Route · ORD → LGA
Flights from Chicago to New York
Chicago O'Hare to New York LaGuardia is one of the busiest domestic corridors in the United States, covering roughly 1,180 kilometres with a typical block time just under two hours. The route is dominated by American, Delta, and United, which together run near-hourly service throughout the day using narrowbody jets such as the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 family; Spirit offers a budget alternative on similar equipment. The single most useful practical note for this pairing is terminal awareness at LaGuardia: Delta operates from the modern Terminal C, while American and United use Terminal B, and ground travel between them is not quick, so connecting passengers should confirm terminal assignments carefully. On the fare side, mid-week departures — particularly Tuesday and Wednesday — typically yield lower fares, and shoulder seasons in January and late September often see the most competitive pricing on this heavily competed leisure-and-business 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) → New York (LGA). 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–New York 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 New York
Live schedule · powered by AviasalesBelow is the published weekly schedule for nonstop and one-stop services from Chicago to New York — 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… LGA, 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.