How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Alabama to Chicago?

KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Alabama to Chicago.

How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Alabama to Chicago?

KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Chicago from Alabama is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Alabama to Chicago?

Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Chicago with an airline and back to Alabama with another airline.

What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Alabama to Chicago?

Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Chicago from Alabama up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Recent round-trip flight deals from Alabama to Chicago

Sun, Nov 8 - Tue, Nov 10

7:40 am - 8:56 amATL Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

2h 16mnonstop

7:28 pm - 10:44 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-ATL Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

2h 16mnonstop

$94Frontier

Sun, Oct 11 - Sun, Oct 18

10:45 pm - 11:43 pmATL Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson-MDW Chicago Midway

1h 58mnonstop

6:40 pm - 9:50 pmMDW Chicago Midway-ATL Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

2h 10mnonstop

$125Frontier

Wed, Oct 28 - Sun, Nov 1

9:00 pm - 8:50 amATL Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson-RFD Chicago Greater Rockford

12h 50m1 stop Fort Lauderdale

10:20 am - 11:49 pmRFD Chicago Greater Rockford-ATL Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

12h 29m1 stop Fort Lauderdale

$155Multiple Airlines

Thu, Nov 5 - Wed, Nov 11

5:25 am - 8:38 amATL Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson-RFD Chicago Greater Rockford

28h 13m1 stop Orlando

3:34 pm - 9:55 amRFD Chicago Greater Rockford-ATL Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

17h 21m1 stop Orlando Sanford Intl

$174Multiple Airlines

Wed, Nov 18 - Sat, Nov 21

10:35 am - 12:52 pmHSV Huntsville-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

2h 17mnonstop

7:59 pm - 9:52 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-HSV Huntsville

1h 53mnonstop

$191American Airlines

Tue, Oct 13 - Sat, Oct 17

6:02 am - 8:26 amHSV Huntsville-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

2h 24mnonstop

8:48 pm - 10:40 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-HSV Huntsville

1h 52mnonstop

$191American Airlines

Sat, Feb 20 - Tue, Feb 23

7:50 am - 8:45 amATL Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson-MDW Chicago Midway

1h 55mnonstop

10:55 am - 1:45 pmMDW Chicago Midway-ATL Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

1h 50mnonstop

$199Southwest

Sat, Feb 20 - Tue, Feb 23

8:35 am - 1:35 pmATL Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson-MDW Chicago Midway

6h 00m1 stop Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

10:55 am - 1:45 pmMDW Chicago Midway-ATL Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

1h 50mnonstop

$209Southwest

Wed, Oct 21 - Wed, Oct 28

6:10 am - 10:29 amHSV Huntsville-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

4h 19m1 stop Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

8:05 am - 11:51 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-HSV Huntsville

3h 46m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

$211Delta

Sat, Oct 10 - Tue, Oct 13

5:17 pm - 11:57 pmHSV Huntsville-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

6h 40m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

6:30 am - 1:24 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-HSV Huntsville

6h 54m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

$211Delta

Recent last minute flight deals from Alabama to Chicago

Sat, Sep 19 - Mon, Oct 19

4:55 pm - 5:51 pmATL Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson-MDW Chicago Midway

1h 56mnonstop

6:15 am - 9:29 amMDW Chicago Midway-ATL Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

2h 14mnonstop

$170Frontier

Sat, Sep 19 - Fri, Oct 2

10:35 am - 11:51 amATL Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

2h 16mnonstop

7:28 pm - 10:44 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-ATL Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

2h 16mnonstop

$185Frontier

Sat, Sep 19 - Wed, Sep 23

12:08 pm - 2:32 pmHSV Huntsville-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

2h 24mnonstop

9:41 am - 11:38 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-HSV Huntsville

1h 57mnonstop

$247American Airlines

Sat, Sep 19 - Wed, Sep 23

12:08 pm - 2:32 pmHSV Huntsville-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

2h 24mnonstop

9:41 am - 11:38 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-HSV Huntsville

1h 57mnonstop

$248American Airlines

Sat, Sep 19 - Wed, Sep 23

5:25 pm - 11:59 pmHSV Huntsville-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

6h 34m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

6:40 am - 1:20 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-HSV Huntsville

6h 40m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

$267Delta

Sat, Sep 19 - Wed, Sep 23

5:25 pm - 11:59 pmHSV Huntsville-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

6h 34m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

6:40 am - 1:20 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-HSV Huntsville

