Cheap flights from Chicago to Reno from $151

The month of September is another great option to travel to Reno, with average flight prices from Chicago averaging around $150.

The cheapest day to depart on your flight to Reno is on a Friday when prices can be found for as low as $459. This is often the case because there is less demand to fly during this day of the week. When flying out on a Sunday, the most expensive travel day of the week, you can expect to see flight prices from Chicago to Reno for around $619.

In the morning is the cheapest time of day to fly from Chicago to Reno when you can find flight prices for as low as $460. Flying to Reno in the morning is an ideal time because this is during off-peak travel hours. Flights at noon are often more expensive with an average ticket price of $572.

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

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Reno from Chicago when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Reno for around $428 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Reno from Chicago for as low as $311 on momondo.

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

You could potentially save up to 3% on your flight if you consider stops on a Chicago to Reno flight.

As of June 2026, prices for Chicago to Reno flights are approximately 40% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Alaska Airlines, Delta, and Southwest are the most popular carriers operating from Chicago to Reno

United Airlines, Southwest and Delta are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Reno from Chicago according to our data. United Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 66% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Reno. Keep in mind that there are 6 different airlines that fly to Reno on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 30% of flights between Chicago and Reno have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 168 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. Wednesday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Southwest have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 17% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Las Vegas (LAS) was the most common stop: 46% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Los Angeles (LAX) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $194.

Flights connecting via Denver (DEN) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 5h 53m.

Las Vegas (LAS) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 0h 48m.

The number of flights available between Chicago and Reno is 2 per day as of June 2026. The most frequent departure time is 10:00AM, with 57% of daily flights leaving at noon.

15 flights are operational weekly from Chicago to Reno as of June 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Mon, with 20% of flights per week taking off on this day.