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Cheap Flights from Chattanooga to Chicago (CHA-CHI)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Chattanooga to Chicago that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from Chattanooga to Chicago

Wed, Oct 29 - Tue, Nov 4
American Airlines Logo
7:21 am - 8:25 amCHA-ORD
2h 04mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
2:08 pm - 5:04 pmORD-CHA
1h 56mnonstop
$189American Airlines
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Thu, Oct 23 - Mon, Oct 27
United Airlines Logo
2:01 pm - 3:04 pmCHA-ORD
2h 03mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
4:42 pm - 7:28 pmORD-CHA
1h 46mnonstop
$194United Airlines
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Tue, Nov 4 - Wed, Nov 12
Delta Logo
3:05 pm - 6:25 pmCHA-MDW
4h 20m1 stop
Delta Logo
9:30 am - 2:36 pmMDW-CHA
4h 06m1 stop
$209Delta
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Tue, Nov 4 - Sun, Nov 9
Delta Logo
3:05 pm - 8:23 pmCHA-ORD
6h 18m1 stop
Delta Logo
7:00 am - 2:36 pmORD-CHA
6h 36m1 stop
$209Delta
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Fri, Sep 12 - Wed, Sep 17
Spirit Airlines Logo
5:52 pm - 5:39 pmCHA-ORD
24h 47m2 stops
Spirit Airlines Logo
6:44 pm - 11:04 amORD-CHA
15h 20m1 stop
$212Spirit Airlines
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Thu, Sep 11 - Wed, Sep 17
Spirit Airlines Logo
11:59 am - 10:48 pmCHA-ORD
11h 49m1 stop
Spirit Airlines Logo
6:44 pm - 11:04 amORD-CHA
15h 20m1 stop
$215Spirit Airlines
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Thu, Oct 16 - Tue, Oct 21
American Airlines Logo
4:59 pm - 6:03 pmCHA-ORD
2h 04mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
1:46 pm - 4:29 pmORD-CHA
1h 43mnonstop
$223American Airlines
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Fri, Aug 29 - Mon, Sep 1
United Airlines Logo
12:11 pm - 1:14 pmCHA-ORD
2h 03mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
8:45 am - 11:36 amORD-CHA
1h 51mnonstop
$224United Airlines
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Thu, Oct 30 - Sat, Nov 1
Allegiant Air Logo
8:00 pm - 7:44 amCHA-RFD
12h 44m1 stop
Allegiant Air Logo
5:51 pm - 12:13 pmRFD-CHA
17h 22m1 stop
$249Allegiant Air
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Thu, Nov 6 - Sun, Nov 9
Allegiant Air Logo
4:34 pm - 8:00 amCHA-RFD
16h 26m1 stop
Allegiant Air Logo
10:16 am - 4:59 pmRFD-CHA
5h 43m1 stop
$268Allegiant Air
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Chattanooga to Chicago flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Chattanooga to Chicago to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest Chattanooga to Chicago flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest return flight from Chattanooga to Chicago costs $249 on the route between Chattanooga (CHA) and Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport (ORD). It is also the most popular route.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Chattanooga to Chicago?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Chattanooga to Chicago clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

If you are looking for a flight deal from Chattanooga to Chicago, look for departures on Saturdays and avoid leaving on a Sunday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Chicago, Saturday is the cheapest day to fly and Monday is the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Chattanooga to Chicago?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Chattanooga to Chicago, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Chattanooga to Chicago is November, where tickets cost $262 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and April, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $388 and $373 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Chattanooga to Chicago?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

No, with an average price for the route of $415, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Chattanooga to Chicago?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Chattanooga to Chicago, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Chattanooga to Chicago, you should book around 5 weeks before departure, which saves you about 27% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 20 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$111
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 5% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 1% lower on average.
Flight from Chattanooga to Chicago O'Hare Airport

When to book flights from Chattanooga to Chicago

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Chattanooga to Chicago based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or round-trips with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking flights from Chattanooga to Chicago

  • What is the cheapest flight from Chattanooga to Chicago?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Chattanooga to Chicago was $111 for a one-way ticket and $189 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Chattanooga and Chicago?

