$70 Find Cheap Flights from Chicago to Salem

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Cheapest round-trip
$140
Overall average: $248
Frontier
Mon 4/13Wed 4/15
ORD - BOS • 1 stop
Cheapest non-stop
$152
Typical prices: $144-$314
JetBlue
Thu 5/28Sun 5/31
ORD - BOS • Non-stop
Arrival airport
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Cheap Flights from Chicago to Salem (CHI-BOS)

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

Mon, Apr 13 - Wed, Apr 15
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4:34 pm - 1:26 am
ORD
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BOS
7h 52m
1 stop
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6:00 am - 5:00 pm
BOS
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ORD
12h 00m
1 stop
$140Frontier
Mon, Apr 13 - Tue, Apr 14
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5:30 am - 10:21 am
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BOS
27h 51m
1 stop
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12:40 pm - 10:14 pm
BOS
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MDW
10h 34m
1 stop
$140Frontier
Mon, May 4 - Mon, May 11
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2:15 pm - 1:31 am
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BOS
10h 16m
1 stop
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6:00 am - 11:09 am
BOS
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MDW
6h 09m
1 stop
$141Frontier
Thu, May 28 - Sun, May 31
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8:50 am - 12:20 pm
ORD
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BOS
2h 30mnonstop
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6:00 am - 8:00 am
BOS
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ORD
3h 00mnonstop
$152JetBlue
Sat, Apr 11 - Sat, Apr 11
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1:11 pm - 4:45 pm
ORD
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BOS
2h 34mnonstop
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6:48 pm - 9:00 pm
BOS
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ORD
3h 12mnonstop
$153American Airlines
Fri, Apr 10 - Sun, Apr 12
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8:58 am - 12:28 pm
ORD
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BOS
2h 30mnonstop
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6:05 am - 8:08 am
BOS
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ORD
3h 03mnonstop
$154JetBlue
Sat, May 2 - Sun, May 3
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8:56 pm - 12:25 am
ORD
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BOS
2h 29mnonstop
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6:30 am - 8:44 am
BOS
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ORD
3h 14mnonstop
$156American Airlines
Fri, May 1 - Sun, May 3
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8:00 pm - 11:35 pm
ORD
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BOS
2h 35mnonstop
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6:00 am - 8:00 am
BOS
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ORD
3h 00mnonstop
$157United Airlines
Thu, Apr 9 - Sun, Apr 12
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9:25 am - 12:40 pm
MDW
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BOS
2h 15mnonstop
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6:10 am - 7:55 am
BOS
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MDW
2h 45mnonstop
$157Southwest
Thu, Apr 9 - Sun, Apr 12
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1:55 pm - 5:10 pm
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BOS
2h 15mnonstop
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6:10 am - 7:55 am
BOS
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MDW
2h 45mnonstop
$167Southwest
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Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$70
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 16% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 2% lower on average.
Flight from Chicago O'Hare Airport to Boston

When to book flights from Chicago to Salem

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FAQs for booking flights from Chicago to Salem

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

    When flying out of Chicago you’ll be using one of these airports: Chicago Midway or Chicago O'Hare Intl. Salem does not have its own airport so you’ll be flying into nearby Boston Logan Intl airport, which is 12.1 mi away.

  • How long does a flight from Chicago to Salem take?

    Direct flights cover the 850 miles separating Chicago and Salem in about 2h 10m.

  • How many flights are there between Chicago and Salem?

    97 direct flights run between Chicago and Salem on a daily basis. On average, there are about 681 departures each week.

  • What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly between Chicago and Salem?

    Consider leaving on a Friday and avoid Sundays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Chicago, you’ll find the best rates on Mondays and the most expensive ones on Saturdays.

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

    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 Salem.

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

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

    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 Salem with an airline and back to Chicago with another airline.

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

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

  • Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Chicago to Salem?

    In the last 72 hours, the cheapest one-way ticket between Chicago and Salem found on KAYAK was with JetBlue for $58. JetBlue offered a round-trip connection from $62 and Delta from $86.

Top tips for finding cheap flights from Chicago to Salem

  • There is no airport in Salem. Instead, you’ll be flying into Boston Logan Airport when flying between Chicago and Salem.
  • The cheapest flight from Chicago to Salem was found 86 days before departure, on average.
  • Book at least 1 week before departure in order to get a below-average price.
  • High season is considered to be March, April and May. The cheapest month to fly is January.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving Chicago to Salem

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Chicago to Salem? 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.
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SouthwestOverall score based on 4324 reviews
8.1Boarding
8.6Crew
7.0Food
7.5Entertainment
8.0Comfort
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Southwest was greaat! The most expensive but the least upsetting for those we were flying to see.

10.0 ExcellentMartie, Mar 2026
LGB - BNA
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Southwest was greaat! The most expensive but the least upsetting for those we were flying to see.

