Direct Flights from Chicago to Duluth
Duluth · Minnesota
Nonstop service from ORD to DLH on United. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
This is a rare nonstop: only 2 cities fly direct to Duluth, and Chicago is one of them. From anywhere else you'd be connecting.
How long to go to Duluth for, from Chicago
1h 20m in the air, 397 miles: short enough that a single night in Duluth is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.
About Duluth
Duluth is a city of about 86,000 people (2018) in northern Minnesota. It is one of the most scenic cities in the Midwest. Duluth has a thriving tourism industry, with antique shops, excellent restaurants, cozy inns, and scenic views of the lake. There is a ski resort inside city limits.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Duluth
- The Cathedral of Christ the King is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Superior in Superior, Wisconsin. It was named in honor of Christ the King.
- Sacred Heart Cathedral, Sacred Heart School and Christian Brothers Home comprise a former Roman Catholic diocesan complex in the Central Hillside neighborhood of Duluth, Minnesota, United States.
- The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary, also known simply as the Cathedral of Our Lady, is a Catholic cathedral located in Duluth, Minnesota, United States. It is the seat of the Diocese of Duluth.
- Jay Cooke State Park is a state park of Minnesota, United States, protecting the lower reaches of the Saint Louis River.
- Pattison State Park is a state park in northwestern Douglas County, Wisconsin, United States.
- The Fond du Lac State Forest is a state forest in Minnesota, United States, principally managed by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR).
- The Cloquet Valley State Forest encompasses 327,098 acres (1,323.7 km2); 48,384 acres (195.8 km2) of which are Minnesota Department of Natural Resources forestry administered lands.
- The Lake Superior Zoo, formerly known as the Duluth Zoo, is an Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA)–accredited zoo in Duluth, Minnesota, United States.
- The Lake Superior Railroad Museum is a railroad museum in Duluth, Minnesota, United States.
- The Two Harbors Light is the oldest operating lighthouse in the US state of Minnesota. Overlooking Lake Superior's Agate Bay, the lighthouse is located in Two Harbors, Minnesota.
- USS Essex was an Enterprise-class wooden-hulled armed naval steam sloop of war. She was built between 1874 and 1876 by Donald McKay at the Kitter Naval Yard of East Boston, Massachusetts.
- The SS Benjamin Noble was a lake freighter that operated on the Great Lakes. Built in 1909 by the Detroit Shipbuilding Company, she was 239 feet (73 m) in length and had a beam of 40 feet (12 m).
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Duluth weather, compared with Chicago
10° cooler than Chicago on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Duluth 19°F · Chicago 31°F · 12° colder
- April
- Duluth 48°F · Chicago 59°F · 10° colder
- July
- Duluth 77°F · Chicago 84°F · 7° colder
- October
- Duluth 52°F · Chicago 62°F · 11° colder
January bottoms out near 19°F — a real coat, not a layer.
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Duluth
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Duluth is May–September, when daytime highs are a comfortable 62–77°F.
- How long to stay
- Duluth rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Cathedral of Christ the King (Superior, Wisconsin), Sacred Heart Cathedral, Sacred Heart School and Christian Brothers Home, and Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary (Duluth, Minnesota) and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Chicago to Duluth?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Chicago (ORD) to Duluth (DLH) on United.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Chicago to Duluth?
- United flies nonstop between Chicago (ORD) and Duluth (DLH).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Chicago to Duluth?
- There are about 3 nonstop departures per day (roughly 21 per week) from Chicago to Duluth.
- How far is Duluth from Chicago?
- Duluth is about 397 miles from Chicago by air.
- What is there to do in Duluth?
- Popular things to do include Cathedral of Christ the King (Superior, Wisconsin), Sacred Heart Cathedral, Sacred Heart School and Christian Brothers Home, Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary (Duluth, Minnesota), Jay Cooke State Park, and more.
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