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$135 Find Cheap Flights from Kansas City to Chicago O'Hare Airport

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Cheapest round-trip
$305
Typical prices: $248-$407
United Airlines
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MCI - ORD • Non-stop
Cheapest non-stop
$305
Typical prices: $281-$380
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MCI - ORD • Non-stop
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Cheap Flights from Kansas City to O'Hare Intl (MCI-ORD)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Kansas City to O'Hare Intl 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 Kansas City to O'Hare Intl

Tue, Sep 1 - Wed, Sep 2
United Airlines Logo
6:36 pm - 8:30 pm
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ORD
1h 54mnonstop
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10:30 am - 12:20 pm
ORD
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MCI
1h 50mnonstop
$305United Airlines
Thu, Aug 27 - Sat, Aug 29
Frontier Logo
4:47 pm - 7:02 pm
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ORD
26h 15m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
7:11 am - 4:05 pm
ORD
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MCI
8h 54m
1 stop
$306Frontier
Mon, Aug 10 - Wed, Aug 12
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 7:58 am
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ORD
1h 58mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
3:47 pm - 5:30 pm
ORD
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MCI
1h 43mnonstop
$307United Airlines
Wed, Jul 15 - Sun, Jul 19
American Airlines Logo
5:30 am - 7:31 am
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ORD
2h 01mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
6:45 am - 8:32 am
ORD
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MCI
1h 47mnonstop
$308American Airlines
Sat, Aug 1 - Wed, Aug 5
American Airlines Logo
5:30 am - 7:31 am
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ORD
2h 01mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
11:00 pm - 12:35 am
ORD
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MCI
1h 35mnonstop
$309American Airlines
Fri, Jul 10 - Mon, Jul 13
Frontier Logo
4:32 pm - 5:37 am
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ORD
13h 05m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
9:57 pm - 1:00 pm
ORD
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MCI
15h 03m
1 stop
$310Frontier
Thu, Aug 13 - Fri, Aug 14
American Airlines Logo
5:00 am - 6:44 am
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ORD
1h 44mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
11:45 am - 1:30 pm
ORD
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MCI
1h 45mnonstop
$311American Airlines
Sat, Aug 8 - Mon, Aug 10
United Airlines Logo
6:41 pm - 8:33 pm
MCI
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ORD
1h 52mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
9:25 pm - 11:13 pm
ORD
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MCI
1h 48mnonstop
$312United Airlines
Wed, Jul 15 - Mon, Jul 20
Frontier Logo
6:07 pm - 12:15 pm
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ORD
18h 08m
2 stops
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7:05 am - 5:10 pm
ORD
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MCI
10h 05m
1 stop
$313Frontier
Tue, Jul 14 - Thu, Jul 16
Frontier Logo
1:45 pm - 8:52 pm
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ORD
7h 07m
1 stop
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1:50 pm - 5:10 pm
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MCI
27h 20m
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$314Frontier
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Kansas City to O'Hare Intl flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Kansas City to O'Hare Intl to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

How much is a round-trip flight from Kansas City to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Kansas City to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport departing in September.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Kansas City to Chicago O'Hare Airport?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Kansas City to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

When flying from Kansas City to Chicago O'Hare Airport, you should consider leaving on a Thursday and avoid Saturdays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Kansas City, you’ll find the best rates on Wednesdays and the most expensive ones on Mondays.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Kansas City to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Kansas City to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport, 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 Kansas City to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport is December, where tickets cost $268 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $433 and $397 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Kansas City to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport?

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 $326, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Kansas City to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Kansas City to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport, 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 Kansas City to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 50% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 20 weeks before departure.

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Low seasonFebruary
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Best time to beat the crowds with an average 11% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 10% lower on average.
Flight from Kansas City to Chicago O'Hare Airport

When to book flights from Kansas City to O'Hare Intl

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Kansas City to O'Hare Intl based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking Kansas City to Chicago O'Hare Airport flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Kansas City to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport?

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from Kansas City to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport was $135 for a one-way ticket and $305 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Kansas City and Chicago O'Hare Airport?

    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 Kansas City to Chicago O'Hare Airport?

    Kansas City and Chicago O'Hare Airport are both served by 1 main airport. You will leave Kansas City from Kansas City and will be arriving at Chicago O'Hare Intl.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Kansas City to Chicago O'Hare Airport?

