$54 Find Cheap Flights to Sanibel

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Cheapest round-trip
$127
Typical prices: $373-$220
Spirit Airlines, Frontier
Sun 4/19Thu 4/23
ORD - RSW • Non-stop
Cheapest one-way
$54
Typical prices: $100-$245
Frontier
Thu 4/30
ORD - RSW • Non-stop
Arrival airport
You can't fly directly to Sanibel. It is served by Fort Myers (RSW), located 17.3 miles from Sanibel.
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Cheap Flights to Sanibel

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

Sun, Apr 19 - Thu, Apr 23
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6:30 am - 10:17 am
ORD
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RSW
2h 47mnonstop
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12:17 pm - 2:47 pm
RSW
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ORD
3h 30mnonstop
$127Multiple Airlines
Thu, Apr 30 - Sun, May 3
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7:00 am - 11:21 am
ORD
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RSW
3h 21mnonstop
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10:35 am - 1:05 pm
RSW
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ORD
3h 30mnonstop
$128Frontier
Sun, Apr 19 - Thu, Apr 23
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7:00 am - 11:21 am
ORD
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RSW
3h 21mnonstop
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12:17 pm - 2:47 pm
RSW
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ORD
3h 30mnonstop
$130Frontier
Wed, Apr 22 - Tue, Apr 28
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7:00 am - 10:18 am
JFK
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RSW
3h 18mnonstop
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5:30 am - 10:15 am
RSW
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JFK
4h 45m
1 stop
$189Delta
Tue, Apr 28 - Fri, May 1
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6:30 am - 9:35 am
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RSW
3h 05mnonstop
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6:02 pm - 9:00 pm
RSW
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JFK
2h 58mnonstop
$191JetBlue
Sat, May 9 - Wed, May 20
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6:30 am - 9:37 am
JFK
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RSW
3h 07mnonstop
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8:30 pm - 11:25 pm
RSW
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JFK
2h 55mnonstop
$192JetBlue
Wed, Apr 29 - Wed, May 13
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7:10 am - 10:51 am
BOS
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RSW
3h 41mnonstop
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7:40 pm - 10:56 pm
RSW
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BOS
3h 16mnonstop
$195Delta
Mon, Apr 27 - Wed, Apr 29
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7:15 pm - 10:29 pm
EWR
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RSW
3h 14mnonstop
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6:56 pm - 9:59 pm
RSW
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EWR
3h 03mnonstop
$206United Airlines
Thu, May 7 - Sat, May 9
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3:08 pm - 8:39 pm
EWR
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RSW
5h 31m
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7:25 pm - 10:27 pm
RSW
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EWR
3h 02mnonstop
$207United Airlines
Sat, Jul 4 - Sat, Jul 11
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5:03 am - 9:08 am
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RSW
4h 05m
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7:41 pm - 12:14 am
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IAD
4h 33m
1 stop
$281American Airlines
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Low seasonSeptember
Cheapest flight$54
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 22% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 8% increase in price.
Flight from Chicago O'Hare Airport to Fort Myers

Flights to Sanibel: the best tips from KAYAK users' own experiences

Insights shared by verified travelers who flew to Sanibel 
Verified travelerFlew with United Airlines
DEN
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RSW
Feb 2026
We flew United Airlines and boarding went smoothly if not a little slow but we left on time. Arrive early at the airport as it gets very busy and crowded especially on the weekends.
MarkFlew with Alaska Airlines
LAX
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RSW
Dec 2023
The direct flights to RSW on Alaska are very convenient, but consider paying more for economy plus unless you’re on a very tight budget.
ThomasFlew with Spirit Airlines
ATL
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RSW
Feb 2024
Atlanta is a very busy airport be a little early security lines can be long.

FAQs - booking Sanibel flights

  • How long is the flight to Sanibel?

    Flights from Chicago3h 14m
    Flights from Cleveland2h 49m
    Flights from Minneapolis3h 27m
    Flights from Newark3h 01m
    Flights from Boston3h 21m
  • What is the cheapest flight to Fort Myers?

