Nonstop flights from Austin to Chicago

Southwest Airlines flies this route 2 to 4 times a day.

AUSAustin-Bergstrom International

972 mi · 24 flights a week

MDWChicago Midway International

AUSMDW

When they leave

Austin time

6:40a8:50pFirst departure 6:40 AM, last 8:50 PM

Three in the morning, 6:40 AM to 9:45 AM, then three in the afternoon, 1:30 PM to 4:40 PM, then three in the evening, 5:35 PM to 8:50 PM.

Every flight

Earliest first

6:40 AM→9:10 AMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Sun
7:30 AM→10:00 AMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Mon, Thu, Fri
9:45 AM→12:15 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Mon, Thu, Fri
1:30 PM→4:00 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Tue, Wed, Sat
2:40 PM→5:10 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Sun
4:40 PM→7:10 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Tue, Wed
5:35 PM→8:05 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Daily
8:15 PM→10:45 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Sun
8:50 PM→11:20 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737Mon, Thu, Fri

Schedules last checked Sep 8, 2026. Times are local.

Flying from Austin to Chicago

Southwest Airlines is the only airline flying nonstop from Austin to Chicago, 2 to 4 times a day on the Boeing 737 MAX 8, Boeing 737 and Boeing 737-700.

Flights run every day of the week, from 2 on Saturdays to 4 on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays. The first arrival in Chicago is at 9:10 AM and the last at 11:20 PM. The flight covers 972 miles.

Flying back, Chicago to Austin has 28 nonstop flights a week. From Austin, O'Hare (ORD) is the other Chicago area airport with nonstop flights, 62 a week.