Cheap Flights from Houston, TX to Chicago, IL from $110

Return flight: Chicago – Houston

On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 5 direct and 56 connecting flights from Houston to Chicago. You can compare airfare deals from 4 airlines and multiple travel sites from $110, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out HOU-CHI flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

Find One-Way and Round-Trip Houston to Chicago 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: $110 (one-way), $189 (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 Houston 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.
Departure Arrival Flight Details Flight Duration Price
05:15 — 07:50
05:15 — 07:50 NK1181 Spirit Airlines
Houston — Chicago
2h 35m
Find flight
from$111
08:15 — 11:11
08:15 — 11:11 UA1332 United Airlines
Houston — Chicago
2h 56m
Find flight
from$118
11:37 — 14:17
11:37 — 14:17 NK2315 Spirit Airlines
Houston — Chicago
2h 40m
Find flight
from$205
18:40 — 21:33
18:40 — 21:33 UA520 United Airlines
Houston — Chicago
2h 53m
Find flight
from$118
21:32 — 00:15
+1 day
21:32 — 00:15 UA532 United Airlines
Houston — Chicago
2h 43m
Find flight
from$129
06:14 — 18:44
06:14 — 07:26 NK1139 Spirit Airlines
Houston — Las Vegas
5h 34m stop
13:00 — 18:44 NK2317 Spirit Airlines
Las Vegas — Chicago
12h 30m
including layover
Find flight
from$171
06:45 — 16:28
06:45 — 08:24 NK1200 Spirit Airlines
Houston — Los Angeles
1h 54m stop
10:37 — 16:47 NK1105 Spirit Airlines
Los Angeles — Chicago
9h 43m
including layover
Find flight
from$215
07:05 — 07:04
+1 day
07:05 — 10:11 NK1466 Spirit Airlines
Houston — Atlanta
19h 49m stop
06:00 — 07:04 NK1116 Spirit Airlines
Atlanta — Chicago
23h 59m
including layover
Find flight
from$200
10:46 — 20:02
10:46 — 15:29 UA1651 United Airlines
Houston — Newark
2h 51m stop
18:20 — 20:02 UA254 United Airlines
Newark — Chicago
9h 16m
including layover
Find flight
from$398
11:55 — 18:16
11:55 — 16:03 UA654 United Airlines
Houston — Washington D.C.
1h 1m stop
17:00 — 18:16 UA1068 United Airlines
Washington D.C. — Chicago
6h 21m
including layover
Find flight
from$315
12:15 — 20:02
12:15 — 17:01 UA1639 United Airlines
Houston — Newark
1h 19m stop
18:20 — 20:02 UA254 United Airlines
Newark — Chicago
7h 47m
including layover
Find flight
from$398
12:15 — 21:41
12:15 — 17:01 UA1639 United Airlines
Houston — Newark
2h 58m stop
19:59 — 21:41 UA353 United Airlines
Newark — Chicago
9h 26m
including layover
Find flight
from$398
13:43 — 21:41
13:43 — 18:29 UA1397 United Airlines
Houston — Newark
1h 30m stop
19:59 — 21:41 UA353 United Airlines
Newark — Chicago
7h 58m
including layover
Find flight
from$398
14:18 — 07:04
+1 day
14:18 — 17:24 NK2333 Spirit Airlines
Houston — Atlanta
12h 36m stop
06:00 — 07:04 NK1116 Spirit Airlines
Atlanta — Chicago
16h 46m
including layover
Find flight
from$167
15:39 — 23:27
15:39 — 19:11 NK1702 Spirit Airlines
Houston — Orlando
2h 8m stop
21:19 — 23:27 NK1369 Spirit Airlines
Orlando — Chicago
7h 48m
including layover
Find flight
from$163
16:25 — 22:34
16:25 — 18:16 UA2338 United Airlines
Houston — Denver
43m stop
19:07 — 22:41 UA2258 United Airlines
Denver — Chicago
6h 9m
including layover
Find flight
from$320
16:40 — 23:59
16:40 — 21:26 UA1646 United Airlines
Houston — Newark
1h 4m stop
22:30 — 23:59 UA2084 United Airlines
Newark — Chicago
7h 19m
including layover
Find flight
from$398
18:31 — 08:55
+1 day
18:31 — 22:00 NK1631 Spirit Airlines
Houston — Miami
8h 40m stop
06:40 — 08:55 NK1986 Spirit Airlines
Miami — Chicago
14h 24m
including layover
Find flight
from$270
19:10 — 05:40
+1 day
19:10 — 21:53 AS439 Alaska Airlines
Houston — Seattle
1h 47m stop
23:40 — 05:40 AS328 Alaska Airlines
Seattle — Chicago
10h 30m
including layover
Find flight
from$227
20:45 — 22:24
+1 day
20:45 — 23:59 F92560 Frontier Airlines
Houston — Tampa
20h 28m stop
20:44 — 22:32 F93899 Frontier Airlines
Tampa — Chicago
25h 39m
including layover
Find flight
from$116
20:56 — 15:06
+1 day
20:42 — 00:21 F94978 Frontier Airlines
Houston — Orlando
12h 28m stop
18:20 — 20:17 F93853 Frontier Airlines
Orlando — Chicago
18h 10m
including layover
Find flight
from$129
21:59 — 05:25
+1 day
21:59 — 23:13 UA1818 United Airlines
Houston — Las Vegas
30m stop
23:43 — 05:25 UA2102 United Airlines
Las Vegas — Chicago
7h 26m
including layover
Find flight
from$803
22:04 — 00:10
+2 days
22:04 — 23:48 F93227 Frontier Airlines
Houston — Denver
20h 43m stop
20:31 — 00:10 F93172 Frontier Airlines
Denver — Chicago
26h 6m
including layover
Find flight
from$110
05:55 — 17:15
05:55 — 06:55 NK1429 Spirit Airlines
Houston — New Orleans
4h 45m stop
11:40 — 14:23 SY1950 Sun Country Airlines
New Orleans — Minneapolis
1h 13m stop
15:36 — 17:15 SY261 Sun Country Airlines
Minneapolis — Chicago
11h 20m
including layover
Find flight
from$182
07:05 — 23:53
07:05 — 10:11 NK1466 Spirit Airlines
Houston — Atlanta
2h 20m stop
12:31 — 14:19 NK1391 Spirit Airlines
Atlanta — Miami
7h 11m stop
21:30 — 23:53 NK1219 Spirit Airlines
Miami — Chicago
16h 48m
including layover
Find flight
from$208
09:00 — 23:39
09:00 — 11:45 AS399 Alaska Airlines
Houston — Seattle
2h 15m stop
14:00 — 14:55 AS2354 Alaska Airlines
Seattle — Portland
2h 40m stop
17:35 — 23:39 AS376 Alaska Airlines
Portland — Chicago
14h 39m
including layover
Find flight
from$676
14:18 — 15:31
+1 day
14:18 — 17:24 NK2333 Spirit Airlines
Houston — Atlanta
17h 20m stop
10:44 — 12:13 NK1368 Spirit Airlines
Atlanta — Orlando
1h 10m stop
13:23 — 15:31 NK1369 Spirit Airlines
Orlando — Chicago
25h 13m
including layover
Find flight
from$252
15:39 — 07:04
+1 day
15:39 — 19:11 NK1702 Spirit Airlines
Houston — Orlando
2h 48m stop
21:59 — 23:46 NK1903 Spirit Airlines
Orlando — Atlanta
6h 14m stop
06:00 — 07:04 NK1116 Spirit Airlines
Atlanta — Chicago
15h 25m
including layover
Find flight
from$241
17:08 — 06:03
+1 day
17:08 — 18:51 NK1663 Spirit Airlines
Houston — Los Angeles
2h 17m stop
21:08 — 22:26 NK1052 Spirit Airlines
Los Angeles — Las Vegas
2h 8m stop
00:34 — 06:03 NK1053 Spirit Airlines
Las Vegas — Chicago
12h 55m
including layover
Find flight
from$320
17:50 — 05:40
+1 day
17:50 — 20:15 AS1421 Alaska Airlines
Houston — Portland
44m stop
20:59 — 21:54 AS2190 Alaska Airlines
Portland — Seattle
1h 46m stop
23:40 — 05:40 AS328 Alaska Airlines
Seattle — Chicago
11h 50m
including layover
Find flight
from$580
*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on August 5, 2025

