Nonstop flights from Chicago to Washington

3 airlines fly from 2 Chicago airports (ORD and MDW) to 3 Washington airports (DCA, BWI and IAD), with up to 47 flights a day.

ORDDCA

Routes

5 airport pairs

ORD to DCAChicago O'Hare to Ronald Reagan Washington National16 to 22 a day
ORD to BWIChicago O'Hare to Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall7 to 8 a day
ORD to IADChicago O'Hare to Dulles7 a day
MDW to DCAChicago Midway to Ronald Reagan Washington National5 to 6 a day
MDW to BWIChicago Midway to Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall5 a week

When they leave

Chicago time

5:45a9:40pFirst departure 5:45 AM, last 9:40 PM

22 in the morning, 5:45 AM to 11:30 AM, then 18 in the afternoon, 12:00 PM to 4:15 PM, then 13 in the evening, 5:00 PM to 9:40 PM.

Every flight

Earliest first

5:45 AM→8:30 AMMDW to DCASouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737Mon, Thu, Fri
6:00 AM→8:55 AMORD to DCAUnited AirlinesBoeing 737Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun
6:00 AM→9:16 AMORD to DCAAmerican AirlinesEmbraer 175Daily
6:10 AM→8:55 AMMDW to DCASouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737Daily
6:30 AM→9:15 AMMDW to BWISouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Tue
6:30 AM→9:24 AMORD to IADUnited AirlinesBoeing 737Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
6:30 AM→9:28 AMORD to IADUnited AirlinesBoeing 737Tue, Wed
7:00 AM→9:59 AMORD to DCAUnited AirlinesBoeing 737-800Daily
7:00 AM→10:09 AMORD to BWIUnited AirlinesAirbus A319Daily
7:03 AM→10:00 AMORD to DCAAmerican AirlinesAirbus A319Daily
8:00 AM→11:01 AMORD to DCAUnited AirlinesBoeing 737Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun
8:00 AM→10:59 AMORD to DCAAmerican AirlinesBoeing 737-800Daily
8:05 AM→11:05 AMMDW to DCASouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Sat
8:15 AM→11:22 AMORD to BWIAmerican AirlinesEmbraer 170Daily
8:40 AM→11:52 AMORD to IADUnited AirlinesBoeing 737Daily
8:55 AM→11:50 AMMDW to DCASouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun
9:00 AM→12:08 PMORD to DCAUnited AirlinesAirbus A319Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun
9:25 AM→12:15 PMMDW to BWISouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Tue
9:56 AM→12:57 PMORD to DCAAmerican AirlinesAirbus A319Daily
10:00 AM→1:04 PMORD to DCAUnited AirlinesBoeing 737Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun
10:49 AM→1:58 PMORD to BWIUnited AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 9Daily
10:50 AM→1:55 PMORD to IADUnited AirlinesBoeing 737Tue, Wed
10:53 AM→1:54 PMORD to DCAAmerican AirlinesAirbus A319Daily
11:07 AM→2:12 PMORD to IADUnited AirlinesBoeing 737Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
11:10 AM→2:00 PMMDW to DCASouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737Tue, Wed
11:15 AM→2:23 PMORD to DCAUnited AirlinesBoeing 737-800Daily
11:30 AM→2:20 PMMDW to DCASouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Sun
12:00 PM→2:50 PMMDW to DCASouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737Mon, Thu, Fri
12:40 PM→3:42 PMORD to DCAUnited AirlinesBoeing 737Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun
12:45 PM→3:30 PMMDW to BWISouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Tue
12:50 PM→3:45 PMMDW to DCASouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Tue, Wed
12:56 PM→4:02 PMORD to IADUnited AirlinesAirbus A321neoTue, Wed
1:25 PM→4:29 PMORD to DCAAmerican AirlinesBoeing 737Daily
1:30 PM→4:30 PMORD to IADUnited AirlinesAirbus A321neoMon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
2:00 PM→5:09 PMORD to DCAUnited AirlinesAirbus A320Daily
2:05 PM→4:55 PMMDW to DCASouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
2:30 PM→5:37 PMORD to IADUnited AirlinesBoeing 737Tue, Wed
2:49 PM→5:54 PMORD to BWIAmerican AirlinesEmbraer 170Daily
2:59 PM→6:03 PMORD to DCAAmerican AirlinesBoeing 737Daily
3:00 PM→6:09 PMORD to DCAUnited AirlinesAirbus A319Daily
3:05 PM→5:55 PMMDW to BWISouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Tue
3:35 PM→6:42 PMORD to BWIUnited AirlinesAirbus A319Daily
3:53 PM→7:02 PMORD to IADUnited AirlinesBoeing 737Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
4:00 PM→7:09 PMORD to DCAUnited AirlinesAirbus A319Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun
4:00 PM→7:09 PMORD to DCAUnited AirlinesAirbus A319Tue
4:15 PM→7:10 PMMDW to DCASouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Tue, Wed
5:00 PM→7:55 PMMDW to DCASouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Sat, Sun
5:00 PM→8:09 PMORD to DCAUnited AirlinesAirbus A320Daily
5:15 PM→8:10 PMMDW to BWISouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Tue
5:55 PM→8:59 PMORD to DCAAmerican AirlinesAirbus A320Daily
6:00 PM→9:09 PMORD to DCAUnited AirlinesBoeing 737Daily
6:12 PM→9:22 PMORD to IADUnited AirlinesBoeing 737Daily
6:15 PM→9:29 PMORD to BWIUnited AirlinesBoeing 737Daily
6:55 PM→9:59 PMORD to BWIAmerican AirlinesEmbraer 170Daily
7:45 PM→10:52 PMORD to DCAUnited AirlinesBoeing 737Daily
7:45 PM→11:00 PMORD to BWIUnited AirlinesAirbus A320Mon, Thu, Fri, Sun
8:15 PM→11:05 PMMDW to DCASouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Tue, Wed, Sun
8:58 PM→11:59 PMORD to DCAAmerican AirlinesAirbus A319Daily
9:00 PM→11:55 PMMDW to DCASouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat
9:39 PM→12:44 AM⁺¹ORD to IADUnited AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Tue, Wed
9:40 PM→12:45 AM⁺¹ORD to IADUnited AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun

Schedules last checked Sep 22, 2026. Times are local.

Flying from Chicago to Washington

United Airlines flies most often, 18 to 25 times a day on the Boeing 737, Airbus A319, Airbus A320, Airbus A321neo, Boeing 737 MAX 8, Boeing 737-800 and Boeing 737 MAX 9. American Airlines flies 12 times a day on the Airbus A319, Embraer 170, Boeing 737, Airbus A320, Boeing 737-800 and Embraer 175. Southwest Airlines flies 5 to 11 times a day on the Boeing 737 MAX 8, Boeing 737-700 and Boeing 737.

Flights run every day of the week, from 35 on Saturdays to 47 on Tuesdays. The first arrival in Washington is at 8:30 AM and the last at 12:45 AM the next day.

ORD to DCA is the busiest airport pair, with 148 flights a week, then ORD to BWI with 53, ORD to IAD with 49, MDW to DCA with 41 and MDW to BWI with 5.

Flying back, Washington to Chicago has 328 nonstop flights a week.

Return flights

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Schedules as of Oct 9, 2026.