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Cheapest round-trip
$166
Typical prices: $184-$337
Frontier
Tue 10/20Tue 10/27
ORD - BOS • 1 stop
Cheapest non-stop
$204
Typical prices: $160-$295
JetBlue
Sat 9/19Sat 9/26
ORD - BOS • Non-stop
Arrival airport
You can't fly directly to Salem. It is served by Boston (BOS), located 12.1 miles from Salem.
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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

Tue, Oct 20 - Tue, Oct 27
Frontier Logo
9:33 pm - 10:52 amORD  Chicago O'Hare Intl-BOS Boston Logan Intl
12h 19m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson
Frontier Logo
12:35 pm - 7:44 pmBOS  Boston Logan Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl
8h 09m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson
$166Frontier
Wed, Sep 2 - Sun, Sep 6
Frontier Logo
7:44 pm - 9:09 amORD  Chicago O'Hare Intl-BOS Boston Logan Intl
12h 25m1 stop Orlando
Frontier Logo
10:04 am - 11:08 pmBOS  Boston Logan Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl
14h 04m1 stop Orlando
$166Frontier
Sat, Sep 19 - Sat, Sep 26
JetBlue Logo
9:38 am - 1:06 pmORD  Chicago O'Hare Intl-BOS Boston Logan Intl
2h 28mnonstop
JetBlue Logo
7:00 am - 8:48 amBOS  Boston Logan Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl
2h 48mnonstop
$204JetBlue
Wed, Sep 30 - Sat, Oct 3
JetBlue Logo
9:38 am - 1:06 pmORD  Chicago O'Hare Intl-BOS Boston Logan Intl
2h 28mnonstop
JetBlue Logo
5:00 pm - 7:01 pmBOS  Boston Logan Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl
3h 01mnonstop
$205JetBlue
Wed, Sep 23 - Sat, Sep 26
United Airlines Logo
1:55 pm - 5:36 pmORD  Chicago O'Hare Intl-BOS Boston Logan Intl
2h 41mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
7:01 am - 9:00 amBOS  Boston Logan Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl
2h 59mnonstop
$207United Airlines
Sat, Sep 12 - Sat, Sep 19
United Airlines Logo
9:03 pm - 12:37 amORD  Chicago O'Hare Intl-BOS Boston Logan Intl
2h 34mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
3:16 pm - 5:05 pmBOS  Boston Logan Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl
2h 49mnonstop
$207United Airlines
Sat, Sep 12 - Tue, Sep 15
American Airlines Logo
1:54 pm - 5:35 pmORD  Chicago O'Hare Intl-BOS Boston Logan Intl
2h 41mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
12:05 pm - 2:07 pmBOS  Boston Logan Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl
3h 02mnonstop
$207American Airlines
Sat, Sep 19 - Sat, Sep 26
Delta Logo
7:30 am - 11:01 amORD  Chicago O'Hare Intl-BOS Boston Logan Intl
2h 31mnonstop
Delta Logo
1:35 pm - 3:26 pmBOS  Boston Logan Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl
2h 51mnonstop
$207Delta
Tue, Sep 22 - Sat, Sep 26
Delta Logo
10:29 am - 2:05 pmORD  Chicago O'Hare Intl-BOS Boston Logan Intl
2h 36mnonstop
Delta Logo
6:00 pm - 7:59 pmBOS  Boston Logan Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl
2h 59mnonstop
$207Delta
Wed, Oct 21 - Sat, Oct 24
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 9:37 amORD  Chicago O'Hare Intl-BOS Boston Logan Intl
2h 37mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
8:23 am - 10:30 amBOS  Boston Logan Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl
3h 07mnonstop
$217American Airlines
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Low season

January

Cheapest flight

$88
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 22% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 11% increase in price.
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 15m.

  • How many flights are there between Chicago and Salem?

    90 direct flights run between Chicago and Salem on a daily basis. On average, there are about 634 departures each week.

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

    Consider leaving on a Friday and avoid Saturdays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Chicago, you’ll find the best rates on Fridays 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 5 days, the cheapest one-way ticket between Chicago and Salem found on KAYAK was with JetBlue for $65. JetBlue offered a round-trip connection from $70 and Delta from $89.

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 33 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 June, July and August. 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.
8.0
SouthwestOverall score based on 4218 reviews
8.1Boarding
7.0Food
8.0Comfort
7.5Entertainment
8.6Crew
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Boarding process of asking for volunteers to check bags goes against the system you had before with 2 bags checked free. This process is more of a guilt trip than a caring attitude toward the customer. In addition bag-size scrutiny has increased which also slows down the process of boarding. My wife said she will not fly on your airline again unless there is no other option.

