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Flights from Chicago to Houston

ORD to IAH flights and routes map ORD to IAH. All flight routes from Chicago Ohare International, Illinois, USA to George Bush Intcntl Houston, Texas, USA. These routes are operated by 7 different airlines. You can either fly non-stop or choose from 35 different transit flights. The shortest flight time is 2 hours and 46 minutes.

From
To
USA ORD Chicago Ohare Chicago, IL, USA
USA IAH George Bush Intcntl Houston, TX, USA
ORD
Chicago Ohare
USAChicago, IL, USA
George Bush Intcntl Houston
USAHouston, TX, USA
IAH

Non-stop routes:

Duration

Frontier Airlines
Non-stop with Frontier Airlines.
Begins in 17/5

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2h 46m

Begins in 17/5
Frontier Airlines
Non-stop with Frontier Airlines.
2h 46m
Begins in 17/5
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Spirit Airlines
Non-stop with Spirit Airlines. 1 flight per day.

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2h 47m

Spirit Airlines
Non-stop with Spirit Airlines.
2h 47m
1 flight per day.
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United Airlines
Non-stop with United Airlines. 10-11 flights per day.

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2h 48m

United Airlines
Non-stop with United Airlines.
2h 48m
10-11 flights per day.
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American Airlines
Non-stop with American Airlines. 2-3 flights per day.

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2h 51m

American Airlines
Non-stop with American Airlines.
2h 51m
2-3 flights per day.
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Usually in time
Some delays
Usually delayed
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1 stop routes with the same airline:

Duration

Via Louisville SDF
1 stop with United Airlines.
Ends in May 2024

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4h 25m

Ends in May 2024
Via Louisville SDF
1 stop with United Airlines.
4h 25m
Ends in May 2024
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Via Louisville SDF
1 stop with American Airlines.
Ends in May 2024

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4h 27m

Ends in May 2024
Via Louisville SDF
1 stop with American Airlines.
4h 27m
Ends in May 2024
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Via Springfield SGF
1 stop with United Airlines. 1-2 flights per day.

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4h 29m

Via Springfield SGF
1 stop with United Airlines.
4h 29m
1-2 flights per day.
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Via Des Moines DSM
1 stop with United Airlines.
Begins in 27/6

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4h 30m

Begins in 27/6
Via Des Moines DSM
1 stop with United Airlines.
4h 30m
Begins in 27/6
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Via Cincinnati CVG
1 stop with United Airlines.
Begins in 19/8

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4h 35m

Begins in 19/8
Via Cincinnati CVG
1 stop with United Airlines.
4h 35m
Begins in 19/8
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Via Kansas City MCI
1 stop with United Airlines. 0-1 flights per day.

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4h 36m

Via Kansas City MCI
1 stop with United Airlines.
4h 36m
0-1 flights per day.
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Via Omaha OMA
1 stop with United Airlines.

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4h 37m

Via Omaha OMA
1 stop with United Airlines.
4h 37m
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Via Saint Louis STL
1 stop with United Airlines. 2-3 flights per day.

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4h 43m

Via Saint Louis STL
1 stop with United Airlines.
4h 43m
2-3 flights per day.
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Via Dallas DFW
1 stop with Frontier Airlines.
Begins in 5/6

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4h 45m

Begins in 5/6
Via Dallas DFW
1 stop with Frontier Airlines.
4h 45m
Begins in 5/6
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Via Bentonville XNA
1 stop with United Airlines.
Begins in 3/6

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4h 50m

Begins in 3/6
Via Bentonville XNA
1 stop with United Airlines.
4h 50m
Begins in 3/6
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Via Indianapolis IND
1 stop with United Airlines. 0-1 flights per day.

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4h 57m

Via Indianapolis IND
1 stop with United Airlines.
4h 57m
0-1 flights per day.
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Via Dallas DAL
1 stop with Southwest Airlines. 0-1 flights per day.

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5h 05m

Via Dallas DAL
1 stop with Southwest Airlines.
5h 05m
0-1 flights per day.
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Via Grand Rapids GRR
1 stop with United Airlines.
Begins in 19/8

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5h 07m

Begins in 19/8
Via Grand Rapids GRR
1 stop with United Airlines.
5h 07m
Begins in 19/8
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Via Milwaukee MKE
1 stop with United Airlines.
Begins in 13/7

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5h 10m

Begins in 13/7
Via Milwaukee MKE
1 stop with United Airlines.
5h 10m
Begins in 13/7
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Via Nashville BNA
1 stop with Southwest Airlines. 1-2 flights per day.

