Nonstop flights from Chicago to Nashville

Southwest Airlines flies this route 3 to 7 times a day.

MDWChicago Midway International

395 mi · 33 flights a week

BNANashville International

MDWBNA

When they leave

Chicago time

5:10a9:35pFirst departure 5:10 AM, last 9:35 PM

Six in the morning, 5:10 AM to 11:45 AM, then two in the afternoon, 2:30 PM to 3:10 PM, then three in the evening, 6:20 PM to 9:35 PM.

Every flight

Earliest first

5:10 AM→6:45 AMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Sun
7:30 AM→9:05 AMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Thu
8:00 AM→9:40 AMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Fri
8:00 AM→9:40 AMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Daily
10:00 AM→11:30 AMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat
10:15 AM→11:50 AMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737Fri
11:45 AM→1:10 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Sun
2:30 PM→4:00 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737Sun
3:10 PM→4:40 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Mon, Tue, Wed
6:20 PM→7:55 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Sun
7:25 PM→8:55 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sun
9:35 PM→11:05 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun

Schedules last checked Sep 20, 2026. Times are local.

Flying from Chicago to Nashville

Southwest Airlines is the only airline flying nonstop from Chicago to Nashville, 3 to 7 times a day on the Boeing 737-700, Boeing 737 MAX 8 and Boeing 737.

Flights run every day of the week, from 3 on Thursdays and Saturdays to 7 on Sundays. The first arrival in Nashville is at 6:45 AM and the last at 11:05 PM. The flight covers 395 miles.

Flying back, Nashville to Chicago has 39 nonstop flights a week. O'Hare (ORD) also has nonstop flights to Nashville, 105 a week.