Nonstop flights from Chicago to Austin

Southwest Airlines flies this route 3 to 5 times a day.

MDWChicago Midway International

972 mi · 28 flights a week

AUSAustin-Bergstrom International

MDWAUS

When they leave

Chicago time

5:30a8:40pFirst departure 5:30 AM, last 8:40 PM

Five in the morning, 5:30 AM to 11:30 AM, then two in the afternoon, 12:05 PM to 1:40 PM, then three in the evening, 5:35 PM to 8:40 PM.

Every flight

Earliest first

5:30 AM→7:55 AMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat
8:55 AM→11:30 AMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Sun
10:05 AM→12:40 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Mon, Thu, Fri
10:05 AM→12:40 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Sat
10:15 AM→12:50 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737Tue, Wed
11:30 AM→2:00 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Sun
12:05 PM→2:35 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737Mon, Thu, Fri, Sun
1:40 PM→4:10 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Tue, Wed
5:35 PM→8:05 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737Mon, Thu, Fri
8:35 PM→11:05 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Tue, Wed, Sat, Sun
8:40 PM→11:10 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Mon, Thu, Fri

Schedules last checked Sep 19, 2026. Times are local.

Flying from Chicago to Austin

Southwest Airlines is the only airline flying nonstop from Chicago to Austin, 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 3 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays to 5 on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays. The first arrival in Austin is at 7:55 AM and the last at 11:10 PM. The flight covers 972 miles.

Flying back, Austin to Chicago has 24 nonstop flights a week. O'Hare (ORD) also has nonstop flights to Austin, 63 a week.