Direct Flights from Chicago to Montego Bay
Montego Bay · Jamaica
Nonstop service from ORD and MDW to MBJ 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 Montego Bay. Fares differ by airport — each row opens that exact search on Kayak.
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- Find flights ↗ORDMBJChicago O'Hare International
- Find flights ↗MDWMBJChicago Midway International
How rare is this nonstop?
17 cities have a nonstop to Montego Bay, Chicago among them.
How long to go to Montego Bay for, from Chicago
3h 55m in the air, 1,725 miles. A two-night trip loses most of two days to travel; three or four nights is where this one starts to make sense.
About Montego Bay
Montego Bay, commonly referred to as MoBay, is the second largest city in the island nation Jamaica. It has a population of 428,000 people (2018). Montego Bay is the capital of St. James Parish, one of the 14 parishes of Jamaica. It is a popular spring break destination.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Montego Bay
- The Green Grotto Caves are show caves and a prominent tourist attraction on the north coast of Jamaica.
- The Most Blessed Sacrament Cathedral is a religious building belonging to the Roman Catholic Church located in the city of Montego Bay in the northwest of the Caribbean island country of Jamaica.
- Long Mile Cave, sometimes known locally as Pick'ny Mama Cave or Hell's Gate Cave, is a palaeontological and palaeoanthropological site in the Cockpit Country of north-western Jamaica.
- Roaring River Park is a heritage and nature park near Petersfield, Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Montego Bay weather, compared with Chicago
30° warmer than Chicago on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Montego Bay 86°F · Chicago 31°F · 54° warmer
- April
- Montego Bay 89°F · Chicago 59°F · 30° warmer
- July
- Montego Bay 92°F · Chicago 84°F · 8° warmer
- October
- Montego Bay 90°F · Chicago 62°F · 28° warmer
July averages 92°F, hot enough to plan the middle of the day around. Montego Bay is the steadier of the two, moving 7° 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 each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Montego Bay
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Montego Bay is December–March, when the weather is mildest, with daytime highs around 86°F.
- How long to stay
- A long weekend is plenty of time to see Montego Bay, including Green Grotto Caves, Most Blessed Sacrament Cathedral, Montego Bay, and Long Mile Cave.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Chicago to Montego Bay?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Chicago (ORD, MDW) to Montego Bay (MBJ) on American, Southwest, United.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Chicago to Montego Bay?
- American, Southwest, United fly nonstop between Chicago (ORD, MDW) and Montego Bay (MBJ).
- Which Chicago airport has nonstop flights to Montego Bay?
- 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 Montego Bay?
- There is about 1 nonstop departure per day (roughly 7 per week) from Chicago to Montego Bay.
- How far is Montego Bay from Chicago?
- Montego Bay is about 1,725 miles from Chicago by air.
- Is there a direct flight from Chicago to Jamaica?
- Yes — Montego Bay (MBJ) has nonstop service from Chicago on American, Southwest, United, making it a nonstop gateway to Jamaica.
- What is there to do in Montego Bay?
- Popular things to do include Green Grotto Caves, Most Blessed Sacrament Cathedral, Montego Bay, Long Mile Cave, Roaring River Park, and more.
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