$80 Find Cheap Flights from Chicago Midway Airport to California

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Cheap Flights from Midway to California

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$160
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$237
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$189
San Jose
San Josenonstop$280
Palm Springs
Palm Springs1 stop$285
Fresno
Fresno1 stop$235
Reno
Reno1 stop$359
Sacramento
Sacramentononstop$323
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$160
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$237
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$189
San Jose
San Josenonstop$280
Palm Springs
Palm Springs1 stop$285
Fresno
Fresno1 stop$235
Reno
Reno1 stop$359
Sacramento
Sacramentononstop$323

Book Cheap Midway to California Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Midway to California 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent round-trip flight deals from Midway to California

Wed, Apr 15 - Sat, Apr 18
Frontier Logo
6:30 am - 1:43 pm
MDW
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LAS
9h 13m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
12:19 pm - 10:14 pm
LAS
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MDW
7h 55m
1 stop
$159Frontier
Wed, Apr 22 - Sat, May 2
Frontier Logo
2:15 pm - 9:45 pm
MDW
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LAX
9h 30m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
9:04 pm - 7:41 am
LAX
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MDW
8h 37m
1 stop
$160Frontier
Tue, May 5 - Mon, May 11
Frontier Logo
3:07 pm - 11:54 pm
MDW
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LAS
10h 47m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
12:59 am - 2:12 pm
LAS
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MDW
11h 13m
1 stop
$160Frontier
Thu, Apr 23 - Sat, May 2
Frontier Logo
4:15 pm - 12:24 am
MDW
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LAX
10h 09m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
9:04 pm - 7:41 am
LAX
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MDW
8h 37m
1 stop
$161Frontier
Tue, Apr 28 - Mon, May 4
Multiple Airlines Logo
7:30 am - 5:15 pm
MDW
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LAS
11h 45m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
12:59 am - 2:12 pm
LAS
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MDW
11h 13m
1 stop
$169Multiple Airlines
Wed, Jun 3 - Tue, Jun 9
Delta Logo
1:59 pm - 9:45 pm
MDW
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BUR
9h 46m
2 stops
Delta Logo
6:58 am - 6:18 pm
BUR
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MDW
9h 20m
2 stops
$237Delta
Tue, Apr 21 - Wed, Apr 22
Delta Logo
9:27 am - 2:55 pm
MDW
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SFO
7h 28m
1 stop
Delta Logo
10:55 pm - 8:47 am
SFO
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MDW
7h 52m
1 stop
$237Delta
Wed, May 6 - Sun, May 10
Southwest Logo
3:00 pm - 7:35 pm
MDW
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BUR
6h 35m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
8:50 pm - 5:45 am
BUR
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MDW
6h 55m
1 stop
$242Southwest
Tue, May 5 - Tue, May 12
Southwest Logo
12:50 pm - 9:25 pm
MDW
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SFO
10h 35m
2 stops
Southwest Logo
6:20 am - 4:35 pm
SFO
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MDW
8h 15m
2 stops
$243Southwest
Wed, Jun 3 - Sat, Jun 13
Multiple Airlines Logo
12:04 pm - 3:35 pm
MDW
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SNA
29h 31m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
4:16 pm - 7:13 pm
SNA
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MDW
24h 57m
1 stop
$305Multiple Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Midway to California flights

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

How much is a round-trip flight from Chicago Midway Airport to California?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Chicago Midway Airport to California departing in April.

What is the cheapest Chicago Midway Airport to California flight route?

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

The cheapest ticket to California from Chicago Midway Airport found in the last 72 hours was to San Diego, at $217 round-trip. The most popular route is from Chicago Midway Airport (MDW) to Los Angeles (LAX), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $277.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to California?

The average price for all round-trip flights from Chicago Midway Airport to California depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

The cheapest time of day to fly to California is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost $334 on average. Morning departures are around 13% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to California is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $400.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Chicago Midway Airport to California?

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 $473, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Chicago Midway Airport to California?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Chicago Midway Airport to California, 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 Midway Airport to California is August, when tickets cost $253 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and November, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $425 and $423 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Chicago Midway Airport to California?

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

For Chicago Midway Airport to California, Saturday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Sunday is the most expensive. Flying from California back to Chicago Midway Airport, the best deals are generally found on Saturday, with Sunday being the most expensive.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Chicago Midway Airport to California?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Chicago Midway Airport to California, 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 Midway Airport to California, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 45% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 4 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$80
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 2% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 21% lower on average.
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FAQs - booking California flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Chicago Midway Airport to California?

