Route · ORD → TPA
Flights from Chicago to Tampa
Chicago O'Hare to Tampa is a well-traveled domestic corridor of roughly 1,015 miles, with most flights blocking around two hours and twenty minutes southbound. American Airlines and United Airlines dominate the route, operating it multiple times daily out of O'Hare's domestic terminals (Terminal 3 for American, Terminal 1 for United), typically on narrowbody aircraft such as the Boeing 737 or Airbus A320-family; the other carriers listed appear as codeshare partners rather than metal operators on this pairing. Both cities share the same Central time zone, which simplifies scheduling considerably — an early-morning departure from O'Hare can realistically deliver you to Tampa by midmorning. Fares tend to soften noticeably in late January through February, after the holiday surge subsides but before spring-break demand lifts prices again, making that window the most reliable for budget-conscious travelers; midweek departures on Tuesdays and Wednesdays typically undercut weekend pricing on this leisure-heavy route.
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Cheapest dates to fly
Live prices · powered by AviasalesThe calendar below pulls live fares from our search partner for Chicago (ORD) → Tampa (TPA). 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
7 carriersThe 7 carriers we currently track on the Chicago–Tampa 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 Chicago to Tampa
Live schedule · powered by AviasalesBelow is the published weekly schedule for nonstop and one-stop services from Chicago to Tampa — 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 ORD and… TPA, 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.