Journey information
Overview: New York, NY to Chicago, IL flight
Flights from New York, NY to Chicago, IL depart on average 40 times per day, taking around 3h 8m. Cheap flight tickets for this journey start at £36 if you book in advance.
There are 25 flights per day. The earliest flight runs at 00:04, the last at 23:56. The fastest flight covers the 1146 km distance in 2h 30m. August is the cheapest month to fly.
Distance 1146 km |
Average flight duration 3h 8m |
Cheapest ticket price £36 |
Flights per day 40 |
Direct flights 25 |
Fastest flight 2h 30m |
Cheapest month to travel August |
First flight 00:04 |
Last flight 23:56 |
The cheapest and fastest flights from New York, NY to Chicago, IL
Cheapest price
£126
Average price
£372
Fastest journey
2 h 22 m
Average duration
2 h 32 m
Flights per day
87
Distance
1146 km
The best way to find a cheap flight ticket from New York, NY to Chicago, IL is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid travelling at rush hour.
The average ticket from New York, NY to Chicago, IL will cost around £372 if you buy it on the day, but you can find cheap flight tickets today for only £126.
Of the 87 flights that leave New York, NY for Chicago, IL every day 48 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
These direct flights cover the 1146 km distance in an average of 2 h 32 m but if you time it right, some flights will get you there in just 2 h 22 m .
The slowest flights will take 2 h 35 m and usually involve a change or two along the way, but you might be able to save a few pennies if you’re on a budget.
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Compare train, coach and flight for New York, NY to Chicago, IL
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from New York, NY to Chicago, IL among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £85. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 3h 8m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.3 - 1.0kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £85, and a train costs an average of £135.
Distance: 1146 km
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| Flight | Most popular Train | Coach |
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£163 Average Price | £251 Average Price | £142 Average Price Cheapest |
6h 8m Average total duration Fastest 3h 8m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* | 21h 37m Average total duration 21h 7m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 21h 41m Average total duration 21h 11m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
3.4 - 6.9kg CO2 emissions | 0.3 - 1.0kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 1.1 - 2.9kg CO2 emissions |
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Live departures
New York, NY to Chicago, IL flight times
The table below shows live departures for New York, NY to Chicago, IL flights for today, Saturday 15 November. You can also manually refresh the results below to see updated flight journeys.
| Provider | Departs | Duration | Arrives | Changes | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UA1205 · UA3428 | 21:20 Newark Liberty International Airport | 4h55 | 02:15 O'Hare International Airport | 1 change | |
UA1842 | 21:30 LaGuardia Airport | 2h42 | 00:12 O'Hare International Airport | 0 changesdirect | |
NK1827 · NK19 | 21:41 Newark Liberty International Airport | 8h46 | 06:27 O'Hare International Airport | 1 change | |
NK1702 | 21:59 LaGuardia Airport | 2h35 | 00:34 O'Hare International Airport | 0 changesdirect | |
UA661 | 22:00 Newark Liberty International Airport | 2h42 | 00:42 O'Hare International Airport | 0 changesdirect | |
AA3179 | 22:30 LaGuardia Airport | 2h52 | 01:22 O'Hare International Airport | 0 changesdirect | |
NK382 · NK19 | 23:00 LaGuardia Airport | 7h27 | 06:27 O'Hare International Airport | 1 change | |
UA598 | 23:15 LaGuardia Airport | 2h42 | 01:57 O'Hare International Airport | 0 changesdirect | |
