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United and American Airlines have round-trip flights from Chicago (ORD) to Las Vegas, Tampa, St. Louis, or Pittsburgh (LAS, TPA, STL, PIT) for $97-$179, NONSTOP. Flights April to May. Extended weekends available. Origin/Destination reversible.
A Carry-on bag and also a personal item is allowed for free on American. You can avoid paying for seat selection by accepting the randomly assigned seat at the gate.
If you use the Citi® / AAdvantage® Platinum Select® World Elite Mastercard® with AA flights, you get: a 25% inflight food and beverage discount, a $125 AA flight discount after you spend $20,000 or more in purchases during your card year, and your first checked bag is free on domestic American Airlines flights for you and up to four companions traveling on the same reservation.
United’s “Basic Economy” fares do not allow for a free carry-on bag. Only a personal item (like a small laptop bag) is free. Seats are randomly assigned for free prior to boarding.
The personal item size on United is smaller (9 x 10 x 17 inches) than Frontier or Spirit (8 x 13 x 18 inches).
If you use the United℠ Explorer Card, your first standard checked-bag for you and your companion is free, you get priority boarding, two United Club passes per year, and you get a 25% discount on inflight purchases on United-operated flights as a statement credit.
Here are some other offers that we think are worth mentioning. List updated 10/15/2024.
We now list coupon codes, discount codes, gift card discounts, and credit card offers that have a better value than their historical averages.
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- Chicago to Las Vegas - Example Dates: (Expedia / Travelocity) Apr 27 - Apr 30 / Apr 27 - May 01 / Apr 27 - May 04 / Apr 30 - May 04 / Apr 30 - May 07 / May 04 - May 07 / May 04 - May 08 / May 04 - May 11 / May 07 - May 11 / May 07 - May 14 / May 08 - May 11 / May 08 - May 14 / May 08 - May 15 / May 11 - May 14 / May 11 - May 15 / May 11 - May 18 / May 21 - May 25 / May 28 - Jun 01 / May 28 - Jun 04 / May 29 - Jun 01 / May 29 - Jun 04 / May 29 - Jun 05 / Jun 01 - Jun 04 / Jun 01 - Jun 05 / Other dates: There may be more dates available than the ones we list here, use the "flexible date" button on Expedia to find similar fares.
- Chicago to Las Vegas - Extended Weekend Dates: (Expedia / Travelocity) Apr 27 - Apr 30 / May 04 - May 07 / May 11 - May 14 / Jun 01 - Jun 04 / Other dates: There may be more dates available than the ones we list here, use the "flexible date" button on Expedia to find similar fares.
- Chicago to Tampa - Example Dates: (Expedia / Travelocity) May 18 - May 21 / May 18 - May 22 / Other dates: There may be more dates available than the ones we list here, use the "flexible date" button on Expedia to find similar fares.
- Chicago to Tampa - Extended Weekend Dates: (Expedia / Travelocity) May 18 - May 21 / Other dates: There may be more dates available than the ones we list here, use the "flexible date" button on Expedia to find similar fares.
