WAS to CHI, to Cheap Flights

Based on HopeGoo data, Frontier Airlines offers one-way fares as low as US$47 on Cheapest nonstop routes (e.g. IAD to ORD on Sat, Feb 28), while American Airlines offers Cheapest nonstop round-trips from US$102 departing on Wed, Feb 18 and returning on Thu, Feb 19.

At the moment, you can catch a nonstop flight from Washington D.C. to Chicago with the following airlines, including: United Airlines 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 2 hours 13 minutes to fly from Washington D.C. to Chicago.

By analyzing data from all airlines on the HopeGoo flight calendar, it looks like the best time to book a flight from Washington D.C. to Chicago 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 151 flight per week flying from Washington D.C. to Chicago. You can check the weekly schedule for popular airlines on this route below: United Airlines: S/M/T/W/T/F/S -- UA1775 (08:35) American Airlines: S/M/T/W/T/F/S -- AA2903 (06:09)

To find best deals on flights from Washington D.C. to Chicago, 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 Sat, Feb 28, with one-way flights priced at just US$47. · 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 Chicago travel is around July. · Get exclusive promo codes for HopeGoo app users.

The cheapest months to fly from Washington D.C. to Chicago is November, when demand for travel is lower.

After crunching the numbers on our February flight calendar, it's currently cheapest to fly from Washington D.C. to Chicago on February 28, 2026 with Frontier Airlines, with prices starting at US$48.

You can land at any one of the following hubs in Chicago, with Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to O'Hare International Airport (DCA-ORD) is by far the most common option on this route: Midway International Airport (MDW) O'Hare International Airport (ORD) Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD).

The time difference between Chicago and Washington D.C. is 1h.

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