    Even though you are not required to have a passport, keep in mind that an official ID is needed to board the airplane.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Chattanooga to Chicago?

    When flying out of Chattanooga you will be using Chattanooga Lovell Field. You will be landing at one of these airports: Chicago Midway or Chicago O'Hare Intl.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Chattanooga to Chicago?

    American Airlines, Delta, and Air France offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Chattanooga to Chicago flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Chattanooga to Chicago?

    The Canadair (Bombardier) Regional Jet CRJ-550 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Chattanooga to Chicago flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Chattanooga to Chicago?

    Star Alliance is the only airline alliance operating flights between Chattanooga and Chicago.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Chattanooga to Chicago?

    There are nonstop flights from Chattanooga to Chicago on a daily basis.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Chattanooga to Chicago, Delta or United Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Chattanooga to Chicago are Delta and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of $240 and an overall rating of 8.0, Delta is the most popular choice. United Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $342 and an overall rating of 7.4.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Chattanooga 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 Chattanooga to Chicago.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Chicago from Chattanooga 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 Chattanooga 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 Chattanooga with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Chattanooga 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 Chattanooga up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Chattanooga to Chicago

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $183 or less one-way and $353 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Chattanooga to Chicago?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from Chattanooga Lovell Field to Chicago.
Find which airlines fly direct from Chattanooga Lovell Field Airport to Chicago, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Chattanooga Lovell Field to Chicago

Monday

United Airlines, American Airlines

United Airlines, American Airlines

Tuesday

United Airlines, American Airlines

United Airlines, American Airlines

Wednesday

United Airlines, American Airlines

United Airlines, American Airlines

Thursday

United Airlines, American Airlines

United Airlines, American Airlines

Friday

United Airlines, American Airlines

United Airlines, American Airlines

Saturday

United Airlines, American Airlines

United Airlines, American Airlines

Sunday

United Airlines, American Airlines

United Airlines, American Airlines

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Direct returns

Chicago to Chattanooga Lovell Field

Monday

United Airlines, American Airlines

United Airlines, American Airlines

Tuesday

United Airlines, American Airlines

United Airlines, American Airlines

Wednesday

United Airlines, American Airlines

United Airlines, American Airlines

Thursday

United Airlines, American Airlines

United Airlines, American Airlines

Friday

United Airlines, American Airlines

United Airlines, American Airlines

Saturday

United Airlines, American Airlines

United Airlines, American Airlines

Sunday

United Airlines, American Airlines

United Airlines, American Airlines

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Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from Chattanooga to Chicago

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Chattanooga to Chicago. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Chattanooga to Chicago? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8.0
DeltaOverall score based on 7981 reviews
7.9Comfort
7.9Entertainment
8.2Boarding
7.3Food
8.5Crew
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Three seats in first class were broken and while they were able to still acommodate us it was looking very touch and go and they had others they could not acommodate

6.0 GoodKristopher, Aug 2025HPN - ATL
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Three seats in first class were broken and while they were able to still acommodate us it was looking very touch and go and they had others they could not acommodate

Mechanic delay in addition to a 2 hour change in takeoff time was frustrating.

Delayed due to thunderstorms and no in-flight service due to rough weather — both of which are out of Delta’s control. Flight was good overall.

The flight attendants in SLC were rude. I arrived 40 minutes early to gate. Ticket said I needed check in for seat assignments and tried check in and attendants said they weren’t doing it. And proceeded to never call me to give me a ticket so when time to board I received the very last seat. Please relay to employees to do their job better..,

On this flight I felt the food offering was not as complete as on previous flights. The tomato salad was a bit off and there was nothing additional such a bread or butter. The breakfast was only one option, so you either ate what they had or ate nothing. The crew was efficient, but most seemed frustrated throughout the flight. The flight arrived early and was obstacle-free, so I’m overall quite happy, but the shine in the rest of the experience just wasn’t there.

The seats got pretty uncomfortable pretty fast. The armrests are bigger than on other planes, so I had less room in the actual seat. My butt hurt by the end of the flight. :/ comfort was the primary issue. The crew were fantastic!

I believe that a four-hour trip should have a meal. Delta had none.