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5h 18m

Via Nashville BNA
1 stop with Southwest Airlines.
5h 18m
1-2 flights per day.
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Via New Orleans MSY
1 stop with Spirit Airlines. 0-1 flights per day.
Ends in May 2024

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5h 19m

Ends in May 2024
Via New Orleans MSY
1 stop with Spirit Airlines.
5h 19m
0-1 flights per day.
Ends in May 2024
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Via Dallas DFW
1 stop with American Airlines. 9 flights per day.

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5h 19m

Via Dallas DFW
1 stop with American Airlines.
5h 19m
9 flights per day.
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Via Detroit DTW
1 stop with United Airlines.
Only fridays

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5h 38m

Only fridays
Via Detroit DTW
1 stop with United Airlines.
5h 38m
Only fridays
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Via Dallas DFW
1 stop with United Airlines. 3 flights per day.

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5h 40m

Via Dallas DFW
1 stop with United Airlines.
5h 40m
3 flights per day.
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Via Detroit DTW
1 stop with Delta Air Lines. 2-4 flights per day.

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5h 44m

Via Detroit DTW
1 stop with Delta Air Lines.
5h 44m
2-4 flights per day.
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Via Atlanta ATL
1 stop with Delta Air Lines. 4-5 flights per day.

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5h 46m

Via Atlanta ATL
1 stop with Delta Air Lines.
5h 46m
4-5 flights per day.
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Via Nashville BNA
1 stop with United Airlines. 2-3 flights per day.

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5h 53m

Via Nashville BNA
1 stop with United Airlines.
5h 53m
2-3 flights per day.
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Via Cleveland CLE
1 stop with United Airlines. 0-1 flights per day.

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5h 56m

Via Cleveland CLE
1 stop with United Airlines.
5h 56m
0-1 flights per day.
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Via Austin AUS
1 stop with United Airlines. 2 flights per day.

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6h 00m

Via Austin AUS
1 stop with United Airlines.
6h 00m
2 flights per day.
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Via Pensacola PNS
1 stop with United Airlines. 0-1 flights per day.

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6h 03m

Via Pensacola PNS
1 stop with United Airlines.
6h 03m
0-1 flights per day.
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Via Atlanta ATL
1 stop with United Airlines. 1-2 flights per day.

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6h 09m

Via Atlanta ATL
1 stop with United Airlines.
6h 09m
1-2 flights per day.
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Via Columbus CMH
1 stop with United Airlines.
Begins in 27/6

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6h 10m

Begins in 27/6
Via Columbus CMH
1 stop with United Airlines.
6h 10m
Begins in 27/6
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Via San Antonio SAT
1 stop with United Airlines. 1-2 flights per day.

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6h 13m

Via San Antonio SAT
1 stop with United Airlines.
6h 13m
1-2 flights per day.
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Via Charlotte CLT
1 stop with American Airlines. 5-6 flights per day.

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6h 15m

Via Charlotte CLT
1 stop with American Airlines.
6h 15m
5-6 flights per day.
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Via New Orleans MSY
1 stop with United Airlines. 2 flights per day.

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6h 19m

Via New Orleans MSY
1 stop with United Airlines.
6h 19m
2 flights per day.
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Via Charlotte CLT
1 stop with United Airlines. 0-1 flights per day.

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6h 22m

Via Charlotte CLT
1 stop with United Airlines.
6h 22m
0-1 flights per day.
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Via Minneapolis MSP
1 stop with Delta Air Lines. 4 flights per day.

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6h 27m

Via Minneapolis MSP
1 stop with Delta Air Lines.
6h 27m
4 flights per day.
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Via Atlanta ATL
1 stop with Frontier Airlines. 0-1 flights per day.
Tue & Wed

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6h 29m

Tue & Wed
Via Atlanta ATL
1 stop with Frontier Airlines.
6h 29m
0-1 flights per day.
Tue & Wed
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Via Minneapolis MSP
1 stop with United Airlines. 2 flights per day.

