Nonstop flights from Nashville to Chicago

Southwest Airlines flies this route 3 to 6 times a day.

BNANashville International

395 mi · 39 flights a week

MDWChicago Midway International

BNAMDW

When they leave

Nashville time

5:40a8:50pFirst departure 5:40 AM, last 8:50 PM

Five in the morning, 5:40 AM to 9:25 AM, then two in the afternoon, 12:40 PM to 3:25 PM, then two in the evening, 6:40 PM to 8:50 PM.

Every flight

Earliest first

5:40 AM→7:10 AMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Mon, Thu, Fri
6:05 AM→7:35 AMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737Tue, Wed, Sun
7:10 AM→8:45 AMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737Sun
9:15 AM→10:50 AMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737Tue, Wed
9:25 AM→11:00 AMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun
12:40 PM→2:10 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Mon, Thu, Fri
12:40 PM→2:10 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Sat
3:25 PM→4:55 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Daily
6:40 PM→8:10 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun
8:50 PM→10:20 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Daily

Schedules last checked Sep 21, 2026. Times are local.

Flying from Nashville to Chicago

Southwest Airlines is the only airline flying nonstop from Nashville to Chicago, 3 to 6 times a day on the Boeing 737 MAX 8, Boeing 737 and Boeing 737-700.

Flights run every day of the week, from 3 on Saturdays to 6 on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays. The first arrival in Chicago is at 7:10 AM and the last at 10:20 PM. The flight covers 395 miles.

Flying back, Chicago to Nashville has 33 nonstop flights a week. From Nashville, O'Hare (ORD) is the other Chicago area airport with nonstop flights, 105 a week.