Cheap Flights from Tampa, FL to Chicago, IL from $44

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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 23 direct and 100 connecting flights from Tampa to Chicago. You can compare airfare deals from 8 airlines and multiple travel sites from $44, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out TPA-CHI flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

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Best Flights from Tampa to Chicago Today

Take a look at the list of non stop flights and flights with layovers from Tampa to Chicago with the lowest price of $44. The fastest direct flight takes 2h 39m and the fastest connecting – 5h 7m.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Duration	Airline	Flight
from $44 Find flight	07:14 Tampa Tampa Int.	09:06 Chicago O'Hare International	2h 52m	Spirit Airlines	NK1066
from $47 Find flight	20:46 Tampa Tampa Int.	22:33 Chicago Midway	2h 47m	Frontier Airlines	F93899
from $47 Find flight	11:48 Tampa Tampa Int.	13:48 Chicago O'Hare International	3h 0m	Frontier Airlines	F91415
from $60 Find flight	17:05 Tampa Tampa Int.	18:48 Chicago Midway	2h 43m	Frontier Airlines	F91185
from $61 Find flight	22:20 Tampa Tampa Int.	23:59 Chicago O'Hare International	2h 39m	Spirit Airlines	NK139
from $62 Find flight	20:32 Tampa Tampa Int.	22:29 Chicago O'Hare International	2h 57m	Spirit Airlines	NK1171
from $62 Find flight	11:19 Tampa Tampa Int.	13:23 Chicago O'Hare International	3h 4m	Spirit Airlines	NK716
from $62 Find flight	16:50 Tampa Tampa Int.	18:57 Chicago O'Hare International	3h 7m	Spirit Airlines	NK572
from $71 Find flight	20:50 Tampa Tampa Int.	22:50 Chicago O'Hare International	3h 0m	Frontier Airlines	F92317
from $141 Find flight	09:45 Tampa Tampa Int.	11:41 Chicago O'Hare International	2h 56m	United Airlines	UA1291
from $170 Find flight	12:25 Tampa Tampa Int.	14:21 Chicago O'Hare International	2h 56m	United Airlines	UA2184
from $204 Find flight	12:45 Tampa Tampa Int.	14:47 Chicago O'Hare International	3h 2m	United Airlines	UA2187
from $248 Find flight	09:50 Tampa Tampa Int.	11:46 Chicago O'Hare International	2h 56m	United Airlines	UA723
from $77 Find flight	15:05 Tampa Tampa Int.	21:55 Chicago Midway	7h 50m layover 3h 58m - Raleigh	Frontier Airlines	F93372 F93717
from $90 Find flight	05:01 Tampa Tampa Int.	10:09 Chicago Midway	6h 8m layover 1h 10m - Philadelphia	Frontier Airlines	F91474 F91617
from $96 Find flight	05:30 Tampa Tampa Int.	09:55 Chicago O'Hare International	5h 25m layover 1h 7m - Miami	Spirit Airlines	NK1955 NK2

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on April 20, 2025

Flight Schedule Tampa (Florida) to Chicago (Illinois)