6h 40m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

$287Delta

Sun, Sep 20 - Sat, Oct 10

6:00 am - 7:04 amCHA Chattanooga Lovell Field-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

2h 04mnonstop

6:50 am - 9:42 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-CHA Chattanooga Lovell Field

1h 52mnonstop

$324United Airlines

Sun, Sep 20 - Sun, Sep 27

10:44 am - 11:58 amCHA Chattanooga Lovell Field-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

2h 14mnonstop

10:30 am - 1:16 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-CHA Chattanooga Lovell Field

1h 46mnonstop

$339United Airlines

Sat, Sep 19 - Mon, Oct 19

6:05 am - 2:15 pmATL Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson-MDW Chicago Midway

9h 10m2 stops Houston Hobby Memphis

7:05 am - 9:55 amMDW Chicago Midway-ATL Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

1h 50mnonstop

$350Southwest

Sat, Sep 19 - Mon, Oct 19

11:10 am - 5:05 pmATL Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson-MDW Chicago Midway

6h 55m2 stops Orlando Norfolk

6:30 pm - 10:55 pmMDW Chicago Midway-ATL Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

3h 25m1 stop Nashville Intl

$360Southwest

Recent direct flight deals from Alabama to Chicago

Sun, Nov 8 - Tue, Nov 10

7:40 am - 8:56 amATL Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

2h 16mnonstop

7:28 pm - 10:44 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-ATL Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

2h 16mnonstop

$94Frontier

Sun, Oct 11 - Sun, Oct 18

10:45 pm - 11:43 pmATL Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson-MDW Chicago Midway

1h 58mnonstop

6:40 pm - 9:50 pmMDW Chicago Midway-ATL Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

2h 10mnonstop

$125Frontier

Wed, Nov 18 - Sat, Nov 21

10:35 am - 12:52 pmHSV Huntsville-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

2h 17mnonstop

7:59 pm - 9:52 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-HSV Huntsville

1h 53mnonstop

$191American Airlines

Tue, Oct 13 - Sat, Oct 17

6:02 am - 8:26 amHSV Huntsville-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

2h 24mnonstop

8:48 pm - 10:40 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-HSV Huntsville

1h 52mnonstop

$191American Airlines

Sat, Feb 20 - Tue, Feb 23

7:50 am - 8:45 amATL Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson-MDW Chicago Midway

1h 55mnonstop

10:55 am - 1:45 pmMDW Chicago Midway-ATL Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

1h 50mnonstop

$199Southwest

Sat, Oct 24 - Sat, Oct 24

8:30 am - 9:25 amATL Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson-MDW Chicago Midway

1h 55mnonstop

11:35 am - 2:25 pmMDW Chicago Midway-ATL Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

1h 50mnonstop

$237Southwest

Thu, Dec 24 - Tue, Dec 29

9:55 pm - 11:03 pmATL Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

2h 08mnonstop

6:40 am - 9:45 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-ATL Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

2h 05mnonstop

$237Delta

Thu, Dec 24 - Thu, Dec 31

4:45 pm - 5:59 pmATL Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

2h 14mnonstop

7:30 am - 10:33 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-ATL Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

2h 03mnonstop

$237Delta

Sat, Oct 10 - Sat, Oct 17

7:11 pm - 8:34 pmATL Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

2h 23mnonstop

6:05 pm - 9:16 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-ATL Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

2h 11mnonstop

$237United Airlines

Mon, Mar 1 - Wed, Mar 3

3:30 pm - 4:35 pmATL Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

2h 05mnonstop

10:30 am - 1:35 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-ATL Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

2h 05mnonstop

$237United Airlines

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Low season	January
High season	October
Cheapest flight	$81

Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 12% increase in price.

Most popular time to fly and prices are also 1% lower on average.

Flight from Atlanta to Chicago O'Hare Airport

DouglasFlew with American Airlines-Jun 2025

Check your app for delay notices. This notice did come out early in the morning - I failed to check it. Checking it could have saved 4 hours at the airport

DinaFlew with United Airlines-Nov 2024

Be prepared for delays and plan to check your luggage. Overhead bins are ⅓ the size of a typical bin.

How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Alabama to Chicago?
KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Alabama to Chicago.
How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Alabama to Chicago?
KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Chicago from Alabama is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.
What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Alabama to Chicago?
Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Chicago with an airline and back to Alabama with another airline.
What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Alabama to Chicago?
Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Chicago from Alabama up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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