UA254 | 23:20 Newark Liberty International Airport | 2h47 | 02:07 O'Hare International Airport | 0 changesdirect | |
| Sunday 16 November | |||||
AA4570 | 00:00 LaGuardia Airport | 2h45 | 02:45 O'Hare International Airport | 0 changesdirect | |
B62105 | 00:00 John F. Kennedy International Airport | 2h52 | 02:52 O'Hare International Airport | 0 changesdirect | |
UA2181 | 00:22 LaGuardia Airport | 2h35 | 02:57 O'Hare International Airport | 0 changesdirect | |
UA2212 · UA1738 | 00:25 Newark Liberty International Airport | 5h18 | 05:43 O'Hare International Airport | 1 change | |
UA3535 · UA1738 | 00:29 LaGuardia Airport | 5h14 | 05:43 O'Hare International Airport | 1 change | |
UA546 | 00:29 Newark Liberty International Airport | 2h46 | 03:15 O'Hare International Airport | 0 changesdirect | |
NK678 · NK3030 | 01:59 LaGuardia Airport | 13h57 | 15:56 O'Hare International Airport | 1 change | |
UA3656 · UA1775 | 11:00 LaGuardia Airport | 4h46 | 15:46 O'Hare International Airport | 1 change | |
AA1413 | 11:00 LaGuardia Airport | 2h45 | 13:45 O'Hare International Airport | 0 changesdirect | |
UA1366 · UA1775 | 11:00 Newark Liberty International Airport | 4h46 | 15:46 O'Hare International Airport | 1 change | |
UA2164 | 11:00 Newark Liberty International Airport | 2h42 | 13:42 O'Hare International Airport | 0 changesdirect | |
UA2389 | 11:15 LaGuardia Airport | 2h42 | 13:57 O'Hare International Airport | 0 changesdirect | |
B6118 · B6311 | 11:30 John F. Kennedy International Airport | 5h05 | 16:35 O'Hare International Airport | 1 change | |
AA2501 | 12:00 Newark Liberty International Airport | 2h53 | 14:53 O'Hare International Airport | 0 changesdirect | |
AA3002 | 12:00 LaGuardia Airport | 2h46 | 14:46 O'Hare International Airport | 0 changesdirect | |
UA725 | 12:15 LaGuardia Airport | 2h42 | 14:57 O'Hare International Airport | 0 changesdirect | |
UA2440 | 12:30 Newark Liberty International Airport | 2h47 | 15:17 O'Hare International Airport | 0 changesdirect | |
UA414 · UA1314 | 12:55 Newark Liberty International Airport | 5h45 | 18:40 O'Hare International Airport | 1 change | |
UA4451 · UA561 | 13:00 Newark Liberty International Airport | 4h44 | 17:44 O'Hare International Airport | 1 change | |
UA2100 | 13:00 Newark Liberty International Airport | 2h48 | 15:48 O'Hare International Airport | 0 changesdirect | |
UA304 | 13:15 LaGuardia Airport | 2h40 | 15:55 O'Hare International Airport | 0 changesdirect | |
UA4500 · UA2201 | 13:30 Newark Liberty International Airport | 4h18 | 17:48 O'Hare International Airport | 1 change | |
AA2819 | 14:00 John F. Kennedy International Airport | 2h51 | 16:51 O'Hare International Airport | 0 changesdirect | |
UA1328 | 14:00 Newark Liberty International Airport | 2h40 | 16:40 O'Hare International Airport | 0 changesdirect | |
AA3164 | 14:00 LaGuardia Airport | 2h49 | 16:49 O'Hare International Airport | 0 changesdirect | |
UA623 | 14:15 LaGuardia Airport | 2h42 | 16:57 O'Hare International Airport | 0 changesdirect | |
UA1525 | 15:01 Newark Liberty International Airport | 2h45 | 17:46 O'Hare International Airport | 0 changesdirect | |
UA1310 | 15:15 LaGuardia Airport | 2h42 | 17:57 O'Hare International Airport | 0 changesdirect | |
UA4177 · UA2331 | 15:15 Newark Liberty International Airport | 4h40 | 19:55 O'Hare International Airport | 1 change | |
AA3019 | 15:24 LaGuardia Airport | 2h49 | 18:13 O'Hare International Airport | 0 changesdirect | |
UA6230 · UA1709 · UA2040 | 15:25 LaGuardia Airport | 8h45 | 00:10 O'Hare International Airport | 2 changes | |
UA6230 · UA1709 · UA1015 | 15:25 LaGuardia Airport | 10h58 | 02:23 O'Hare International Airport | 2 changes | |
UA6230 · UA2331 | 15:25 LaGuardia Airport | 4h30 | 19:55 O'Hare International Airport | 1 change | |
UA3638 · UA670 | 15:30 Newark Liberty International Airport | 5h17 | 20:47 O'Hare International Airport | 1 change | |
UA1365 · UA1920 | 15:35 Newark Liberty International Airport | 5h20 | 20:55 O'Hare International Airport | 1 change | |