I flew twice this week on Southwest, was delayed over 2 hours both ways. From Pittsburgh to Chicago it was due to weather but the gate agents, pilot etc were great at updating everyone. Today from Midway to Pittsburgh the plane had come from an international location, kept getting delayed, no information was given until we were delayed for the third time. It was ridiculous, whoever scheduled that plane to fly to Pittsburgh after didn’t consider a lot of things.

Boarding was easy. The seats are small and fairly uncomfortable

I was supposed to be on a later flight. When I showed up at the gate, the woman working there was extremely helpful getting moved up to this earlier flight.

We had a 5 hour delay on the tarmac in Baltimore

Long layover between flights to Long Island from BWI - need better coordination between flights

I elected to pay for the upgrades and found very little difference

The new seating arrangement is so over priced for what you get.

The problem with the seat assignments is that there were a lot of rows in the front that were empty but my row at the back was full. Just not so pleasant.

No food or entertainment, just a quick 40 minute flight. A little bumpy due to Santa Ana winds but pilot has no control over that. Good flight and landing!

Entertainment is ok! Boarding and seat with zone is terrible. I paid for the seats but you didn’t give me what I paid for which is exit isles.

the crew cancel the morning service due to the weather. Then the flight got deverted to Nashville . we were on the ground for over two hours the only gave us water once... no food or any snacks.... the crew should have handled better and offered something to passengers.

My recent experience was excellent on Delta! I flew with Delta Comfort and I was really comfortable in my seat. I enjoyed the in-flight service. The flight attendants were so friendly and hospitable. I love the snack on the flight as well. This was my first time flying on Delta and I will definitely consider flying with them again.

My flight was cencaled due with the bad weather on Sunday the crew was poorly mistaken my luggage supposed depart with my flight instead I didn’t have my luggage for almost 3 days the website is poorly respond to my complain until I have someone to do it my connection smooth their not even respon or email me even the have my luggage

Delta needs to step its game up get a more reliable internet service. Internet service was non-existent for this flight.

Mechanical Delay of over an hour with multiple gate changes. Entertainment system down for rejuvenation.

I had a flight cancel and had it rerouted. When the rerouted they put me at a window seat instead of an isle. It was hard sitting by the window because the couple with masks on were making out. I get motion sickness which is why I need to have the isle seat.

NEVER MADE THE FLIGHT BECAUSE DELTA SAID THEY CAN NOT

THEY FAILED ME AND I NEVER GOT ON THE FLIGHT BECAUSE IT WAS SO DELAYED! I ENDED UP HAVING TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR A HOTEL AND STAY IN NASHVILLE TO CATCH A FLIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING DAY. DELTA IS POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE>

8 hours late and the plane smelled like urine, that smell in the morning when your child wet the bed in the night.

This trip did not start off well. The inbound flight was delayed about 20 minutes. Then, after initial onboarding, the passengers had to deplane due to a mechanical problem. That took about 30 minutes to fix and be cleared. Then, reboarding was chaotic. It took a long time to sort passengers and two passengers on standby were ticketed but there was no seat. So, they had to deplane. One of the flight crew was trying to help passengers figure out a place to put their carry-on bags and that took more time. In the end, our scheduled 10:30 am departure did not actually take off until about 12:05 pm CST. The flight itself was long but we got to Houston. Some passengers missed their connecting flights and had to rebook. Not the best of flights I've had.

We were delayed for about an hour from taking off due to traffic control procedures at the destination airport. But once in the air, the flight went well. The crew members were great and provided cabin service despite moderate turbulence during much of the flight.

Short flight, but no drink/snack service. The flights both going and coming were delayed.

Not being stranded in Chicago for her airport to 11:30 tomorrow morning the 3rd

I was fully checked in the prior night and i was unchecked and then didn’t have a seat when I boarded. Instead of an aisle seat, I was out in the middle seat of the very last row of the plane.

In overall it was a good experience, the only down point was that the entertainment screen was working properly.

They lost my luggage, so, not happy. The crew was nice but my suitcases never made it, still trying to find out what happened!

I understand weather is an issue, but making us chase our plane down at five scheduled gates across three terminals in an airport the size of O'Hare was unfair. They'd have probably been better off to leave gates as TBD until the inbound plane is in final approach instead of running us all over the place. Also, props to the consistently-unprepared ground crew in Richmond for once again leaving my lane parked short of the gate because they couldn't have a crew in place on time with 2 hours notice...

cabin crew was OK, food was OK, the trip from the US to Munich was actually pretty bad comfort wise. Noisy aircraft, lights never dimmed even in Business class (night flight) barely sufficient amenities for the price. I have millions of miles with United but TBH American is gaining ground and Delta has always been marginally better then United although on paper United has more longes and cheaper upgrades.

Essy to get on. The hostess gave very little pop, the plane was late getting in, and we are still waiting for our bags. This sucks. :/

Onboard functioning wide-variety entertainment on a budget and having an open pantry is nice. Seats are not comfortable but go provide plenty of legroom for a 6'2" 260lbs man.