    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 Midway Airport to California.

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

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

    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 Midway Airport to California 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 Midway Airport to California?

    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 Midway Airport to California up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to California

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Chicago Midway Airport to the following destinations at these prices or less: Las Vegas $188 one-way - $363 round-trip; Los Angeles $198 one-way - $386 round-trip; San Diego $153 one-way - $297 round-trip

Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from Midway to California

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Chicago to California. 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 Midway to California? 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 4329 reviews
8.6Crew
7.0Food
8.1Boarding
7.5Entertainment
8.0Comfort
Airline reviews

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.

2.0 MediocreBeth, Mar 2026
MDW - PIT
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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

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!

Good but I prefer choose your own seat. With the new assigned seats they should board from the back I see no advantage to this new boarding. Just like every other airline

Mediocre. Boarding is now unpleasant. The employees, once friendly and nice, are now regularly speaking sternly to passengers, badgering them to do things right so they can take off on time and gate check bags because they don't have enough overhead bin space. The pretzel snack was crushed flat and broken into even smaller pieces, which happens frequently lately. Drink service was suspended before they reached my row.

The charges were ridiculous for an hour flight and the turbulence was very scary.

3 hour delay. Had to change plans and was still delayed.

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

The flight crew was extremely rude and especially not helpful when our flight was delayed.

Arlene was a great flight attendant. I also liked how one of the other flight attendants gave us a heads up about snacks and asked everyone to remove their headphones when it was their turn to order. Good idea.

I haven’t flown economy in over 20 years but it was not bad. Room by my feet for my bag and seat was roomy enough. Surprised in a good way.

The cabin temperature was nice and cool. The wifi was not working.

As previously noted, this flight was great: departure was timely, the crew was friendly and attentive, and wifi connectivity was seamless. In particular, I appreciated that the flight attendant just told me to stow the laptop right before takeoff/landing, and trusted me to do so (which I did!).

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

Left a few minutes early. Got in 15 minutes early. Very attentive service on board. Very organized boarding.

There’s not much to say about a one hour flight. This is a connection from LA to RNO that I missed the previous night due to a mechanical check delay on my originating flight from JFK to LAX. The short flight itself was fine. Instructions from the pilot and crew were per usual. The coffee was barely lukewarm, which possibly was purposeful so we would down it quickly. Bags were already on carousel upon reaching baggage claim, which was excellent.

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?

Delta continues to set the benchmark for traveler-friendly service with minimal disruption and clear communication within the mainland US (coast to coast). I am consistently pleased to be a Delta customer, and this experience once again met my expectations. There was a brief delay departing from MIA due to a technical issue that required the aircraft to return to the gate. However, the situation was handled professionally and transparently. Fortunately, my planned layover allowed ample buffer time, so the adjustment caused no stress. Overall, another smooth and reassuring experience.

Awesome! On time flight, early arrival, and a complimentary upgrade!

It was an early flight and most people napped/slept and the crew let us which was nice.

The crew acted like they had never done this and kept barking passive aggressive orders at people. + the security line + the delay + sitting on the tarmac for 2 hours + none of the apps or signage updating with correct times

More inflight connection. And leg space is horrible. And the paying for baggage I'd ridiculous!!!

My flight was originally from SAT to MCO connecting from MCO to ORD. We got diverted to ATL and than Frontier staff there was sooo un helpful first they said they couldn’t give us any accommodation since our flight first got delayed that cancelled and now it’s 221am and I am still in ATL since they said they need to create a new flight my final destination is ORD and I have been delayed twice and cancelled. With no real help the frontier app didn’t work no email updates over all such a horrible experience

There's no seats that lean back with little leg space i wad uncomfortable the entire flight. Your charges for extra baggage is despicable and costly!!

Remind customers of the need to have passport or new ID for boarding.

Flight was canceled. Most upsetting was message from Kayak, stating that the flight was canceled and click with Kayak for details regarding rebook, refund details. THERE'S NO INFORMATION PROVIDED BY KAYAK EXCEPT THAT FLIGHT IS CANCELED. AND NOW THIS SURVEY TO FIND OUT HOW WAS THE FLIGHT !!!!!!!

The flight never took off and we spent 7 hours at the airport

Our flight was canceled. I will never use Kayak nor Frontier for travel again. The entire experience was a headache.

Better than expected. Staff were friendly and nice on both flights.

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