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The cheapest return flight from Los Angeles to Chicago costs $206 on the route between Los Angeles (LAX) and Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport (ORD). Over the past month, this route was, on average, 56% cheaper than other Los Angeles-Chicago routes. It is also the most popular route.

For Los Angeles to Chicago, Monday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Saturday is the most expensive. Flying from Chicago back to Los Angeles, the best deals are generally found on Tuesday, with Friday being the most expensive.

The cheapest month for flights from Los Angeles to Chicago is September, where tickets cost $377 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are January and February, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $789 and $687 respectively.

No, with an average price for the route of $731, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

In the past 3 days, the cheapest return tickets from Los Angeles to Chicago were found on Delta ($315) and United Airlines ($339).

Los Angeles and Chicago are connected by different airlines. The airlines that fly that route the most regularly are United Airlines (70 flights per week), American Airlines (69 flights per week), and Southwest (26 flights per week).

Weekly flights between Los Angeles and Chicago historically see delays in approximately 12% of cases, with the average delay over the past year being 170 minutes.

Typically, flights leaving in the morning tend to face fewer delays, whereas flights in the evening have historically encountered delays more often.

Statistically, Wednesday is the day of the week with the fewest delays on this flight route, while Sunday has typically experienced more delays than other days.

Based on our data, United Airlines have experienced the fewest delays on this route in the past 12 months, with only about 8% of their flights encountering any delays.

There are 2 cabin class options for the route. These are Business and Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

Each day, there are between 23 and 28 direct flights that take off from Los Angeles and land in Chicago, with an average flight time of 4h 13m. The most common departure time is 05:00 and most flights take off in the morning, while the most flights land at Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport. Each week, there are 184 flights. The most frequent day of departure is Friday, when 15% of all weekly flights depart. The fewest flights depart on a Saturday.