For a quick snack before your flight, grab some Garrett Popcorn near gate B8, a Chicago favorite.

Most accurate provider | eDreams 3 stars |
|---|---|
Most trusted provider | eDreams 3 stars |
Round-trip from | $468 (Delta) |
One-way from | $271 (United Airlines) |
Popular in | July |
Cheapest in | January |
Average price | $900 |
Good round-trip deal | $590 or less |
Good one-way deal | $386 or less |
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Route
Depart
Return
Price
ChicagoHonolulu
ORD - HNL
ORDHNL
Chicago O'Hare Intl
Tue 3/31
6:00 am-9:05 pm
1 stop20h 05m
Honolulu
Wed 4/8
12:10 pm-11:59 pm
1 stop30h 49m
ChicagoHonolulu
MDW - HNL
MDWHNL
Chicago Midway
Mon 2/2
1:51 pm-11:50 am
2 stops25h 59m
Honolulu
Mon 2/16
11:37 pm-5:37 pm
2 stops14h 00m
ChicagoHonolulu
ORD - HNL
ORDHNL
Chicago O'Hare Intl
Thu 3/5
9:40 am-3:04 pm
Nonstop9h 24m
Honolulu
Wed 3/11
2:55 pm-9:21 am
1 stop13h 26m
ChicagoHonolulu
ORD - HNL
ORDHNL
Chicago O'Hare Intl
Sat 1/17
5:20 pm-11:55 am
2 stops22h 35m
Honolulu
Tue 1/27
5:15 pm-8:40 am
1 stop11h 25m
ChicagoHonolulu
ORD - HNL
ORDHNL
Chicago O'Hare Intl
Mon 3/30
6:00 am-9:13 pm
1 stop20h 13m
Honolulu
Wed 4/8
12:10 pm-11:59 pm
1 stop30h 49m
ChicagoHonolulu
MDW - HNL
MDWHNL
Chicago Midway
Sun 2/22
9:34 am-9:54 pm
2 stops16h 20m
Honolulu
Wed 3/4
5:15 pm-9:06 am
1 stop11h 51m
ChicagoHonolulu
MDW - HNL
MDWHNL
Chicago Midway
Sun 2/22
9:34 am-9:54 pm
2 stops16h 20m
Honolulu
Thu 2/26
5:15 pm-9:06 am
1 stop11h 51m
ChicagoHonolulu
ORD - HNL
ORDHNL
Chicago O'Hare Intl
Thu 1/29
9:30 am-2:57 pm
Nonstop9h 27m
Honolulu
Sun 2/1
10:50 pm-1:15 pm
1 stop10h 25m
ChicagoHonolulu
MDW - HNL
MDWHNL
Chicago Midway
Wed 1/14
9:32 am-9:28 pm
2 stops15h 56m
Honolulu
Tue 1/20
5:15 pm-12:49 pm
2 stops15h 34m
ChicagoHonolulu
ORD - HNL
ORDHNL
Chicago O'Hare Intl
Mon 5/11
7:59 pm-8:58 pm
1 stop29h 59m
Honolulu
Tue 5/19
9:50 pm-2:47 pm
1 stop11h 57m
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| Price Accuracy2 stars | Trust Score*3 stars | |
| Price Accuracy3 stars | Trust Score*1 star | |
| Price Accuracy3 stars | Trust Score*3 stars | |
| Price Accuracy- | Trust Score*1 star | |
| Price Accuracy1 star | Trust Score*3 stars | |
| Price Accuracy3 stars | Trust Score*3 stars |
To ensure you get the cheapest price possible for a flight from Chicago to Honolulu, you should look to book at least 87 days in advance of your intended travel date. The price of your flight may increase if you delay and leave booking until a week or so before departure.
Currently, January is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from Chicago to Honolulu (average of $310). Flying from Chicago to Honolulu in July is currently the most expensive (average of $663). There are several factors that can impact the price of a flight, so comparing airlines, departure airports and flight times can provide users with more options.
A simple way to save on the total cost of your ticket is to fly from Chicago to Honolulu in the evening. If you’re flexible enough to do this you can expect to save up to 38% on your trip compared to booking a flight at noon.
Travelers seeking maximum savings on their Chicago to Honolulu flight should consider departing on Thursday afternoons when fares are most often at their lowest. Wednesday at noon flights should be avoided if possible as fares are typically the most expensive at this time.
The most flights from CHI to HNL are scheduled on a Monday (5 on average). You will have fewer flight options on Monday, which is when the least amount of flights are scheduled (5 on average).
Seattle (SEA) – chosen by Cheapflights users on 50% of 1-stop itineraries from Chicago to Honolulu on Cheapflights.
San Diego (SAN) is the most affordable 1-stop option, with an average round-trip price of $451.
Flights via Portland (PDX) have the shortest average one-way travel time for 1-stop routes: 11h 17m.
Flights via Portland (PDX) offer the fastest connection on this route, with an average layover time of 1h 07m.
About 12% of weekly flights between Chicago and Honolulu have experienced delays in the past year, with the average delay time being 182 minutes.
Historically, flights departing in the early afternoon are less likely to be delayed, whereas flights leaving at night tend to experience delays more often.
Tuesday tends to have the lowest number of delays on this route, whereas Sunday has historically faced a higher average of delays compared to other days of the week.
Over the last year, United Airlines have had the lowest number of delays on this route, with just 11% of flights being delayed.
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| Cheapest$564 | Average$758 | FlexibilityNo cancel fee | On-time63% | |
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