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$292 Find cheap flights from Chicago to Birmingham

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Cheap flight deals from Chicago to Birmingham (CHI-BHX)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Chicago to Birmingham 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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9:25 pm - 4:50 pmORD-BHX
13h 25m1 stop
6:00 am - 1:25 pmBHX-ORD
13h 25m1 stop
$602Lufthansa
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Wed, Nov 20 - Wed, Nov 27
3:35 pm - 4:55 pmORD-BHX
19h 20m1 stop
1:15 pm - 8:05 pmBHX-ORD
12h 50m1 stop
$672Lufthansa
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Wed, Sep 18 - Sun, Jan 12
9:25 pm - 4:55 pmORD-BHX
13h 30m1 stop
6:05 pm - 11:00 amBHX-ORD
22h 55m1 stop
$676Lufthansa
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Tue, Sep 17 - Mon, Sep 30
6:30 pm - 8:20 amORD-BHX
31h 50m1 stop
9:05 am - 3:15 pmBHX-ORD
12h 10m1 stop
$691United Airlines
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Wed, Nov 20 - Wed, Nov 27
9:15 pm - 8:30 amORD-BHX
29h 15m2 stops
1:15 pm - 8:05 pmBHX-ORD
12h 50m1 stop
$717United Airlines
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Wed, Sep 18 - Sun, Jan 12
1:50 pm - 12:30 pmORD-BHX
16h 40m2 stops
9:20 am - 9:23 pmBHX-ORD
18h 03m2 stops
$732Delta
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Wed, Sep 18 - Sun, Jan 12
10:30 am - 9:35 amORD-BHX
17h 05m2 stops
10:30 am - 9:47 pmBHX-ORD
17h 17m2 stops
$785Delta
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Fri, Sep 6 - Mon, Sep 9
3:55 pm - 11:10 amORD-BHX
13h 15m1 stop
8:30 am - 6:45 pmBHX-ORD
16h 15m2 stops
$797British Airways
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Wed, Nov 20 - Wed, Nov 27
9:45 pm - 7:25 pmORD-BHX
15h 40m2 stops
8:30 am - 6:45 pmBHX-ORD
16h 15m2 stops
$914British Airways
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Wed, Nov 20 - Wed, Nov 27
3:51 pm - 1:00 pmORD-BHX
15h 09m2 stops
6:00 am - 2:15 pmBHX-ORD
14h 15m1 stop
$1,140KLM
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Mon, Jul 15 - Sat, Jul 27

Flights from Chicago to Birmingham - Travel Insights & Trends

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

What is the cheapest month to fly from Chicago to Birmingham?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Chicago to Birmingham, 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 to Birmingham is February, where tickets cost $606 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and July, where the average cost of tickets is $1,867 and $1,093 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Chicago to Birmingham?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Chicago to Birmingham, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price on the flight from Chicago to Birmingham, you should book around 4 days before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 40 days before departure.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Chicago to Birmingham?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
The best deals for a one-way ticket found by KAYAK users over the last 3 days were on Lufthansa ($469) and SWISS ($476). The cheapest round-trip tickets were found on Lufthansa ($602) and American Airlines ($690).

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Low season

June

High season

March

Cheapest flight

$292
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 114% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 9% lower on average.
Flight from Chicago O'Hare Airport to Birmingham

When to book flights from Chicago to Birmingham

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

  • What is the cheapest flight from Chicago to Birmingham?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Chicago to Birmingham was $292 for a one-way ticket and $602 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Chicago and Birmingham?

    Yes

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Chicago to Birmingham?

    Chicago is served by 2 major airports and there is only 1 main airport in Birmingham. You will leave Chicago from one of these airports: Chicago Midway or Chicago O'Hare Intl. You will be arriving at Birmingham.

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

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Chicago to Birmingham?

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Chicago to Birmingham, Delta or KLM?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Chicago to Birmingham are Delta and KLM. With an average price for the route of $886 and an overall rating of 8.0, Delta is the most popular choice. KLM is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,397 and an overall rating of 7.8.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Chicago to Birmingham?

    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 to Birmingham.

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

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

    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 Birmingham with an airline and back to Chicago with another airline.