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Departure	Flight Details	Flight Duration	Price
07:14 — 09:06	07:14 — 09:06 NK1066 Spirit Airlines Tampa — Chicago	2h 52m	Find flight from$44
07:45 — 09:41	07:45 — 09:41 UA2195 United Airlines Tampa — Chicago	2h 56m	Find flight from$159
09:45 — 11:41	09:45 — 11:41 UA1291 United Airlines Tampa — Chicago	2h 56m	Find flight from$141
09:45 — 11:46	09:45 — 11:46 UA408 United Airlines Tampa — Chicago	3h 1m	Find flight from$141
09:50 — 11:46	09:50 — 11:46 UA723 United Airlines Tampa — Chicago	2h 56m	Find flight from$248
11:01 — 13:09	11:01 — 13:09 UA2047 United Airlines Tampa — Chicago	3h 8m	Find flight from$144
11:11 — 13:13	11:11 — 13:13 UA1596 United Airlines Tampa — Chicago	3h 2m	Find flight from$141
11:15 — 13:11	11:15 — 13:11 UA1124 United Airlines Tampa — Chicago	2h 56m	Find flight from$141
11:19 — 13:23	11:19 — 13:23 NK716 Spirit Airlines Tampa — Chicago	3h 4m	Find flight from$62
11:48 — 13:48	11:48 — 13:48 F91415 Frontier Airlines Tampa — Chicago	3h	Find flight from$47
12:25 — 14:21	12:25 — 14:21 UA2184 United Airlines Tampa — Chicago	2h 56m	Find flight from$170
12:45 — 14:47	12:45 — 14:47 UA2187 United Airlines Tampa — Chicago	3h 2m	Find flight from$204
14:35 — 16:32	14:35 — 16:32 UA2147 United Airlines Tampa — Chicago	2h 57m	Find flight from$141
14:40 — 16:47	14:40 — 16:47 UA1583 United Airlines Tampa — Chicago	3h 7m	Find flight from$144
16:20 — 18:17	16:20 — 18:17 UA2627 United Airlines Tampa — Chicago	2h 57m	Find flight from$141
16:50 — 18:57	16:50 — 18:57 NK572 Spirit Airlines Tampa — Chicago	3h 7m	Find flight from$62
17:05 — 18:48	17:05 — 18:48 F91185 Frontier Airlines Tampa — Chicago	2h 43m	Find flight from$60
18:01 — 20:02	18:01 — 20:02 UA2335 United Airlines Tampa — Chicago	3h 1m	Find flight from$222
18:29 — 20:25	18:29 — 20:25 UA1641 United Airlines Tampa — Chicago	2h 56m	Find flight from$211
20:32 — 22:29	20:32 — 22:29 NK1171 Spirit Airlines Tampa — Chicago	2h 57m	Find flight from$62
20:46 — 22:33	20:46 — 22:33 F93899 Frontier Airlines Tampa — Chicago	2h 47m	Find flight from$47
20:50 — 22:50	20:50 — 22:50 F92317 Frontier Airlines Tampa — Chicago	3h	Find flight from$71
22:20 — 23:59	22:20 — 23:59 NK139 Spirit Airlines Tampa — Chicago	2h 39m	Find flight from$61
05:01 — 10:09	05:01 — 07:46 F91474 Frontier Airlines Tampa — Philadelphia 1h 10m stop 08:56 — 10:09 F91617 Frontier Airlines Philadelphia — Chicago	6h 8m including layover	Find flight from$90
05:01 — 10:33	05:01 — 07:46 F91474 Frontier Airlines Tampa — Philadelphia 1h 23m stop 09:09 — 10:33 F92111 Frontier Airlines Philadelphia — Chicago	6h 32m including layover	Find flight from$90
06:37 — 10:55	06:37 — 08:21 F92911 Frontier Airlines Tampa — Atlanta 1h 39m stop 10:00 — 10:55 F92143 Frontier Airlines Atlanta — Chicago	5h 18m including layover	Find flight from$162
08:00 — 19:57	08:00 — 09:35 NK563 Spirit Airlines Tampa — Houston 7h 36m stop 17:11 — 19:57 NK1685 Spirit Airlines Houston — Chicago	12h 57m including layover	Find flight from$96
10:00 — 18:49	10:00 — 11:15 UA3078 United Airlines Tampa — Miami 5h 10m stop 16:25 — 18:49 UA672 United Airlines Miami — Chicago	9h 49m including layover	Find flight from$224
10:56 — 21:52	10:56 — 13:08 NK555 Spirit Airlines Tampa — Las Vegas 3h stop 16:08 — 21:52 NK714 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Chicago	11h 56m including layover	Find flight from$256
12:58 — 00:48 +1 day	20:24 — 22:27 F93517 Frontier Airlines Tampa — Denver 6h 1m stop 19:42 — 23:16 F93174 Frontier Airlines Denver — Chicago	12h 50m including layover	Find flight from$86
13:58 — 18:52	12:30 — 14:46 UA2398 United Airlines Tampa — Washington D.C. 1h 8m stop 17:21 — 18:35 UA2497 United Airlines Washington D.C. — Chicago	5h 54m including layover	Find flight from$176
15:05 — 21:55	15:05 — 16:56 F93372 Frontier Airlines Tampa — Raleigh 3h 58m stop 20:54 — 21:55 F93717 Frontier Airlines Raleigh — Chicago	7h 50m including layover	Find flight from$77
15:25 — 21:29	14:25 — 16:19 F93053 Frontier Airlines Tampa — Atlanta 3h 10m stop 22:28 — 23:29 F92779 Frontier Airlines Atlanta — Chicago	7h 4m including layover	Find flight from$90
19:08 — 23:15	19:09 — 21:25 UA1370 United Airlines Tampa — Washington D.C. 44m stop 22:16 — 23:20 UA1738 United Airlines Washington D.C. — Chicago	5h 7m including layover	Find flight from$170
22:29 — 14:11 +1 day	21:34 — 23:44 F91113 Frontier Airlines Tampa — Denver 9h 55m stop 20:10 — 23:46 F93172 Frontier Airlines Denver — Chicago	16h 42m including layover	Find flight from$97
06:00 — 22:55	06:00 — 07:07 NK284 Spirit Airlines Tampa — Miami 6h 2m stop 13:09 — 16:06 NK1384 Spirit Airlines Miami — New York 5h 9m stop 21:15 — 22:55 NK225 Spirit Airlines New York — Chicago	17h 55m including layover	Find flight from$124
08:00 — 22:55	08:00 — 09:35 NK563 Spirit Airlines Tampa — Houston 1h 5m stop 10:40 — 15:04 NK2969 Spirit Airlines Houston — New York 6h 11m stop 21:15 — 22:55 NK225 Spirit Airlines New York — Chicago	15h 55m including layover	Find flight from$256
13:58 — 07:18 +1 day	13:58 — 16:59 NK1371 Spirit Airlines Tampa — Boston 2h 25m stop 19:24 — 22:55 NK870 Spirit Airlines Boston — Orlando 6h 15m stop 05:10 — 07:18 NK1683 Spirit Airlines Orlando — Chicago	18h 20m including layover	Find flight from$242
17:10 — 01:13 +1 day	17:10 — 18:17 NK323 Spirit Airlines Tampa — Miami 1h 13m stop 19:30 — 21:34 NK214 Spirit Airlines Miami — Dallas 1h 25m stop 22:59 — 01:13 NK828 Spirit Airlines Dallas — Chicago	9h 3m including layover	Find flight from$245

