$30 Find Cheap Flights from Chicago to Alabama

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Cheap Flights from Chicago to Alabama

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Birmingham
Birminghamnonstop$181
Huntsville
Huntsvillenonstop$209
Montgomery
Montgomery1 stop$362
Atlanta
Atlantanonstop$49
Birmingham
Birminghamnonstop$181
Huntsville
Huntsvillenonstop$209
Montgomery
Montgomery1 stop$362
Atlanta
Atlantanonstop$49

Book Cheap Chicago to Alabama Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Chicago to Alabama 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 Chicago to Alabama

Thu, Oct 23 - Mon, Oct 27
Frontier Logo
7:23 pm - 10:28 pmMDW-ATL
2h 05mnonstop
Frontier Logo
5:19 pm - 6:18 pmATL-MDW
1h 59mnonstop
$49Frontier
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Sat, Aug 23 - Wed, Sep 3
Spirit Airlines Logo
11:21 am - 2:11 pmORD-ATL
1h 50mnonstop
Spirit Airlines Logo
3:06 pm - 4:26 pmATL-ORD
2h 20mnonstop
$51Spirit Airlines
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Tue, Aug 26 - Sat, Aug 30
United Airlines Logo
10:50 am - 12:52 pmORD-BHM
2h 02mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
1:34 pm - 3:58 pmBHM-ORD
2h 24mnonstop
$181United Airlines
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Sat, Oct 11 - Sat, Oct 18
Southwest Logo
8:20 am - 10:05 amMDW-BHM
1h 45mnonstop
Southwest Logo
7:00 am - 8:50 amBHM-MDW
1h 50mnonstop
$181Southwest
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Tue, Nov 4 - Sat, Nov 8
American Airlines Logo
2:08 pm - 5:04 pmORD-CHA
1h 56mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
5:19 pm - 6:40 pmCHA-ORD
2h 21mnonstop
$189American Airlines
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Wed, Sep 24 - Sun, Sep 28
American Airlines Logo
8:23 am - 10:27 amORD-BHM
2h 04mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
10:57 am - 1:13 pmBHM-ORD
2h 16mnonstop
$193American Airlines
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Thu, Aug 28 - Wed, Sep 3
Southwest Logo
8:45 pm - 10:25 pmMDW-BHM
1h 40mnonstop
Southwest Logo
7:10 am - 9:00 amBHM-MDW
1h 50mnonstop
$193Southwest
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Sat, Sep 27 - Sun, Sep 28
United Airlines Logo
5:50 pm - 8:44 pmORD-CHA
1h 54mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
10:30 am - 11:35 amCHA-ORD
2h 05mnonstop
$194United Airlines
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Sat, Oct 18 - Tue, Oct 21
Delta Logo
6:45 am - 11:24 amORD-BHM
4h 39m1 stop
Delta Logo
5:25 am - 12:16 pmBHM-ORD
6h 51m1 stop
$201Delta
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Tue, Aug 26 - Sat, Aug 30
Delta Logo
4:25 pm - 10:35 pmMDW-BHM
6h 10m1 stop
Delta Logo
6:15 am - 12:28 pmBHM-MDW
6h 13m1 stop
$201Delta
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Chicago to Alabama flights

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

How much is a round-trip flight from Chicago to Alabama?

What is the cheapest Chicago to Alabama flight route?

The cheapest price for flight routes found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks for round-trip flights from Chicago to Alabama.

The cheapest ticket to Alabama from Chicago found in the last 72 hours was to Birmingham, at $105 round-trip. The most popular route is from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport (ORD) to Huntsville (HSV), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $209.

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

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 $479, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Chicago to Alabama, 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 Chicago to Alabama is July, when tickets cost $349 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are February and May, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $442 and $410 respectively.

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

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

When flying from Chicago to Alabama, you should consider leaving on a Saturday and avoid Sundays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Chicago, you’ll find the best rates on Thursdays and the most expensive ones on Mondays.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Chicago to Alabama, 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 Chicago to Alabama, you should book around 5 weeks before departure, which saves you about 54% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 16 weeks before departure.


Good to know

Low seasonJune
Cheapest flight$30
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 11% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 15% increase in price.
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FAQs - booking Alabama flights

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

    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 Chicago to Alabama.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Chicago to 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 Chicago to Alabama?