10.0 ExcellentDenis, Aug 2026
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Boarding process of asking for volunteers to check bags goes against the system you had before with 2 bags checked free. This process is more of a guilt trip than a caring attitude toward the customer. In addition bag-size scrutiny has increased which also slows down the process of boarding. My wife said she will not fly on your airline again unless there is no other option.

Overall good, just screaming kids in the area the whole flight.

OKay. I sat in the back of the plane and it was really loud between babies and little kids, and adults who.like to talk a lot and loudly most of the flight.

The first time I flew in the extra legroom section. It was difficult to notice a difference. I had bad luck with my neighbors. The crew was okay. Southwest has reduced the live TV options.

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.

The staff was very friendly, professional, and courteous. The overall flight was a great experience.

Plane crashed into a bus or some other vehicle on the ground while pulling out of the gate. No injuries, but wing tip was damaged and returned to gate for “maintenance issues” and we departed 5 hours later because the plane went out of service and new plane was flown in from a nearby airport, Midway.

All was good. I just had a hard time getting connected to the WiFi/internet during the flight

after landing, we stay 2 hours on the taxi way before reaching the gate The airline and the crew were good though

I'm not a fan of Southwest's model. I don't like the herding style of boarding.

The crew was very inconsiderate and rude. My flight was scheduled to depart at 6:00am. I received a call from the crew at 5:40am, asking if I was going to make the flight because I was the only one that hasn't boarded yet and boarding ends at 5:50am. I let them know that I will be at the gate in a few minutes, before the 5:50am cutoff. When I arrived at the gate at 5:45am the gate was closed. Departing early on last minute notice without having all passengers on board is inconsiderate and unprofessional.

Very easy to use and convenient, you can perform any action within the same portal

Okay considering we had weather delays which the Pilot notified us of immediately!

The boarding was organized and informative but the plane was tight meaning that you were sitting on one another and extremely uncomfortable. It’s disappointing that can’t have common seating comfort on the plane.

Everything could have benn better. Short fly, no food, no entertainment and no wifi.

Stop changing gates. Stop cancelling flights Stop moving my seat.

The staff was frielndly. The plane was terrible, it was too small and should be decommissioned. There were no back seat screens at all. The only beverages we had a choice from was coffee, tea or water. The only bathroom in the back was behind the flight attendant's jump seat and wasn't working. And I literally felt like I was sitting on top of the guy next to me. It was terribly hot in the plane and we had to sit on the tarmac in Chicago for 1/2 hour due to congestion in Mpls. Wouldn't they have know that before they even boarded us so that we could have sat in comfort in the terminal?

This was one of the worst flights I’ve been on in years. I upgraded to comfort and had such an uncomfortable experience. The person next to me was oversized - which I understand - however, they took up their space and mine. I could only use about 50% of my seat space to not be physically touching this person the entire flight and there was no spatial awareness. I also could not use the seat outlet because their body was obstructing it. It was very inconvenient. Their body kept touching me repeatedly during the flight and I felt very uncomfortable. To pay more for an upgraded space and then not even being able to use it was highly disappointing.

It was very cold because the air conditioner was on high power, and my son got sick.

The boarding process was terrible especially with an indirect flight Chicago to Seattle to San Diego was terrible talking about we overbooked a flight idk if I’d take this airline ever again we got off our flight from Chicago to Seattle and we traveled for business and they told us our connecting flight was over booked and their was no seats asking people to take a delayed next flight and they don’t tell anyone coughing to wear masks seats 30A-B were terrible during the flight no one wants to sit next to people coughing all around I don’t want to be sick traveling for work or get sick anytime it’s very upsetting the staff doesn’t take this stuff serious to tell them to wear masks when they see people coughing and sneezing

Old 757 with poor entertainment system. United no longer partners with United for free text and email. O'Hara an absolute disaster! Limited gates clauses two hour delay. Unfortunately this appears to be the norm.

It was a good experience, unfortunately my checked baggages were come late and not arrived on time.

Very stressful to locate United Airline boarding area, delayed flight, changing boarding area again to another location with all tiredness 😩. But flying was fine.

It was hot and not as comfortable as the flight to Chicago. Must have been a different plane that needs to be worked on or replaced.

