Flights from Houston to Chicago – Direct & connecting routes
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IAH to ORD – All flight route options from George Bush Intcntl Houston, Texas, USA to Chicago O Hare International, Illinois, USA. These flights are operated by 5 different airlines. Fly non-stop or choose from 34 different connecting flights. The shortest flight time is 2 hours and 43 minutes. See the full flight schedule and time table, including departure times, airlines and stopover details to find the best option for you.
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Houston to Chicago flights
There are over 38 airlines and as many as 819 flights every week to this destination. You can fly non-stop to Chicago (ORD) from Houston (IAH) with American Airlines, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines or Frontier Airlines but if a stopover option suits you better you can choose to fly via Little Rock, Bentonville or any other of the 34 alternatives with connectiing airports.
Tip! You can also fly to Chicago from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU).
Houston to Chicago with American Airlines
You can fly non-stop every weekday with flights departing from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm. You can also take a connecting flight via Dallas or Charlotte. American Airlines is a member of the air alliance OneWorld.
With Spirit Airlines
You can fly non-stop every weekday with flights departing between 5:00 am and 7:00 pm. You also have the option to do a transit flight via Atlanta.
Distance & flight times: Houston Airport to Chicago O'Hare
The shortest flight time between IAH and ORD is 2 hours and 45 minutes.
Via | Total flight time | Layover time | Distance |
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Direct | 2h 45m | - | 930 miles (1496 km) |
LIT Little Rock | 4h 37m | 31m | 931 miles (1498 km) |
XNA Bentonville | 4h 40m | 1h 52m | 965 miles (1553 km) |
STL Saint Louis | 4h 50m | 1h 2m | 930 miles (1496 km) |
GRR Grand Rapids | 4h 52m | 2h 10m | 1185 miles (1907 km) |
MEM Memphis | 5h 3m | 2h 56m | 964 miles (1551 km) |
TUL Tulsa | 5h 7m | 1h 5m | 1020 miles (1641 km) |
IND Indianapolis | 5h 10m | 30m | 1027 miles (1652 km) |
TVC Traverse City | 5h 10m | 56m | 1379 miles (2219 km) |
CMH Columbus | 5h 18m | 2h 54m | 1287 miles (2071 km) |
SGF Springfield | 5h 20m | 1h 2m | 956 miles (1538 km) |
DFW Dallas | 5h 23m | 56m | 1031 miles (1659 km) |
SDF Louisville | 5h 24m | 1h 12m | 1079 miles (1736 km) |
OKC Oklahoma City | 5h 25m | 1h 5m | 1093 miles (1759 km) |
AUS Austin | 5h 32m | 1h 55m | 1123 miles (1807 km) |
CVG Cincinnati | 5h 33m | 1h 17m | 1140 miles (1834 km) |
BHM Birmingham | 5h 37m | 50m | 1152 miles (1854 km) |
CLE Cleveland | 5h 38m | 36m | 1412 miles (2272 km) |
MCI Kansas City | 5h 40m | 59m | 1051 miles (1691 km) |
TYS Knoxville | 5h 48m | 34m | 1251 miles (2013 km) |
OMA Omaha | 5h 50m | 1h 50m | 1203 miles (1936 km) |
ICT Wichita | 5h 50m | 1h 55m | 1134 miles (1825 km) |
MSY New Orleans | 5h 53m | 2h 25m | 1148 miles (1847 km) |
PIT Pittsburgh | 6h 1m | 3h 0m | 1535 miles (2470 km) |
PNS Pensacola | 6h 3m | 1h 56m | 1290 miles (2076 km) |
DSM Des Moines | 6h 3m | 53m | 1106 miles (1780 km) |
MKE Milwaukee | 6h 10m | 1h 45m | 1057 miles (1701 km) |
CLT Charlotte | 6h 18m | 30m | 1518 miles (2442 km) |
DTW Detroit | 6h 25m | 2h 17m | 1316 miles (2117 km) |
MSP Minneapolis | 6h 33m | 2h 36m | 1376 miles (2214 km) |
BNA Nashville | 6h 34m | 1h 32m | 1070 miles (1722 km) |
ATL Atlanta | 6h 35m | 2h 8m | 1301 miles (2093 km) |
SAT San Antonio | 6h 37m | 2h 52m | 1239 miles (1994 km) |
GSP Greenville | 6h 54m | 2h 45m | 1421 miles (2286 km) |
ECP Panama City | 7h 7m | 1h 40m | 1388 miles (2233 km) |

