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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 11 direct and 322 connecting flights from Philadelphia to Chicago. You can compare airfare deals from 6 airlines and multiple travel sites from $49, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out PHL-CHI flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

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Best Flights from Philadelphia to Chicago Today

Take a look at the list of non stop flights and flights with layovers from Philadelphia to Chicago with the lowest price of $49. The fastest direct flight takes 2h 11m and the fastest connecting – 3h 55m.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Duration	Airline	Flight
from $49 Find flight	12:47 Philadelphia Philadelphia Int.	13:58 Chicago Midway	2h 11m	Frontier Airlines	F91617
from $62 Find flight	20:39 Philadelphia Philadelphia Int.	22:15 Chicago O'Hare International	2h 36m	Frontier Airlines	F92113
from $96 Find flight	06:30 Philadelphia Philadelphia Int.	07:52 Chicago O'Hare International	2h 22m	United Airlines	UA1659
from $72 Find flight	12:29 Philadelphia Philadelphia Int.	18:43 Chicago O'Hare International	7h 14m layover 1h 24m - Orlando	Spirit Airlines	NK321 NK506
from $72 Find flight	09:00 Philadelphia Philadelphia Int.	18:43 Chicago O'Hare International	10h 43m layover 4h 49m - Orlando	Spirit Airlines	NK3161 NK506
from $72 Find flight	09:00 Philadelphia Philadelphia Int.	19:58 Chicago O'Hare International	11h 58m layover 6h 2m - Orlando	Spirit Airlines	NK3161 NK1109
from $73 Find flight	11:49 Philadelphia Philadelphia Int.	16:35 Chicago O'Hare International	5h 46m layover 1h 46m - Raleigh	Frontier Airlines	F91517 F93351
from $73 Find flight	15:55 Philadelphia Philadelphia Int.	00:25+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	9h 30m layover 3h 27m - Tampa	Frontier Airlines	F92339 F92317
from $74 Find flight	07:00 Philadelphia Philadelphia Int.	16:40 Chicago O'Hare International	10h 40m layover 6h 40m - Raleigh	Frontier Airlines	F92059 F93351
from $78 Find flight	18:30 Philadelphia Philadelphia Int.	23:21 Chicago O'Hare International	5h 51m layover 1h 6m - Atlanta	Frontier Airlines	F91101 F91595
from $78 Find flight	22:29 Philadelphia Philadelphia Int.	06:55+1 день Chicago Midway	9h 26m layover 3h 53m - Orlando	Frontier Airlines	F94169 F93853
from $78 Find flight	13:02 Philadelphia Philadelphia Int.	00:10+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	12h 8m layover 5h 10m - Denver	Frontier Airlines	F93265 F93172
from $78 Find flight	06:19 Philadelphia Philadelphia Int.	23:53 Chicago O'Hare International	18h 34m layover 11h 47m - Denver	Frontier Airlines	F93339 F93172
from $78 Find flight	22:29 Philadelphia Philadelphia Int.	23:31+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	26h 2m layover 20h 22m - Orlando	Frontier Airlines	F94169 F92791
from $81 Find flight	15:20 Philadelphia Philadelphia Int.	07:39+1 день Chicago Midway	17h 19m layover 11h 42m - Orlando	Frontier Airlines	F92505 F93853
from $83 Find flight	12:59 Philadelphia Philadelphia Int.	22:47 Chicago O'Hare International	10h 48m layover 4h 23m - Miami	Spirit Airlines	NK3149 NK3203

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on June 28, 2025

Flight Schedule Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) to Chicago (Illinois)

Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from Philadelphia 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	Flight Details	Flight Duration	Price
06:30 — 07:52	06:30 — 07:52 UA1659 United Airlines Philadelphia — Chicago	2h 22m	Find flight from$96
06:30 — 07:52	06:30 — 07:52 UA1945 United Airlines Philadelphia — Chicago	2h 22m	Find flight from$96
06:30 — 07:54	06:30 — 07:54 UA2011 United Airlines Philadelphia — Chicago	2h 24m	Find flight from$96
10:10 — 11:32	10:10 — 11:32 UA622 United Airlines Philadelphia — Chicago	2h 22m	Find flight from$96
12:47 — 13:58	12:47 — 13:58 F91617 Frontier Airlines Philadelphia — Chicago	2h 11m	Find flight from$49
12:50 — 14:12	12:50 — 14:12 UA511 United Airlines Philadelphia — Chicago	2h 22m	Find flight from$96
12:50 — 14:14	12:50 — 14:14 UA2394 United Airlines Philadelphia — Chicago	2h 24m	Find flight from$102
17:03 — 18:25	17:03 — 18:25 UA308 United Airlines Philadelphia — Chicago	2h 22m	Find flight from$96
18:27 — 19:55	18:27 — 19:55 UA706 United Airlines Philadelphia — Chicago	2h 28m	Find flight from$96
18:52 — 20:17	18:52 — 20:17 UA2378 United Airlines Philadelphia — Chicago	2h 25m	Find flight from$96
20:39 — 22:15	20:39 — 22:15 F92113 Frontier Airlines Philadelphia — Chicago	2h 36m	Find flight from$62
05:25 — 13:56	08:00 — 10:52 F91473 Frontier Airlines Philadelphia — Tampa 3h 45m stop 15:23 — 17:26 F91415 Frontier Airlines Tampa — Chicago	9h 31m including layover	Find flight from$92
05:30 — 13:47	05:40 — 08:01 F92551 Frontier Airlines Philadelphia — Atlanta 4h 59m stop 13:08 — 14:10 F92291 Frontier Airlines Atlanta — Chicago	9h 17m including layover	Find flight from$86
06:10 — 14:34	06:10 — 09:03 NK1005 Spirit Airlines Philadelphia — Miami 3h 14m stop 12:17 — 14:34 NK866 Spirit Airlines Miami — Chicago	9h 24m including layover	Find flight from$87
06:19 — 23:53	06:15 — 08:28 F93339 Frontier Airlines Philadelphia — Denver 11h 47m stop 20:31 — 00:10 F93172 Frontier Airlines Denver — Chicago	18h 34m including layover	Find flight from$78
07:00 — 16:40	06:39 — 08:13 F92059 Frontier Airlines Philadelphia — Raleigh 6h 40m stop 15:38 — 17:08 F93351 Frontier Airlines Raleigh — Chicago	10h 40m including layover	Find flight from$74
07:20 — 21:21	07:10 — 09:02 F92387 Frontier Airlines Philadelphia — Charlotte 10h 52m stop 22:09 — 23:42 F93141 Frontier Airlines Charlotte — Chicago	15h 1m including layover	Find flight from$92
08:00 — 14:53	05:01 — 07:46 F92415 Frontier Airlines Philadelphia — Orlando 2h 1m stop 12:43 — 14:58 F93043 Frontier Airlines Orlando — Chicago	7h 53m including layover	Find flight from$115
09:00 — 18:43	18:47 — 21:31 NK3161 Spirit Airlines Philadelphia — Orlando 4h 49m stop 16:33 — 18:43 NK506 Spirit Airlines Orlando — Chicago	10h 43m including layover	Find flight from$72
09:00 — 19:58	18:47 — 21:31 NK3161 Spirit Airlines Philadelphia — Orlando 6h 2m stop 17:46 — 19:58 NK1109 Spirit Airlines Orlando — Chicago	11h 58m including layover	Find flight from$72
11:49 — 16:35	11:49 — 13:21 F91517 Frontier Airlines Philadelphia — Raleigh 1h 46m stop 15:38 — 17:08 F93351 Frontier Airlines Raleigh — Chicago	5h 46m including layover	Find flight from$73
12:29 — 18:43	12:29 — 15:09 NK321 Spirit Airlines Philadelphia — Orlando 1h 24m stop 16:33 — 18:43 NK506 Spirit Airlines Orlando — Chicago	7h 14m including layover	Find flight from$72
13:02 — 00:10 +1 day	13:02 — 15:21 F93265 Frontier Airlines Philadelphia — Denver 5h 10m stop 20:31 — 00:10 F93172 Frontier Airlines Denver — Chicago	12h 8m including layover	Find flight from$78
13:02 — 18:03	13:02 — 15:29 F91003 Frontier Airlines Philadelphia — Atlanta 1h 35m stop 17:04 — 18:03 F92291 Frontier Airlines Atlanta — Chicago	6h 1m including layover	Find flight from$96
15:20 — 07:39 +1 day	16:29 — 19:11 F92505 Frontier Airlines Philadelphia — Orlando 11h 42m stop 18:20 — 20:17 F93853 Frontier Airlines Orlando — Chicago	17h 19m including layover	Find flight from$81
15:55 — 00:25 +1 day	18:05 — 20:54 F92339 Frontier Airlines Philadelphia — Tampa 3h 27m stop 20:25 — 22:29 F92317 Frontier Airlines Tampa — Chicago	9h 30m including layover	Find flight from$73
16:32 — 23:31	16:29 — 19:11 F92505 Frontier Airlines Philadelphia — Orlando 1h 54m stop 22:17 — 00:20 F92791 Frontier Airlines Orlando — Chicago	7h 59m including layover	Find flight from$91
18:30 — 23:21	18:21 — 21:00 F91101 Frontier Airlines Philadelphia — Atlanta 1h 6m stop 22:05 — 23:29 F91595 Frontier Airlines Atlanta — Chicago	5h 51m including layover	Find flight from$78
18:42 — 08:07 +1 day	08:00 — 10:48 F92507 Frontier Airlines Philadelphia — Orlando 8h 28m stop 06:10 — 08:22 F93043 Frontier Airlines Orlando — Chicago	14h 25m including layover	Find flight from$87
19:08 — 06:55 +1 day	18:42 — 21:37 F92507 Frontier Airlines Philadelphia — Orlando 7h 6m stop 18:23 — 20:22 F93853 Frontier Airlines Orlando — Chicago	12h 47m including layover	Find flight from$87
19:10 — 00:10 +1 day	18:54 — 21:19 F91101 Frontier Airlines Philadelphia — Atlanta 1h 13m stop 22:43 — 23:59 F93397 Frontier Airlines Atlanta — Chicago	6h including layover	Find flight from$92
20:23 — 15:27 +1 day	20:23 — 23:14 F94173 Frontier Airlines Philadelphia — Orlando 13h 52m stop 13:06 — 15:27 F93043 Frontier Airlines Orlando — Chicago	20h 4m including layover	Find flight from$82
21:17 — 07:04 +1 day	21:17 — 23:34 NK1400 Spirit Airlines Philadelphia — Atlanta 6h 26m stop 06:00 — 07:04 NK1116 Spirit Airlines Atlanta — Chicago	10h 47m including layover	Find flight from$101
22:29 — 06:55 +1 day	22:59 — 01:45 F94169 Frontier Airlines Philadelphia — Orlando 3h 53m stop 14:15 — 16:15 F93853 Frontier Airlines Orlando — Chicago	9h 26m including layover	Find flight from$78
22:29 — 23:31 +1 day	22:29 — 00:54 F94169 Frontier Airlines Philadelphia — Orlando 20h 22m stop 22:17 — 00:20 F92791 Frontier Airlines Orlando — Chicago	26h 2m including layover	Find flight from$78

