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Scan through all non-stop flights from Austin to Chicago. The full flight schedule below gives an overview of all non-stop flights from AUS to MDW, which includes the daily timetable of every operating airline for the upcoming 12 months.
Note: for airline-specific flight schedules, please scroll further down.
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The best time to visit Chicago is from March to November, covering spring, summer, and fall. While summer can be hot, it also sees slightly more rainfall than other seasons.

Currently, there is only one airline operating non-stop flights from Austin AUS to Chicago MDW, which is Southwest Airlines. This section gives an overview of the flight schedules and timetables of every airline with direct flights for this route.
Click an airline below to view their AUS MDW flight schedule.
Flights from AUS to MDW are operated 28 times a week, with an average of 4 flights per day. Departure times vary between 05:00 - 22:35. The earliest flight departs at 05:00, the last flight departs at 22:35. However, this depends on the date you are flying so please check with the full flight schedule above to see which departure times are available on your preferred date(s) of travel.
On this non-stop route, you can fly in Economy only.
The fastest direct flight from Austin to Chicago takes 2 hours and 30 minutes. The flight distance between Austin and Chicago is 972 miles (or 1,564 km).
There are 2 airports in Chicago: Midway International Airport (MDW) and O'Hare International Airport (ORD).
There are 28 flights per week flying from Austin to Chicago (as of April 2026).
2 hours and 30 minutes is the average flight time from Austin to Chicago.
The distance from Austin to Chicago is 972 miles (1,564 kilometers).
Southwest Airlines is the only airline flying nonstop from Austin to Chicago.
There are no alliances flying direct from Austin to Chicago at the moment.
You can fly non-stop in Economy only.
Aircraft types that fly from Austin to Chicago:
The earliest flight departs at 05:00 from Austin and arrives at 07:30 at Chicago.
The latest flight departs at 22:35 from Austin and arrives at 01:00 at Chicago.
972 miles (1,564 km) · 2h 30m
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