Direct Flights from Chicago to Fargo
Fargo · North Dakota
Nonstop service from ORD to FAR on American, United. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
Only 11 cities have a nonstop to Fargo, so this is a route worth knowing about — most travelers connect to get there.
How long to go to Fargo for, from Chicago
1h 35m in the air, 556 miles — a Friday-evening departure still leaves you most of the evening in Fargo. Two nights works.
With roughly 7 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 Fargo
Fargo is a charming western city of just over 100,000 in the Red River Valley of North Dakota. As the biggest city for more than 200 miles in any direction, it's a cultural hub for the region, and its lively, walkable downtown is full of old-fashioned architecture and friendly cafes.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Fargo
- The Cathedral of St. Mary is a Catholic cathedral located in Fargo, North Dakota, United States. It is a parish church and the seat of the Diocese of Fargo.
- The Rourke Art Gallery + Museum is a fine arts museum in Moorhead, Minnesota, United States, founded by James O'Rourke.
- The Red River Zoo is a zoo in Fargo, North Dakota. The zoo's first 8 acres (3.2 ha) opened in the spring of 1999. It gained accreditation from the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) in 2006.
- Buffalo River State Park is a state park of Minnesota, United States, conserving a prairie bisected by the wooded banks of the Buffalo River.
- The Plains Art Museum is a fine arts museum located in downtown Fargo, North Dakota, United States.
- The Fargo Air Museum is an aviation related museum in Fargo, North Dakota. It is located at Hector International Airport in the northern part of the city.
- Gethsemane Episcopal Cathedral is an Episcopal cathedral in Fargo, North Dakota, United States. It is the seat of the Diocese of North Dakota.
- The Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County is a local history museum located in Moorhead, Minnesota and exists to collect, preserve, interpret, and share the history and culture of Clay County, Minnesota.
- The Roger Maris Museum is a 70-foot (21m) display case museum in West Acres Shopping Center in Fargo, North Dakota.
- The Fairmont Creamery building located in Moorhead, Minnesota was constructed in 1923 for its proximity to the railroad and opened soon after in 1924.
- Bonanzaville, USA is a history museum complex in West Fargo, North Dakota. Bonanzaville, the museum of the Cass County Historical Society, is made up of forty buildings on 12 acres (49,000 m2), many of them are historic…
- Fargo National Cemetery is a 4.8 acre United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) national cemetery located in Raymond Township, Cass County, North Dakota.
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Fargo weather, compared with Chicago
7° cooler than Chicago on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Fargo 18°F · Chicago 31°F · 13° colder
- April
- Fargo 54°F · Chicago 59°F · 4° colder
- July
- Fargo 82°F · Chicago 84°F · 2° colder
- October
- Fargo 56°F · Chicago 62°F · 7° colder
January bottoms out near 18°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 Fargo
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Fargo is May–September, when daytime highs are a comfortable 69–82°F.
- How long to stay
- Fargo rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Cathedral of St. Mary (Fargo, North Dakota), Rourke Art Museum, and Red River Zoo and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Chicago to Fargo?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Chicago (ORD) to Fargo (FAR) on American, United.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Chicago to Fargo?
- American, United fly nonstop between Chicago (ORD) and Fargo (FAR).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Chicago to Fargo?
- There are about 7 nonstop departures per day (roughly 49 per week) from Chicago to Fargo.
- How far is Fargo from Chicago?
- Fargo is about 556 miles from Chicago by air.
- What is there to do in Fargo?
- Popular things to do include Cathedral of St. Mary (Fargo, North Dakota), Rourke Art Museum, Red River Zoo, Buffalo River State Park (Minnesota), and more.
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