Departure	Arrival	Flight Details	Flight Time	Price
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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on June 28, 2025

Flight Information

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

Distance between Philadelphia and Chicago is 1064 miles. Time difference between the cities is 1h. Airplanes depart 05:25 to 22:29 from 4 Philadelphia airports and arrive 05:25 to 22:29 to 7 Chicago airports. Average flight time is 2h 22m.

The fastest flight 2h 11m
Average flight time 2h 22m
The earliest flight 05:25
The latest flight 22:29
Distance 662 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Chicago are august (from 66 $), july (from 75 $), june (from 91 $).

The most expensive months are april (from 238 $), december (from 137 $), january (from 137 $).

What is the lowest airfare Philadelphia to Chicago?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $49. This airfare is for economy class on one-way F91617 flight by Frontier Airlines for August 15, 2025 which leaves Philadelphia Int. in Philadelphia at 12:47 am and arrives at Chicago Midway at 13:58.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Philadelphia — Chicago is served by 6 regular airlines and 3 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Frontier Airlines - 38 departures per week at the price of from $ 49 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Alaska Airlines airline - from $ 3765.

Direct flights

There are 11 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is F91617 by Frontier Airlines takes 2h 11m and the cheapest is F91617 by Frontier Airlines for $49.

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Connecting Flights

There are 322 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is AS4440 by Alaska Airlines takes 3h 55m and the cheapest is F91617 by Frontier Airlines for $72.

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Airports

You can fly from Philadelphia to Chicago from 4 airports (Philadelphia Int., North Philadelphia, Mustin Alf, Philadelphia Sea Plane Base).

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Chicago airports

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Airplanes

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

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