Houston to Chicago

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Jul 22: €112 €112 Jul 18 Jul 22 low €99 · high €112

Departure-day prices · May 2026 Houston → Chicago

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Best time to visit Chicago — climate

Jan: ~-2°C daytime, 6 rainy days -2° JanFeb: ~0°C daytime, 6 rainy days FebMar: ~11°C daytime, 11 rainy days 11° MarApr: ~14°C daytime, 9 rainy days 14° AprMay: ~17°C daytime, 9 rainy days 17° MayJun: ~27°C daytime, 11 rainy days 27° JunJul: ~29°C daytime, 15 rainy days 29° JulAug: ~26°C daytime, 6 rainy days 26° AugSep: ~24°C daytime, 5 rainy days 24° SepOct: ~18°C daytime, 6 rainy days 18° OctNov: ~9°C daytime, 9 rainy days NovDec: ~1°C daytime, 12 rainy days Dec

Flights from Houston to Chicago start around €99 (direct flights available). Range seen recently: €99–116, based on 4 fares found by travellers.

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Cheapest cached fares Houston → Chicago; direct flights available (e.g. F9). · Based on 4 fares found by travellers in the last 48h

Cheapest round trips to Chicago

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

Sep 7 – Sep 10 Frontier Airlines · Direct · 2h 51m €99 Book
Jul 25 – Jul 26 Frontier Airlines · Direct · 2h 51m €166 Book
Sep 11 – Sep 13 Frontier Airlines · Direct · 2h 52m €168 Book
Jul 24 – Jul 26 Southwest Airlines · Direct · 2h 30m €184 Book
Aug 7 – Aug 8 Frontier Airlines · Direct · 2h 51m €194 Book
Aug 6 – Aug 9 Frontier Airlines · Direct · 2h 51m €225 Book
Jul 26 – Jul 30 Frontier Airlines · Direct · 2h 51m €237 Book

Weather in Chicago

Tue ☁️ 29° 19° 💧28%
Wed 🌤️ 22° 16° 💧7%
Thu ☁️ 24° 14° 💧0%
Fri ☁️ 27° 19° 💧0%
Sat ☁️ 26° 18° 💧6%
Sun 🌦️ 33° 22° 💧32%
Mon 🌧️ 34° 24° 💧33%

In May, Chicago typically sees ~17°C daytime highs and 9 rainy days.

Where to stay in Chicago

3★+ hotels from €144/night (40 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).

Warwick Allerton Chicago hotel · Chicago
from €144/night★ 4
Club Quarters Hotel Wacker at Michigan, Chicago hotel · Chicago
from €175/night★ 4
River Hotel hotel · Chicago
from €196/night★ 4

Good to know

Time differenceSame time zone
Time in the air2h 30m

Things to do in Chicago

Top-rated tours and tickets from €27 — book ahead for the popular ones.

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About Chicago

Chicago is the home of the blues and the truth of jazz, the heart of comedy and the idea of the skyscraper. Here, the age of railroads found its center, and airplanes followed suit. "Stormy, Husky, Brawling / City of Big Shoulders," Chicago is a Heartland boomtown, its ethos defined by urban planner Daniel Burnham's immortal vision: "Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men's blood." It is one of the world's great cities and the third largest city in the United States, behind only New York City and Los Angeles. As the hub of the Mid…

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