Direct Flights from Chicago to Aguascalientes
Aguascalientes · Mexico
Nonstop service from MDW to AGU on Volaris. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
Only 4 cities have a nonstop to Aguascalientes, so this is a route worth knowing about — most travelers connect to get there.
How long to go to Aguascalientes for, from Chicago
3h 45m in the air, 1,625 miles. A two-night trip loses most of two days to travel; three or four nights is where this one starts to make sense.
The schedule narrows it further. This route does not fly daily, so assuming the return runs the same days, your trip is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 nights — or a full week. Worth checking before you book time off.
Aguascalientes is 5,492 ft higher than Chicago, at 6,112 ft. Enough that a first-day hike or a hard workout will feel harder than it does at home, and enough that alcohol goes further.
About Aguascalientes
Aguascalientes is a city of 950,000 people (2020) in the Bajío region of Mexico. Aguascalientes means hot water in Spanish; the name comes from the abundance of hot springs in the area.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Aguascalientes
- The Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption Also Aguascalientes Cathedral It is the main Catholic building of the city of Aguascalientes in Mexico, and one of the emblematic monuments of the city.
- The Aguascalientes City Museum is the premier art museum in the city of Aguascalientes in the state of Aguascalientes, Mexico.
- The Aguascalientes Museum of Contemporary Art is an art gallery located in the city of Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico and has 6 galleries.
- The José Guadalupe Posada Museum is located in the Mexican city of Aguascalientes, capital of the State of Aguascalientes, and birthplace of the graphic artist José Guadalupe Posada.
- La Estacion Theme Park, including The Old Train Station and Railway Museum, is a historic and recreational complex located in the city of Aguascalientes, in the state of Aguascalientes, in Mexico.
- Museo Descubre is a hands-on, interactive museum located in the city of Aguascalientes City, Aguascalientes, Mexico. Inside, the museum is shaped like a spiral, leading inward to various paths of knowledge.
- Cristero Museum, also referred to as the Alfredo Hernández Quesada Cristero Studies Center, is a museum in Encarnación de Diaz, Jalisco, Mexico.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Aguascalientes weather, compared with Chicago
23° warmer than Chicago on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Aguascalientes 75°F · Chicago 31°F · 43° warmer
- April
- Aguascalientes 87°F · Chicago 59°F · 29° warmer
- July
- Aguascalientes 84°F · Chicago 84°F · much the same
- October
- Aguascalientes 81°F · Chicago 62°F · 19° warmer
Aguascalientes is the steadier of the two, moving 16° between its coldest and warmest months where Chicago moves 53°.
Daily highs averaged from Meteostat station records (CC BY 4.0), measured at the nearest weather station to each city.
Planning a trip to Aguascalientes
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Aguascalientes is September–February, when daytime highs are a comfortable 75–81°F.
- How long to stay
- Three or four days is enough to take in Aguascalientes's highlights, from Aguascalientes Cathedral, Aguascalientes Museum, and Museum of Contemporary Art (Aguascalientes) and more.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Chicago to Aguascalientes?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Chicago (MDW) to Aguascalientes (AGU) on Volaris.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Chicago to Aguascalientes?
- Volaris flies nonstop between Chicago (MDW) and Aguascalientes (AGU).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Chicago to Aguascalientes?
- There is about 1 nonstop departure per day (roughly 7 per week) from Chicago to Aguascalientes.
- How far is Aguascalientes from Chicago?
- Aguascalientes is about 1,625 miles from Chicago by air.
- How many days can I spend in Aguascalientes flying from Chicago?
- Because this route doesn't operate daily, your trip is effectively 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 nights — or a full week — assuming the return flies the same days as the outbound.
- Is there a direct flight from Chicago to Mexico?
- Yes — Aguascalientes (AGU) has nonstop service from Chicago on Volaris, making it a nonstop gateway to Mexico.
- What is there to do in Aguascalientes?
- Popular things to do include Aguascalientes Cathedral, Aguascalientes Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art (Aguascalientes), José Guadalupe Posada Museum, and more.
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