Great flight with Delta! Boarding was quick and easy, the amenities were solid, and the plane was in great shape. The flight attendants had a fun, lively energy while staying professional. All in all, a smooth trip — even managed to catch up on some rest. Thanks, Delta!

I was uncomfortably cold on the plane. Other than that it was uneventful and therefore as enjoyable as a plane ride can be.

There was supposed to be a meal served, but there wasn’t and the major toilet was out of order

Flight attendant in first class gave poor service (like he didn't want to be there) and food was awful. We sat waiting for gate upon arrival over 45 mins.

Weather delay in Chicago?. No sense of urgency to make connection in Chicago for our connecting flight that wasn't delayed. Connection was missed.

Overall it was good. I missed my connection but I was put on another flight.

Overall a very poor experience - booked premium economy tickets but due to last minute flight delays , all my itinery went for a toss and had to fly economy class with no access to lounge or any compensation by united airlines to make up for the flight delays . i had expected better experience than that from united.

It was fine, definitely older planes with no charging or anything. There’s no entertainment set up on board, but it is nice that they allow you to access the in flight entertainment from your phone without having to pay for the Wi-Fi and they do offer free texting.

I liked that the flight was nonstop from ORD to CIU for $200 round trip.

While the staff was pleasant and helpful, the following observations are for your awareness. There was some delay on the tarmac on take off and landing. The paid lunch/food offerings were limited. Entertainment was only available on WiFi at a cost.

The first flight was better in terms of the aircraft.

Smooth flight. Boarding was chaotic. Could not hear the gate agent over the intercom. People were lined up in the wrong lines. Groups one and two were told to board through line one and group 3 through line 2. All very confusing. Once in the air, the flight was smooth. There was no entertainment option on this aircraft, even though it was a larger aircraft.

Overall poor for me I paid extra for seats with leg room and my regional flights exit row seats have less leg room then the others that's money that could have been saved and on my final flight home the flights air was not operating it was unbearably hot in the cabin I will be contacting United and filing a DOT complaint

Any flight to ORD after about 2pm this summer has been challenging. Flight was delayed getting in (coming from ORD) and that led to it not leaving before a ground stop due to lightening before they could fuel the plane, and so forth. They made up some time but we were still late in arriving at ORD, and that led to missed connections.

Food was ok, but not as good as I have had before on AA.

Pretty good. The food was just mediocre, the boarding and crew were good.

My flight got switched and my prepaid bag didnt transfer over properly so I paid to check ANOTHER BAG. I was placed in a middle seat and it was just miserable. At least it was a bulkhead row so I had legroom. The flight just never seem3d to end

Was not able to watch most shows on the entertainment site. They would not load

On Wednesday, July 30 we were in mid flight from Manchester to Charlotte and we turned around because the right engine was malfunctioning. That was the last flight out of Manchester that night. I was rebooked for Thursday, which became a weather event Friday. There were no seats left on the flight from Manchester to Charlotte. Consequently I didn’t leave Manchester until Saturday morning and we flew to Chicago so to say the least my scheduled flight and return to Iowa was three days off and it messed with my business schedule. Consequently cash flow. I would like some sort of acknowledgment of this event.

Dreadful experience. Our flight was delayed more than 8 hours due to a maintenance issue and the assistance from rebooking was poor. I was travelling with a bad knee and needed assistance waited in one place more than 3 hours before someone came with a wheelchair. The woman next to me was a 91 year old great grandmother who had waited more than 4 hours. There were moments of support from the staff but it appeared as they were going against the direction of management. It was apathy, lack of ownership and dismissive responses with small moments of kindness and understanding typically from grey haired, female, veteran staff..

Couldn’t get the door on the plane to close leading to a nearly 2 hour delay. But, hey at least they didn’t cancel the flight.

The flight was fine and the crew awesome. The problem is ORD and AA. Computers went down, ORD fell apart and a 40 min flight turned into a 3 hour trip. Guess the answer is to not try and fly to ORD after noon. But, as I said, crew was awesome and did everything they could to lesson the flight time.

The flight was fine but the 8 hour delay in Chicago was awful - 5 gate changes and repeated delays without an explanation. No vouchers. Nothing.

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