Cheap Airline Tickets to Chicago

Whether you are flying from one city to another within the United States or entering the U.S. from abroad, chances are good that you will be routed through Chicago at some point. The reason is simple - in addition to being a major hub for United Airlines and American Airlines, Chicago O'Hare International Airport (airport code ORD) is also a major international gateway for the United States. In fact, O'Hare is only behind Atlanta's airport on the list of the country's biggest airports, so if you can avoid setting foot in O'Hare in your lifetime of traveling in the U.S., you are some kind of exception.

O'Hare sits about 17 miles from downtown Chicago, so for business travelers on short flights it is actually not the airport of choice (they tend to prefer Midway, located much closer to the business district). But for most people, O'Hare is not only the easiest Chicago airport to fly in and out of, it is the one usually offering the best prices. Besides United and American, a complete listing of all the airlines serving Chicago O'Hare is on this page of the airport's website, and you can track flights coming in and out of Chicago from this page. Since this airport is enormous, an airport map is a handy thing to have - you will find them all over the airport, but if you want to get a handle on things before you arrive you can check out the airport map here.

Any airport this large has to have a huge array of services available, and O'Hare does. Each terminal is like its own little city, with its own set of food and shopping options, but you can find out which terminal has the best stores on this list and grub on this list (and if your layover is long enough, make for the nicest terminal for lunch). Getting to and from O'Hare is a breeze with the public transport systems Chicago has in place, and if you are driving your own car to the airport you can get a better deal on Chicago airport parking if you book in advance.