CMH - CHI

$75 Find Cheap Flights from Columbus to Chicago

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Columbus to Chicago departing on 10/14. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
1 adult
1 adult, Economy

KAYAK searches hundreds of travel sites at once for deals on flights to Chicago

 
These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Columbus to Chicago, as well as popular online travel agencies
These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Columbus to Chicago, as well as popular online travel agencies
Travelers love KAYAK
41,299,237 searches in the past 7 days on KAYAK

Save 22% or moreCompare multiple travel sites with one search.

Track pricesNot ready to book? Create a price alert for when prices drop.

Bundle and saveSave money when you bundle your flight + hotel.

Filter your dealsChoose cabin class, free Wi-Fi and more.

Flight Deals
Expert advice
Booking Insights
Flight Deals

Cheap Flights from Columbus to Chicago (CMH-CHI)

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

Recent round-trip flight deals from Columbus to Chicago

Fri, Oct 3 - Mon, Oct 6
Frontier Logo
6:40 pm - 11:41 pmCMH-MDW
6h 01m1 stop
Frontier Logo
6:20 am - 5:45 pmMDW-CMH
10h 25m1 stop
$152Frontier
Find Deal
Fri, Oct 3 - Mon, Oct 6
Frontier Logo
6:40 pm - 11:39 pmCMH-ORD
5h 59m1 stop
Frontier Logo
5:10 am - 5:45 pmORD-CMH
11h 35m1 stop
$153Frontier
Find Deal
Sat, Oct 25 - Sun, Oct 26
Frontier Logo
1:04 pm - 6:33 pmCMH-ORD
6h 29m1 stop
Frontier Logo
6:50 am - 6:13 pmORD-CMH
10h 23m1 stop
$157Frontier
Find Deal
Fri, Oct 24 - Sun, Oct 26
Frontier Logo
12:51 pm - 5:47 pmCMH-ORD
5h 56m1 stop
Frontier Logo
10:51 am - 6:13 pmORD-CMH
6h 22m1 stop
$158Frontier
Find Deal
Mon, Oct 6 - Tue, Oct 7
Spirit Airlines Logo
12:28 pm - 9:33 pmCMH-ORD
10h 05m1 stop
Spirit Airlines Logo
11:13 am - 7:37 amORD-CMH
19h 24m1 stop
$178Spirit Airlines
Find Deal
Tue, Oct 14 - Fri, Oct 17
Spirit Airlines Logo
8:19 pm - 5:13 pmCMH-ORD
21h 54m1 stop
Spirit Airlines Logo
7:43 pm - 11:58 amORD-CMH
15h 15m1 stop
$180Spirit Airlines
Find Deal
Sat, Oct 11 - Wed, Oct 15
Multiple Airlines Logo
7:43 pm - 7:14 amCMH-ORD
12h 31m1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
6:58 pm - 3:25 pmORD-CMH
19h 27m1 stop
$183Multiple Airlines
Find Deal
Fri, Oct 31 - Mon, Nov 3
Multiple Airlines Logo
6:21 pm - 10:26 amCMH-MDW
17h 05m1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
9:32 am - 2:29 pmMDW-CMH
27h 57m1 stop
$185Multiple Airlines
Find Deal
Tue, Oct 7 - Wed, Oct 8
Southwest Logo
6:50 pm - 7:05 pmCMH-MDW
1h 15mnonstop
Southwest Logo
8:35 pm - 10:45 pmMDW-CMH
1h 10mnonstop
$231Southwest
Find Deal
Fri, Oct 31 - Mon, Nov 3
Southwest Logo
5:40 pm - 6:00 pmCMH-MDW
1h 20mnonstop
Southwest Logo
10:00 am - 12:20 pmMDW-CMH
1h 20mnonstop
$235Southwest
Find Deal

