Cheap Flights from Tampa, FL to Chicago, IL from $175

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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 11 connecting flights from Tampa to Chicago. You can compare airfare deals from 4 airlines and multiple travel sites from $175, 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 $175. Take a look at the list of flights with layovers from Tampa to Chicago from $175. There’re no direct flights. The fastest connecting flight – 11h 45m.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Duration	Airline	Flight
from $175 Find flight	20:22 Tampa Tampa Int.	08:50+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	13h 28m layover 8h 58m - Miami	Spirit Airlines	NK2234 NK2
from $260 Find flight	18:55 Tampa Tampa Int.	05:40+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	11h 45m layover 1h 33m - Seattle	Alaska Airlines	AS326 AS328
from $276 Find flight	19:58 Tampa Tampa Int.	08:39+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	13h 41m layover 8h 11m - Newark	United Airlines	UA2458 UA2050
from $309 Find flight	19:59 Tampa Tampa Int.	22:15+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	27h 16m layover 21h 52m - Philadelphia	Frontier Airlines	F92836 F92113
from $494 Find flight	19:04 Tampa Tampa Int.	13:29+1 день Chicago Midway	19h 25m layover 14h 2m - Dallas	Frontier Airlines	F91333 F91888
from $495 Find flight	19:04 Tampa Tampa Int.	11:37+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	17h 33m layover 11h 50m - Dallas	Frontier Airlines	F91333 F91342
from $183 Find flight	21:55 Tampa Tampa Int.	14:15+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	17h 20m layover 10h 31m - Dallas 0h 30m - Fort Leonard Wood	Spirit Airlines	NK2587 LF3552 LF3548
from $252 Find flight	20:39 Tampa Tampa Int.	13:36+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	17h 57m layover 10h 34m - Charlotte 0h 59m - New Orleans	Spirit Airlines	NK2491 NK2428 NK2429

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on July 25, 2025

Flight Schedule Tampa (Florida) to Chicago (Illinois)

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Departure	Flight Details	Flight Duration	Price
18:55 — 05:40 +1 day	18:43 — 21:47 AS326 Alaska Airlines Tampa — Seattle 1h 33m stop 23:40 — 05:40 AS328 Alaska Airlines Seattle — Chicago	11h 45m including layover	Find flight from$260
19:04 — 13:29 +1 day	19:04 — 21:04 F91333 Frontier Airlines Tampa — Dallas 14h 2m stop 11:06 — 13:29 F91888 Frontier Airlines Dallas — Chicago	19h 25m including layover	Find flight from$494
19:04 — 11:37 +1 day	19:04 — 21:04 F91333 Frontier Airlines Tampa — Dallas 11h 50m stop 08:54 — 11:37 F91342 Frontier Airlines Dallas — Chicago	17h 33m including layover	Find flight from$495
19:58 — 08:39 +1 day	19:54 — 22:45 UA2458 United Airlines Tampa — Newark 8h 11m stop 07:00 — 08:39 UA2050 United Airlines Newark — Chicago	13h 41m including layover	Find flight from$276
19:59 — 22:15 +1 day	19:59 — 22:47 F92836 Frontier Airlines Tampa — Philadelphia 21h 52m stop 20:39 — 22:15 F92113 Frontier Airlines Philadelphia — Chicago	27h 16m including layover	Find flight from$309
20:22 — 08:50 +1 day	17:26 — 18:39 NK2234 Spirit Airlines Tampa — Miami 8h 58m stop 06:30 — 08:50 NK2 Spirit Airlines Miami — Chicago	13h 28m including layover	Find flight from$175
18:55 — 13:07 +1 day	18:55 — 22:07 AS326 Alaska Airlines Tampa — Seattle 56m stop 23:03 — 23:59 AS498 Alaska Airlines Seattle — Portland 7h 3m stop 07:02 — 13:07 AS324 Alaska Airlines Portland — Chicago	19h 12m including layover	Find flight from$844
18:55 — 23:39 +1 day	18:55 — 22:07 AS326 Alaska Airlines Tampa — Seattle 56m stop 23:03 — 23:59 AS498 Alaska Airlines Seattle — Portland 17h 36m stop 17:35 — 23:39 AS376 Alaska Airlines Portland — Chicago	29h 44m including layover	Find flight from$844
20:22 — 10:50 +1 day	20:22 — 21:32 NK2234 Spirit Airlines Tampa — Miami 55m stop 22:27 — 00:54 NK777 Spirit Airlines Miami — Las Vegas 4h 21m stop 05:15 — 10:50 NK2619 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Chicago	15h 28m including layover	Find flight from$604
20:39 — 13:36 +1 day	17:32 — 19:29 NK2491 Spirit Airlines Tampa — Charlotte 10h 34m stop 09:40 — 10:39 NK2428 Spirit Airlines Charlotte — New Orleans 59m stop 11:34 — 14:06 NK2429 Spirit Airlines New Orleans — Chicago	17h 57m including layover	Find flight from$252
21:55 — 14:15 +1 day	20:44 — 22:38 NK2587 Spirit Airlines Tampa — Dallas 10h 31m stop 10:25 — 12:00 LF3552 flynordic Dallas — Fort Leonard Wood 30m stop 12:30 — 14:15 LF3548 flynordic Fort Leonard Wood — Chicago	17h 20m including layover	Find flight from$183

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on July 25, 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 18:55 to 21:55 from 4 Tampa airports and arrive 18:55 to 21:55 to 7 Chicago airports. Average flight time is 17h 33m.

The fastest flight 11h 45m
Average flight time 17h 33m
The earliest flight 18:55
The latest flight 21:55
Distance 1003 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Chicago are july (from 175 $), june (from 183 $), may (from 252 $).

The most expensive months are august (from 260 $), may (from 252 $), june (from 183 $).

What is the lowest airfare Tampa to Chicago?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $175. This airfare is for economy class on one-way NK2234 flight by Spirit Airlines for July 5, 2025 which leaves Tampa Int. in Tampa at 20:22 am and arrives at Chicago O'Hare International at 08:50.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Tampa — Chicago is served by 4 regular airlines and 2 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Alaska Airlines - 3 departures per week at the price of from $ 260 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Alaska Airlines airline - from $ 844.

Direct flights

There’re no direct flights on this route. Try flights with stops.

Connecting Flights

There are 11 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is AS326 by Alaska Airlines takes 11h 45m and the cheapest is NK2234 by Spirit Airlines for $175.

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F9 - Frontier Airlines

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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.).

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Topp Of Tampa-KYO

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Tampa Int.-TPA

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Chicago airports

O'Hare International-ORD

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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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Chicago NAS-NOH

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Airplanes

There are flights to Chicago from Tampa by 4 airlines that use 0 aircraft brands. They range from huge modern airplanes to small-sized.

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