    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 from Chicago to Alabama with an airline and back with another airline.

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

    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 from Chicago to Alabama up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Alabama?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Alabama is generally in the afternoon, when round-trip flights cost $324 on average. Morning departures are around 10% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Alabama is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $442.

Reviews of the top 4 airlines serving from Chicago to Alabama

 
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8.0
SouthwestOverall score based on 4241 reviews
8.0Comfort
8.1Boarding
8.6Crew
7.5Entertainment
7.0Food
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southwest just starting charging for luggage. hadnt realized it until it was too late. now out $70 when i couldve bought a carry on if i wouldve known. free bags was one of the only reasons i chose southwest over another airline (the other being no assigned seats, which is apparently also being changed). stupid business decision. wont be flying southwest anymore.

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Jul 2025AUS - RDU
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southwest just starting charging for luggage. hadnt realized it until it was too late. now out $70 when i couldve bought a carry on if i wouldve known. free bags was one of the only reasons i chose southwest over another airline (the other being no assigned seats, which is apparently also being changed). stupid business decision. wont be flying southwest anymore.

The quality of Southwest Airlines continues to degrade each time I fly with them. If it were not for the free luggage, I would probably choose another airline. Their prices are a little bit competitive, but way too high for the quality of the service. Southwest is not unique in this way. Domestic flight in the United States of America has continued to be a lower and lower quality product. Very sad when you compare the quality of domestic airlines to that of many international airlines around the world.

Very smooth checking in our luggage with a super pleasant SW agent. I enjoyed a fun entertaining movie.

WiFi did not work. For as outrageous as these flights cost, when they’re advertised with certain services/ features they should be in working order

Worst experience I had on Southwest. Still better than most, but the seating was barely tolerable.

The Southwest employees (all two of them) were very nice and cheerful despite the fact the line to self-check a bag (simply drop it off) was hundreds of people long. Thank God I arrived early to the airport because I stood in this line for at least an hour. Once on the flight that had been delayed by an hour, we had no Wi-Fi and thus no entertainment. Finally, I hope the investor strong arm tactics against Southwest pay off in a short-term windfall to your C-Suite because the rest of you are screwed. I have been a faithful Southwest customer for 15 years due to everything you just got rid of. I'm flying to Idaho and Washington in October, both places I used to simply book with Southwest without a second thought now with Frontier (Washington) and United (Idaho) because they offer everything the "new" Southwest does but cheaper and at better times, destinations, etc. This really makes me sad...

It was okay. The plane was delayed from earlier in the day, but they kept updating the departure time, sometimes later, sometimes earlier. That was stressful. Once we finally got on and took off, it was fine. I was supposed to have a connection in Chicago to Los Angeles, and the time for so late I was rebooked to arrive in LA 3 hours late. The departure time to Chicago later became early enough to have taken my original connection and arrive earlier but that wasn't an option.

It was one and half hour late... Not sure if any other experience matters.

Delayed flight. Nicest crew member was a SW pilot flying seated next to me who kindly move to seat the final passenger. Flight extra delayed. My cup of refreshment of ginger ale was so packed with ice it was literally 2 sips.

For my birthday trip this was my second time ever flying, this trip was the best.

Delayed and took off even later than the scheduled delay time

For a 69 year old with health problems I had the worse experience, no wheelchair when I entered a lady told me to sit and wait while a gentleman told me I had to walk to the Delta station, which I did. I had a carry on and a bag, and I was traveling with my service dog, which was on his carrier and the lady charged me for my carry on luggage, beside all the waiting cause of the delay, I had to walk to get my luggage cause no wheelchair showed up, I am so disappointed. I will get in touch with the company. I got home at 3:00 am, not good for my health situation.

Great experience on Delta. Staff from baggage check to flight attendants were very courteous and professional. My only issue was a personal preference for pretzels instead of the chips and cookies that were offered.

There was no problems, just a little uncomfortable with seats that do not lay back a little

Always good but we must do something about people in rows ahead of you that don't put their seats back up when they are suppose to. And It's rough to not be able to even lean over to get something out of my purse.

Flight was delayed, 30+ bags had to be gate checked. Crew were very friendly!

