Direct Flights from Chicago to Jacksonville
Jacksonville · Florida
Nonstop service from ORD and MDW to JAX 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 Jacksonville. Fares differ by airport — each row opens that exact search on Kayak.
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- Find flights ↗ORDJAXChicago O'Hare International
- Find flights ↗MDWJAXChicago Midway International
How rare is this nonstop?
41 cities have a nonstop to Jacksonville, Chicago among them.
How long to go to Jacksonville for, from Chicago
2h 15m in the air, 865 miles — a Friday-evening departure still leaves you most of the evening in Jacksonville. Two nights works.
With roughly 6 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 Jacksonville
Jacksonville occupies one of the most coveted spots on the Atlantic coast. Set amongst abundant beaches and possessing an ideal subtropical climate, its crown jewel is the unique habitat and natural beauty of the St. Johns River. For this reason and more, "The River City" is a popular destination for vacationers looking for a laid-back Sunshine State escape.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Jacksonville
- Fort Caroline was an attempted French colonial settlement in Florida, located on the banks of the St. Johns River in present-day Duval County.
- Fort Mose is a former Spanish fort in St. Augustine, Florida. In 1738, the governor of Spanish Florida, Manuel de Montiano, had the fort established as a free black settlement, the first to be legally sanctioned in what…
- The Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine is a historic cathedral in St. Augustine, Florida, and the seat of the Catholic Bishop of St. Augustine. It is located at 38 Cathedral Place between Charlotte and St.
- The Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens is a museum located in Jacksonville, Florida. It was founded in 1961 after the death of Ninah Cummer, who bequeathed her gardens and personal art collection to the new museum.
- USS Orleck (DD-886), is a Gearing-class destroyer that was in service with the United States Navy from 1945 to 1982. In October 1982, she was sold to Turkey and renamed Yücetepe .
- The Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville, also known as MOCA Jacksonville, is a contemporary art museum in Jacksonville, Florida, funded and operated as a "cultural institute" of the University of North Florida.
- The St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park is one of Florida's oldest continuously running attractions, having opened on May 20, 1893.
- The Jacksonville Zoo and Botanical Gardens is located at the mouth of the Trout River, near where it flows into the St. Johns River, in Jacksonville, Florida.
- The Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve is a U.S. National Preserve in Jacksonville, Florida. It comprises 46,000 acres (19,000 ha) of wetlands, waterways, and other habitats in northeastern Duval County.
- Amelia Island State Recreation Area is a state park in Florida, United States. Its location is 7 miles (11 km) north of Little Talbot Island State Park on SR A1A, and 8 miles (13 km) south of Fernandina Beach on Amelia I…
- San Juan del Puerto was a Spanish Franciscan mission founded before 1587 on Fort George Island, near the mouth of the St. Johns River in what is now Jacksonville, Florida.
- The Lightner Museum is a museum of antiques, mostly American Gilded Age pieces, housed within the historic Hotel Alcazar building in downtown St. Augustine.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Jacksonville weather, compared with Chicago
20° warmer than Chicago on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Jacksonville 66°F · Chicago 31°F · 35° warmer
- April
- Jacksonville 80°F · Chicago 59°F · 21° warmer
- July
- Jacksonville 91°F · Chicago 84°F · 7° warmer
- October
- Jacksonville 81°F · Chicago 62°F · 19° warmer
Jacksonville is the steadier of the two, moving 26° between its coldest and warmest months where Chicago moves 53°.
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at the nearest weather station to each city.
Planning a trip to Jacksonville
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Jacksonville is October–April, when daytime highs are a comfortable 66–81°F.
- How long to stay
- Jacksonville rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Fort Caroline, Fort Mose, and Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Chicago to Jacksonville?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Chicago (ORD, MDW) to Jacksonville (JAX) on American, Southwest, United.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Chicago to Jacksonville?
- American, Southwest, United fly nonstop between Chicago (ORD, MDW) and Jacksonville (JAX).
- Which Chicago airport has nonstop flights to Jacksonville?
- 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 Jacksonville?
- There are about 6 nonstop departures per day (roughly 42 per week) from Chicago to Jacksonville.
- How far is Jacksonville from Chicago?
- Jacksonville is about 865 miles from Chicago by air.
- What is there to do in Jacksonville?
- Popular things to do include Fort Caroline, Fort Mose, Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine, Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens, and more.
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