Everything you should know

Our travelers' advice
AI-generated summary based on content written by travel experts
American Airlines' Main Cabin Extra offers early boarding.
Southwest allows two free checked bags up to 50 pounds.
Expert advice
Expert advice
Expert advice
Expert advice
Top airlines
Frontier
Cheapest • from $152 (round-trip)
Southwest
Best reviews • 8.0 score
Airline reviews
Airline reviews
+1
+1
Airline reviews
Airline reviews
+1
Top routes
CMH-MDW
Cheapest • 3% average savings
CMH-ORD
Most popular
Insights
Insights
Insights
Insights
When to book
4 weeks
in advance
Our data shows that travelers who book at least 4 weeks in advance save around 54% compared to booking last minute.
Insights
Insights
Insights
Insights
When to travel
August
Cheapest • 28% price drop
November
Most popular
Good to know
Good to know
+1
+1
Good to know
Good to know
+1
Cheapest round-trip
$152
Overall average: $462
Frontier
Fri 10/3Mon 10/6
CMH - MDW • 1 stop
Cheapest non-stop
$231
Typical prices: $369-514
Southwest
Tue 10/7Wed 10/8
CMH - MDW • Non-stop
Start a new search
KAYAK searches 100s of sites at once to find you the best travel deals.
We hope you love your trip to Chicago!
Expert advice

Expert advice for your flight from Columbus to Chicago

 
Snippets provided in this section are AI-generated based on a summarization of KAYAK-commissioned articles. The articles are presented as-is, for general informational purposes only, and may not be up-to-date. The opinions contained in the articles are original to the author and reflect their authentic experience, which may vary significantly from the experience of others.
KAYAK teamed up with top travel experts to share the best tips for your journey.
Airlines
Qatar Airways

Qatar Airways' Economy class includes a free checked bag.


Qatar Airways offers Wi-Fi on most aircraft, though coverage varies.

ANA

ANA offers consistent service with comfortable seats and good food across all cabins.


ANA's economy class provides 34 inches of legroom, more than most other aircraft.

Read more about ANAby Gabriel Leigh
Lufthansa

Lufthansa's Economy Classic includes a checked bag up to 50 lbs.


Lufthansa offers free FlyNet Messaging for short-haul flights to Miles & More members.

Read more about Lufthansaby Jessica Macdonald
Southwest

Southwest offers free snacks and soft drinks; download their app for streaming entertainment.


Book Southwest flights using points and cash for flexibility if points are insufficient.

Read more about Southwestby Blane Bachelor
American Airlines

American Airlines' Main Cabin Extra offers early boarding and complimentary drinks.


American Airlines provides free carry-on and personal item for all passengers.

United Airlines

United offers Premier Access for priority check-in and baggage handling.


United's Economy Plus seats offer up to six inches more legroom.

Our travel experts
Stefanie Waldek

Stefanie Waldek

Expert on Qatar Airways and United Airlines

Stefanie Waldek

Stefanie Waldek

Stefanie Waldek is a freelance space, travel, and design writer based in Saratoga Springs, NY. Her words have appeared in Space.com, Travel + Leisure, Condé Nast Traveler, Architectural Digest, and House Beautiful, among other publications. An expert in aviation and expedition cruising, Stefanie is frequently up in the air or on the sea, likely en route to Antarctica or the Arctic.

Read more
Gabriel Leigh

Gabriel Leigh

Expert on ANA

Gabriel Leigh

Gabriel Leigh

Gabriel is a writer and video creator. As senior content producer for Flightradar24 and Monocle’s transport correspondent, he keeps a close eye on aviation in particular. He has also written travel articles for the likes of The New York Times. Born in New York but raised around the world, he now lives in Sweden. He’s been to 75 countries, flying 2.3 million miles on 113 airlines and through 234 airports in the process.

Read more
Jessica Macdonald

Jessica Macdonald

Expert on Lufthansa

Jessica Macdonald

Jessica Macdonald

Currently based in Scotland after living in South Africa and the United States, Jessica has been writing travel and aviation content for more than 10 years. She regularly contributes to Travel + Leisure and TripSavvy, and has had work published by Condé Nast Traveller and The Independent. She has traveled to more than 50 countries across six continents.

Read more
Blane Bachelor

Blane Bachelor

Expert on Southwest

Blane Bachelor

Blane Bachelor

Blane Bachelor is a journalist and editor specializing in travel and aviation who writes regularly for top global outlets. Born and raised in Florida, Blane has worked and lived in four countries, including the Netherlands, where she’s currently based with her family. Her favorite way to get to know a new destination is by running or riding a bike around town – or hearing a spooky ghost story about local history. She will always choose the window seat.

