Cheap flights from Chicago to Los Angeles from $107

The month of October is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Los Angeles from Chicago, with most prices found around $288. If you aren’t able to travel during the month of October, then book flights to Los Angeles from Chicago during April instead. Flights to Los Angeles in April, while not as cheap as those in October, still average around $303.

Our data shows that Thursday is the least expensive day to fly to Los Angeles. Tickets to fly out on this day can be as low as $392. Be sure to avoid booking your departure on a Monday as prices are generally higher than usual. According to our data, the average ticket price to Los Angeles on Monday is $505.

Our most recent data shows that the best time of day to fly to Los Angeles is in the evening. Flights from Chicago to Los Angeles during this time can be as low as $323. In the afternoon is when there is more demand to fly to Los Angeles, so prices are often more expensive at around $629 per ticket.

Fly from Chicago O'Hare Intl to Los Angeles for the best Chicago - Los Angeles flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Los Angeles from Chicago when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Los Angeles for around $338 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Los Angeles from Chicago for as low as $273 on momondo.

There are 4 cabin classes available to choose from on Chicago to Los Angeles flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

No. A direct flight is the cheapest option for a flight between Chicago to Los Angeles.

As of October 2026, prices for Chicago to Los Angeles flights are approximately 47% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Southwest, United Airlines, and Delta are the most popular carriers operating from Chicago to Los Angeles

American Airlines, United Airlines and Frontier are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Los Angeles from Chicago according to our data. American Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 41% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Los Angeles. Keep in mind that there are 7 different airlines that fly to Los Angeles on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 20% of flights between Chicago and Los Angeles have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 169 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the morning tend to experience fewer delays. Flights in the evening have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Tuesday is statistically the day of the week which experiences the fewest number of delays on this flight route. Sunday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, United Airlines have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 15% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Denver (DEN) was the most common stop: 70% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Denver (DEN) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $250.

Flights connecting via Denver (DEN) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 8h 32m.

New York (JFK) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 1h 05m.

As of October 2026, there are 117 flights per day flying from Chicago to Los Angeles. The most common time of day flights depart is 6:00PM, with 38% of flights taking off in the afternoon.

824 flights are operational weekly from Chicago to Los Angeles as of October 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Mon, with 17% of flights per week taking off on this day.