    All the following airlines offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Kansas City to Chicago O'Hare Airport flight route: American Airlines, Delta, JetBlue, Hawaiian Airlines, Alaska Airlines, and United Airlines.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Kansas City to Chicago O'Hare Airport?

    The Embraer 175 (Enhanced Winglets) is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Kansas City to Chicago O'Hare Airport flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Kansas City to Chicago O'Hare Airport?

    oneworld, and Star Alliance are the airline alliances operating flights between Kansas City and Chicago O'Hare Airport, with oneworld being the most commonly used for this route.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Kansas City to Chicago O'Hare Airport?

    There are nonstop flights from Kansas City to Chicago O'Hare Airport on a daily basis.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Kansas City to Chicago, United Airlines or American Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Kansas City to Chicago are United Airlines and American Airlines. With an average price for the route of $353 and an overall rating of 7.4, United Airlines is the most popular choice. American Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $347 and an overall rating of 7.1.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Kansas City to Chicago O'Hare Airport?

    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 Kansas City to Chicago O'Hare Airport.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Chicago O'Hare Airport from Kansas City 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 Kansas City to Chicago O'Hare Airport?

    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 O'Hare Airport with an airline and back to Kansas City with another airline. Booking your flights between Kansas City and ORD can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

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

    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 O'Hare Airport from Kansas City 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 Kansas City to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $267 or less one-way and $487 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Kansas City to Chicago O'Hare Airport?

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

Direct departures

Kansas City to Chicago O'Hare Intl

Monday

American Airlines,United Airlines

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Tuesday

American Airlines,United Airlines

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Wednesday

American Airlines,United Airlines

American Airlines,United Airlines

Thursday

American Airlines,United Airlines

American Airlines,United Airlines

Friday

American Airlines,United Airlines

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Saturday

American Airlines,United Airlines

American Airlines,United Airlines

Sunday

American Airlines,United Airlines

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Direct returns

Chicago O'Hare Intl to Kansas City

Monday

American Airlines,United Airlines

American Airlines,United Airlines

Tuesday

American Airlines,United Airlines

American Airlines,United Airlines

Wednesday

American Airlines,United Airlines

American Airlines,United Airlines

Thursday

American Airlines,United Airlines

American Airlines,United Airlines

Friday

American Airlines,United Airlines

American Airlines,United Airlines

Saturday

American Airlines,United Airlines

American Airlines,United Airlines

Sunday

American Airlines,United Airlines

American Airlines,United Airlines

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Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from Kansas City to O'Hare Intl

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Kansas City 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 Kansas City to O'Hare Intl? 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.
7.4
United AirlinesOverall score based on 9898 reviews
7.1Entertainment
7.7Boarding
7.3Comfort
6.6Food
8.1Crew
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1 flight cancelled Had to fly out of different city Flight at new departure city was delayed 3 hours causing us to miss connecting flights. By the time we did make it to Prague our luggage did not. Had to wait day and a half for luggage to be delivered. Customer service was not good. Agents did not arrive at gate until 5-10 minutes before boarding

2.0 MediocreRuss, Jun 2026
FOD - ORD
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1 flight cancelled Had to fly out of different city Flight at new departure city was delayed 3 hours causing us to miss connecting flights. By the time we did make it to Prague our luggage did not. Had to wait day and a half for luggage to be delivered. Customer service was not good. Agents did not arrive at gate until 5-10 minutes before boarding

Awful. Delayed flights, missed connection to Toronto. Hotel vouchers were for already booked hotels x3. Giant waste of my time

Boarding was great, and the crew were very friendly. The seats must have been a bit on the older side and you could feel some of the seat components through the padding. Also, the plugs did not work on the row's entertainment screen or charging ports. Checked bag was transferred for connecting flight, and we appreciated how early we had the connecting gate information.

Very easy ! Use the kiosk and bag drop and right to security within 10 min

Over 5 hour delay with minimal updates or ability to standby for alternative flights. During boarding and 1 hr+ wait for takeoff, seats were drenched w water from air conditioning condensation and always leftover crumbs on carpet and seats

Flight was delayed only slightly before takeoff due to traffic control. However, the flight arrived early to ORD. Good flight. United has been very reliable for me.

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.

We were told our seats were switched which put us in row 1 instead of 12. We were not able to keep our personal items with us. This caused us not to be able to have our gum to pop our ears and we weren’t able to get our iPads out due to the seat belt sign never turning off.

Boarding was quick and efficient. My screen didn’t come on and everyone else had theirs working so a little bummer but it was a short flight!

