Cheap Flights from Houston, TX to Chicago, IL from $72
Return flight: Chicago – Houston
On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 21 direct and 243 connecting flights from Houston to Chicago. You can compare airfare deals from 8 airlines and multiple travel sites from $72, 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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Cheapest flights in November: $72 (one-way), $123 (round-trip).
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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 $72. The fastest direct flight takes 2h 32m and the fastest connecting – 4h 10m.
| Price | Departure | Arrival | Flight Duration | Airline | Flight |
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| from $72 | 18:48 Houston George Bush | 21:23 Chicago O'Hare International | 2h 35m | Frontier Airlines | F93136 |
| from $72 | 09:23 Houston George Bush | 12:08 Chicago O'Hare International | 2h 45m | Spirit Airlines | NK1145 |
| from $72 | 12:48 Houston George Bush | 15:35 Chicago O'Hare International | 2h 47m | Spirit Airlines | NK1338 |
| from $111 | 05:15 Houston George Bush | 07:50 Chicago O'Hare International | 2h 35m | Spirit Airlines | NK1181 |
| from $117 | 21:30 Houston George Bush | 00:13+1 день Chicago O'Hare International | 2h 43m | United Airlines | UA787 |
| from $118 | 09:34 Houston George Bush | 12:06 Chicago Midway | 2h 32m | Frontier Airlines | F93282 |
| from $148 | 21:32 Houston George Bush | 00:15+1 день Chicago O'Hare International | 2h 43m | United Airlines | UA532 |
| from $205 | 11:37 Houston George Bush | 14:17 Chicago O'Hare International | 2h 40m | Spirit Airlines | NK2315 |
| from $96 | 16:56 Houston George Bush | 22:28 Chicago O'Hare International | 5h 32m layover 1h 16m - Atlanta | Spirit Airlines | NK966 NK1200 |
| from $96 | 10:52 Houston George Bush | 22:28 Chicago O'Hare International | 11h 36m layover 7h 22m - Atlanta | Spirit Airlines | NK1112 NK1200 |
| from $100 | 10:03 Houston George Bush | 19:24 Chicago O'Hare International | 9h 21m layover 4h 7m - Tampa | Spirit Airlines | NK1748 NK1762 |
| from $100 | 06:00 Houston George Bush | 15:31 Chicago O'Hare International | 9h 31m layover 5h 51m - New Orleans | Spirit Airlines | NK1429 NK2167 |
| from $101 | 07:00 Houston George Bush | 14:16 Chicago O'Hare International | 7h 16m layover 1h 14m - Miami | Spirit Airlines | NK1373 NK3201 |
| from $101 | 14:35 Houston George Bush | 22:47 Chicago O'Hare International | 8h 12m layover 2h 7m - Miami | Spirit Airlines | NK1907 NK3203 |
| from $104 | 13:07 Houston George Bush | 22:42 Chicago O'Hare International | 9h 35m layover 3h 17m - Phoenix | Frontier Airlines | F94181 F91828 |
| from $111 | 20:56 Houston George Bush | 15:06+1 день Chicago Midway | 18h 10m layover 12h 28m - Orlando | Frontier Airlines | F94978 F93853 |
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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on July 14, 2025
Flight Schedule Houston (Texas) to Chicago (Illinois)
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UA343
United Airlines
Houston — Chicago
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05:15 — 07:50
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05:15 — 07:50
NK1181
Spirit Airlines
Houston — Chicago
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2h 35m |
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06:30 — 09:24
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06:30 — 09:24
UA2616
United Airlines
Houston — Chicago
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2h 54m |
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07:25 — 10:15
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UA2182
United Airlines
Houston — Chicago
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2h 50m |
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08:15 — 11:11
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UA1332
United Airlines
Houston — Chicago
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2h 56m |
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08:15 — 11:08
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08:15 — 11:08
UA1617
United Airlines
Houston — Chicago
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2h 53m |
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09:23 — 12:08
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09:23 — 12:08
NK1145
Spirit Airlines
Houston — Chicago
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2h 45m |
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09:30 — 12:20
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09:30 — 12:20
UA2124
United Airlines
Houston — Chicago
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2h 50m |
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09:34 — 12:06
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09:34 — 12:06
F93282
Frontier Airlines
Houston — Chicago
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2h 32m |
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11:37 — 14:17
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11:37 — 14:17
NK2315
Spirit Airlines
Houston — Chicago
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2h 40m |
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11:55 — 14:48
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11:55 — 14:48
UA2417
United Airlines
Houston — Chicago
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2h 53m |
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12:48 — 15:35
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NK1338
Spirit Airlines
Houston — Chicago
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2h 47m |
