Chicago to Miami

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Chicago to Miami. From €156.49, fastest 6h 3m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Chicago to Miami costs €156.49 at the cheapest and takes 6h 3m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 6 operators. The route covers 1,971 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.

Checked September 10, 2026Priced for September 29, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
1,971 km
Fastest
6h 3m
Average
6h 15m
Services per day
48
Cheapest
€156.49
CO2 per passenger
484.9 kg
Door to door

Every way to make this journey

Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 29, 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Flight6h 5m2h 55m3h 10m€190.12484.9 kg48
  • 6h 5mFastest, by Flight
  • €190.12Cheapest, by Flight
  • 484.9 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
  • 1,971 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€156.49
  1. Frontier Airlines FA648608:402h 59m11:39Chicago MDWMiami MIA

Door to door 6h 9mCO2 484.9 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes

Fastest€170.06
  1. United Airlines UA645014:382h 55m17:33Chicago MDWMiami MIA

Door to door 6h 5mCO2 484.9 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes

Today's real departures

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Today's real departures
OperatorServiceDepartsArrivesTakes
Chicago Transit Authority3 changes6011:0417:5530h 55m
Greyhound-us3 changesGreyhound US010015:1104:4137h 42m
Greyhound-us4 changesGreyhound US010015:1102:1135h 12m
Chicago Transit Authority4 changes6017:5304:4134h 52m
Chicago Transit Authority5 changes6017:5302:1132h 22m
Chicago Transit Authority5 changes12419:3504:4133h 10m
Chicago Transit Authority6 changes12419:3502:1130h 40m

Prices over the next three weeks

Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.

Cheapest fare by mode and day for Chicago to Miami
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Chicago to MiamiFriSep 11SatSep 12SunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23ThuSep 24
Flight€404.88€360.63€334.08€234.96€232.60€246.17€314.02€230.24€236.73€223.75€190.12€191.89€199.56€248.53

Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €156.49

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A hotel room

A room in Miami for the night the flight gets in

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Booking window

When to book Chicago to Miami

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €161.2190 days
  2. €124.0460 days
  3. €148.2345 days
  4. €160.0330 days
  5. €193.6621 days
  6. €248.5314 days
  7. €314.027 days
  8. €334.083 days
  9. €404.881 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €124.04.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 226 percent. The most expensive point is €404.88, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€404.88€124.041371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €223.75Sun
  2. €190.12Mon
  3. €191.89Tue
  4. €199.56Wed
  5. €248.53Thu
  6. €230.24Fri
  7. €236.73Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €232.60Sep
  2. €168.29Oct
  3. €148.82Nov
  4. €152.36Dec
  5. €145.28Jan
  6. €125.22Feb

The route

ChicagoChicagoMiamiMiami
The journey

What the journey actually looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

How far it really runs
The route covers 1,971 km against 1,914 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Chicago at 06:03 and the last at 20:53, across 48 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Chicago

Rail
  • Chicago Union Station
  • Chicago Ridge
  • Chicago station
Bus
  • Chicago Union Station
  • Chicago & Austin Terminal
Air
  • ORD
  • MDW
Ferry
  • Chicago Avenue
  • Chicago Riverwalk

Miami

Rail
  • MiamiCentral
  • Miami station
  • Hialeah Market
Bus
  • Miami Greyhound Bus Station
  • Flixbus. Miami, FL
Air
  • MIA
Ferry
  • CruiseTerminal E
  • Terminal Isle Ferry
Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFrom
American Airlines€161.21
Asiana Airlines€160.03
Frontier Airlines€156.49
Mesa Airlines€160.03
Southwest Airlines€161.21
United Airlines€158.85
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest Flight fare we sell on 2026-09-29, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€125.0080%
Taxes€22.5014%
Supplier fees€7.004%
Our service fee€1.991%
Total you pay€156.49100%

Check-in is at three and you will be in Miami well before then. Lockers are not something we run.

Left luggage lockers

Where to leave your bags in Miami

Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.

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Questions about Chicago to Miami

The questions people actually ask about this trip, 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 Chicago to Miami?

The fastest journey from Chicago to Miami takes 6h 3m door to door, of which 2h 55m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 6h 15m, 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 Chicago to Miami?

The cheapest fare from Chicago to Miami is €156.49, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €264.76. 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 Chicago to Miami?

The cheapest way from Chicago to Miami is by Flight, at €190.12 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 6h 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 Chicago to Miami?

Fares from Chicago to Miami bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €124.04. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 226 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Chicago to Miami?

Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Chicago to Miami, at €190.12. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 29, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Chicago to Miami?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Chicago to Miami, at €125.22 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 service from Chicago to Miami?

6 operators sell services from Chicago to Miami across 1 modes: American Airlines, Asiana Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Mesa Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines. 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 Chicago to Miami?

Every service we sell from Chicago to Miami is direct, with around 48 departures a day and a fastest journey of 6h 3m door to door. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.

Which station or terminal do services from Chicago to Miami use?

Services from Chicago to Miami by Flight leave from Chicago MDW and arrive at Miami MIA. 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 Chicago to Miami?

0 of the 6 operators we sell from Chicago to Miami 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

Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Chicago to Miami on September 10, 2026: 1971 km of route against 1914 km in a straight line, 48 services a day, 6 operators, a cheapest fare of €156.49, and 6h 3m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

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