Flight Information

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

Distance between Houston and Chicago is 1524 miles. Time difference between the cities is 0h. Airplanes depart 05:00 to 22:04 from 15 Houston airports and arrive 05:00 to 22:04 to 7 Chicago airports. Average flight time is 2h 43m.

  • The fastest flight 2h 35m
  • Average flight time 2h 43m
  • The earliest flight 05:00
  • The latest flight 22:04
  • Distance 947 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Chicago are july (from 68 $), june (from 102 $), may (from 110 $).

The most expensive months are august (from 111 $), may (from 110 $), june (from 102 $).

What is the lowest airfare Houston to Chicago?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $110. This airfare is for economy class on one-way F93227 flight by Frontier Airlines for July 19, 2025 which leaves George Bush in Houston at 22:04 am and arrives at Chicago O'Hare International at 00:10.

Economy class
$110
Find
Business class
?
Find
First class
?
Find

Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Houston — Chicago is served by 4 regular airlines and 2 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by United Airlines - 20 departures per week at the price of from $ 118 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by United Airlines airline - from $ 803.

Direct flights

There are 5 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is NK1181 by Spirit Airlines takes 2h 35m and the cheapest is F93227 by Frontier Airlines for $111.

See more direct flights

Connecting Flights

There are 56 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is UA1388 by United Airlines takes 4h 35m and the cheapest is F93227 by Frontier Airlines for $110.

  • from $302
    Find
  • AS - Alaska Airlines
    from $227
    Find
  • F9 - Frontier Airlines
    from $110
    Find
  • NK - Spirit Airlines
    from $163
    Find
See more connecting flights

Airports

You can fly from Houston to Chicago from 15 airports (Ellington Field, West Houston, Hobby, Park Ten Heliport, Andrau Airpark, George Bush, Greenway Plaza H/P, David Wayne Hooks, Transco Twr Galleria, Westchase Hilton H/P, Spaceland, Woodlawns, Marriot Astrodome Heliport, Central Bus. District, Houston Municipal).

Houston airports

  • Ellington Field-EFD
    Find
  • West Houston-IWS
    Find
  • Hobby-HOU
    Find
  • Park Ten Heliport-JPT
    Find
  • Andrau Airpark-AAP
    Find
  • George Bush-IAH
    from $110
    Find
  • Greenway Plaza H/P-JGP
    Find
  • David Wayne Hooks-DWH
    Find
  • Transco Twr Galleria-JGQ
    Find
  • Westchase Hilton H/P-JWH
    Find
  • Spaceland-SPX
    Find
  • Woodlawns-JWL
    Find
  • Marriot Astrodome Heliport-JMA
    Find
  • Central Bus. District-JDX
    Find
  • Houston Municipal-SGR
    Find

Chicago airports

  • O'Hare International-ORD
    Find
  • Midway-MDW
    Find
  • Dupage County-DPA
    Find
  • Chicago FSS-CHI
    Find
  • Merrill C Meigs (closed)-CGX
    Find
  • Pal-Waukee-PWK
    Find
  • Chicago NAS-NOH
    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