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14:20 — 17:10
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14:20 — 17:10
UA2135
United Airlines
Houston — Chicago
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2h 50m |
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17:05 — 19:58
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UA2296
United Airlines
Houston — Chicago
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2h 53m |
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18:35 — 21:25
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UA2197
United Airlines
Houston — Chicago
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2h 50m |
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18:40 — 21:33
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UA520
United Airlines
Houston — Chicago
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2h 53m |
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18:48 — 21:23
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F93136
Frontier Airlines
Houston — Chicago
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2h 35m |
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19:50 — 22:41
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UA1752
United Airlines
Houston — Chicago
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2h 51m |
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21:30 — 00:13
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21:30 — 00:13
UA787
United Airlines
Houston — Chicago
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2h 43m |
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21:32 — 00:15
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21:32 — 00:15
UA532
United Airlines
Houston — Chicago
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2h 43m |
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21:34 — 00:15
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21:34 — 00:15
UA2234
United Airlines
Houston — Chicago
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2h 41m |
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05:20 — 18:43
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05:20 — 08:50
NK1571
Spirit Airlines
Houston — Orlando
7h 43m stop
16:33 — 18:43
NK506
Spirit Airlines
Orlando — Chicago
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13h 23m including layover |
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05:30 — 14:34
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05:30 — 09:06
NK221
Spirit Airlines
Houston — Miami
3h 11m stop
12:17 — 14:34
NK866
Spirit Airlines
Miami — Chicago
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9h 4m including layover |
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06:00 — 15:31
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06:00 — 07:02
NK1429
Spirit Airlines
Houston — New Orleans
5h 51m stop
12:53 — 15:31
NK2167
Spirit Airlines
New Orleans — Chicago
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9h 31m including layover |
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06:00 — 11:25
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08:00 — 11:06
F91404
Frontier Airlines
Houston — Atlanta
57m stop
12:08 — 13:25
F91441
Frontier Airlines
Atlanta — Chicago
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5h 25m including layover |
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07:00 — 14:16
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07:00 — 10:39
NK1373
Spirit Airlines
Houston — Miami
1h 14m stop
11:53 — 14:16
NK3201
Spirit Airlines
Miami — Chicago
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7h 16m including layover |
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07:00 — 23:53
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06:00 — 07:40
F93229
Frontier Airlines
Houston — Denver
11h 45m stop
20:31 — 00:10
F93172
Frontier Airlines
Denver — Chicago
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16h 53m including layover |
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09:00 — 17:37
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09:00 — 12:39
NK910
Spirit Airlines
Houston — Miami
2h 41m stop
15:20 — 17:37
NK1026
Spirit Airlines
Miami — Chicago
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8h 37m including layover |
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10:03 — 19:24
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10:03 — 13:06
NK1748
Spirit Airlines
Houston — Tampa
4h 7m stop
17:13 — 19:24
NK1762
Spirit Airlines
Tampa — Chicago
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9h 21m including layover |
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10:52 — 22:28
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10:52 — 13:57
NK1112
Spirit Airlines
Houston — Atlanta
7h 22m stop
21:19 — 22:28
NK1200
Spirit Airlines
Atlanta — Chicago
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11h 36m including layover |
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13:07 — 22:42
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13:07 — 13:49
F94181
Frontier Airlines
Houston — Phoenix
3h 17m stop
17:11 — 22:55
F91828
Frontier Airlines
Phoenix — Chicago
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9h 35m including layover |
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14:35 — 22:47
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14:35 — 18:14
NK1907
Spirit Airlines
Houston — Miami
2h 7m stop
20:21 — 22:47
NK3203
Spirit Airlines
Miami — Chicago
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8h 12m including layover |
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14:48 — 06:03
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14:48 — 16:05
