Route · MSP → ORD
Flights from Minneapolis to Chicago
The 536-kilometre hop from Minneapolis–Saint Paul to Chicago O'Hare is one of the busiest short-haul corridors in the Midwest, with a typical block time of just over an hour that makes it a natural choice for same-day business trips. American, Delta, United, and Spirit all compete here, operating predominantly single-aisle jets such as the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 family, with Delta leaning on regional affiliates on off-peak departures. A practical note worth remembering: O'Hare splits domestic operations across Terminals 1, 2, and 3 depending on carrier, so verify your terminal before booking a tight connection, as the walk between them can be considerable. Fare-wise, midweek departures — particularly Tuesday and Wednesday — tend to offer the softest prices, while Friday afternoon and Sunday evening flights attract peak demand; late winter and early spring are generally the quietest, and therefore cheapest, periods on this route.
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Cheapest dates to fly
Live prices · powered by AviasalesThe calendar below pulls live fares from our search partner for Minneapolis (MSP) → Chicago (ORD). Use the year view… to spot the cheapest week to fly, the day-of-week patterns most travellers miss, and any shoulder-season dips worth shifting your trip around. Prices refresh every few hours, so what you see is what your booking page should look like a moment later — click any date to jump straight to the fare on Aviasales.
Airlines on this route
5 carriersThe 5 carriers we currently track on the Minneapolis–Chicago route, from full-service flag carriers to low-cost competitors. Tap any airline for its full profile, baggage… rules, fleet context, and a live fare search pre-filtered to that carrier — useful if you're loyal to a frequent-flyer programme, want to compare onboard product on the same dates, or are weighing a cheaper one-stop against a pricier nonstop.
Flights from Minneapolis to Chicago
Live schedule · powered by AviasalesBelow is the published weekly schedule for nonstop and one-stop services from Minneapolis to Chicago — the actual flight numbers, departure and arrival times your… booking page will pull from. Use it to plan around departure preferences (early morning vs late evening), see which carriers fly on which weekdays, or pick a connection that lets you sleep in your own bed before a long-haul leg. Click any row to load it directly in the search.
Airport guides
Quick links into the airport profiles at both ends of the route. Each guide covers terminal layout, the airlines that base hubs at MSP and… ORD, the other routes those airports serve, and the ground-transit options most travellers wish they'd read about before landing — the practical context you only really need to know once you've booked, but want to skim before you do.