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Flights from Chicago to Houston

ORD - IAH route map ORD to IAH. All flight routes from Chicago Ohare International, USA to George Bush Intcntl Houston, USA. These routes are operated by 7 different airlines. You can either fly non-stop or choose from 34 different transit flights. The shortest flight time is 2 hours and 46 minutes.

ORD Chicago Ohare
USAChicago, USA
IAH George Bush Intcntl Houston
USAHouston, USA
ORD
Chicago Ohare
USAChicago, USA
George Bush Intcntl Houston
USAHouston, USA
IAH
4 direct routes found » 58 routes with 1 stop found »

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Non-stop routes:

Duration

Aer Lingus
Non-stop with Aer Lingus. 1 flight per day.

Ends in Mar 2023

SCHEDULE
2h 46m

Ends in Mar 2023

American Airlines
Non-stop with American Airlines. 1 flight per day.

SCHEDULE
2h 47m

Spirit Airlines
Non-stop with Spirit Airlines. 1 flight per day.

SCHEDULE
2h 50m

United Airlines
Non-stop with United Airlines. 9-10 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
2h 51m

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1 stop routes with the same airline:

Duration

Via Kansas City MCI
1 stop with United Airlines.

SCHEDULE
4h 19m

Via Louisville SDF
1 stop with United Airlines.

Begins in 4/5

SCHEDULE
4h 29m

Begins in 4/5

Via Omaha OMA
1 stop with United Airlines.

SCHEDULE
4h 34m

Via Des Moines DSM
1 stop with United Airlines.

Begins in 1/8

SCHEDULE
4h 40m

Begins in 1/8

Via Indianapolis IND
1 stop with United Airlines.

SCHEDULE
4h 41m

Via Nashville BNA
1 stop with United Airlines. 1-2 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
4h 43m

Via Tulsa TUL
1 stop with United Airlines. 2 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
4h 43m

Via Memphis MEM
1 stop with United Airlines.

SCHEDULE
4h 44m

Via Little Rock LIT
1 stop with United Airlines. 2-3 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
4h 52m

Via New Orleans MSY
1 stop with United Airlines. 2-3 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
5h 17m

Via Dallas DFW
1 stop with American Airlines. 8 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
5h 31m

Via Bentonville XNA
1 stop with United Airlines.

Begins in 2/6

SCHEDULE
5h 34m

Begins in 2/6

Via Minneapolis MSP
1 stop with Delta Air Lines. 2-4 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
5h 38m

Via Oklahoma City OKC
1 stop with United Airlines.

SCHEDULE
5h 43m

Via Austin AUS
1 stop with United Airlines. 2 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
5h 43m

Via Atlanta ATL
1 stop with Delta Air Lines. 3-5 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
5h 50m

Via San Antonio SAT
1 stop with United Airlines. 2 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
5h 59m

Via Charlotte CLT
1 stop with American Airlines. 3-5 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
6h 00m

Via Dallas DAL
1 stop with Southwest Airlines. 3 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
6h 05m

Via Springfield SGF
1 stop with United Airlines.

SCHEDULE
6h 08m

Via Saint Louis STL
1 stop with United Airlines.

Begins in 5/5

SCHEDULE
6h 13m

Begins in 5/5

Via Detroit DTW
1 stop with Delta Air Lines. 2 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
6h 38m

Via Cincinnati CVG
1 stop with United Airlines.

Begins in 5/5

SCHEDULE
6h 52m

Begins in 5/5

Via Cleveland CLE
1 stop with United Airlines.

SCHEDULE
7h 21m

Via Pittsburgh PIT
1 stop with United Airlines.

SCHEDULE
7h 34m

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1 stop routes with codeshare or different airlines:

Duration

Via Louisville SDF
With American Airlines & United Airlines 1-2 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
4h 50m

Via Wichita ICT
With American Airlines & United Airlines

Tue & Wed

SCHEDULE
5h 00m

Tue & Wed

Via Kansas City MCI
With American Airlines & United Airlines 1-2 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
5h 09m

Via Milwaukee MKE
With American Airlines & United Airlines

SCHEDULE
5h 10m

Via Knoxville TYS
With American Airlines & United Airlines 1-2 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
5h 19m

Via Saint Louis STL
With American Airlines & United Airlines 2 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
5h 20m

Via Pensacola PNS
With American Airlines & United Airlines

Only saturdays

SCHEDULE
5h 20m

Only saturdays

Via Oklahoma City OKC
With American Airlines & United Airlines 2 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
5h 23m

Via Huntsville HSV
With American Airlines & United Airlines 1-2 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
5h 26m

Via Austin AUS
With American Airlines & United Airlines 1-2 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
5h 27m

Via Birmingham BHM
With American Airlines & United Airlines

SCHEDULE
5h 27m

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

SCHEDULE
5h 28m

Via Cincinnati CVG
With American Airlines & United Airlines

SCHEDULE
5h 32m

Via Nashville BNA
With American Airlines & United Airlines 2-3 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
5h 33m

Via Bentonville XNA
With American Airlines & United Airlines 2 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
5h 33m

Via Tulsa TUL
With American Airlines & United Airlines 1-2 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
5h 35m

Via San Antonio SAT
With American Airlines & United Airlines

SCHEDULE
5h 37m

Via Dallas DFW
With American Airlines & United Airlines 4-6 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
5h 38m