Read more
Harriet Baskas

Harriet Baskas

Expert on American Airlines

Harriet Baskas

Harriet Baskas

Harriet is an award-winning journalist who is happiest in an airport or an unusual museum. Her stories about airports, air travel, and the business of travel have appeared on NBC News, CNBC, USA TODAY, The Points Guy and other outlets. She is the creator of the StuckatTheAirport.com blog and the author of nine books. When not out on the road or exploring the latest airport amenities, she’s home in Seattle getting ready for the next adventure.

Read more
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Columbus to Chicago flights

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

What is the cheapest Columbus Airport to Chicago flight route?

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

The cheapest return flight from Columbus Airport to Chicago costs $231 on the route between Columbus Airport (CMH) and Chicago Midway Airport (MDW). Over the past month, this route was, on average, 3% cheaper than other Columbus Airport-Chicago routes. The most popular route is between Columbus Airport (CMH) and Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport (ORD).

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

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

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

What is the cheapest month to fly from Columbus Airport to Chicago?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Columbus Airport 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 Columbus Airport to Chicago is August, where tickets cost $214 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are November and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $338 and $330 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Columbus Airport 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.

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop layover the cheapest option at $321 on average.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Columbus Airport 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 Columbus Airport 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 Columbus Airport to Chicago, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 54% 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$75
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 1% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 13% increase in price.
Flight from Columbus to Chicago O'Hare Airport

When to book flights from Columbus to Chicago

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Columbus to Chicago based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated round-trip price
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 Columbus to Chicago flights

  • How do I get from the city center to CMH?

    There are a few different ways to get from the city center to CMH. One option is to take the bus. The bus system in Columbus is reliable and many different routes go to CMH. It will take you approximately 16min to get there. Another option is to take a taxi or an Uber. This will be more expensive than the bus, but it will be faster and more convenient.

  • How do I get from Midway Airport to the city center?

    The best way to get from Midway Airport to the Chicago city center is by taking the Orange Line train. The Orange Line train runs directly from Midway Airport to the Loop, which is the central business district of Chicago. The journey takes approximately 30min. Alternatively, you can take a taxi or ride-sharing services such as Uber or Lyft.

  • How do I get from O’Hare Airport (ORD) to Chicago city center?

    There are a few different ways to get from O'Hare International Airport to the Chicago city center. One option is to take the Chicago Transit Authority's (CTA) 'L' train, which has a station at O'Hare. The CTA Blue Line train runs from O'Hare to the city center, with stops at major landmarks such as the Magnificent Mile, Millennium Park, and Willis Tower. Another option is to take a cab or rideshare service such as Uber or Lyft. This will likely be the most expensive option, but it will also be the most direct way to get to your destination.

  • Which amenities are available at O’Hare International Airport?

    Some of the amenities that are available at O’Hare International Airport include a variety of food and drink options, such as Berghoff Cafe, Billy Goat Tavern, and Vasco's Peri Peri. There are also a variety of ways to stay entertained, including a play area for children, an entertainment area with TVs, and a variety of charging stations.

  • What is the cheapest flight from Columbus Airport to Chicago?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Columbus Airport to Chicago was $75 for a one-way ticket and $152 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Columbus 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 Columbus to Chicago?

    On your way to Chicago, you’ll fly out from Columbus. You’ll be landing in one of Chicago’s 2 airports: Chicago Midway or Chicago O'Hare Intl.

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

    American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Delta, and Hawaiian Airlines offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Columbus to Chicago flight route.

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

    The Boeing 737-800 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Columbus to Chicago flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Columbus to Chicago?

    oneworld, and Star Alliance are the airline alliances operating flights between Columbus and Chicago, with oneworld being the most commonly used for this route.

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

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

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Columbus to Chicago are Southwest and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of $297 and an overall rating of 8.0, Southwest is the most popular choice. United Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $327 and an overall rating of 7.4.