Onboarding - it would be great to see on the screen what group they were boarding. It was very confusing on who was boarding (even though they called it out) they were not clear and the space to board was strange.

The flight de-boarded after being informed of a 3 hour delay. The gate agent said we could go to lounge. The flight ended up boarding 20 minutes later and I missed it.

We had a mechanical delay which made us 90 minutes late (9:30 PM) then land and put into the penalty box because a plane was in our gate? What the hell! We should get priority.Damn American.

The seats were extremely cramped, with very little legroom or personal space. There was no room left in the overhead bins for a backpack, and the space under the seat in front was so limited that I could barely fit my bag underneath. Overall, the seating arrangement felt very uncomfortable and overcrowded.

weather delay of almost 2 hours then we landed and our gate wasn't available so we waited another 30 min

Delayed flight more than I hour. When boarding we spent some additional time on the plane before takeoff ....

The wifi experience is awful. I had to try again and again, taking over 30 minutes, to connect to the wifi. I had to watch the same two ads over and over until I was finally successful. Once connected, it was anything but "high speed" and disconnected at least three times during the flight.

This was the best 2 flights I have had with American out of SGF. Great crew both flights.

The CX617 from HK to BKK was delayed more than 1.5 hours.

Cons: "Terrible logistics. Stuck on tarmac because they couldn’t clear the previous plane out of the gate. Fellow passengers missed their connecting flights."
Cons: "Canceled flight caused me to remain in a hotel for another day. Confusing check in. No one to help. Machines broken. Unable to disembark from the plane. Bad logistics all the way around."

Flight was scheduled at 9:40pm. Got delayed to 10 am, the next day. crazy

The bag check, flight check-in, and onboard experience convinced my wife and me that we will actively go out of our way to avoid flying Frontier Airlines in the future. At bag check, we were informed that check-in could only be completed via the Frontier mobile app. Unfortunately, the app was extremely frustrating—sending us through repetitive, confusing loops that repeatedly forced us to decline add-on services with nearly every click. While most airline apps upsell, this one felt intentionally exhausting. As the process dragged on, we became genuinely concerned that my phone battery would die before check-in could be completed. We approached the bag check staff—who were standing together talking—and explained both our frustration and our predicament. They laughed. Later, my wife described the interaction as “gaslighting,” which felt accurate. We were then informed it would cost $25 per person simply to have our boarding passes printed. From that point forward, the tone of the experience was consistently hostile. The bag check employees were condescending and combative, behaving more like bullies than customer service staff. Unfortunately, that same attitude continued onboard. One flight attendant argued with me when I attempted to stow my backpack in the overhead bin. I explained that we had each paid $75 to check our bags specifically so we would not need to use carry-on space and could have adequate legroom. She demanded to see my ticket, pointed out that it said “no carry-on”—which I acknowledged—and I reiterated that this was precisely why we paid to check our bags. Her response was, “I don’t make the rules.” She then walked away, but not before asking if I “truly wanted to fly back to Chicago today?”—an unnecessary and unmistakable threat. It is also worth noting that despite booking our tickets together in the same transaction, we were not seated together. Upon our return to Chicago—where we could once again sit together—we compared onboard experiences. We both remarked on how unhappy the flight attendants appeared and how each of us was separately asked whether we would like to purchase a beverage. We declined. At no point was water mentioned as an option, leaving us with the clear impression that even water came at a cost—or that complimentary water, if available at all, was deliberately left unmentioned. Overall, the experience was shocking and deeply disappointing, but it was also a profound learning experience—one we will not forget and will not repeat. -Steve

Good for a budget airline! It was easy to get on, staff was really nice. Can’t say anything about the food or entertainment because it wasn’t available, which is fine.

This company socks. It's fraud. They canceled our flight yesterday, and today we were late because of a really long line at the check in bag. At the rebook station, there was ton of people. The workers were all rude. I am gonna make a report to FTC.

The single worst check in experience I could imagine. I’ll never do any business with Frontier or any affiliated company

Too many extra fees, uncomfortable, little leg room. Will not recommend this airline.

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

We were delayed three times ,and that destroyed my plans, and reservations

The crew was delayed because they came on another flight that was delayed due to weather 10pm flight left at 1.30 am The airline made no effort to align alternate crew

Flying Frontier was a nightmare. From the booking through Kayak, checking in, departing and arriving, I will never recommend Kayak or Frontier.

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