Even though the weather made a lot of flights become cancelled Jet Blue made the flight that was supposed to leave at 9 pm and we left at 12:15 am and I was so grateful- Thanks to the Senior Jet Blue Staff who made those decisions

Worst customer service ever experienced on the planet, dirty plane, no communication, and severe delays

Flight cancelled 2 hours prior to boarding. No explanation. No refunds.

Delayed by 1.5 hours. Terrible apologies, half hearted at best. It will be a LONG time until i book w Jet Blue again. Very disappointed.

My check in was stressful. I somehow lost my seat from my original booking, the plane showed no availability/no seat when it was time to check-in. I called and was instructed to try to get a seat at the airport. I asked if it was a full flight and the travel agent said the site showed some seating but was not able to secure one for me. Why not? On my way to the airport the app finally revealed one available seat towards the back of the aircraft that I was able to book. It ended up being an overbooked flight, so glad I wasn't stuck.

Flights with JetBlue from San Diego to Boston are a miserable experience. The flight was delayed about 1.5 hours due to “weather” supposedly but the flights for other airlines left on time so it just have been some kind of weather that only affects JetBlue. I had a small carry on - purse. The crew stored it in a bin 2 rows down from me because they were using the bin next to my seat for other people’s stuff. The TV screen in the emergency row seats does not work. It just was awful from start to finish. When we landed, we had to sit inside the plane for a very long time because the plane had to be moved to a different gate.

They made me check my bag and I didn't need to as there was overhead space available. I paid for a seat towards the front of the plane and it didn't recline. I requested a refund and they declined to give me one.

I have to congratulate Kayak (and Dylan the Chatdeal agent) because because when we decided extended our trip in Florida by two days, there were many direct flights oprions back to Boston available on the Friday we wanted to fly on the JetBlue website, but once I canceled the original JetBlue flight on their website, those direct return options disappeared immediatley! I think it's a game JetBlue plays. . Luckily, I checked Kayak and they had a direct flight that wasn't appearing on JetBlue's website and so I booked it, and we were able to fly home direct through the Kayak booking when JetBlue was offering nothing (even though I have been a True Blue member for 20 years, and also am a Mosaic member). So much for loyalty- their algorithm for booking is like a shell game. JetBlue used to be a good company but now they're worse than anyone. Also I was originally booked this trip to Florida, two months before the departure date, I booked the trip on JetBlue's website and then after the payment part, they said there was a problem and that I needed to do the booking again, so when I immediately went to rebook , the price had gone up 30%! I called them and it sounded like they had heard this so many times before and the guy told me to check back in 10 minutes and the price would be back to where it was when I was booking- it but it never was. How could the price go up 30% in one minute two months before the flight???? They're playing a game with their customers. Anyways, I booked a cheaper flight then at a less convenient time. So fast forward two months the night before the 7 AM flight, they sent me an email at midnight when I was sleeping to let me know that my flight at 7 AM had been canceled. The only thing they offered was a flight that night from from a different airport (Providence) to a different airport in Florida (West Palm Beach) or a flight two days later. No compensation, nothing. They couldn't of tried to get another plane to the Boston airport? They had all night to do it. I passed on their ridiculous options and flew with Delta and it was a great experience. Of course, I had to pay a lot more booking on the same day, but JetBlue doesn't care. I put in a lengthy complaint with the agent who assured me someone would get back to me by email within three days and I haven't heard a thing. JetBlue used to be a good company but now they're among the worst. The only thing they still have is decent legroom, but the corporate bean counters will probably start taking that away too.

We were made to wait in the airport for six hours for a flight that was ultimately canceled.

The gate got changed several times and the flight was delayed over an hour. Awful experience

American continues to decline in their customer service and its beyond disappointing.

It was an older plane. First Class was not especially roomy or comfortable. It was a short flight so there were no meal but they did offer mixed nuts which used to be normal but now is rare. Crew member was very polite and professional.

Flight to Tampa was delayed taking off due to plane arriving late but no other issues

As previously stated the delay I experienced flying from Wichita to Chicago caused a host of issues. When I finally was able to be booked on the last remaining American flight from Chicago to Cincinnati, the gate changed four times with the last change occurring very near the scheduled boarding time. While I didn't have a problem moving from gate to gate, I did notice and make note of others that had mobility issues and had to move each time for the gate change.

Maintenance took a very long time and then we were in a holding pattern. While a one-off maintenance issue is standard, there were delays on both of my flights for this trip based on maintenance issues with the planes, which delayed both flights over 45 minutes. Thankfully, I didn't have any connections but it wasn't an experience that would make me pick AA if I have other options.

No Snacks or Entertainment. The flight was short, snacks should still be given.

See prior comment about how Kayak mishandled my reservation and delayed my arrival by 6 hours.

Boarding delayed 20 minutes for no reason, no wifi, in flight entertainment, or snacks / waters?

Delayed an hour due to operational issues. Minimal apologies or care for the significant inconvenience caused. Landed at nearly 1am and they still couldn’t find ground staff to get us off the plane promptly.

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