    In the last 3 days, the cheapest flight deal to Fort Myers was found on the route from Chicago, at $127 return. The most popular connection is from Boston to Fort Myers and KAYAK users have found round-trip deals for as low as $179 in the last 3 days.

  • Which airlines fly to Fort Myers?

    Many airlines fly to Fort Myers, the most common ones being Delta, Allegiant Air, and Southwest. See the amount of flights per week for popular airlines flying to Fort Myers.

  • How to fly to Sanibel?

    You cannot fly directly to Sanibel. KAYAK recommends you fly to Fort Myers SW Florida Intl (RSW) (17.32 miles from Sanibel). From there you can rent a car or get a taxi.

  • What airports are near Sanibel?

    The closest airport is Fort Myers SW Florida Intl (RSW) (17.32 mi). Other nearby airports are Naples (APF) (25.55 mi), Punta Gorda (PGD) (32.28 mi) or Sarasota Bradenton Intl (SRQ) (73.1 mi). KAYAK recommends you fly to Fort Myers SW Florida Intl.

  • How far is Fort Myers SW Florida Intl Airport from central Fort Myers?

    Central Fort Myers is 10 miles away from Fort Myers SW Florida Intl Airport.

  • What is the name of Fort Myers’s airport?

    There is only 1 airport in Fort Myers, called Fort Myers SW Florida Intl Airport (RSW). It can also be referred to as SW Florida Intl, Southwest Florida Intl, or Sw Florida.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights to Sanibel?

    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 to Sanibel.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Sanibel is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights to Sanibel?

    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 Sanibel 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 to Sanibel?

    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 Sanibel 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 Sanibel

  • There is no major airport in Sanibel. It is instead served by Fort Myers SW Florida Intl Airport.
  • Looking for cheap airfare to Sanibel? 25% of our users found round-trip tickets to Sanibel for the following prices or less: From Boston $330, from Los Angeles $333, from San Francisco $349
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Sanibel flight deals.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying to Sanibel

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from the United States to Sanibel? 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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Breeze AirwaysOverall score based on 276 reviews
6.6Entertainment
8.7Crew
8.3Boarding
8.2Comfort
6.6Food
Airline reviews

Our flight was delayed 7 hours. Due to a change in equipment we were downgraded from "Nicest" to "Nicer," even having to pay for a soft drink. Disappointing. To Breeze's credit that issued a $100 flight credit. A refund would have been more appreciated.

6.0 GoodJames, Feb 2026
RDU - RSW
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Our flight was delayed 7 hours. Due to a change in equipment we were downgraded from "Nicest" to "Nicer," even having to pay for a soft drink. Disappointing. To Breeze's credit that issued a $100 flight credit. A refund would have been more appreciated.

Lost my luggage and terrible experience with customer service trying to track it down

10 hour delay with minimal updates. Couldn’t leave terminal and then ended up on redeye with a dirty broken plane. It is literally impossible to reach customer service via gate agent, app, phone, text or email.

I thought that I had pre-purchased carry-on luggage and was surprised when I tried to check in that I did not have it.

Flight departure was 90 min delayed, and the boarding experience was confused, stressful, and generally poor. Additionally, the wifi on the plane was malfunctioning for all but the final 15 min of the flight into ILM.

Great experience and In love flying in and out of Provo airport

You get what you pay for. It’s like a bus but flying. No frills, no snacks. Leg room was fine, boarding was good.

Overall good. Plenty of legroom and fairly comfortable seats. No issues with capacity and the overhead been even though most people brought several carry-ons on. I don’t think Breeze really enforces the pay for a carry-on rule.

Surprised at how much I enjoyed Breeze. Paid for the Nicer upgrade which made it closer in price to a flag ship carrier but with more comfortable seats and much more leg room. Crew was polite and since we brought our food no loss there. Would make the point that the ‘have to pay for a carry-on is BS’. Most people did not and had several. Still was plenty of room in the overheads.