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6h 30m

Via Minneapolis MSP
1 stop with United Airlines.
6h 30m
2 flights per day.
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Via Charlotte CLT
1 stop with Spirit Airlines.
Begins in 7/6

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6h 44m

Begins in 7/6
Via Charlotte CLT
1 stop with Spirit Airlines.
6h 44m
Begins in 7/6
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Via Pittsburgh PIT
1 stop with United Airlines.
Begins in 27/6

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7h 39m

Begins in 27/6
Via Pittsburgh PIT
1 stop with United Airlines.
7h 39m
Begins in 27/6
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Usually in time
Some delays
Usually delayed
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1 stop routes with codeshare or different airlines:

Duration

Via Little Rock LIT With American Airlines & United Airlines 1-2 flights per day.
Only thursdays

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4h 00m

Only thursdays
Via Little Rock LIT
4h 00m
With American Airlines & United Airlines 1-2 flights per day.
Only thursdays
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Via Des Moines DSM With American Airlines & United Airlines
Begins in 19/8

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4h 27m

Begins in 19/8
Via Des Moines DSM
4h 27m
With American Airlines & United Airlines
Begins in 19/8
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Via Kansas City MCI With American Airlines & United Airlines 0-1 flights per day.

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5h 03m

Via Kansas City MCI
5h 03m
With American Airlines & United Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
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Via Omaha OMA With American Airlines & United Airlines
Begins in 25/5

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5h 08m

Begins in 25/5
Via Omaha OMA
5h 08m
With American Airlines & United Airlines
Begins in 25/5
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Via Huntsville HSV With American Airlines & United Airlines 0-1 flights per day.

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5h 08m

Via Huntsville HSV
5h 08m
With American Airlines & United Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
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Via Knoxville TYS With American Airlines & United Airlines 1-2 flights per day.

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5h 12m

Via Knoxville TYS
5h 12m
With American Airlines & United Airlines 1-2 flights per day.
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Via Nashville BNA With American Airlines & United Airlines 3 flights per day.

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5h 14m

Via Nashville BNA
5h 14m
With American Airlines & United Airlines 3 flights per day.
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Via Milwaukee MKE With American Airlines & United Airlines 0-1 flights per day.

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5h 18m

Via Milwaukee MKE
5h 18m
With American Airlines & United Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
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Via Louisville SDF With American Airlines & United Airlines 1-2 flights per day.

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5h 20m

Via Louisville SDF
5h 20m
With American Airlines & United Airlines 1-2 flights per day.
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Via Dallas DFW With American Airlines & United Airlines 5 flights per day.

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5h 20m

Via Dallas DFW
5h 20m
With American Airlines & United Airlines 5 flights per day.
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Via Birmingham BHM With American Airlines & United Airlines 0-1 flights per day.

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5h 22m

Via Birmingham BHM
5h 22m
With American Airlines & United Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
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Via New Orleans MSY With American Airlines & United Airlines 2 flights per day.

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5h 27m

Via New Orleans MSY
5h 27m
With American Airlines & United Airlines 2 flights per day.
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Via Panama City ECP With American Airlines & United Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
Only saturdays

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5h 27m

Only saturdays
Via Panama City ECP
5h 27m
With American Airlines & United Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
Only saturdays
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Via Springfield SGF With American Airlines & United Airlines 1-2 flights per day.
Ends in May 2024

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5h 28m

Ends in May 2024
Via Springfield SGF
5h 28m
With American Airlines & United Airlines 1-2 flights per day.
Ends in May 2024
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Via Saint Louis STL With American Airlines & United Airlines 2 flights per day.

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5h 30m

Via Saint Louis STL
5h 30m
With American Airlines & United Airlines 2 flights per day.
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Via San Antonio SAT With American Airlines & United Airlines 0-1 flights per day.

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5h 30m

Via San Antonio SAT
5h 30m
With American Airlines & United Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
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Via Indianapolis IND With American Airlines & United Airlines 2 flights per day.

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5h 31m

Via Indianapolis IND
5h 31m
With American Airlines & United Airlines 2 flights per day.
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Via Grand Rapids GRR With American Airlines & United Airlines

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5h 32m

Via Grand Rapids GRR
5h 32m
With American Airlines & United Airlines
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Via Cincinnati CVG With American Airlines & United Airlines 1-2 flights per day.

