Direct Flights from Chicago to Norfolk
Norfolk · Virginia
Nonstop service from ORD and MDW to ORF 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 Norfolk. Fares differ by airport — each row opens that exact search on Kayak.
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- Find flights ↗ORDORFChicago O'Hare International
- Find flights ↗MDWORFChicago Midway International
How rare is this nonstop?
38 cities have a nonstop to Norfolk, Chicago among them.
How long to go to Norfolk for, from Chicago
1h 55m in the air, 716 miles — a Friday-evening departure still leaves you most of the evening in Norfolk. 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 Norfolk
Norfolk is a ceremonial county in England, located in the East of England and East Anglia. It borders Lincolnshire and The Wash to the north-west, the North Sea to the north and east, Cambridgeshire to the west, and Suffolk to the south. The largest settlement is the city of Norwich.
Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Norfolk
- Sandringham House is a country house in the parish of Sandringham, Norfolk, England. It is one of the royal residences of Charles III, whose grandfather, George VI, and great-grandfather, George V, both died there.
- Ely Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Ely, is an Anglican cathedral in the city of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England.
- The Broads is a network of mostly navigable rivers and lakes in the English counties of Norfolk and Suffolk.
- Norwich Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, is a Church of England cathedral in the city of Norwich, Norfolk, England.
- Norwich Castle is a medieval royal fortification in the city of Norwich, in the English county of Norfolk. William the Conqueror (1066–1087) ordered its construction in the aftermath of the Norman Conquest of England.
- Framlingham Castle is a castle in the market town of Framlingham, Suffolk, England.
- Holkham Hall is an 18th-century country house near the village of Holkham, Norfolk, England, constructed in the Neo-Palladian style for Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester.
- St Edmundsbury Cathedral is the cathedral for the Church of England's Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich. It is the seat of the Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich and is in Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk.
- Venta Icenorum was the civitas or capital of the Iceni tribe, located at modern-day Caistor St Edmund in the English county of Norfolk.
- Seahenge, also known as Holme I, was a prehistoric monument located in the village of Holme-next-the-Sea, near Old Hunstanton in the English county of Norfolk.
- The Cathedral Church of St John the Baptist is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Norwich, Norfolk, England. The cathedral is the seat of the bishop of East Anglia and the mother church of the diocese of East Anglia.
- Castle Rising is a ruined medieval fortification in the village of Castle Rising, Norfolk, England.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Norfolk weather, compared with Chicago
10° warmer than Chicago on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Norfolk 50°F · Chicago 31°F · 19° warmer
- April
- Norfolk 69°F · Chicago 59°F · 10° warmer
- July
- Norfolk 89°F · Chicago 84°F · 4° warmer
- October
- Norfolk 71°F · Chicago 62°F · 9° warmer
Norfolk is the steadier of the two, moving 39° 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 Norfolk
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Norfolk is April–May and September–November, when daytime highs are a comfortable 61–80°F.
- How long to stay
- Norfolk rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Sandringham House, Ely Cathedral, and The Broads and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Chicago to Norfolk?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Chicago (ORD, MDW) to Norfolk (ORF) on American, Southwest, United.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Chicago to Norfolk?
- American, Southwest, United fly nonstop between Chicago (ORD, MDW) and Norfolk (ORF).
- Which Chicago airport has nonstop flights to Norfolk?
- 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 Norfolk?
- There are about 6 nonstop departures per day (roughly 42 per week) from Chicago to Norfolk.
- How far is Norfolk from Chicago?
- Norfolk is about 716 miles from Chicago by air.
- What is there to do in Norfolk?
- Popular things to do include Sandringham House, Ely Cathedral, The Broads, Norwich Cathedral, and more.
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