Comfortable seating, adequate space available, nice to have USB port, polite crew.

N Everything was perfect from boarding to assistance to baggage in Tampa

Snacks and included beverages were appreciated. Boarding went smoothly. Plenty of overhead bin space. Seats get very uncomfortable after a couple of hours. After waiting 10 painful minutes for my walker, a very nice Delta guest agent pushed me in a wheelchair to the gate. It was finally delivered to me after another 15 minutes . Our checked bag was on the carousel long b4 I was able to retrieve it. Fortunately it was still there but somewhere along the way the straps we used to secure it were removed and and were not reattached. Wish I had made note of the agents name.

The whole experience was excellent. As it most often is with Delta

We waited an hour on the runway to get a gate in Orlando

Flight was delayed by 3-hours and their fix was… complimentary pretzels.

The staff on board and gate was nice - a welcome change from the usual. We also arrived early, which was a great benefit, given that it takes 30 minutes plus to get bags at SRQ.

They took all carry-on luggage from Groups 6 -9 - I was group 5 and waiting in line to board - they made me check my luggage too. That then went to baggage claim and delayed departure from the airport. There was overhead room in my seating area - Delta over reacted. Also, had a gentleman next to me that took up 1/2 my seat.

Sorry I didn't realize I was writing a review for each leg. Please see my previous review - it applies to the entire flight, not just a single leg.

boarded at 5:30 pm, pushed away from gate at 6pm ... takeoff was not until ~6:45pm; disappointing

Paid for wifi that didn't work. No plug in seat to work. No entertainment.

After arriving in Chicago, we were taxiing for 1.5 hours with infrequent and untruthful updates about the amount of time it would take to arrive at the gate. Minimally, the team could have provided timing expectations that were more truthful, especially one their original expectations were not met.

Flights were on time actually early service was good and crew cheerful

Every staff member was professional, friendly and courteous. The pizza twist was ok. It was warm but too much dough.

I had a terrible experience. My flight got delayed from Atlanta to Chicago on Monday April 6, 2026, and that led to me missing my next flight to Brussels. United Airlines didn’t provide me with any accommodation for shelter. I had to sleep at the airport in Chicago. The next flight I was put on didn’t leave until the evening hours of Tuesday 4/7/2026.

Boarding was again a "free for all". We were boarding group 4, and almost the entire plane was able to board before us. It's a shame that someone who follows the rules, gets the short end of the stick. Not fair.

Flight left on time, arrived early, pleasant staff provided water, coffee, etc. access to bathrooms was reasonable and were well maintained. blankets were available, lots of entertainment options. LUGGAGE SERVICE WAS GREAT. I got my one checked bag quickly and was able to make a bus connection for a 2 hour bus ride saving me from waiting another 1.5 hours.

The boarding process was straightforward. One pertinent observation regarding all boarding procedures is that if an individual requires assistance or possesses a special status and is part of preboarding, it is advisable to limit the number of passengers who can preboard with them, rather than the entire, sometimes large, companion groups. The seats are uncomfortable, and the entertainment options are significantly inferior compared to other airlines. During the snack service, I requested an additional bag of snacks, but my request was denied. Initially, the flight attendant agreed to my request.becoming a strange accurate moment. The flight duration was four hours.

The flight was officially delayed 3 times, and was actually later than that. Combined, it was a 3 hour delay, but there was no recognition (miles, voucher, etc). The crew seemed stressed. The captain sounded nervous in his announcements. The flight itself was smooth and uneventful.

United didn’t even try to hold the flight for me. They knew I had a tight connection and when I arrived at the gate less than 10 mins after final boarding the flight had already gone. The gate agent wasn’t even notified that I was on my way. She was told I wasn’t at the airport

It was perfect! I've never flown with United before, but I definitely will in the future

We were delayed and had to circle due to weather and had to divert for fuel. While I understand that you can’t control the weather I would have appreciated knowing that the crew wasn’t going to run out of hours and then having to spend the night in the Raleigh airport.

