Direct Flights from Chicago to Albany
Albany · New York
Nonstop service from ORD and MDW to ALB on American, Southwest, United. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
Which airports fly this route
Chicago has 2 airports with nonstop service to Albany. Fares differ by airport — each row opens that exact search on Kayak.
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- Find flights ↗ORDALBChicago O'Hare International
- Find flights ↗MDWALBChicago Midway International
How rare is this nonstop?
22 cities have a nonstop to Albany, Chicago among them.
How long to go to Albany for, from Chicago
1h 55m in the air, 721 miles — a Friday-evening departure still leaves you most of the evening in Albany. Two nights works.
With roughly 8 departures a day, you are not tied to one flight: if a meeting overruns or the weather turns, there is another one behind it.
About Albany
Albany is the capital of New York. Albany is an interesting showcase of several centuries' worth of architectural styles, including the modernistic Empire State Plaza.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Albany
- The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, commonly referred to as the Clark, is an art museum and research institution located in Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States.
- Fort Orange was the first permanent Dutch settlement in New Netherland; the present-day city and state capital Albany, New York developed near this site.
- The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame was founded in 1950 in Saratoga Springs, New York, to honor the achievements of American Thoroughbred race horses, jockeys, and trainers.
- The New York State Museum is a research-backed institution in Albany, New York, United States.
- Olana State Historic Site is a historic house museum and landscape in Greenport, New York, near the city of Hudson.
- The Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art is a museum within the converted Arnold Print Works factory building complex in North Adams, Massachusetts.
- The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is a Catholic church near the Mansion District in Albany, New York in the United States. Built in the period of the 1848–1852, it is the mother church of the Diocese of Albany.
- USS Slater (DE-766) is a Cannon-class destroyer escort that served in the United States Navy and later in the Hellenic (Greek) Navy.
- Johnson Hall State Historic Site was the home of Sir William Johnson (1715–1774) an Irish pioneer who became the influential British Superintendent of Indian Affairs in the Province of New York, known for his strong rela…
- Yaddo is an artists' community located on a 400-acre (160-hectare) estate in Saratoga Springs, New York.
- Saratoga Spa State Park is a 2,379-acre (9.63 km2) state park located in Saratoga County, New York in the United States. The park is in the City of Saratoga Springs, near US 9 and NY 50.
- Peebles Island State Park is a 190-acre (0.77 km2) state park located at the confluence of the Mohawk and Hudson rivers in New York.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Planning a trip to Albany
- How long to stay
- Albany rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Clark Art Institute, Fort Orange (New Netherland), and National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Chicago to Albany?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Chicago (ORD, MDW) to Albany (ALB) on American, Southwest, United.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Chicago to Albany?
- American, Southwest, United fly nonstop between Chicago (ORD, MDW) and Albany (ALB).
- Which Chicago airport has nonstop flights to Albany?
- You can leave from 2 Chicago airports: ORD (Chicago O'Hare International) on American, United; MDW (Chicago Midway International) on Southwest.
- How many nonstop flights are there from Chicago to Albany?
- There are about 8 nonstop departures per day (roughly 56 per week) from Chicago to Albany.
- How far is Albany from Chicago?
- Albany is about 721 miles from Chicago by air.
- What is there to do in Albany?
- Popular things to do include Clark Art Institute, Fort Orange (New Netherland), National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, New York State Museum, and more.
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