Nonstop flights from Los Angeles to Chicago from $174 BUR, LAX, SNA → MDW, ORD, RFD
Bob Hope Airport - Hollywood Burbank (BUR), Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), John Wayne Airport - Santa Ana (SNA) → Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW), O'Hare International Airport (ORD), Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD)
The cheapest nonstop return found recently is $310 with Southwest Airlines, 30 Dec – 3 Jan 2027, found 2 days ago.
Nonstop return
The cheapest nonstop return fare on each of 15 departure dates is usually $303 to $517.
Cheapest nonstop return
$310
30 Dec – 3 Jan 2027 · Southwest Airlines
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) → Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)
Leaves 6:45 p.m. · Return leaves 5:40 a.m. · 8 h 39 min of travel, both ways together
out nonstop, back nonstop · separate tickets likely: collect your bags and check in again
found 2 days ago
Airlines flying it nonstop on the return fares we hold: United Airlines (15 departure dates), American Airlines (9 departure dates), Frontier Airlines (9 departure dates), Southwest Airlines (9 departure dates).
On the 19 trips where we hold both on the same dates, nonstop cost a median $58 (23.7%) more than the cheapest fare with stops. Nonstop was cheaper or the same price on 7 of those 19 trips.
Every nonstop date we hold
Nonstop fares on 15 of the 15 departure dates we hold for this route.
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| Dates | From | Airline | Airports | Stops | Found | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Nov – 22 Nov | $638 | United Airlines | John Wayne Airport - Santa Ana (SNA) → O'Hare International Airport (ORD) | out nonstop, back nonstop | found 6 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 21 Nov – 23 Nov | $415 | Frontier Airlines | Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) → O'Hare International Airport (ORD) | out nonstop, back nonstop | found 7 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 22 Nov – 3 Dec | $609 | United Airlines | John Wayne Airport - Santa Ana (SNA) → O'Hare International Airport (ORD) | out nonstop, back nonstop | found 7 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 1 Dec – 4 Dec | $302 | American Airlines | Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) → O'Hare International Airport (ORD) | out nonstop, back nonstop | found 8 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 10 Dec – 14 Dec | $315 | American Airlines | Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) → Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) | out nonstop, back nonstop | found 6 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 15 Dec – 3 Jan 2027 | $303 | Frontier Airlines | Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) → O'Hare International Airport (ORD) | out nonstop, back nonstop | found 3 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 18 Dec – 20 Dec | $249 | Frontier Airlines | Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) → O'Hare International Airport (ORD) | out nonstop, back nonstop | found 5 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 23 Dec – 27 Dec | $425 | Frontier Airlines | Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) → O'Hare International Airport (ORD) | out nonstop, back nonstop | found 6 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 28 Dec – 2 Jan 2027 | $685 | United Airlines | John Wayne Airport - Santa Ana (SNA) → O'Hare International Airport (ORD) | out nonstop, back nonstop | found 6 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 29 Dec – 2 Jan 2027 | $298 | American Airlines | Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) → O'Hare International Airport (ORD) | out nonstop, back nonstop | found 4 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 30 Dec – 3 Jan 2027 | $310 | Southwest Airlines | Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) → Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) | out nonstop, back nonstop | found 2 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 31 Dec – 3 Jan 2027 | $315 | Frontier Airlines | Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) → O'Hare International Airport (ORD) | out nonstop, back nonstop | found 3 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 4 Jan 2027 – 8 Jan 2027 | $739 | United Airlines | John Wayne Airport - Santa Ana (SNA) → O'Hare International Airport (ORD) | out nonstop, back nonstop | found 3 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 12 Feb 2027 – 21 Feb 2027 | $227 | Frontier Airlines | Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) → O'Hare International Airport (ORD) | out nonstop, back nonstop | found 7 days ago | See prices for these dates |
| 19 Mar 2027 – 21 Mar 2027 | $364 | Frontier Airlines | Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) → O'Hare International Airport (ORD) | out nonstop, back nonstop | found 4 days ago | See prices for these dates |
Nonstop one-way
The cheapest nonstop one-way fare on each of 8 departure dates is usually $110 to $174.
Cheapest nonstop one-way
$174
11 Jan 2027 · Southwest Airlines
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) → Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)
Leaves 6:35 a.m. · 4 h trip
nonstop
found 2 days ago
Airlines flying it nonstop on the one-way fares we hold: American Airlines (6 departure dates), Frontier Airlines (6 departure dates), Southwest Airlines (6 departure dates).
On the 8 trips where we hold both on the same dates, nonstop cost a median $40 (24%) less than the cheapest fare with stops. Nonstop was cheaper or the same price on 6 of those 8 trips.
Every nonstop date we hold
Nonstop fares on 8 of the 9 departure dates we hold for this route.
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| Dates | From | Airline | Airports | Stops | Found | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Dec | $89 | Frontier Airlines | Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) → O'Hare International Airport (ORD) | nonstop | found 6 days ago | Open this trip |
| 31 Dec | $135 | Frontier Airlines | Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) → O'Hare International Airport (ORD) | nonstop | found 4 days ago | Open this trip |
| 11 Jan 2027 | $174 | Southwest Airlines | Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) → Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) | nonstop | found 2 days ago | Open this trip |
| 21 Jan 2027 | $174 | American Airlines | Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) → O'Hare International Airport (ORD) | nonstop | found 4 days ago | Open this trip |
| 11 Feb 2027 | $117 | Frontier Airlines | Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) → O'Hare International Airport (ORD) | nonstop | found 7 days ago | Open this trip |
| 12 Feb 2027 | $118 | Frontier Airlines | Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) → O'Hare International Airport (ORD) | nonstop | found 7 days ago | Open this trip |
| 17 Feb 2027 | $84 | Frontier Airlines | Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) → O'Hare International Airport (ORD) | nonstop | found 3 days ago | Open this trip |
| 15 Mar 2027 | $192 | Frontier Airlines | Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) → O'Hare International Airport (ORD) | nonstop | found 2 days ago | Open this trip |
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