Messy plane that was falling apart Small screens that didn't work

I was traveling with two small kids and our TV s were the only ones not working. Informed the flight attendant who did nothing about them.

They forced me to check my hand luggage at the gate.

I specifically choose not to check bags to ensure I can proceed directly to ground transportation upon arrival. However, due to a recurring lack of cabin space, I was again forced to gate-check my rolling luggage after going through my luggage to take out electronics and batteries. This practice unilaterally changes the service agreement made at the time of purchase. JetBlue needs to find a better way to manage overhead space that honors the carry-on baggage allowance.

Still hasn’t left. Why are you asking how it was?

Flight was good wish there were more snacks options for such a long flight but stewardesses were very pleasant as was flight crew.

I was denied a plastic fork to eat my food and was told plastic forks are for paying customers who buy Jet Blue’s food. So I had to make a utensil out of a cup so nourish my body. Like a refugee. Because decency is dead.

I was especially impressed without efficiently the crew got passengers on and off. One of the stewards was slightly gruff, I thought. No big deal but that's what I noticed.

Absolutely horrible. Flight was delayed 4 hours and they had no clue what was going on.

Incoming flight was delayed, delaying boarding. It then took 30 mins to take off. Took 20 mins to get to a gate because they changed the gate last minute, crew weren’t ready so there was no one staffed to work the jet bridge. Boarding was so disorganized as is usual with American because everyone just stands around the gate regardless of boarding group.

I would have liked vegetarian and gluten free options for evening dinner time flight. I would have like a pillow on the international overnight flight . The veg wrap and oaten desert on the international flight was good

We hoarded. Then we deplaned. Then we waited for 10 hours in the MSP airport due to a wheel misfunction. We understand safety but communication between crew and airport staff was horrible. When we did finally board, we were rushed on and because we were waiting for a “fresh” pilot and crew, we sat in a roasting plane with no A/C for an hour. My question is why was this flight not cancelled right away when they knew this would be a huge issue OR, why did AA not get a substitute plane, considering this was already a full flight? To me, this appears to be a complete breakdown in leadership and utter systems failure. The compensation for completely disrupting travel plans for hundreds, which we paid dearly for, was measly. While we appreciated the lodging for the night, $12 in meal vouchers isn’t going to sustain anyone for over 12 hours. “We apologize; our hands are tied” is no longer an acceptable explanation. We are so completely turned off by this experience and will definitely seek alternative avenues when we need to fly.

Check in was rough because the check in crew did not know how to manage my international visa documents. Required a long process and 4 people to finally be able to proceed to security. They told us incorrect information several times before acknowledging we did indeed have everything we needed from the start.

Mechanical issue delayed us 2hrs and then once we landed sat on tarmac for 30mins because someone left a vehicle in front of the gaye

Plane from partner PSA was filthy. Plastic needs to be thoroughly cleaned. Really disgusting to look at and wonder about cleanliness of parts less visible.

Flight delay for mechanical. Inbound arrived on time. No one said why mechanical delay.

It was a train wreck but on an airplane. First off, flight was delayed then we board only to hear two announcements, First weather delays in Orlando and second backup battery warning on emergency lights. After sitting on the plane for almost 2 hours they have us deplane due to the maintenance issue. We were told they were getting another plane. In the mean time, I notice another American- Orlando flight and ask the gate agent if I can switch. He says he cant help me and I'd have to walk to A13 from A37. Really!? I get down there and get a seat only to get an announcement my original flight was RE-boarding. The Then inflight there's no communication and I notice on flightaware were circling over the Gulf of America. I call the flight attendant and of course she has no clue and apparently 5m later the pilot finally tells us about another delay. Why does American always have these service and delay issues? They are my LAST choice in flights now!

Flight boarded, departed and landed on time. Excellent service from flight attendant in FIRST

Flight to Tampa was delayed taking off due to plane arriving late but no other issues

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