Los Angeles to Chicago

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How the cheapest fare moved

Nov 1: €76 €76 Oct 27 Nov 1 low €70 · high €128

Departure-day prices · July 2027 Los Angeles → Chicago

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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 €386 and ~18°C daytime.

Flights from Los Angeles to Chicago start around €70 (typically 1 stop). Range seen recently: €70–90, based on 4 fares found by travellers.

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Cheapest cached fares Los Angeles → Chicago; typically 1 stop (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.

Dec 1 – Dec 3 Southwest Airlines · 1 stop · 4h 35m €119 Book
Dec 1 – Dec 4 Southwest Airlines · Direct · 4h 00m €120 Book
Nov 6 – Nov 12 Frontier Airlines · 1 stop · 4h 58m €123 Book
Nov 22 – Dec 3 Frontier Airlines · 1 stop · 5h 00m €126 Book
Nov 6 – Nov 14 Frontier Airlines · 1 stop · 6h 38m €134 Book
Nov 6 – Nov 10 Frontier Airlines · 1 stop · 6h 25m €141 Book
Nov 6 – Nov 11 Frontier Airlines · 1 stop · 4h 58m €141 Book
Nov 6 – Nov 13 Frontier Airlines · 1 stop · 6h 38m €141 Book

Weather in Chicago

Sun ☁️ 16° 10° 💧12%
Mon 🌦️ 16° 12° 💧16%
Tue 🌦️ 20° 16° 💧63%
Wed 🌦️ 19° 15° 💧63%
Thu 🌦️ 15° 10° 💧40%
Fri 🌦️ 14° 10° 💧26%
Sat 🌦️ 11° 10° 💧14%

In Jul, Chicago typically sees ~28°C daytime highs and 11 rainy days.

Where to stay in Chicago

3★+ hotels from €101/night (40 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).

Warwick Allerton Chicago hotel · Chicago
from €101/night★ 4
Silversmith Hotel Chicago Downtown hotel · Chicago
from €118/night★ 4
Staypineapple, An Iconic Hotel, The Loop hotel · Chicago
from €128/night★ 4

Good to know

Time difference+1h
Time in the air4h 00m

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…

Read the full Chicago guide

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