Everything was good until we were boarding our connection flight in Atlanta, we were told to gate check our carry-on, but when we got inside the plane, there was plenty of room in the overhead.

Did not know my son and I had different seating arrangements. He was fine, but it was disappointing.

Flight was canceled, and no effort was made to help with rebooking, no hotel vouchers, no car transportation and minimal food voucher and most places for food were closed by the time the voucher was given. Waited for 3 hours for bags. Simply the worst travel experience I have ever had

Food was surprisingly good but the WiFi was not great

It was delayed instead of departing at 9:20pm, we departed at 11pm… putting us in Columbus after 2am! It was awful. Had I known about the delay, I could have spent some time in the United Lounge… I was starving because I started my journey in Budapest… so I was exhausted and hungry. Plus I had to make new arrangements to be picked up at the airport in Columbus, instead of midnight it was 2:30 am after getting luggage and out of airport. Not feasible. I would have just stayed in Chicago for the night and gotten a morning flight.

It was great, I’m very grateful for the pilots and crew flight attendants for everything.

Evidently, my seat had the only broken TV. I couldn’t plug it in, get it to come on, or watch anything, and of course, no one could fix it while we were on the plane. The service was good and the boarding was quick

I was charged for my daughters bag when I am supposed to receive two free checked bags with my United Explorer card.

The schedule to Moline changed 5 times. The gate changed 6 times. That is a pathetic way to run an airline. No wonder that no one in our company flies on United Express to or from Moline. Changes happen most of the time. I learned my lesson on this trip…never again!

Flight was great. Efficient boarding. Short flight. Early arrival. Friendly flight crew. The entertainment system did not work well. Could not access it until the aircraft reached 10K feet or more. Lots of glitches.

A bit rush for transit. Food and entertainment are not available

Smooth boarding process. Early departure, smooth flight, early arrival. The entertainment package has very good recent movie options. The flight crew were friendly and professional.

My flight was scheduled for about 6:05 departure. There were 11 gate changes from 4-7pm and the flight was 3 hours delayed due to operational issues. The plane taxied around the airport for about half an hour before stopping to be de-iced. It would have been nice if we were alerted of the plan to de-ice prior to the 30 minute drive around the airport. The flight attendant was friendly, which was the only redeeming thing about this flight. As a former flight attendant for United, I was extremely disappointed.

Delays took 2hours and thirty minutes making me miss my connecting flight and make me sit in the Chicago airport for 9 hours

3 hour weather delay followed by 1 hour (and counting) maintenance delay. UGH!

After we'd boarded , they canceled the flight. The crew didn't even know , we just all received text messages. Then after they deplaned us , AA was just like "too bad, go F your self, we sure ain't gonna help you"

After a two hour delay, my flight was CANCELLED! No pilot available. Such BS.

Amazing food, great staff, with one noticable detail missing ...but no seat entertainment in any of aircraft ...I am not a fan

I wish American Airlines would change the airline industry by loading the plane back to front instead of front to back. Planes would board so much more smoothly and quickly.

I have long legs, my foot was out in the aisle and when a flight attendant came walking by and I didn't notice, instead of saying "excuse me" or anything like that, she kicked my foot. Extremely rude

Excellent! The gate agents were kind enough to rebook me on an earlier flight saving me from a 6 hour layover. Even my luggage made it despite the fact that the connection was technically too narrow. The flight itself was very comfortable, roomy, and clean. Plenty of space for my carryon items with plugs to charge my phone. After a long international flight of 14 hours, this was an excellent way to end my travels!

Great experience. Flight boarded easily. Departed early. Smooth flight. Great arrival in DC--almost no taxing! Almost direct to gate from runway. Crew was terrific. Same cookies and beverages in main cabin. I did not use the entertainment system on this flight.

Most of the delay was due to weather which is not what was at issue here. One delay was due to a missing flashlight and in the end the flashlight was actually found on the plane. The entertainment system is very limited. Live TV options offer only a few channels that are not very appealing. Boarding and deplaning are always difficult. It just takes too much time to get on and off the plane. On the plus side, I missed my connecting flight, but was easily able to book a later flight from the app while enroute.

You were more on time than United. I'm so over united delays.

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