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

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

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

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

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $169 or less one-way and $340 or less round-trip.
  • One of the main airports that you will use when traveling from Columbus to Chicago is the John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH). The good thing about this airport is that you can grab a meal or your favorite snack while waiting for your flight. For example, you can enter food joints such as American Craft Tavern, Auntie Anne’s Pretzels, Bob Evans Express, and Brighton Collectibles.
  • Additionally, CMH offers public safety and TSA services. The Transportation Security Administration and Airport Police ensure that all the airlines and their customers get to where they are going safely.
  • If you would like to catch your flight early in the morning, you can spend the night in one of the hotels that are based within the airport premises. For example, you can spend the night in Fairfield Inn and Suites at Columbus Airport.
  • If you are arriving in Chicago from CMH at the Midway International Airport (MDW) and would like to access some funds from your account, you can use one of the ATMs and banks on site.
  • Midway Airport has a Lost and Found department. If you misplace anything in the airport, all you need is to put in an inquiry and they will do the rest.

Prefer to fly direct from Columbus to Chicago?

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

Direct departures

Columbus to Chicago

Monday

American Airlines, Southwest, United Airlines

American Airlines, Southwest, +1 more

Tuesday

American Airlines, Southwest, United Airlines

American Airlines, Southwest, +1 more

Wednesday

American Airlines, Southwest, United Airlines

American Airlines, Southwest, +1 more

Thursday

American Airlines, Southwest, United Airlines

American Airlines, Southwest, +1 more

Friday

American Airlines, Southwest, United Airlines

American Airlines, Southwest, +1 more

Saturday

American Airlines, Southwest, United Airlines

American Airlines, Southwest, +1 more

Sunday

American Airlines, Southwest, United Airlines

American Airlines, Southwest, +1 more

See more direct flights

Direct returns

Chicago to Columbus

Monday

American Airlines, Southwest, United Airlines

American Airlines, Southwest, +1 more

Tuesday

American Airlines, Southwest, United Airlines

American Airlines, Southwest, +1 more

Wednesday

American Airlines, Southwest, United Airlines

American Airlines, Southwest, +1 more

Thursday

American Airlines, Southwest, United Airlines

American Airlines, Southwest, +1 more

Friday

American Airlines, Southwest, United Airlines

American Airlines, Southwest, +1 more

Saturday

American Airlines, Southwest, United Airlines

American Airlines, Southwest, +1 more

Sunday

American Airlines, Southwest, United Airlines

American Airlines, Southwest, +1 more

See more direct flights

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Columbus to Chicago

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Columbus 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 Columbus 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
SouthwestOverall score based on 4242 reviews
8.6Crew
8.1Boarding
8.0Comfort
7.0Food
7.5Entertainment
Airline reviews

I wish they had movie screens in the headrests. The seats are much improved, more legroom and recently renovated. Bathroom was clean. Staff was outstanding!!

10.0 ExcellentG, Sep 2025LAS - ATL
Read more Southwest reviews

I wish they had movie screens in the headrests. The seats are much improved, more legroom and recently renovated. Bathroom was clean. Staff was outstanding!!

As always, the entire Southwest experience was wonderful, from online booking to flight to baggage retrieval. Very grateful.

The weather could have been better. There was a 40 minute ATC delay in SFO because of marine fog and a micro cell storm delayed landing and take-off at Nashville. The gate was changed 5 minutes from boarding from gate B3 to gate C23 at Nashville airport.

After being assaulted by a flight attendant I was then brushed off as oh well because he long braids didn’t mean to whip me in the eye. I have filed complaints and will see. But like any other issue I’ve had with kayak involved it’s been trash. Last time I’ll be using your app

AC sub par. WiFi not working correctly. Ac sucked. Seats very narrow.

Near 4 hour flight with only 1 service. Had to use call button to request water. Internet and power not working until into flight. Internet would stop working during flight.

Southwest's seats are the least comfortable I have ever sat in.

The cabin was quiet for the redeye flight. The area was clean. The staff was great. The 787 Max was in good condition. Drawbacks were that the seat widths were tight for some passengers. The seat padding was at best average and for a long flight uncomfortable.

Southwest like most American domestic airlines, is a mediocre airline. But it is among the cheapest. Oh well.

My flight was delayed 50 minutes and we were rushed to board to then sit for 15 minutes until the pilot arrived. Unacceptable since we could have waited to board. Also the delayed flight was updated AFTER we boarded to more than the 10 minutes as originally stated.