NK3011 · NK623 | 15:39 Newark Liberty International Airport | 13h27 | 05:06 O'Hare International Airport | 1 change | |
NK374 · NK19 | 15:59 LaGuardia Airport | 14h28 | 06:27 O'Hare International Airport | 1 change | |
UA1268 · UA2180 | 15:59 Newark Liberty International Airport | 4h56 | 20:55 O'Hare International Airport | 1 change | |
UA3606 · UA426 | 16:00 Newark Liberty International Airport | 4h38 | 20:38 O'Hare International Airport | 1 change | |
UA2278 | 16:15 LaGuardia Airport | 2h42 | 18:57 O'Hare International Airport | 0 changesdirect | |
UA408 · UA1124 | 16:23 Newark Liberty International Airport | 4h19 | 20:42 O'Hare International Airport | 1 change | |
SY568 · SY261 | 16:32 John F. Kennedy International Airport | 7h00 | 23:32 O'Hare International Airport | 1 change | |
UA1875 | 16:35 Newark Liberty International Airport | 2h39 | 19:14 O'Hare International Airport | 0 changesdirect | |
AA3848 | 16:45 Newark Liberty International Airport | 2h40 | 19:25 O'Hare International Airport | 0 changesdirect | |
SY234 · SY261 | 16:50 Newark Liberty International Airport | 6h42 | 23:32 O'Hare International Airport | 1 change | |
AA3163 | 17:00 LaGuardia Airport | 2h41 | 19:41 O'Hare International Airport | 0 changesdirect | |
NK602 | 17:04 Newark Liberty International Airport | 2h22 | 19:26 O'Hare International Airport | 0 changesdirect | |
NK1751 · NK623 | 17:22 Newark Liberty International Airport | 11h44 | 05:06 O'Hare International Airport | 1 change | |
AA2848 | 17:26 John F. Kennedy International Airport | 2h49 | 20:15 O'Hare International Airport | 0 changesdirect | |
NK670 | 17:59 LaGuardia Airport | 2h32 | 20:31 O'Hare International Airport | 0 changesdirect | |
UA262 | 18:00 Newark Liberty International Airport | 2h40 | 20:40 O'Hare International Airport | 0 changesdirect | |
UA1728 · UA3473 | 18:00 Newark Liberty International Airport | 5h10 | 23:10 O'Hare International Airport | 1 change | |
UA4499 · UA1888 | 18:05 Newark Liberty International Airport | 4h49 | 22:54 O'Hare International Airport | 1 change | |
UA1967 | 18:15 LaGuardia Airport | 2h40 | 20:55 O'Hare International Airport | 0 changesdirect | |
AA3355 | 18:32 Newark Liberty International Airport | 2h42 | 21:14 O'Hare International Airport | 0 changesdirect | |
B6418 · B6811 | 18:45 John F. Kennedy International Airport | 5h10 | 23:55 O'Hare International Airport | 1 change | |
UA3516 · UA3503 | 19:00 Newark Liberty International Airport | 3h45 | 22:45 O'Hare International Airport | 1 change | |
UA577 · UA2040 | 19:03 Newark Liberty International Airport | 5h07 | 00:10 O'Hare International Airport | 1 change | |
UA2128 · UA658 | 19:15 Newark Liberty International Airport | 5h16 | 00:31 O'Hare International Airport | 1 change | |
UA2360 | 19:15 LaGuardia Airport | 2h42 | 21:57 O'Hare International Airport | 0 changesdirect | |
NK613 · NK623 | 19:16 Newark Liberty International Airport | 9h50 | 05:06 O'Hare International Airport | 1 change | |
AA3024 | 19:17 LaGuardia Airport | 2h51 | 22:08 O'Hare International Airport | 0 changesdirect | |
NK606 · NK19 | 19:26 Newark Liberty International Airport | 11h01 | 06:27 O'Hare International Airport | 1 change | |
UA230 · UA2155 | 19:33 Newark Liberty International Airport | 5h22 | 00:55 O'Hare International Airport | 1 change | |
UA2009 | 19:45 Newark Liberty International Airport | 2h39 | 22:24 O'Hare International Airport | 0 changesdirect | |
UA4521 · UA2627 | 19:50 Newark Liberty International Airport | 4h41 | 00:31 O'Hare International Airport | 1 change | |
UA3688 · UA688 · UA2229 | 19:55 LaGuardia Airport | 8h35 | 04:30 O'Hare International Airport | 2 changes | |
UA3492 · UA1182 | 20:00 Newark Liberty International Airport | 4h40 | 00:40 O'Hare International Airport | 1 change | |
UA1992 · UA688 · UA2229 | 20:03 Newark Liberty International Airport | 8h27 | 04:30 O'Hare International Airport | 2 changes | |
UA1504 | 20:15 LaGuardia Airport | 2h42 | 22:57 O'Hare International Airport | 0 changesdirect | |
