LGB - CHI

$164 Find Cheap Flights from Long Beach 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 Long Beach to Chicago departing on 12/16. 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.
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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Long Beach 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 Long Beach to Chicago, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Cheapest round-trip
$330
Delta
Tue 1/6Tue 1/13
LGB - ORD • 2 stops
Cheapest non-stop
$403
Southwest
Thu 12/11Fri 12/12
LGB - MDW • Non-stop
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Cheapest • from $337 (round-trip)
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Cheap Flights from Long Beach to Chicago (LGB-CHI)

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

Tue, Jan 6 - Tue, Jan 13
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4:50 pm - 1:22 pmLGB-ORD
18h 32m2 stops
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7:20 am - 12:03 pmORD-LGB
6h 43m1 stop
$330Delta
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Sat, Dec 13 - Tue, Dec 16
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1:15 pm - 9:21 pmLGB-ORD
6h 06m1 stop
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7:20 am - 12:16 pmORD-LGB
6h 56m1 stop
$332Delta
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Tue, Jan 6 - Tue, Jan 13
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4:50 pm - 11:53 pmLGB-ORD
29h 03m2 stops
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7:30 am - 4:07 pmORD-LGB
10h 37m2 stops
$334Delta
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Tue, Jan 13 - Sat, Jan 17
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1:10 pm - 10:35 pmLGB-ORD
7h 25m1 stop
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1:00 pm - 5:45 pmORD-LGB
6h 45m1 stop
$337Southwest
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Sat, Dec 13 - Tue, Dec 16
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7:00 am - 10:43 pmLGB-ORD
13h 43m2 stops
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11:00 am - 9:45 pmORD-LGB
12h 45m2 stops
$342Delta
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Sat, Dec 13 - Tue, Dec 16
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1:15 pm - 9:21 pmLGB-ORD
6h 06m1 stop
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7:20 am - 12:16 pmORD-LGB
6h 56m1 stop
$358Delta
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Mon, Jan 12 - Sat, Jan 17
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12:45 pm - 10:55 pmLGB-MDW
8h 10m1 stop
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8:35 am - 2:10 pmMDW-LGB
7h 35m1 stop
$362Southwest
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Thu, Feb 26 - Tue, Mar 3
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7:00 am - 5:42 pmLGB-ORD
8h 42m1 stop
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2:03 pm - 9:45 pmORD-LGB
9h 42m2 stops
$362Delta
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Sat, Dec 13 - Tue, Dec 16
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1:15 pm - 9:21 pmLGB-ORD
6h 06m1 stop
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3:50 pm - 9:45 pmORD-LGB
7h 55m2 stops
$363Delta
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Mon, Jan 12 - Sat, Jan 17
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8:00 am - 6:45 pmLGB-MDW
8h 45m2 stops
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12:40 pm - 6:55 pmMDW-LGB
8h 15m1 stop
$367Southwest
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Long Beach to Chicago flights

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

What is the cheapest Long Beach to Chicago flight route?

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

The cheapest return flight from Long Beach to Chicago costs $271 on the route between Long Beach (LGB) and Chicago Midway Airport (MDW). It is also the most popular route.

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

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

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

What is the cheapest month to fly from Long Beach to Chicago?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Long Beach 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 Long Beach to Chicago is December, where tickets cost $185 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are October and March, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $529 and $503 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Long Beach 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.

No, with an average price for the route of $327, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$164
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 18% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 10% increase in price.
Flight from Long Beach to Chicago O'Hare Airport

When to book flights from Long Beach to Chicago

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Long Beach 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 flights from Long Beach to Chicago

  • What is the cheapest flight from Long Beach to Chicago?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Long Beach to Chicago was $164 for a one-way ticket and $330 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Long Beach 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 Long Beach to Chicago?

    When flying out of Long Beach you will be using Long Beach Municipal. You will be landing at one of these airports: Chicago Midway or Chicago O'Hare Intl.

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

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

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Long Beach to Chicago?

    The Boeing 737-800 Passenger/BBJ2 (winglets) is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Long Beach to Chicago flight route.

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $218 or less one-way and $439 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Long Beach to Chicago?

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

Direct departures

Long Beach Municipal to Chicago

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Direct returns

Chicago to Long Beach Municipal

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Reviews of the top airline flying from Long Beach to Chicago

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Long Beach 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 Long Beach 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.
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SouthwestOverall score based on 4254 reviews
8.0Comfort
7.0Food
8.6Crew
8.1Boarding
7.5Entertainment
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San Diego airport is brand new, spacious, airy and very smooth checkin at SW baggage drop.

10.0 ExcellentGordon, Nov 2025SAN - OAK
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San Diego airport is brand new, spacious, airy and very smooth checkin at SW baggage drop.

It was rough. The staff was unprofessional, the choice of on board drinks terrible, it was cramped in space at every airport, they always ran out of overhead bin space so they pressured people to check bags for free or we couldn’t leave on the plane— so I did check my bag to help, and they nearly lost my bag. My bag did not arrive on the luggage belt, another man on my flight and I had to waste our time going to the baggage office to search for our bags. I would only fly southwest again if it was my last choice. Also, my flights were consistently delayed over and over again— at one point they straight up told us we were waiting for the pilot to arrive.

Crew could have been friendlier, maybe I'm spoiled by SW crews. In flight wifi was good. Would be nice to have more food offerings on a 4 plus hour flight

Ever since Southwest starting charging for bags, passengers don't want to pay to check their bags, so the gate agents have to beg people to check their roller bags now because there's "not enough space". This was a terrible business move by Southwest.

Sacrament staff are always polite and helpful. Airport is easy to maneuver and boarding is straightforward.

Excellent. Would encourage Southwest to keep current boarding procedures with free style seating. Makes for a fantastic experience

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.

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.

Worst experience I had on Southwest. Still better than most, but the seating was barely tolerable.

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