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5h 33m

Via Cincinnati CVG
5h 33m
With American Airlines & United Airlines 1-2 flights per day.
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Via Bentonville XNA With American Airlines & United Airlines 1-2 flights per day.
Thu & Fri

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5h 33m

Thu & Fri
Via Bentonville XNA
5h 33m
With American Airlines & United Airlines 1-2 flights per day.
Thu & Fri
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Via Pensacola PNS With American Airlines & United Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
Only saturdays

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5h 36m

Only saturdays
Via Pensacola PNS
5h 36m
With American Airlines & United Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
Only saturdays
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Via Atlanta ATL With American Airlines & Delta Air Lines 1-2 flights per day.

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5h 36m

Via Atlanta ATL
5h 36m
With American Airlines & Delta Air Lines 1-2 flights per day.
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Via Wichita ICT With American Airlines & United Airlines 0-1 flights per day.

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5h 37m

Via Wichita ICT
5h 37m
With American Airlines & United Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
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Via Austin AUS With American Airlines & United Airlines 2 flights per day.

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5h 38m

Via Austin AUS
5h 38m
With American Airlines & United Airlines 2 flights per day.
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Via Memphis MEM With American Airlines & United Airlines 2 flights per day.

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5h 38m

Via Memphis MEM
5h 38m
With American Airlines & United Airlines 2 flights per day.
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Via Minneapolis MSP With American Airlines & Delta Air Lines 1-3 flights per day.

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5h 47m

Via Minneapolis MSP
5h 47m
With American Airlines & Delta Air Lines 1-3 flights per day.
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Via Tulsa TUL With American Airlines & United Airlines 2 flights per day.
Tue,Wed & Thu

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5h 48m

Tue,Wed & Thu
Via Tulsa TUL
5h 48m
With American Airlines & United Airlines 2 flights per day.
Tue,Wed & Thu
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Via Oklahoma City OKC With American Airlines & United Airlines 2 flights per day.

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5h 50m

Via Oklahoma City OKC
5h 50m
With American Airlines & United Airlines 2 flights per day.
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Via Columbus CMH With American Airlines & United Airlines

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6h 11m

Via Columbus CMH
6h 11m
With American Airlines & United Airlines
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Via Cleveland CLE With American Airlines & United Airlines 1-2 flights per day.

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6h 13m

Via Cleveland CLE
6h 13m
With American Airlines & United Airlines 1-2 flights per day.
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Via Pittsburgh PIT With American Airlines & United Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
Begins in 5/6

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6h 17m

Begins in 5/6
Via Pittsburgh PIT
6h 17m
With American Airlines & United Airlines 0-1 flights per day.
Begins in 5/6
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Via Traverse City TVC With American Airlines & United Airlines
Begins in 29/6

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6h 34m

Begins in 29/6
Via Traverse City TVC
6h 34m
With American Airlines & United Airlines
Begins in 29/6
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Via Charlotte CLT With American Airlines & United Airlines 2-3 flights per day.

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6h 35m

Via Charlotte CLT
6h 35m
With American Airlines & United Airlines 2-3 flights per day.
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Via Detroit DTW With American Airlines & Delta Air Lines 2 flights per day.

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6h 58m

Via Detroit DTW
6h 58m
With American Airlines & Delta Air Lines 2 flights per day.
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Usually in time
Some delays
Usually delayed
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Chicago to Houston flights

There are over 38 airlines and as many as 606 flights every week to this destination. You can fly non-stop to Houston (IAH) from Chicago (ORD) with American Airlines, Spirit Airlines or United Airlines but if a stopover option suits you better you can choose to fly via Little Rock, Springfield or any other of the 35 alternatives with flight connections.

Tip! You might want to consider arriving at William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) instead.

Chicago to Houston with American Airlines

You can fly non-stop every weekday with flights departing between 8 am and 20 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 at 5 am, 7 am or 10 am. You can also take a connecting flight via Atlanta or New Orleans.

With United Airlines

You can fly non-stop every weekday with flights departing from 5 am to 21 pm. You can also catch a transit flight via Omaha or Des Moines. United Airlines is a Star Alliance member.

With Southwest Airlines

If you choose to fly with Southwest Airlines from Chicago to Houston you can make a transit either via Nashville or via Dallas. The route via Nashville is 28 minutes faster.

Miles & flight time: ORD - IAH

The shortest flight time between ORD and IAH is 2 hours and 52 minutes.