NK1149
Spirit Airlines
Houston — Las Vegas
8h 29m stop
00:34 — 06:03
NK1053
Spirit Airlines
Las Vegas — Chicago
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15h 15m including layover |
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15:37 — 23:53
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15:37 — 17:18
F92995
Frontier Airlines
Houston — Denver
3h 4m stop
20:22 — 23:53
F93172
Frontier Airlines
Denver — Chicago
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8h 16m including layover |
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16:56 — 22:28
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16:56 — 20:03
NK966
Spirit Airlines
Houston — Atlanta
1h 16m stop
21:19 — 22:28
NK1200
Spirit Airlines
Atlanta — Chicago
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5h 32m including layover |
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17:57 — 23:25
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12:17 — 15:33
F92400
Frontier Airlines
Houston — Atlanta
1h 9m stop
21:00 — 22:02
F92779
Frontier Airlines
Atlanta — Chicago
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5h 28m including layover |
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18:45 — 08:38
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18:45 — 22:57
NK3128
Spirit Airlines
Houston — Baltimore
8h 41m stop
07:38 — 08:38
NK2439
Spirit Airlines
Baltimore — Chicago
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13h 53m including layover |
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20:45 — 22:24
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20:45 — 23:59
F92560
Frontier Airlines
Houston — Tampa
20h 28m stop
20:44 — 22:32
F93899
Frontier Airlines
Tampa — Chicago
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25h 39m including layover |
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20:56 — 15:06
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20:42 — 00:21
F94978
Frontier Airlines
Houston — Orlando
12h 28m stop
18:20 — 20:17
F93853
Frontier Airlines
Orlando — Chicago
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18h 10m including layover |
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22:04 — 00:10
+2 days
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22:04 — 23:48
F93227
Frontier Airlines
Houston — Denver
20h 43m stop
20:31 — 00:10
F93172
Frontier Airlines
Denver — Chicago
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26h 6m including layover |
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23:02 — 23:31
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23:02 — 00:25
NK2395
Spirit Airlines
Houston — Los Angeles
16h 59m stop
17:24 — 23:31
NK3010
Spirit Airlines
Los Angeles — Chicago
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24h 29m including layover |
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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on July 14, 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 23:02 from 15 Houston airports and arrive 05:00 to 23:02 to 7 Chicago airports. Average flight time is 2h 50m.
- The fastest flight 2h 32m
- Average flight time 2h 50m
- The earliest flight 05:00
- The latest flight 23:02
- Distance 947 ml
The cheapest months to travel to Chicago are july (from 67 $), october (from 72 $), december (from 72 $).
The most expensive months are november (from 2 410 $), february (from 1 449 $), january (from 114 $).
What is the lowest airfare Houston to Chicago?
The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $72. This airfare is for economy class on one-way NK1338 flight by Spirit Airlines for September 27, 2025 which leaves George Bush in Houston at 12:48 am and arrives at Chicago O'Hare International at 15:35.
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$72
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Popular Airlines on the Route
The flight Houston — Chicago is served by 8 regular airlines and 4 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by United Airlines - 100 departures per week at the price of from $ 117 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Turkish Airlines airline - from $ 1449.
Direct flights
There are 21 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is F93282 by Frontier Airlines takes 2h 32m and the cheapest is NK1338 by Spirit Airlines for $72.
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Connecting Flights
There are 243 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is UA6241 by United Airlines takes 4h 10m and the cheapest is NK1338 by Spirit Airlines for $96.
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- AS - Alaska Airlinesfrom $223Find
- F9 - Frontier Airlinesfrom $104Find
- SY - Sun Country Airlinesfrom $152Find
- TK - Turkish Airlinesfrom $1449Find
- HA - Hawaiian Airlinesfrom $216Find
- NK - Spirit Airlinesfrom $96Find
- G4 - Allegiant Airfrom $175Find
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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
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- Hobby-HOUfrom $152Find
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- George Bush-IAHfrom $72Find
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- Spaceland-SPXFind
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- Marriot Astrodome Heliport-JMAFind
- Central Bus. District-JDXFind
- Houston Municipal-SGRFind
Chicago airports
- O'Hare International-ORDFind
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Airplanes
There are flights to Chicago from Houston by 8 airlines that use 0 aircraft brands. They range from huge modern airplanes to small-sized.
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