Laredo to Chicago runs about 1 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €161.21, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 7h 57m over 2,047 km, on services run by 2 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €161.21, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for 13 October 2026
€161.21
- 214%Moves across the booking window
214%When it runs, leaving Laredo
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 07:30First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 1Services per day
- 0%Run direct
07:30
07:30
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0%Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €505.77Wed23
- about €516.39Thu24
- about €442.64Fri25
- about €422.58Sat26
- about €387.77Sun27
- about €302.81Mon28
- about €284.52Tue29
- about €292.19Wed30
- about €296.91Thu1
- about €244.40Fri2
- about €309.30Sat3
- about €272.13Sun4
- about €254.43Mon5
- about €222.57Tue6
- about €197.20Wed7
- about €253.84Thu8
- about €198.38Fri9
- about €259.74Sat10
- about €232.60Sun11
- about €199.56Mon12
- about €161.21Tue13
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
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A room in Chicago for the night the flight gets in
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When to book Laredo to Chicago
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €197.7990 days
- €177.1460 days
- €180.0945 days
- €208.4130 days
- €161.2121 days
- €222.5714 days
- €284.527 days
- €442.643 days
- €505.771 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 21 days ahead, at €161.21.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 214 percent. The dearest point is €505.77, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 21 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Laredo to Chicago and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
2,047 km
1,924 km as the crow flies, 6% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north-east.
Who lives at each end
256,153 → 2,664,452
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 0% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 100% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 2,047 km against 1,924 km in a straight line, a detour of 6 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Houston. The gap between arriving and leaving is 81 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 12 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
Who runs this route
The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Left luggage near Chicago Union Station
Most of the points near Chicago Union Station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Laredo to Chicago
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Laredo to Chicago?
The fastest journey from Laredo to Chicago takes 7h 57m door to door, of which 3h 34m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 8h 7m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Laredo to Chicago?
The cheapest fare from Laredo to Chicago is €161.21, as of 22 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €272.13. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Laredo to Chicago?
The cheapest way from Laredo to Chicago is by flight, at €161.21 for one passenger on 13 October 2026. That journey takes 8h 5m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Laredo to Chicago?
Fares from Laredo to Chicago bottom out around 21 days before departure, at €161.21. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 214 percent, measured on 22 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Laredo to Chicago?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Laredo to Chicago, at €222.57. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 22 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Laredo to Chicago?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Laredo to Chicago, at €142.33 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Laredo to Chicago?
2 operators sell services from Laredo to Chicago across 1 mode: American Airlines, CommuteAir. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Laredo to Chicago?
0 percent of the services we sell from Laredo to Chicago are direct. The rest connect at Houston, with about 81 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Laredo to Chicago use?
Services from Laredo to Chicago by flight leave from Laredo International Airport LRD and arrive at Chicago O'Hare International Airport ORD. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Laredo to Chicago?
0 of the 2 operators we sell from Laredo to Chicago allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Laredo to Chicago on 22 September 2026: 2047 km of route against 1924 km in a straight line, 1 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €161.21, and 7h 57m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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The two ends, compared
Laredo reaches 7 places in 2 countries on services we hold, over distances from 274 to 2,434 km. Chicago reaches 298 places in 46 countries, from 41 to 15,696 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Laredo
- 7Places you can leave for
- 2Countries
- 4Operators
2
4Arriving in Chicago
Leaving Chicago
- 298Places you can leave for
- 46Countries
- 79Operators