Cheap Flights from Houston, TX to Chicago, IL from $62

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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 9 direct and 119 connecting flights from Houston to Chicago. You can compare airfare deals from 6 airlines and multiple travel sites from $62, 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.

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Best Flights from Houston to Chicago Today

Take a look at the list of non stop flights and flights with layovers from Houston to Chicago with the lowest price of $62. The fastest direct flight takes 2h 35m and the fastest connecting – 4h 7m.
Price Departure Arrival Flight Duration Airline Flight
from $62
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19:36
Houston
George Bush
 22:19
Chicago
O'Hare International
 2h 43m Spirit Airlines
NK2174
from $109
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18:40
Houston
George Bush
 21:33
Chicago
O'Hare International
 2h 53m United Airlines
UA520
from $177
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21:30
Houston
George Bush
 00:13+1 день
Chicago
O'Hare International
 2h 43m United Airlines
UA2013
from $92
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20:56
Houston
George Bush
 07:09+1 день
Chicago
O'Hare International
 10h 13m
layover
4h 22m - Orlando
 Frontier Airlines
F94978
F93043
from $102
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16:25
Houston
George Bush
 06:12+1 день
Chicago
O'Hare International
 13h 47m
layover
7h 2m - Las Vegas
 Spirit Airlines
NK2381
NK2186
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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on September 16, 2025
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
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from$63
07:00 — 23:59
06:00 — 07:50 F93229 Frontier Airlines
Houston — Denver
11h 41m stop
20:22 — 23:52 F93174 Frontier Airlines
Denver — Chicago
16h 59m
including layover
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from$100
07:25 — 10:15
07:25 — 10:15 UA2182 United Airlines
Houston — Chicago
2h 50m
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from$113
08:00 — 10:56
08:00 — 10:56 UA512 United Airlines
Houston — Chicago
2h 56m
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from$196
08:15 — 11:11
08:15 — 11:11 UA1332 United Airlines
Houston — Chicago
2h 56m
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from$109
11:37 — 14:17
11:37 — 14:17 NK2315 Spirit Airlines
Houston — Chicago
2h 40m
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from$190
16:25 — 06:12
+1 day
14:45 — 15:57 NK2381 Spirit Airlines
Houston — Las Vegas
7h 2m stop
23:46 — 05:25 NK2186 Spirit Airlines
Las Vegas — Chicago
13h 47m
including layover
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from$102
18:40 — 21:33
18:40 — 21:33 UA520 United Airlines
Houston — Chicago
2h 53m
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from$109
19:36 — 22:19
19:36 — 22:19 NK2174 Spirit Airlines
Houston — Chicago
2h 43m
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from$62
20:56 — 07:09
+1 day
20:42 — 00:21 F94978 Frontier Airlines
Houston — Orlando
4h 22m stop
06:10 — 08:22 F93043 Frontier Airlines
Orlando — Chicago
10h 13m
including layover
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from$92
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
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from$95
21:30 — 00:13
+1 day
21:30 — 00:13 UA2013 United Airlines
Houston — Chicago
2h 43m
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from$177
21:32 — 00:15
+1 day
21:32 — 00:15 UA532 United Airlines
Houston — Chicago
2h 43m
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from$120
22:04 — 11:40
+1 day
21:05 — 23:02 F93227 Frontier Airlines
Houston — Denver
8h 28m stop
17:26 — 20:53 F92210 Frontier Airlines
Denver — Chicago
13h 36m
including layover
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from$95
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
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from$102
*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on September 16, 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 22:05 from 15 Houston airports and arrive 05:00 to 22:05 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 22:05
  • Distance 947 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Chicago are june (from 62 $), july (from 63 $), may (from 84 $).

The most expensive months are november (from 2 243 $), january (from 2 214 $), february (from 1 348 $).

What is the lowest airfare Houston to Chicago?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $62. This airfare is for economy class on one-way NK2174 flight by Spirit Airlines for June 25, 2025 which leaves George Bush in Houston at 19:36 am and arrives at Chicago O'Hare International at 22:19.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Houston — 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 $ 210 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Turkish Airlines airline - from $ 1348.

Direct flights

There are 9 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is NK1181 by Spirit Airlines takes 2h 35m and the cheapest is NK2174 by Spirit Airlines for $62.

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Connecting Flights

There are 119 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is UA2416 by United Airlines takes 4h 7m and the cheapest is NK2174 by Spirit Airlines for $92.

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  • SY - Sun Country Airlines
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  • TK - Turkish Airlines
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  • UA - United Airlines
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  • NK - Spirit Airlines
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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
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  • West Houston-IWS
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  • Hobby-HOU
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  • Park Ten Heliport-JPT
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  • Andrau Airpark-AAP
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  • George Bush-IAH
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  • Greenway Plaza H/P-JGP
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  • David Wayne Hooks-DWH
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  • Transco Twr Galleria-JGQ
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  • Westchase Hilton H/P-JWH
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  • Spaceland-SPX
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  • Woodlawns-JWL
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  • Marriot Astrodome Heliport-JMA
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  • Central Bus. District-JDX
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  • Houston Municipal-SGR
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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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Airplanes

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

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