Nonstop flights from Chicago to Austin

3 airlines fly from 2 Chicago airports (ORD and MDW) to Austin (AUS), with up to 14 flights a day.

ORDAUS

Routes

2 airport pairs

When they leave

Chicago time

5:30a9:41pFirst departure 5:30 AM, last 9:41 PM

Nine in the morning, 5:30 AM to 11:30 AM, then six in the afternoon, 12:05 PM to 4:00 PM, then six in the evening, 5:35 PM to 9:41 PM.

Every flight

Earliest first

5:30 AM→7:55 AMMDW to AUSSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat
7:00 AM→9:58 AMORD to AUSUnited AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8 · 2h 58mThu, Fri, Sat
8:10 AM→11:04 AMORD to AUSAmerican AirlinesBoeing 737 · 2h 54mDaily
8:40 AM→11:41 AMORD to AUSUnited AirlinesBoeing 737 · 3h 1mDaily
8:55 AM→11:30 AMMDW to AUSSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Sun
10:05 AM→12:40 PMMDW to AUSSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Mon, Thu, Fri
10:05 AM→12:40 PMMDW to AUSSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Sat
10:15 AM→12:50 PMMDW to AUSSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737Tue, Wed
10:59 AM→2:02 PMORD to AUSUnited AirlinesAirbus A320 · 3h 3mDaily
11:30 AM→2:00 PMMDW to AUSSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Sun
12:05 PM→2:35 PMMDW to AUSSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737Mon, Thu, Fri, Sun
12:55 PM→3:58 PMORD to AUSUnited AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8 · 3h 3mMon, Tue, Wed, Sun
1:28 PM→4:21 PMORD to AUSAmerican AirlinesAirbus A319 · 2h 53mDaily
1:30 PM→4:23 PMORD to AUSUnited AirlinesAirbus A320 · 2h 54mThu, Fri, Sat
1:40 PM→4:10 PMMDW to AUSSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Tue, Wed
4:00 PM→7:04 PMORD to AUSUnited AirlinesBoeing 737 · 3h 4mMon, Tue, Wed, Sun
5:35 PM→8:05 PMMDW to AUSSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737Mon, Thu, Fri
7:36 PM→10:36 PMORD to AUSAmerican AirlinesBoeing 737 · 3hDaily
7:55 PM→10:52 PMORD to AUSUnited AirlinesAirbus A319 · 2h 57mDaily
8:35 PM→11:05 PMMDW to AUSSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Tue, Wed, Sat, Sun
8:40 PM→11:10 PMMDW to AUSSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Mon, Thu, Fri
9:41 PM→12:41 AM⁺¹ORD to AUSAmerican AirlinesBoeing 737 · 3hDaily

Schedules last checked Oct 1, 2026. Times are local.

Flying from Chicago to Austin

United Airlines flies most often, 5 times a day on the Airbus A320, Boeing 737, Boeing 737 MAX 8 and Airbus A319. American Airlines flies 4 times a day on the Boeing 737 and Airbus A319. Southwest Airlines flies 3 to 5 times a day on the Boeing 737-700, Boeing 737 and Boeing 737 MAX 8.

Flights run every day of the week, from 12 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays to 14 on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays. The first arrival in Austin is at 7:55 AM and the last at 12:41 AM the next day.

ORD to AUS is the busiest airport pair, with 63 flights a week, then MDW to AUS with 28.

Flying back, Austin to Chicago has 86 nonstop flights a week.

Return flights

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Schedules as of Oct 9, 2026.