ViaTotal flight timeLayover timeMiles
Direct2h 52m-930 (1496 km)
LIT Little Rock4h 10m49m931 (1498 km)
SGF Springfield4h 13m33m956 (1538 km)
OMA Omaha4h 37m28m1203 (1936 km)
DSM Des Moines4h 40m1h 4m1106 (1780 km)
GSP Greenville5h 1m41m1421 (2286 km)
MEM Memphis5h 10m56m964 (1551 km)
HSV Huntsville5h 10m1h 6m1110 (1786 km)
BNA Nashville5h 13m1h 51m1070 (1722 km)
STL Saint Louis5h 18m1h 15m930 (1496 km)
IND Indianapolis5h 18m1h 40m1027 (1652 km)
PNS Pensacola5h 20m45m1290 (2076 km)
DFW Dallas5h 28m2h 59m1031 (1659 km)
BHM Birmingham5h 30m1h 16m1152 (1854 km)
MCI Kansas City5h 31m1h 43m1051 (1691 km)
AUS Austin5h 32m1h 24m1123 (1807 km)
MSY New Orleans5h 35m2h 1m1148 (1847 km)
OKC Oklahoma City5h 36m50m1093 (1759 km)
TUL Tulsa5h 38m1h 53m1020 (1641 km)
SAT San Antonio5h 39m2h 45m1239 (1994 km)
SDF Louisville5h 40m1h 49m1079 (1736 km)
ICT Wichita5h 43m1h 30m1134 (1825 km)
DAL Dallas5h 43m2h 20m1019 (1640 km)
GRR Grand Rapids5h 50m1h 57m1185 (1907 km)
XNA Bentonville5h 52m1h 21m965 (1553 km)
ATL Atlanta5h 56m2h 1m1301 (2093 km)
CLE Cleveland6h 3m2h 13m1412 (2272 km)
CVG Cincinnati6h 14m2h 24m1140 (1834 km)
CLT Charlotte6h 16m1h 22m1518 (2442 km)
TYS Knoxville6h 21m1h 54m1251 (2013 km)
MKE Milwaukee6h 24m2h 48m1057 (1701 km)
CMH Columbus6h 34m1h 48m1287 (2071 km)
MSP Minneapolis6h 47m1h 53m1376 (2214 km)
PIT Pittsburgh6h 57m2h 5m1535 (2470 km)
DTW Detroit7h 1m2h 54m1316 (2117 km)
ECP Panama City7h 11m2h 31m1388 (2233 km)
The flight times and layover times in the table above are approximate and vary depending on flight number, aircraft, airline, weather and time of day.ORD-IAH flight routesChicago to Houston flight routes illustrated on a map.
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You can fly to Houston (IAH) from Chicago (ORD) non-stop with American Airlines, Spirit Airlines or United Airlines. The flight takes approximately 2 hours and 52 minutes. If you travel with a connecting flight instead, for example via Little Rock, the total flight time will be 4 hours and 10 minutes.

If you are interested in direct flights, you can choose from American Airlines, Spirit Airlines or United Airlines. If you choose to fly with stops instead you can fly with American Airlines, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines or Delta Air Lines.

The flight time between Chicago Ohare, ORD and George Bush Intcntl Houston, IAH, is 2 hours and 52 minutes. The distance is 1376 miles (or 2214 kilometers).

Yes, you can fly non-stop to IAH from ORD with American Airlines, Spirit Airlines or United Airlines.

A codeshare agreement means that cooperating airlines are able to sell seats on each other’s flights. This means that you are able to travel to more destinations than your airline of choice normally offers. Codeshare flights are also beneficial because of the seamless transits you can get with connecting flights from the same airline. The downside of choosing a codeshare flight can be that you in some cases can’t upgrade codeshare flights or use elite benefits.

A connecting or transit flight means that you reach your final destination through two or more flights – in other words a non-direct flight. You will change to a new aircraft after your first flight, this may include moving to another terminal at the airport aswell. The time required to transfer passengers and luggage between flights is called Minimum Connecting Time (MCT) and are always taken into account here on Flightroutes.com.

If you bought your whole flight on a single ticket, the airline will book you on the next available connecting flight.

With connecting flights, checked in luggage is most commonly forwarded to your final destination when buying a single ticket for both flights.

If you miss your connecting flight due to circumstances outside your control such as your first flight being delayed, you should turn to your airline who will provide you with a seat on the next available flight. This is usually done free of charge, and only applies if you purchased your trip as one ticket. If the next connecting flight is the following day, the airline usually provides accommodation and meals.
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