Cheap Flights from Louisville, KY to Chicago, IL from $51

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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 12 direct and 334 connecting flights from Louisville to Chicago. You can compare airfare deals from 5 airlines and multiple travel sites from $51, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out SDF-CHI flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

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Departure Arrival Flight Details Flight Duration Price
07:00 — 07:37
07:00 — 07:37 UA3422 United Airlines
Louisville — Chicago
1h 37m
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08:40 — 09:17
08:40 — 09:17 UA3653 United Airlines
Louisville — Chicago
1h 37m
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10:55 — 11:33
10:55 — 11:33 UA3520 United Airlines
Louisville — Chicago
1h 38m
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from$51
10:55 — 11:33
10:55 — 11:33 UA5573 United Airlines
Louisville — Chicago
1h 38m
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from$81
11:25 — 12:01
11:25 — 12:01 UA5542 United Airlines
Louisville — Chicago
1h 36m
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from$92
11:25 — 12:01
11:25 — 12:01 UA5482 United Airlines
Louisville — Chicago
1h 36m
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from$148
13:59 — 14:41
13:59 — 14:41 UA5644 United Airlines
Louisville — Chicago
1h 42m
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14:10 — 14:50
14:10 — 14:50 UA4412 United Airlines
Louisville — Chicago
1h 40m
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from$81
14:10 — 14:50
14:10 — 14:50 UA5272 United Airlines
Louisville — Chicago
1h 40m
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17:52 — 18:39
17:52 — 18:39 UA4394 United Airlines
Louisville — Chicago
1h 47m
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18:08 — 18:50
18:08 — 18:50 UA5318 United Airlines
Louisville — Chicago
1h 42m
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18:08 — 18:50
18:08 — 18:50 UA5264 United Airlines
Louisville — Chicago
1h 42m
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11:12 — 07:04
+1 day
11:12 — 12:42 NK1857 Spirit Airlines
Louisville — Atlanta
17h 18m stop
06:00 — 07:04 NK1116 Spirit Airlines
Atlanta — Chicago
20h 52m
including layover
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12:24 — 09:55
+1 day
12:24 — 14:51 G42147 Allegiant Air
Louisville — Miami
16h 49m stop
07:40 — 09:55 NK2 Spirit Airlines
Miami — Chicago
22h 31m
including layover
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12:32 — 14:41
+1 day
12:32 — 14:54 NK1785 Spirit Airlines
Louisville — Newark
22h 3m stop
12:57 — 14:41 NK1183 Spirit Airlines
Newark — Chicago
27h 9m
including layover
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from$74
13:08 — 19:24
13:08 — 15:10 NK1237 Spirit Airlines
Louisville — Tampa
2h 3m stop
17:13 — 19:24 NK1762 Spirit Airlines
Tampa — Chicago
7h 16m
including layover
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13:57 — 09:38
+1 day
13:57 — 15:27 NK2459 Spirit Airlines
Louisville — Atlanta
17h 3m stop
08:30 — 09:38 NK2707 Spirit Airlines
Atlanta — Chicago
20h 41m
including layover
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from$86
14:10 — 12:28
+1 day
14:10 — 15:12 SY1792 Sun Country Airlines
Louisville — Minneapolis
19h 38m stop
10:50 — 12:28 SY1629 Sun Country Airlines
Minneapolis — Chicago
23h 18m
including layover
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16:11 — 17:10
+1 day
16:11 — 17:35 NK1859 Spirit Airlines
Louisville — Dallas
21h 21m stop
14:56 — 17:10 NK1634 Spirit Airlines
Dallas — Chicago
25h 59m
including layover
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16:22 — 19:17
+1 day
16:22 — 18:42 NK2733 Spirit Airlines
Louisville — New York
22h 53m stop
17:35 — 19:17 NK918 Spirit Airlines
New York — Chicago
27h 55m
including layover
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17:43 — 08:22
+1 day
17:43 — 18:24 G43090 Allegiant Air
Louisville — Fort Walton Beach
11h 36m stop
06:00 — 08:22 G41455 Allegiant Air
Fort Walton Beach — Chicago
15h 39m
including layover
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17:43 — 08:22
+1 day
17:43 — 18:24 G41490 Allegiant Air
Louisville — Fort Walton Beach
11h 36m stop
06:00 — 08:22 G41455 Allegiant Air
Fort Walton Beach — Chicago
15h 39m
including layover
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from$99
18:09 — 23:31
+1 day
18:09 — 19:35 NK897 Spirit Airlines
Louisville — Los Angeles
21h 49m stop
17:24 — 23:31 NK3010 Spirit Airlines
Los Angeles — Chicago
30h 22m
including layover
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20:12 — 08:55
+1 day
20:12 — 22:36 NK1044 Spirit Airlines
Louisville — Miami
8h 4m stop
06:40 — 08:55 NK1986 Spirit Airlines
Miami — Chicago
13h 43m
including layover
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20:58 — 09:55
+1 day
20:58 — 23:30 NK1043 Spirit Airlines
Louisville — Miami
8h 10m stop
07:40 — 09:55 NK2 Spirit Airlines
Miami — Chicago
13h 57m
including layover
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15:10 — 14:04
+1 day
15:10 — 17:10 G42892 Allegiant Air
Louisville — Sanford
4h 55m stop
22:05 — 23:37 G41400 Allegiant Air
Sanford — Knoxville
13h 54m stop
13:31 — 14:04 G43026 Allegiant Air
Knoxville — Chicago
23h 54m
including layover
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from$129
*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on July 2, 2025

Flight Information

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

Distance between Louisville and Chicago is 443 miles. Time difference between the cities is 1h. Airplanes depart 05:03 to 20:58 from 3 Louisville airports and arrive 05:03 to 20:58 to 7 Chicago airports. Average flight time is 1h 39m.

  • The fastest flight 1h 36m
  • Average flight time 1h 39m
  • The earliest flight 05:03
  • The latest flight 20:58
  • Distance 276 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Chicago are august (from 69 $), july (from 99 $), september (from 108 $).

The most expensive months are january (from 799 $), february (from 738 $), november (from 157 $).

What is the lowest airfare Louisville to Chicago?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $51. This airfare is for economy class on one-way UA3520 flight by United Airlines for August 27, 2025 which leaves Standiford Field in Louisville at 10:55 am and arrives at Chicago O'Hare International at 11:33.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Louisville — Chicago is served by 5 regular airlines and 3 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Sun Country Airlines - 4 departures per week at the price of from $ 114 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by United Airlines airline - from $ 465.

Direct flights

There are 12 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is UA5542 by United Airlines takes 1h 36m and the cheapest is UA3520 by United Airlines for $51.

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Connecting Flights

There are 334 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is UA6358 by United Airlines takes 4h 43m and the cheapest is UA3520 by United Airlines for $74.

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Airports

You can fly from Louisville to Chicago from 3 airports (Standiford Field, Intercontinental, Bowman Field).

Louisville airports

  • Standiford Field-SDF
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  • Intercontinental-LJC
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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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