Cheap flights from Chicago to St. Louis from $59

In general, September is the cheapest month to fly from Chicago to St. Louis. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around $68. The month of October is another great option to travel to St. Louis, with average flight prices from Chicago averaging around $75.

The cheapest day to depart on your flight to St. Louis is on a Saturday when prices can be found for as low as $302. This is often the case because there is less demand to fly during this day of the week. If your travel schedule is flexible, try to avoid departing on a Monday because tickets tend to average around $532. These prices are subject to change though, so be sure to set up a Price Alert for flights to St. Louis.

Flying to St. Louis from Chicago at noon is the least expensive time of day to depart. momondo users have found prices as low as $336 when looking at flights departing at noon. In the evening is when there is more demand to fly to St. Louis, so prices are often more expensive at around $498 per ticket.

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You are more likely to see cheaper flights to St. Louis from Chicago when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to St. Louis for around $365 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to St. Louis from Chicago for as low as $165 on momondo.

No. A direct flight is the cheapest option for a flight between Chicago to St. Louis.

As of May 2026, prices for Chicago to St. Louis flights are approximately 98% 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 Lambert-St Louis

United Airlines, American Airlines and Southwest are the top three most popular airlines that fly to St. Louis from Chicago according to our data. United Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 60% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to St. Louis. Keep in mind that there are 5 different airlines that fly to St. Louis on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 19% of flights between Chicago and St. Louis have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 119 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, Southwest have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 12% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

The number of flights available between Chicago and St. Louis is 71 per day as of May 2026. The most frequent departure time is 6:00PM, with 44% of daily flights leaving in the evening.

As of May 2026, there are 502 flights per week flying from Chicago to St. Louis. The most common day of the week flights depart is Mon, with 17% of flights taking off on this day.