176
12:02 — 20:13	12:02 — 14:51 G4507 Allegiant Air Columbus — Miami 2h 59m stop 17:50 — 20:13 NK19 Spirit Airlines Miami — Chicago	9h 11m including layover	Find flight from$183
12:02 — 22:51	12:02 — 14:51 G4507 Allegiant Air Columbus — Miami 5h 39m stop 20:30 — 22:51 NK718 Spirit Airlines Miami — Chicago	11h 49m including layover	Find flight from$183
13:45 — 23:07	13:45 — 15:35 NK2022 Spirit Airlines Columbus — New York 5h 54m stop 21:29 — 23:07 NK3386 Spirit Airlines New York — Chicago	10h 22m including layover	Find flight from$143
17:06 — 22:55	17:06 — 19:00 NK552 Spirit Airlines Columbus — New York 2h 15m stop 21:15 — 22:55 NK225 Spirit Airlines New York — Chicago	6h 49m including layover	Find flight from$93
20:18 — 15:50 +1 day	20:18 — 21:31 F94575 Frontier Airlines Columbus — Denver 14h 57m stop 12:28 — 15:50 F91614 Frontier Airlines Denver — Chicago	20h 32m including layover	Find flight from$176
21:23 — 06:10 +1 day	21:23 — 23:02 NK441 Spirit Airlines Columbus — Las Vegas 1h 28m stop 00:30 — 06:10 NK153 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Chicago	9h 47m including layover	Find flight from$200
21:33 — 15:50 +1 day	21:33 — 22:54 F94575 Frontier Airlines Columbus — Denver 13h 34m stop 12:28 — 15:50 F91228 Frontier Airlines Denver — Chicago	19h 17m including layover	Find flight from$84
05:00 — 23:59	05:00 — 07:40 NK123 Spirit Airlines Columbus — Miami 7h 5m stop 14:45 — 15:45 NK322 Spirit Airlines Miami — Tampa 6h 35m stop 22:20 — 23:59 NK139 Spirit Airlines Tampa — Chicago	19h 59m including layover	Find flight from$161
05:45 — 22:55	05:45 — 08:03 NK521 Spirit Airlines Columbus — Orlando 3h 57m stop 12:00 — 14:37 NK204 Spirit Airlines Orlando — New York 6h 38m stop 21:15 — 22:55 NK225 Spirit Airlines New York — Chicago	18h 10m including layover	Find flight from$106
06:00 — 22:55	06:00 — 08:47 NK355 Spirit Airlines Columbus — Miami 7h 20m stop 16:07 — 19:00 NK220 Spirit Airlines Miami — New York 2h 15m stop 21:15 — 22:55 NK225 Spirit Airlines New York — Chicago	17h 55m including layover	Find flight from$129
07:00 — 23:07	07:00 — 09:46 NK123 Spirit Airlines Columbus — Miami 5h 20m stop 15:06 — 17:59 NK355 Spirit Airlines Miami — New York 3h 30m stop 21:29 — 23:07 NK3386 Spirit Airlines New York — Chicago	17h 7m including layover	Find flight from$182
08:59 — 00:24 +1 day	07:00 — 09:46 NK123 Spirit Airlines Columbus — Miami 3h 31m stop 15:17 — 17:12 NK909 Spirit Airlines Miami — Houston 4h 30m stop 21:47 — 00:24 NK962 Spirit Airlines Houston — Chicago	16h 25m including layover	Find flight from$216
11:10 — 23:59	11:10 — 13:48 NK1219 Spirit Airlines Columbus — Miami 57m stop 14:45 — 15:45 NK322 Spirit Airlines Miami — Tampa 6h 35m stop 22:20 — 23:59 NK139 Spirit Airlines Tampa — Chicago	13h 49m including layover	Find flight from$180
13:45 — 09:43 +1 day	13:45 — 15:35 NK2022 Spirit Airlines Columbus — New York 4h 24m stop 19:59 — 23:11 NK2707 Spirit Airlines New York — Dallas 8h stop 07:11 — 09:43 NK3670 Spirit Airlines Dallas — Chicago	20h 58m including layover	Find flight from$208
15:30 — 01:13 +1 day	15:30 — 17:48 NK2024 Spirit Airlines Columbus — Orlando 1h 15m stop 19:03 — 20:58 NK1096 Spirit Airlines Orlando — Dallas 2h 1m stop 22:59 — 01:13 NK828 Spirit Airlines Dallas — Chicago	10h 43m including layover	Find flight from$143
16:47 — 12:04 +1 day	16:47 — 18:52 NK2397 Spirit Airlines Columbus — Los Angeles 4h 13m stop 23:05 — 00:21 NK473 Spirit Airlines Los Angeles — Las Vegas 6h 6m stop 06:27 — 12:04 NK187 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Chicago	20h 17m including layover	Find flight from$208
16:47 — 12:04 +1 day	16:47 — 18:52 NK2397 Spirit Airlines Columbus — Los Angeles 1h 31m stop 20:23 — 21:40 NK202 Spirit Airlines Los Angeles — Las Vegas 8h 47m stop 06:27 — 12:04 NK187 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Chicago	20h 17m including layover	Find flight from$224
17:06 — 07:18 +1 day	17:06 — 19:00 NK552 Spirit Airlines Columbus — New York 1h 5m stop 20:05 — 23:10 NK221 Spirit Airlines New York — Orlando 6h stop 05:10 — 07:18 NK1683 Spirit Airlines Orlando — Chicago	15h 12m including layover	Find flight from$111
18:17 — 13:23 +1 day	18:17 — 19:55 NK441 Spirit Airlines Columbus — Las Vegas 3h 7m stop 23:02 — 06:14 NK562 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Tampa 5h 5m stop 11:19 — 13:23 NK716 Spirit Airlines Tampa — Chicago	20h 6m including layover	Find flight from$167
18:17 — 11:47 +1 day	18:17 — 19:55 NK441 Spirit Airlines Columbus — Las Vegas 4h 4m stop 23:59 — 04:41 NK582 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Dallas 4h 32m stop 09:13 — 11:47 NK539 Spirit Airlines Dallas — Chicago	18h 30m including layover	Find flight from$192
19:40 — 17:40 +1 day	19:40 — 22:27 NK1992 Spirit Airlines Columbus — Miami 7h 48m stop 06:15 — 08:35 NK1224 Spirit Airlines Miami — Dallas 6h 35m stop 15:10 — 17:40 NK241 Spirit Airlines Dallas — Chicago	23h including layover	Find flight from$190
20:04 — 09:47 +1 day	20:04 — 22:28 NK2024 Spirit Airlines Columbus — Orlando 6h 34m stop 05:02 — 06:10 NK195 Spirit Airlines Orlando — Miami 1h 15m stop 07:25 — 09:47 NK2 Spirit Airlines Miami — Chicago	14h 43m including layover	Find flight from$219