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

    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 Birmingham from Chicago up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top 5 airlines serving from Chicago to Birmingham

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Chicago to Birmingham. 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 Chicago to Birmingham? 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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DeltaOverall score based on 10502 reviews
7.9Comfort
8.0Entertainment
8.6Crew
8.2Boarding
7.4Food
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I've flown many many times on Northwest and then Delta. The crew on this flight were absolutely the best I've had the pleasure of being looked after by.

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, May 2024MSP - YVR
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I've flown many many times on Northwest and then Delta. The crew on this flight were absolutely the best I've had the pleasure of being looked after by.

Flew first class so everything was great. But maybe because the flights were red eye, no meals were served, just chips. I flew Alaska Air 1st class at 9PM (2 hour flight) and they served beef short rib sliders!

Had to change aircraft due to a faulty door. Surprisingly it only caused about an hour and a half of delay. Delta handled this situation as well as can be expected.

Awful. Flight was continuously getting delayed and gates kept changing without any reason. Flight was delayed for more then 3 hours

Paid premium for Delta only to be on safe but tired old 767 with ancient cabin in mediocre condition. Poor wifi and horrible inflight entertainment. Hardly a premium experience. Should have flown SW and had fun flight crew and no pretense

Our flight to Zurich was delayed by almost 3 hours, so we missed our next flight. There was no indication it would be delayed this much. We were told the gate had changed and then it apparently took over 2 hours to load the "catering" on the plane. We were not compensated in any way for the trouble.

Rated entertainment as Mediocre as there were major problems with the Infotainment system that took probably a half hour for them to fix.

Your crew could maybe answer the call bell at least one of the times I pressed it. I pressed it first time with 2.5 hours left in our flight bc my partner was hungry and wanted a sandwich. We finally got the sandwich with 40 mins left in the flight.

Half the bathrooms assigned to economy were out of action

Delta crushed it. Flight attendant in first was attentive and just never stopped. Honestly one of the best domestic flights I’ve been on.

The food from Lagos to Amsterdam was was very poor compared to AMS-YYZ

The flight was delayed for 2 hrs. Because they didn’t have a crew to fly. And it is not a first time for klm to do that. Last time they cancelled my filght and rebooked me 3 days later. Not reliable airline

We left one hour late because of technical difficulties. The economy comfort seats are great for the price. The crew was mediocre, they do not provide a pleasant experience, they just deliver food and drinks and give orders, not very amicable, no service and hospitality focus.

Seats are fair enough for medium tall people. Good food all the trip. Fight attendances are warm

The food was ok. The crew seemed like they were cranky. I had one guy get mad at me for passing in between the storage area to get to the other toilet. I can understand if it's not allowed but reprimanding me like I'm a student saying "This is the last time!" was not appropriate. During my meal time, there was a French family around me. No problems there but when we usually have meals, they are supposed to put their chair in the upright position. These people did not do it and the steward did not tell them to raise their seat in the upright position. However, I was told to do so! So, me and another person next to me had to eat with the monitor almost touching our faces. Furthermore, a lady in front of me was putting her feet up and preventing another elder passenger from putting her seat back. To make it worse, she was continuously hitting her back into her seat, shaking my monitor while I was watching a movie. A crew member did speak to her about it but then she accused me of pushing her seat forward! The crew member gave me a death stare and told me to stop pushing the seat forward. I did not even touch her seat at all, if I did, she would know it. Her boyfriend also stood up and tried to push her seat even further past the maximum decline to no avail. None of these people were reprimanded but the steward, some bald guy, was extremely friendly with them and did not even try to instruct them to do anything until it was time to land. I resisted the urge to really argue with them because I would have obviously been seen as the aggressor (I have no idea why). I hardly said anything on this flight except "more wine please" and "sorry" if I bumped into someone accidentally. Overall, it was an annoying flight and I had to resist the urge to yell at the steward and the people he was overly friendly with. The happiest moment of this flight was leaving it.

Overall a good experience. We were disappointed when we had to check our carry on due to the plane being full. KLM hadn’t notified us and we had valuable items in the carry on but they still made us check it. Some of the food was great and some was mediocre. Crew is really kind and funny.