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on April 20, 2025

Flight Information

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

Distance between Tampa and Chicago is 1614 miles. Time difference between the cities is 1h. Airplanes depart 05:01 to 22:29 from 4 Tampa airports and arrive 05:01 to 22:29 to 7 Chicago airports. Average flight time is 2h 57m.

The fastest flight 2h 39m
Average flight time 2h 57m
The earliest flight 05:01
The latest flight 22:29
Distance 1003 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Chicago are december (from 44 $), february (from 60 $), november (from 61 $).

The most expensive months are january (from 62 $), november (from 61 $), february (from 60 $).

What is the lowest airfare Tampa to Chicago?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $44. This airfare is for economy class on one-way NK1066 flight by Spirit Airlines for November 29, 2024 which leaves Tampa Int. in Tampa at 07:14 am and arrives at Chicago O'Hare International at 09:06.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Tampa — Chicago is served by 8 regular airlines and 3 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Alaska Airlines - 8 departures per week at the price of from $ 252 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by United Airlines airline - from $ 581.

Direct flights

There are 23 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is NK139 by Spirit Airlines takes 2h 39m and the cheapest is NK1066 by Spirit Airlines for $44.

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Connecting Flights

There are 100 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is UA1370 by United Airlines takes 5h 7m and the cheapest is NK1066 by Spirit Airlines for $77.

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F9 - Frontier Airlines

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3M - Gulfstream International Airlines

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MX - Mexicana

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UA - United Airlines

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Airports

You can fly from Tampa to Chicago from 4 airports (Topp Of Tampa, Mac Dill AFB, Peter O'Knight, Tampa Int.).

Tampa airports

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Chicago airports

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Airplanes

There are flights to Chicago from Tampa by 8 airlines that use 0 aircraft brands. They range from huge modern airplanes to small-sized.

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