Cheap flights from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport to Los Angeles from $138

The month of August is another great option to travel to Los Angeles, with average flight prices from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport averaging around $315.

According to our data, Tuesday is the cheapest day to fly to Los Angeles from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport. The lowest ticket price found for a Tuesday departure recently was $1,805. Keep in mind that prices can always vary depending on your route and whether or not you are flying domestic or international. If your travel schedule is flexible, try to avoid departing on a Friday because tickets tend to average around $2,331. These prices are subject to change though, so be sure to set up a Price Alert for flights to Los Angeles.

Flying to Los Angeles from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport in the morning is the least expensive time of day to depart. momondo users have found prices as low as $449 when looking at flights departing in the morning. Flights to Los Angeles are more costly in the afternoon, with an average ticket price of $2,186. Departure times in the afternoon fall within the peak daily travel times, which is why tickets can be more expensive.

Fly from Chicago O'Hare Intl to Los Angeles for the best Chicago O'Hare Intl - Los Angeles flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Los Angeles from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Los Angeles for around $404 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Los Angeles from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport for as low as $332 on momondo.

You could potentially save up to 52% on your flight if you consider stops on a Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport to Los Angeles flight.

As of May 2026, prices for Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport to Los Angeles flights are approximately 1% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Historically, on average around 17% of flights between Chicago and Los Angeles have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 172 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the morning tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing in the evening have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Thursday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Sunday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, United Airlines have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 14% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

As of May 2026, there are 90 flights per day flying from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport to Los Angeles. The most common time of day flights depart is 19:00, with 37% of flights taking off at midday.

The number of flights available between Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport and Los Angeles is 636 per week as of May 2026. The most frequent departure day is Thu, with 19% of weekly flights leaving on this day.