It was nice to be on a legacy airline, people try at least.

I travel frequently. The flight was late again... KLM should really try and be on time

The flight itself it was great nice food the crew were very nice and helpful, Checking in from Birmingham wasn't great long queues for bag dropped, And I had my hand luggage case taken away from me even though I requested to have it with me as I had breakables items. I was told I can not because of the length of the flight with no explanation at all no options was given for me to take my fragile items out of my case it was taken away with hold buggage I find the staff member who was checking me in very unpleasant !! Can we please be advise if the rules have changed about the the carry on hand luggage it will be easier to be advise on booking your tickect if we not allowed to take the hand luggage with me. Overall I had a good flight .

The plane was clean and the staff was friendly. Food and drinks as expected on international flights. The entertainment system was old style, with a pullout controller, and selections not as extensive as on other flights.

I fly to the USA every 6wks on Ave and 99% of the time I fly Aer Lingus. If I fly BA I’m always disappointed. My only criticism is the food. I’m vegan and over the last year it’s got slightly better these last couple of flights but on the whole it’s not good! Salad and fruit salad for breakfast and that’s also the starter and desert for the lunch/dinner and the main is usually rice with fried veg 😳the pasta is pretty good though. That’s been the last 2 meals…. Everything else is fantastic.

The flight was half full and I presume that the next few days are even less busy not sure why they are still charging a premium to change a flight.

Are Longus was fine. I booked thru Kayak and was unable to get my business class seat early. Sat next to galley. Crew forgot to wake me for breakfast.

I loved how they arrange boarding (starting with people seated in back and moving to the front). Flight crew was very polite and welcoming. Seating was ok, I felt like there was enough leg space however it is noticeable when the passenger in front of you sets their seat back.

Short flight so not much to rate. Surprised I had to pay for a soda.

Nice to be on a flight that wasn't fully booked so there were only two of us in the three seat row.

The only problem was there are games on the entertaiment system. The guy behind me played poker the entire time and poking the back of my seat. I hope they remove these.

Very good need to offer better choice of food for business

Great travel. Wonderful experience. Hope to do it again in the near future. God willing

Aer Lingus doesn't have plug ins for devices at each seat. They also did not give me a dairy free meal as requested and confirmed by staff. It was as if I had not requested anything. Otherwise, they were great!

Another 35 min delay landing No apology no communication or acknowledgment about this

Try to humanize onboarding and take AI out. It's embarrassing and useless

Disappointed everytime. The app doesn't load the boarding passes. They have lots of agent that seem to be busy doing nothing with a long line waiting to get paper boarding passes. Food choices are poor. Entertainment is less than entertaining.

Horrible experience. Nothing to give to kids to keep them entertained.

Trouble keeps changing the time and I was booked different flight without knowing it was bad experience

Overall good experience. Polite crew. Good foodandentertainment. Seats are small and bit congested though.

I ended up buying (for $340) "extra space" seats because I my flying partner was given a STY boarding pass, leading me to conclude that she was on standby and that we had to buy seats on the flight. I later learned that the flight was not sold out and that we could have gotten on as usual. To be honest, I felt swindled.

This flight is always a cramped bus. The gate area was inadequate and announcements were hard to hear. The flight was delayed 45 minutes to an hour by a broken aircraft door, making our total delay from Vilnius 5 hours.

I'm Canadian. I have the unfortunate experience of pretty not having the choice to fly with them. THEY ARE TERRIBLE.

The process overall was pretty seamless, and the crew were very friendly (especially Michael). Considering we booked expecting Lufthansa and the flight was operated by United, it was still a very good service and journey overall. The in-flight entertainment was great, with lots of quality options. One slight negative was that I had selected a vegetarian meal prior to flying, but received a vegan one. I think there should be more dietary options as it meant I missed out on some food that I would have preferred (and it seemed like the standard meals and snacks had a vegetarian option anyway). There was also a group of people who were moving around a lot and being generally disruptive at the quietest part of the flight, when the lights were off and most people were sleeping. I would have appreciated staff stepping in to encourage them to be mindful of others). Towards the end of the flight (which was very early in the morning in both time zones), the lights suddenly came on and breakfast was served. In my opinion, this was too early, and everyone was rudely awoken from sleep. After breakfast was cleared away, the lights went off again for about 45 minutes, allowing people to sleep some more. Then the lights came on again for landing. It seems like if they had served breakfast later, the lights on-lights off-lights on shenanigans could have been avoided, and people could have slept longer (and staff could have rested longer too).