UA2394 | 20:30 Newark Liberty International Airport | 2h40 | 23:10 O'Hare International Airport | 0 changesdirect | |
AA3162 | 20:44 John F. Kennedy International Airport | 3h01 | 23:45 O'Hare International Airport | 0 changesdirect | |
UA4443 · UA2148 | 21:00 Newark Liberty International Airport | 4h25 | 01:25 O'Hare International Airport | 1 change | |
UA2630 · UA1015 | 21:00 Newark Liberty International Airport | 5h23 | 02:23 O'Hare International Airport | 1 change | |
This is the last flight of the day. | |||||
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FAQs: New York, NY to Chicago, IL flights
Find answers to the most common questions about traveling from New York, NY to Chicago, IL by flight. From journey times and ticket prices to direct connections, first and last departures, and even whether the route is scenic, our FAQs cover everything you need to plan your trip. Whether you’re looking for the fastest flight, the cheapest option, or tips for making the most of your visit at Chicago, IL, this guide helps you travel smarter and with confidence.

Typically, passengers are allowed one carry-on bag and one personal item (for example a purse, laptop bag, or backpack). Personal items must fit under the seat in front of you.
Budget Airlines (like Ryanair or Wizz Air) have stricter size and weight limits, often requiring fees for larger carry-ons. Full-Service Airlines have more lenient policies, sometimes including more spacious dimensions or higher weight limits depending on your ticket class.
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Important Stations and Airports in New York, NY and Chicago, IL
- Free Wi-Fi available throughout the airport.
- Shops in all terminals, including Duty-Free and Hudson News.
- Parking available in multiple lots, approximately 4.7€ ($5) per hour.
- Restaurants in all terminals, including fast food and sit-down options like Shake Shack and La Chula.
- Available outside the terminal.
- Elevators, ramps, assistance
- Available throughout the airport.
- Hotels nearby, including LaGuardia Plaza Hotel and Aloft New York LaGuardia Airport.
- Lounges available, including American Airlines Admirals Club and Delta Sky Club.
- Lost and Found located in terminal B; open daily.
- Car rental services available in terminal A, including Hertz and Avis.
- Bus Q70-SBS, LaGuardia Link, 8 miles
- Free Wi-Fi available throughout the airport.
- Shops in all terminals, including Duty-Free and Hudson News.
- Parking available at all terminals, approximately 3.8€ ($4) per 30 minutes.
- Available outside the terminal.
- Ramps, assistance.
- Available throughout the airport.
- Yes
- Lounges available in most terminals, including Delta Sky Club and American Airlines Admirals Club.
- Located in Terminal 4, open daily.
- Bus: Q3, Q6, Q7, Q10, B15
- Metro: A, E
- Train: Long Island Rail Road (LIRR)
- Free Wi-Fi available throughout the airport.
- Shops are located in all terminals, including duty-free and brands like Hudson and MAC Cosmetics.
- Parking available with options including hourly, daily, and economy lots, approximately 2.85€ ($3) per hour.
- Restaurants are located in all terminals, offering a variety of cuisines including American and intertiol. Top options include Tortas Frontera and Publican Tavern.
- Available outside the terminal.
- Elevators, ramps, toilets
- Available throughout the airport.
- Hotels such as Hilton Chicago O'Hare are located on airport grounds, with others like the Hyatt Regency nearby.
- Showers are available in some lounges, such as the United Club, but access may require a fee or membership.
- Lounges available, including United Club and American Airlines Admirals Club.
- Lost and Found located in terminal 1, near the baggage claim area.
- Car rental services are available at the Multi-Modal Facility, with companies like Hertz and Avis.
- CTA Blue Line, O'Hare Station, 45 minutes to city center
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