Los Angeles to Chicago

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How the cheapest fare moved

Oct 26: €75 €75 Oct 20 Oct 26 low €68 · high €135

Departure-day prices · September 2026 Los Angeles → Chicago

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Return-day prices · September 2026 Chicago → Los Angeles

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Best time to visit Chicago — climate

Jan: ~-2°C daytime, 7 rainy days -2° JanFeb: ~0°C daytime, 5 rainy days 0° FebMar: ~11°C daytime, 11 rainy days 11° MarApr: ~14°C daytime, 9 rainy days 14° AprMay: ~17°C daytime, 8 rainy days 17° MayJun: ~27°C daytime, 12 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, 7 rainy days 18° OctNov: ~9°C daytime, 9 rainy days 9° NovDec: ~1°C daytime, 12 rainy days 1° Dec

Best value: Oct — fares from €143 and ~18°C daytime.

Flights from Los Angeles to Chicago start around €68 (typically 1 stop). Range seen recently: €68–109, based on 12 fares found by travellers.

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Cheapest cached fares Los Angeles → Chicago; typically 1 stop (e.g. F9). · Based on 12 fares found by travellers in the last 48h

Cheapest round trips to Chicago

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

Nov 14 – Nov 16 Alaska Airlines · 1 stop · 6h 55m €157 Book
Dec 7 – Dec 21 Frontier Airlines · 1 stop · 5h 01m €167 Book
Nov 18 – Nov 22 Frontier Airlines · 1 stop · 4h 58m €172 Book
Nov 13 – Nov 16 Frontier Airlines · 1 stop · 4h 58m €182 Book
Nov 13 – Nov 15 Frontier Airlines · 1 stop · 4h 58m €184 Book
Nov 20 – Nov 23 Frontier Airlines · 2 stops · 6h 35m €187 Book
Jan 15 – Jan 22 American Airlines · Direct · 4h 09m €198 Book
Dec 21 – Dec 25 Frontier Airlines · Direct · 4h 18m €203 Book

Weather in Chicago

Mon ☁️ 15° 10° 💧2%
Tue ☁️ 18° 12° 💧3%
Wed ☁️ 21° 12° 💧2%
Thu 🌦️ 20° 15° 💧12%
Fri 🌧️ 16° 13° 💧23%
Sat 🌧️ 16° 14° 💧17%
Sun 🌦️ 17° 13° 💧30%

In Sep, Chicago typically sees ~24°C daytime highs and 5 rainy days.

Where to stay in Chicago

3★+ hotels from €105/night (38 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).

Warwick Allerton Chicago hotel · Chicago
from €105/night★ 4
Hotel Saint Clair - Magnificent Mile hotel · Chicago
from €106/night★ 4
The Royal Sonesta Chicago River North hotel · Chicago
from €123/night★ 4

Good to know

Time difference+2h
Time in the air4h 09m

Things to do in Chicago

Top-rated tours and tickets from €30 — 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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