Cheap flights from Newark Airport to Chicago from $87

The month of November is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Chicago from Newark Airport, with most prices found around $220. If you’re not able to fly to Chicago in November, then January is your next best option. Flight prices from Newark Airport to Chicago during January average around $234.

The cheapest day to depart on your flight to Chicago is on a Saturday when prices can be found for as low as $294. This is often the case because there is less demand to fly during this day of the week. When flying out on a Monday, the most expensive travel day of the week, you can expect to see flight prices from Newark Airport to Chicago for around $371.

Our most recent data shows that the best time of day to fly to Chicago is in the evening. Flights from Newark Airport to Chicago during this time can be as low as $276. In contrast, the most expensive time of day to depart to Chicago is at noon when prices are around $368.

Fly from Newark to Chicago Midway for the best Newark - Chicago flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Chicago from Newark Airport when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Chicago for around $285 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Chicago from Newark Airport for as low as $218 on momondo.

You could potentially save up to 8% on your flight if you consider stops on a Newark Airport to Chicago flight.

As of May 2026, prices for Newark Airport to Chicago flights are approximately 20% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Delta, United Airlines, and Allegiant Air are the most popular carriers operating from Newark to Chicago

United Airlines, American Airlines and Spirit Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Chicago from Newark Airport according to our data. United Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 61% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Chicago. Keep in mind that there are 5 different airlines that fly to Chicago on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 16% of flights between Newark and Chicago have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 162 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.

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 14% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Fort Lauderdale (FLL) was the most common stop: 50% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Atlanta (ATL) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $143.

Flights connecting via Atlanta (ATL) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 5h 41m.

Atlanta (ATL) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 1h 10m.

38 flights are operational daily from Newark Airport to Chicago as of May 2026. The most popular departure time for this route is 10:00AM, with 44% of flights per day taking off at noon.

The number of flights available between Newark Airport and Chicago is 271 per week as of May 2026. The most frequent departure day is Mon, with 23% of weekly flights leaving on this day.