Chicago to Columbus Flights from US$140 incl. tax

Based on HopeGoo data, United Airlines offers one-way fares as low as US$45 on Cheapest nonstop routes (e.g. ORD to CMH on Tue, Mar 10), while United Airlines offers Cheapest nonstop round-trips from US$97 departing on Tue, Mar 17 and returning on Tue, Mar 24.

At the moment, you can catch a nonstop flight from Chicago to Columbus with the following airlines, including: American Airlines Selected airlines are based on historical data collected from flight bookings users made on HopeGoo within the last 90 days.

It takes about 1 hour 29 minutes to fly from Chicago to Columbus.

By analyzing data from all airlines on the HopeGoo flight calendar, it looks like the best time to book a flight from Chicago to Columbus is around 40 days (6 weeks) in advance, and the best time to fly is usually on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Tuesday typically offers the cheapest flights for departure, while Saturday offers the best return deals.

Based on HopeGoo data in the past 4 weeks, there is 81 flight per week flying from Chicago to Columbus. You can check the weekly schedule for popular airlines on this route below: American Airlines: S/M/T/W/T/F/S -- AA3353 (07:38)

To find best deals on flights from Chicago to Columbus, you can use various tools on HopeGoo: · Be flexible with your travel dates to get the cheapest flight deal. Now the cheapest flight deal is on Tue, Mar 10, with one-way flights priced at just US$45. · Compare airlines strategically. Budget carriers often provide the lowest base fares, while we found the most affordable airline currently operating on this route is United Airlines. · Set up price alerts to easily monitor ticket prices without having to check every day. · Check HopeGoo flight deals and promo codes frequently. · Avoid peak season unless you book very early. It seems the peak season for Columbus travel is around July. · Get exclusive promo codes for HopeGoo app users.

The cheapest months to fly from Chicago to Columbus is October, when demand for travel is lower.

After crunching the numbers on our March flight calendar, it's currently cheapest to fly from Chicago to Columbus on March 18, 2026 with United Airlines, with prices starting at US$92.

You can land at any one of the following hubs in Columbus, with O'Hare International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport (ORD-CMH) is by far the most common option on this route: John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) Rickenbacker International Airport (LCK).

The time difference between Columbus and Chicago is 1h.

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