Direct Flights from Chicago to Winnipeg
Winnipeg · Canada
Nonstop service from ORD to YWG on SkyWest. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
Only 10 cities have a nonstop to Winnipeg, so this is a route worth knowing about — most travelers connect to get there.
How long to go to Winnipeg for, from Chicago
1h 55m in the air, 707 miles — a Friday-evening departure still leaves you most of the evening in Winnipeg. Two nights works.
About Winnipeg
Winnipeg is Manitoba's capital and has more people than the rest of Manitoba combined. It stands midway on the Trans-Canada Highway and railway. With nearly 750,000 inhabitants (2021), The Peg is the metropolis for the Canadian Prairies and is as diverse as the majority of Canada.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Winnipeg
- The Canadian Museum for Human Rights is a Canadian Crown corporation and national museum located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, adjacent to The Forks.
- The Winnipeg Art Gallery (WAG) is an art museum in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Its permanent collection includes over 24,000 works from Canadian, Indigenous Canadian, and international artists.
- The Basilica of Saint Boniface is a Roman Catholic cathedral in St. Boniface, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
- The Manitoba Museum, previously the Manitoba Museum of Man and Nature, is a human and natural history museum in Winnipeg, Manitoba, as well as the province's largest, not-for-profit centre for heritage and science educat…
- The Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Centre —also known as Oseredok —is a museum, gallery, and library in Winnipeg, Manitoba, celebrating the Ukrainian Canadian community.
- St. Mary's Cathedral, a cathedral church located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is the episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Winnipeg.
- Duff Roblin Provincial Park was designated a provincial park by the Government of Manitoba in 2008 for a way to celebrate two major accomplishments of former Premier Duff Roblin, the creation of the provincial park syste…
- The Living Prairie Museum is a 30-acre (12 ha) tall grass prairie preserve located between Daisy Road and Harcourt Street, east of Ness Avenue in the St. James-Assiniboia suburb of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
- The Winnipeg Railway Museum was a railway museum located on tracks 1 and 2 within the Via Rail-operated Union Station in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
- Fort Gibraltar was founded in 1809 by Alexander Macdonell of Greenfield of the North West Company in present-day Manitoba, Canada.
- Assiniboine Park is a major urban park in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, located along the Assiniboine River. The park is named for the Assiniboine people.
- The Manitoba Children's Museum is a non-profit, charitable children's museum located at The Forks in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Winnipeg weather, compared with Chicago
11° cooler than Chicago on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Winnipeg 12°F · Chicago 31°F · 19° colder
- April
- Winnipeg 50°F · Chicago 59°F · 8° colder
- July
- Winnipeg 78°F · Chicago 84°F · 6° colder
- October
- Winnipeg 51°F · Chicago 62°F · 11° colder
January bottoms out near 12°F — a real coat, not a layer. Winnipeg also swings harder through the year than Chicago does — 67° between its coldest and warmest months against 53°.
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Winnipeg
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Winnipeg is May–September, when daytime highs are a comfortable 65–78°F.
- How long to stay
- Winnipeg rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Canadian Museum for Human Rights, Winnipeg Art Gallery, and St. Boniface Cathedral and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Chicago to Winnipeg?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Chicago (ORD) to Winnipeg (YWG) on SkyWest.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Chicago to Winnipeg?
- SkyWest flies nonstop between Chicago (ORD) and Winnipeg (YWG).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Chicago to Winnipeg?
- There is about 1 nonstop departure per day (roughly 7 per week) from Chicago to Winnipeg.
- How far is Winnipeg from Chicago?
- Winnipeg is about 707 miles from Chicago by air.
- Is there a direct flight from Chicago to Canada?
- Yes — Winnipeg (YWG) has nonstop service from Chicago on SkyWest, making it a nonstop gateway to Canada.
- What is there to do in Winnipeg?
- Popular things to do include Canadian Museum for Human Rights, Winnipeg Art Gallery, St. Boniface Cathedral, Manitoba Museum, and more.
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