Nonstop flights from Nashville to Chicago

4 airlines fly from Nashville (BNA) to 3 Chicago airports (ORD, MDW and RFD), with up to 22 flights a day.

BNAORD

Routes

3 airport pairs

BNA to ORDNashville to Chicago O'Hare15 a day
BNA to MDWNashville to Chicago Midway3 to 6 a day
BNA to RFDNashville to Chicago Rockford1 a week

When they leave

Nashville time

5:18a8:50pFirst departure 5:18 AM, last 8:50 PM

15 in the morning, 5:18 AM to 11:58 AM, then eight in the afternoon, 12:32 PM to 3:38 PM, then seven in the evening, 5:00 PM to 8:50 PM.

Every flight

Earliest first

5:18 AM→7:19 AMBNA to ORDAmerican AirlinesCRJ 700 · 2h 1mDaily
5:40 AM→7:10 AMBNA to MDWSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Mon, Thu, Fri
6:00 AM→7:56 AMBNA to ORDUnited AirlinesBoeing 737 · 1h 56mDaily
6:05 AM→7:35 AMBNA to MDWSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737Tue, Wed, Sun
6:56 AM→9:00 AMBNA to ORDAmerican AirlinesCRJ 700 · 2h 4mDaily
7:10 AM→8:45 AMBNA to MDWSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737Sun
7:34 AM→9:29 AMBNA to ORDUnited AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8 · 1h 55mDaily
8:59 AM→10:59 AMBNA to ORDAmerican AirlinesAirbus A319 · 2hDaily
9:15 AM→10:50 AMBNA to MDWSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737Tue, Wed
9:25 AM→11:00 AMBNA to MDWSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun
9:36 AM→11:34 AMBNA to ORDUnited AirlinesAirbus A319 · 1h 58mThu, Fri, Sat
9:43 AM→11:40 AMBNA to ORDUnited AirlinesAirbus A319 · 1h 57mMon, Tue, Wed, Sun
10:25 AM→12:25 PMBNA to ORDUnited AirlinesBoeing 737 · 2hThu, Fri, Sat
11:15 AM→1:15 PMBNA to ORDUnited AirlinesEmbraer 175 · 2hMon, Tue, Wed, Sun
11:58 AM→1:59 PMBNA to ORDAmerican AirlinesCRJ 700 · 2h 1mDaily
12:32 PM→2:29 PMBNA to ORDUnited AirlinesAirbus A319 · 1h 57mMon, Tue, Wed, Sun
12:39 PM→2:39 PMBNA to ORDUnited AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8 · 2hThu, Fri, Sat
12:40 PM→2:10 PMBNA to MDWSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Mon, Thu, Fri
12:40 PM→2:10 PMBNA to MDWSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Sat
1:37 PM→3:09 PMBNA to RFDAllegiant AirOct 15 to Oct 15Airbus A319Thu
2:59 PM→5:00 PMBNA to ORDUnited AirlinesEmbraer 175 · 2h 1mMon, Tue, Wed, Sun
3:05 PM→5:05 PMBNA to ORDUnited AirlinesEmbraer 175 · 2hThu, Fri, Sat
3:25 PM→4:55 PMBNA to MDWSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Daily
3:38 PM→5:38 PMBNA to ORDAmerican AirlinesAirbus A319 · 2hDaily
5:00 PM→7:05 PMBNA to ORDUnited AirlinesBoeing 737 · 2h 5mDaily
5:43 PM→7:51 PMBNA to ORDAmerican AirlinesAirbus A319 · 2h 8mDaily
6:33 PM→8:33 PMBNA to ORDUnited AirlinesBoeing 737 · 2hThu, Fri, Sat
6:34 PM→8:40 PMBNA to ORDUnited AirlinesBoeing 737 · 2h 6mMon, Tue, Wed, Sun
6:40 PM→8:10 PMBNA to MDWSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun
7:54 PM→10:00 PMBNA to ORDAmerican AirlinesEmbraer 175 · 2h 6mDaily
8:50 PM→10:20 PMBNA to MDWSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Daily

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

Flying from Nashville to Chicago

United Airlines flies most often, 8 times a day on the Boeing 737, Airbus A319, Embraer 175 and Boeing 737 MAX 8. American Airlines flies 7 times a day on the Airbus A319, CRJ 700 and Embraer 175. Southwest Airlines flies 3 to 6 times a day on the Boeing 737 MAX 8, Boeing 737 and Boeing 737-700. Allegiant Air flies on Thursdays with the Airbus A319.

Flights run every day of the week, from 18 on Saturdays to 22 on Thursdays. The first arrival in Chicago is at 7:10 AM and the last at 10:20 PM.

BNA to ORD is the busiest airport pair, with 105 flights a week, then BNA to MDW with 39 and BNA to RFD with 1.

On BNA to RFD, Allegiant Air flies it from Oct 15 to Oct 15.

Flying back, Chicago to Nashville has 138 nonstop flights a week.

Return flights

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Schedules as of Oct 9, 2026.