Via Omaha OMA
With American Airlines & United Airlines

Begins in 1/6

SCHEDULE
5h 38m

Begins in 1/6

Via Des Moines DSM
With American Airlines & United Airlines

Begins in 1/6

SCHEDULE
5h 40m

Begins in 1/6

Via Memphis MEM
With American Airlines & United Airlines 1-2 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
5h 40m

Via Indianapolis IND
With American Airlines & United Airlines

Mon,Thu & Fri

SCHEDULE
5h 43m

Mon,Thu & Fri

Via Springfield SGF
With American Airlines & United Airlines

SCHEDULE
5h 50m

Via New Orleans MSY
With American Airlines & United Airlines 2 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
5h 55m

Via Cleveland CLE
With American Airlines & United Airlines 2 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
5h 59m

Via Minneapolis MSP
With American Airlines & Delta Air Lines 2 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
6h 05m

Via Charlotte CLT
With American Airlines & United Airlines 3 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
6h 36m

Via Pittsburgh PIT
With American Airlines & United Airlines

SCHEDULE
6h 36m

Via Atlanta ATL
With American Airlines & Delta Air Lines 1-2 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
6h 36m

Via Columbus CMH
With American Airlines & United Airlines

SCHEDULE
6h 37m

Via Panama City ECP
With American Airlines & United Airlines

Only saturdays

SCHEDULE
6h 38m

Only saturdays

Via Harlingen HRL
With American Airlines & United Airlines

Ends in Apr 2023

SCHEDULE
7h 16m

Ends in Apr 2023

Via Detroit DTW
With American Airlines & Delta Air Lines 1-2 flights per day.

Ends in Apr 2023

SCHEDULE
7h 19m

Ends in Apr 2023
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Chicago to Houston flights

There are over 39 airlines and as many as 555 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 Kansas City, Knoxville or any other of the 36 alternatives with flight connections.

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

Chicago to Houston with American Airlines

You can fly non-stop every weekday with flights departing from 6 am to 21 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, 6 am or 10 am. You also have the option to do a transit flight via Atlanta.

With United Airlines

You can fly non-stop every weekday with flights departing from 5 am to 23 pm. You can also catch a transit flight via Omaha or Memphis. United Airlines is a Star Alliance member.

With Delta Air Lines

If you fly to Houston from Chicago with Delta Air Lines you will do a stopover in Minneapolis. Delta Air Lines is a member of SkyTeam.

Miles & flight time: ORD - IAH

The shortest flight time between ORD and IAH is 2 hours and 48 minutes.

ViaTotal flight timeLayover timeMiles
Direct2h 48m-930 (1496 km)
Direct2h 52m-930 (1496 km)
Direct2h 48m-930 (1496 km)
MCI Kansas City4h 49m1h 18m1051 (1691 km)
TYS Knoxville4h 58m43m1251 (2013 km)
BHM Birmingham5h 8m2h 59m1152 (1854 km)
STL Saint Louis5h 12m1h 2m930 (1496 km)
DFW Dallas5h 17m1h 10m1031 (1659 km)
HSV Huntsville5h 17m1h 14m1110 (1786 km)
SDF Louisville5h 18m1h 16m1079 (1736 km)
CVG Cincinnati5h 18m2h 59m1140 (1834 km)
OKC Oklahoma City5h 19m1h 30m1093 (1759 km)
MKE Milwaukee5h 20m1h 18m1057 (1701 km)
PNS Pensacola5h 20m1h 3m1290 (2076 km)
ICT Wichita5h 20m1h 43m1134 (1825 km)
BNA Nashville5h 20m2h 0m1070 (1722 km)
AUS Austin5h 24m1h 7m1123 (1807 km)
TUL Tulsa5h 29m2h 58m1020 (1641 km)
GSP Greenville5h 30m42m1421 (2286 km)
IND Indianapolis5h 33m2h 30m1027 (1652 km)
OMA Omaha5h 33m1h 31m1203 (1936 km)
XNA Bentonville5h 36m1h 29m965 (1553 km)
CMH Columbus5h 36m47m1287 (2071 km)
DSM Des Moines5h 40m1h 34m1106 (1780 km)
LIT Little Rock5h 40m2h 9m931 (1498 km)
CLE Cleveland5h 43m2h 16m1412 (2272 km)
DAL Dallas5h 45m2h 30m1019 (1640 km)
GRR Grand Rapids5h 46m1h 37m1185 (1907 km)
SGF Springfield5h 48m1h 57m956 (1538 km)
MSY New Orleans5h 50m1h 46m1148 (1847 km)
SAT San Antonio6h 6m2h 1m1239 (1994 km)
CLT Charlotte6h 19m1h 19m1518 (2442 km)
ECP Panama City6h 20m2h 8m1388 (2233 km)
MEM Memphis6h 30m2h 50m964 (1551 km)
SBN South Bend6h 32m2h 40m1042 (1677 km)
ATL Atlanta6h 34m2h 19m1301 (2093 km)
MSP Minneapolis6h 36m1h 35m1376 (2214 km)
DTW Detroit6h 46m2h 48m1316 (2117 km)
PIT Pittsburgh6h 58m48m1535 (2470 km)
The flight times and layover times in the table above are approximate and varies depending on flightnumber, aircraft, airline, weather and time of day.ORD-IAH flight routesChicago to Houston flight routes illustrated on a map.
Chicago - Houston route map and flight paths
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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 48 minutes. If you travel with a connecting flight instead, for example via Kansas City, the total flight time will be 4 hours and 49 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 48 minutes. The distance is 1070 miles (or 1722 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.