IAD with the archaic people movers is just a place to be avoided.

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.

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.

Just total easy flight experience!! What could you do better..? Hmmm..? There was nothing I can remember. Spirit was a far more comfortable and easy process than American, United & Delta. I'll always look for Spirit and I've told a few people about, since flying this past trip!! I'm a SPIRIT FAN!! Thank You, SPIRIT AIRLINES!! Very, VERY well done, 100%!! See you...SOON!! -Best, Linda R.

Spirit is a very uncomfortable travel experience. It’s cheap but you are squeezed into the seats like canned meat.

The seat belt was lengthy enough that I did not need an extender. Courteous and helpful flight attendants.

As expected. Nothing jumps out at me as bad or wrong, but the flight was fine. No complaints with pilot or crew. The flight left on time and arrived earlier than stated. Overall, I will continue to plan on flying with Spirit.

Crew from Columbus to Atlanta excellent. Flight overall was good. Flight crew from Atlanta to Newark were average probably because they had to deal with overbooked flight and obnoxious people on the flight. Ground crew in terminal needed to do a better job limiting luggage boarding the plane.

Horrible considering I didn’t go and I bought travel insurance and I didn’t receive a refund.

While on the flight we had a delay and had to sit on the plane while maintenance fixed it. It’s ended up taking an hour and a half longer to leave than expected. I had an unruly passenger sitting behind me that vaped during the flight and was rude and loud for the majority of the flight.

Spirit is by far the worst airline to travel with, period. Seats are cardboard, flight attendants need anger management and if you ask for water, you’re basically a criminal. I don’t care how much it costs but I will travel with an airline who actually cares about their customers. Oh and one more thing, the next time your gate agent puts his foot on someone’s baggage's scale, I hope they get what’s coming next, a viral video of your scams. You suck Spirit, do better.

I mean, it’s Spirit. But it was frustrating to have our flight canceled, get bumped to a later flight, and then Spirit was unwilling to check our bag until 4 hours before our flight… tell us we could not sit in the waiting area’s chairs… and really negative experience getting checked in and dropping the bag.

Not having it be changed after we bought the flight tickets from a direct flight getting in at a reasonable time to a connecting flight red eye of 9 hours, so that we would lose our 35 dollars in nonrefundable insurance would've been great! Our country really does need low-cost carrier options, but this type of "service" ain't it. Fortunately, had a little better success with them flying to and from San Juan PR last month at least.

Seats were new and comfortable. Staff was fine. Missed my connection due to weather -which wasn’t their fault- but got no help at all. Gate staff sent me to customer service, which was and stayed unstaffed. Sign with QR code directed me to call or chat. Chat was useless. Call was returned after an hour. No itinerary offered by Frontier could get me home in less than 30 hours. Rebooked with another airline and got a partial refund that came to about 10 percent of what I paid to get home.

Finally a Frontier on time and efficient. I've had problems before with your airline, but this time everything went fine.

The experience was good. No frills but I got there safe and sound and on time.

Great for the price. No wifi or entertainment, but gate agents and crew were fantastic and we boarded quickly and left on time.

sluggish boarding and arrival procedures, fake nice flight attendants, and lots of delays.

Disaster. They lied every step of the way. We ended up being delayed due to crew and then allegedly abandoned the flight because of a curfew at LGA. No rebooking to LGA at any reasonable time. No hotel. No meal vouchers. Had to sleep in the airport and fly to Newark instead. Will never fly Frontier again.

What I expected, nickeled and dined and a frontier flight attendant loudly complained about her job and lack of communication as she headed to the gate on her cell phone. Not professional.

As every law enforcement agency I could imagine surrounded the plane and we didn’t disembark for 2 hours and then had to stick around for another hour to go get our personal belongings after leaving them behind and being bused away from the plane, it was scary and inconvenient. We were given no information as to why this was happening. Lack of communication with passengers was disappointing.

After boarding and un-boarding twice over 6+hours, the flight was canceled.

Severe turbulence. Captain never came on to reassure passengers after things settled down.

Everything you need to know for your flight from Columbus to Chicago

Information on your arrival and departure airports

Not what you’re looking for? Find thousands of other hotels, flights, car rentals and package deals with KAYAK.