The SFO lounge closes at 12 midnight. My flight took off at 2AM

It was extremely hot in the cabin the entire flight, vent air was worn

Have not had a flight out or returning to Norfolk that has not required maintenance, and a gate delay. Properly staff the crew so maintenance can be performed without last minute emergencies on each flight and there is enough staff to have gates prepared for inbound flights. Staff to ensure the safety and on time service vs. profit.

My original flight was cancelled and that affected my trip and my plans and I got no compensation and customer service was hard to reach as well

The flight was delayed by a hour and I wish they had communicated it sooner. No issues on the plane, it did take a while for food to come.

Super friendly with lots of drink options an entertainment. Friendly crew.

gate crew was courteous and helpful, flight attendant was nice and friendly once we got going. But we pushed off from the gate relatively on time, then sat there like 10 ft away, for an hour, with no announcement or explanation. Taxiing then took forever, and I get that there was runway congestion, but would be helpful to keep us posted on whats going on

The power outlets were not working for my row. Also felt like the seats have gotten smaller. I was in the window seat and felt like suffocated, as the two passengers next to me were tall and wide.

Terrible. The flight I booked had a convenient departure time. Quick layover. And an arrival timed that worked for the people who had to pick me up. Thanks to delays and rebooking I got none of those things

I had my flight of Cedar Rapids. THen Chicago to Boston. Flight out of Cedar rapids was delayed by 12 hrs. Had to drive to Chicago to catch my flight

Long delays to board due to mechanical issues with plane.

Flight was delayed, boarded, sat at the gate for more than 30 minutes, left the gate then waited on the pad for another 30 to 60 minutes then returned to the gate, deboarded and was cancelled... alternative flight was not booked automatically. Waited in line for 30 minutes but fortunately an alternate flight to a different destination was found ... no thanks to the travel agent used by kayak

The flight from Milwaukee to Dallas was great the staff absolutely amazing. After that EVERYTHING WENT DOWN HILL!!! ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE!!! WILL NOT FLY THIS AIRLINE AGAIN

I was very unhappy with the lack of communication from the cockpit. It took close to a half an hour before we took off after the doors were closed, and we got no announcements as to progress. It would be nice to get some acknowledgement of the situation and updates as to when we are taking off.

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.

The plane was freezing cold. Normally I’m fine on planes but I needed to toss a sweatshirt on this time.

Separated a pair of family members(father and teenage daughter) on all legs of the flight that were booked together, just to create an upsell. Food was horrible and only catered to vegetarians and gluten free crowd. I’d rather give more of my money to another straight shooting airline.

A nightmare. Scheduled flight delayed 2 hours then cancelled because pilot timed out . Unable to find another pilot. Really?! Weather certainly a factor, but JetBlue seemed totally unprepared for the chaos that ensued when flight routes were cancelled. More cancelled flights, finally many of us who had been bumped from other flights were allowed to board a Boston bound plane around 3:00am, delay after delay, sat on tarmac for another half hour while pilot dealt with weight distribution issues (?), arrived in Boston 4:30. Crew were wonderful- same attendants all day and night and they were exhausted. Fortunately for me and my son that Boston was our final destination, not so lucky for many who missed connecting flights.

The flight was delayed 14 hours and communication was very poor. No one seemed to know what was happening and the gate agent was trying to help people for several flights. She was by herself trying to help 100s of people.

JetBlue worker, Blythe, was so amazing at the DCA counter. If it wasn’t for her, I’m not sure we would’ve made it through. Please thank her!

The flight out was delayed from 3:40pm to 5pm and again to 8pm. We boarded after 5pm, had to disembark because they could not get the Engine started, then we switched gates and got a new plane and did not board until after 8pm.

My bag was not loaded on my flight. it was not communicated to me until i was waiting for my bag at my destination. there was no confirmation of when my bag was arriving and no way to track it.

This was the first flight I've taken since pre-pandemic. I was pleased with how orderly the boarding and disembarking went. The seats were comfortable. I loved that there was no "first class'. The attendants and passengers I met were all very friendly and welcoming.

There was a screen but no earphones that could use the older input so I could listen to anything.

Jet blue just had great service overall! Only a little turbulence heading out of Austin, otherwise the jet stream helped the speed of the trip!

Boarding was quick and efficient. The flight crew were friendly. There were limited food options available on the flight. The pocket guide said there would be salad and sandwich sections available on flights over 3.5 hours. The only food available were snack boxes. And those were limited as well. My flight was over 5 hours. The entertainment system worked well. I had both extra legroom seats and regular coach seats. The seats were not very comfortable. The entertainment controls in the armrest made it difficult to rest my arm without changing the channel on my neighbors TV. Overall, my experience was mediocre.

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