Chicago to Austin

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Sep 1: €118 €118 Aug 27 Sep 1 low €117 · high €241

Departure-day prices · October 2025 Chicago → Austin

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Best time to visit Austin — climate

Jan: ~13°C daytime, 8 rainy days 13° JanFeb: ~18°C daytime, 5 rainy days 18° FebMar: ~27°C daytime, 8 rainy days 27° MarApr: ~29°C daytime, 11 rainy days 29° AprMay: ~31°C daytime, 12 rainy days 31° MayJun: ~33°C daytime, 14 rainy days 33° JunJul: ~33°C daytime, 13 rainy days 33° JulAug: ~36°C daytime, 10 rainy days 36° AugSep: ~33°C daytime, 3 rainy days 33° SepOct: ~31°C daytime, 3 rainy days 31° OctNov: ~25°C daytime, 6 rainy days 25° NovDec: ~19°C daytime, 5 rainy days 19° Dec

Best value: Oct — fares from €117 and ~31°C daytime.

Flights from Chicago to Austin start around €117 (typically 1 stop). Range seen recently: €117–123, based on 4 fares found by travellers.

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Cheapest cached fares Chicago → Austin; typically 1 stop (e.g. F9). · Based on 4 fares found by travellers in the last 48h

Cheapest round trips to Austin

Fares found by travellers in the last 48 hours — refreshed daily.

Oct 21 – Oct 26 Frontier Airlines · 1 stop · 5h 02m €219 Book
Sep 17 – Sep 20 Frontier Airlines · 1 stop · 4h 39m €221 Book
Sep 18 – Sep 20 Frontier Airlines · 1 stop · 4h 39m €221 Book
Mar 19 – Mar 29 Southwest Airlines · Direct · 2h 50m €221 Book
Oct 22 – Oct 26 Frontier Airlines · 1 stop · 5h 56m €228 Book
Sep 30 – Oct 3 Frontier Airlines · 1 stop · 4h 38m €242 Book
Sep 1 – Oct 31 Frontier Airlines · 1 stop · 5h 19m €260 Book
Sep 4 – Sep 6 Frontier Airlines · 1 stop · 4h 54m €277 Book

Weather in Austin

Tue 🌤️ 38° 26° 💧5%
Wed 🌦️ 36° 26° 💧15%
Thu 🌦️ 39° 26° 💧13%
Fri 🌦️ 36° 27° 💧16%
Sat ☁️ 39° 26° 💧9%
Sun ☁️ 39° 27° 💧7%
Mon 🌦️ 37° 28° 💧7%

In Oct, Austin typically sees ~32°C daytime highs and 2 rainy days.

Where to stay in Austin

3★+ hotels from €65/night (40 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).

Sonesta Select Austin North Central hotel · Austin
from €65/night★ 3
SpringHill Suites by Marriott Austin Parmer/Tech Ridge hotel · Austin
from €71/night★ 3
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Austin North Central by IHG hotel · Austin
from €72/night★ 3

Good to know

Time differenceSame time zone
Time in the air2h 50m

Things to do in Austin

Top-rated tours and tickets from €22 — book ahead for the popular ones.

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About Austin

Austin is a city of about 1,054,000 (2026) surpassing Fort Worth to become the 4th most populous city in Texas. It is on the southeast edge of the Hill Country region of Texas, making it the fourth-largest city in the state and the 11th-largest in the country. It is the capital of Texas and a college town, and also a center of an alternative culture away from the major cities on the US coasts, though the city is rapidly gentrifying with its rising popularity.

Read the full Austin guide

Guide content from Wikivoyage contributors (CC BY-SA).

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