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on April 17, 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 05:00 to 22:50 from 3 Columbus airports and arrive 05:00 to 22:50 to 7 Chicago airports. Average flight time is 1h 33m.

The fastest flight 1h 24m
Average flight time 1h 33m
The earliest flight 05:00
The latest flight 22:50
Distance 280 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Chicago are november (from 84 $), january (from 93 $), february (from 123 $).

The most expensive months are december (from 143 $), february (from 123 $), january (from 93 $).

What is the lowest airfare Columbus to Chicago?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $84. This airfare is for economy class on one-way F94575 flight by Frontier Airlines for November 11, 2024 which leaves Port Columbus in Columbus at 21:33 am and arrives at Chicago Midway at 15:50.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Columbus — Chicago is served by 6 regular airlines and 3 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Alaska Airlines - 3 departures per week at the price of from $ 297 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by United Airlines airline - from $ 820.

Direct flights

There are 16 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is UA369 by United Airlines takes 1h 24m and the cheapest is F94575 by Frontier Airlines for $150.

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Connecting Flights

There are 259 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is UA6120 by United Airlines takes 4h 30m and the cheapest is F94575 by Frontier Airlines for $84.

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F9 - Frontier Airlines

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MX - Mexicana

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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 Columbus to Chicago from 3 airports (Ohio State University, Rickenbacker, Port Columbus).

Columbus airports

Ohio State University-OSU

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Rickenbacker-LCK

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Port Columbus-CMH

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Chicago airports

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Merrill C Meigs (closed)-CGX

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Airplanes

There are flights to Chicago from Columbus by 6 airlines that use 0 aircraft brands. They range from huge modern airplanes to small-sized.

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