Cheap flights from El Paso to Chicago from $105

The month of September is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Chicago from El Paso, with most prices found around $275. If you’re not able to fly to Chicago in September, then August is your next best option. Flight prices from El Paso to Chicago during August average around $295.

The cheapest day to depart on your flight to Chicago is on a Wednesday when prices can be found for as low as $451. 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 El Paso to Chicago for around $682.

Our most recent data shows that the best time of day to fly to Chicago is at noon. Flights from El Paso to Chicago during this time can be as low as $496. In contrast, the most expensive time of day to depart to Chicago is in the afternoon when prices are around $866.

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

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Chicago from El Paso when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Chicago for around $380 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Chicago from El Paso for as low as $213 on momondo.

There are 4 cabin classes available to choose from on El Paso to Chicago 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 6% on your flight if you consider stops on a El Paso to Chicago flight.

As of April 2026, prices for El Paso to Chicago flights are approximately 25% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Delta, United Airlines, and Southwest are the most popular carriers operating from El Paso to Chicago

American Airlines, United Airlines and Frontier are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Chicago from El Paso according to our data. American Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 50% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Chicago. Keep in mind that there are 4 different airlines that fly to Chicago on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 8% of flights between El Paso and Chicago have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 124 minutes.

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

Monday 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 6% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Denver (DEN) was the most common stop: 80% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Denver (DEN) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $247.

Flights connecting via Austin (AUS) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 7h 15m.

Austin (AUS) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 2h 03m.

As of April 2026, 8 flights take off from El Paso and land in Chicago each day. The most common flight departure time for this route is 6:00AM, with 65% of daily flights taking off at noon.

The number of flights available between El Paso and Chicago is 56 per week as of April 2026. The most frequent departure day is Wed, with 18% of weekly flights leaving on this day.