First time flying with BA and I will do it again. Staff at airport and on board were very nice and helpful

Wonderful service and very comfy in the bulkhead in Economy Plus! Delicious food.

The BA team at Sky Harbor is deplorable, full of unnecessary attitude and poor communication. It seems like every member of the team was looking at another to solve the problem, instead of taking agency to do so themselves. I saw no less than 6 altercations with the same gate agent where he threatened to revoke the passengers boarding pass for asking a wildly reasonable question, something as simple as where the cue to board was. I’ve complained to BA before but it seems this isn’t an issue for them, which is very disappointing

Boarding poor in London,ok in Chicago. Don’t like Heatrow/terminal5

It was very good. We got a late start by about an hour and a half. However I worked rather have that than crash. It was purely mechanical. They had our tickets ready when we came off the plane in London for the next leg. The only mishap was when we got to Lisbon my husbands luggage made or bit mine didn't. All was not lost because I did finally get it 2 days later. I was really pleased that they c made the effort.

Liked that my American Airlines status seamlessly transferred to BA so luggage check was free. Flights were on time, boarding quick. Wish they didn’t assign connecting gate so late at Heathrow.

The entire process was flawless and as expected flying first class. The only thing that I have a complaint on...when first boarding, the plane was EXTREMELY cold; then when we were trying to sleep, it was way too hot - just better regulating (especially trying to sleep) would have made it perfect.

- OK plane. Basic accommodations. OK food. The digital window shade wasn't working.

- OK plane. Basic accommodations. OK food. The digital window shade wasn't working. - Expect to be woken up more than an hour before landing when they start dinging the bell and making announcements and turning on all cabin lights to serve a snack. I would prefer they remain quiet and only serve people who want to wake up.

Better food and more space in the seats. Also when doing the web check in both times I was going in to your site the minute you open it and there is not really many seats to choose only to buy!!!

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Chicago to Birmingham found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
7/15Mon
3 stops
55h 58mORD-BHX
$292
7/14Sun
2 stops
35h 25mORD-BHX
$316
7/15Mon
2 stops
15h 25mORD-BHX
$326
7/14Sun
3 stops
40h 40mORD-BHX
$345
9/16Mon
1 stopLufthansa
12h 25mORD-BHX
$469
7/14Sun
1 stopSWISS
21h 50mORD-BHX
$476
7/15Mon
1 stopBritish Airways
11h 45mORD-BHX
$505
9/16Mon
2 stopsLufthansa
14h 00mORD-BHX
$506
6/2Sun
1 stopDelta
13h 50mORD-BHX
$695
6/2Sun
2 stopsDelta
17h 09mMDW-BHX
$712

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Last minute flights from Chicago to Birmingham

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from Chicago to Birmingham that are departing in the next 10 days.
5/29Wed
multi-stopLufthansa
13h 30mORD-BHX
6/2Sun
multi-stopLufthansa
13h 00mBHX-ORD
$887
6/2Sun
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
15h 20mORD-BHX
6/10Mon
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
19h 22mBHX-ORD
$917
5/29Wed
multi-stopLufthansa
19h 05mORD-BHX
6/2Sun
multi-stopLufthansa
20h 00mBHX-ORD
$1,045
6/2Sun
multi-stopAir France
13h 50mORD-BHX
6/10Mon
multi-stopAir France
14h 45mBHX-ORD
$1,106
6/2Sun
multi-stopDelta
10h 20mORD-BHX
6/10Mon
multi-stopDelta
16h 33mBHX-ORD
$1,116
5/29Wed
multi-stopDelta
18h 10mORD-BHX
6/2Sun
multi-stopDelta
20h 40mBHX-ORD
$1,121
6/2Sun
multi-stopDelta
16h 44mMDW-BHX
6/10Mon
multi-stopDelta
17h 16mBHX-MDW
$1,132

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