- Chicago to St. Louis - Example Dates: (Expedia / Travelocity) Mar 12 - Mar 19 / Mar 13 - Mar 19 / Mar 13 - Mar 20 / Mar 14 - Mar 19 / Mar 14 - Mar 20 / Mar 15 - Mar 19 / Mar 15 - Mar 20 / Mar 16 - Mar 19 / Mar 16 - Mar 20 / Mar 19 - Mar 21 / Mar 19 - Mar 22 / Mar 19 - Mar 23 / Mar 19 - Mar 24 / Mar 19 - Mar 25 / Mar 19 - Mar 26 / Mar 20 - Mar 22 / Mar 20 - Mar 23 / Mar 20 - Mar 24 / Mar 20 - Mar 25 / Mar 20 - Mar 26 / Mar 20 - Mar 27 / Mar 25 - Mar 27 / Mar 26 - Mar 28 / Mar 26 - Mar 29 / Mar 26 - Mar 30 / Mar 26 - Mar 31 / Mar 26 - Apr 01 / Mar 26 - Apr 02 / Mar 27 - Mar 29 / Mar 27 - Mar 30 / Mar 27 - Mar 31 / Mar 27 - Apr 01 / Mar 27 - Apr 02 / Mar 27 - Apr 03 / Mar 28 - Apr 02 / Mar 28 - Apr 03 / Mar 29 - Apr 02 / Mar 29 - Apr 03 / Mar 30 - Apr 02 / Mar 30 - Apr 03 / Mar 31 - Apr 02 / Mar 31 - Apr 03 / Apr 01 - Apr 03 / Apr 02 - Apr 04 / Apr 02 - Apr 05 / Apr 02 - Apr 06 / Apr 02 - Apr 07 / Apr 02 - Apr 08 / Apr 03 - Apr 05 / Apr 03 - Apr 06 / Apr 03 - Apr 07 / Apr 03 - Apr 08 / Apr 03 - Apr 10 / Apr 04 - Apr 10 / Apr 05 - Apr 10 / Apr 06 - Apr 10 / Apr 07 - Apr 10 / Apr 08 - Apr 10 / Apr 09 - Apr 11 / Apr 09 - Apr 12 / Apr 09 - Apr 13 / Apr 09 - Apr 14 / Apr 09 - Apr 15 / Apr 09 - Apr 16 / Apr 10 - Apr 12 / Apr 10 - Apr 13 / Apr 10 - Apr 14 / Apr 10 - Apr 15 / Apr 10 - Apr 16 / Apr 10 - Apr 17 / Apr 11 - Apr 16 / Apr 11 - Apr 17 / Apr 12 - Apr 16 / Apr 12 - Apr 17 / Apr 13 - Apr 16 / Apr 13 - Apr 17 / Apr 14 - Apr 16 / Apr 14 - Apr 17 / Apr 15 - Apr 17 / Apr 16 - Apr 18 / Apr 16 - Apr 19 / Apr 16 - Apr 20 / Apr 16 - Apr 21 / Apr 16 - Apr 22 / Apr 16 - Apr 23 / Apr 17 - Apr 19 / Apr 17 - Apr 20 / Apr 17 - Apr 21 / Apr 17 - Apr 22 / Apr 17 - Apr 23 / Apr 17 - Apr 24 / Apr 18 - Apr 23 / Apr 18 - Apr 24 / Apr 19 - Apr 23 / Apr 19 - Apr 24 / Apr 20 - Apr 23 / Apr 20 - Apr 24 / Apr 21 - Apr 23 / Apr 21 - Apr 24 / Apr 22 - Apr 24 / Apr 23 - Apr 25 / Apr 23 - Apr 26 / Apr 23 - Apr 27 / Apr 23 - Apr 28 / Apr 23 - Apr 29 / Apr 23 - Apr 30 / Apr 24 - Apr 26 / Apr 24 - Apr 27 / Apr 24 - Apr 28 / Apr 24 - Apr 29 / Apr 24 - Apr 30 / Apr 24 - May 01 / Apr 25 - Apr 30 / Apr 25 - May 01 / Apr 26 - Apr 30 / Apr 26 - May 01 / Apr 27 - Apr 30 / Apr 27 - May 01 / Apr 28 - Apr 30 / Apr 28 - May 01 / Apr 29 - May 01 / Apr 30 - May 02 / Apr 30 - May 03 / Apr 30 - May 04 / Apr 30 - May 06 / Apr 30 - May 07 / May 01 - May 03 / May 01 - May 04 / May 01 - May 06 / May 01 - May 07 / May 01 - May 08 / May 02 - May 07 / May 02 - May 08 / May 03 - May 07 / May 03 - May 08 / May 04 - May 07 / May 04 - May 08 / May 06 - May 08 / May 07 - May 10 / May 07 - May 11 / May 07 - May 13 / May 07 - May 14 / May 08 - May 10 / May 08 - May 11 / May 08 - May 13 / May 08 - May 14 / May 08 - May 15 / May 09 - May 14 / May 09 - May 15 / May 10 - May 14 / May 10 - May 15 / May 11 - May 14 / May 11 - May 15 / May 13 - May 15 / May 14 - May 16 / May 14 - May 18 / May 14 - May 21 / May 15 - May 18 / May 15 - May 21 / May 15 - May 22 / May 16 - May 21 / May 16 - May 22 / May 17 - May 21 / May 17 - May 22 / May 18 - May 21 / May 18 - May 22 / May 20 - May 22 / May 20 - May 26 / May 21 - May 25 / May 21 - May 26 / May 21 - May 27 / May 21 - May 28 / May 22 - May 25 / May 22 - May 26 / May 22 - May 27 / May 22 - May 28 / May 22 - May 29 / May 25 - May 28 / May 25 - May 29 / May 26 - May 28 / May 26 - May 29 / May 27 - May 29 / May 28 - Jun 03 / May 28 - Jun 04 / May 29 - Jun 03 / May 29 - Jun 04 / May 30 - Jun 03 / May 30 - Jun 04 / May 31 - Jun 03 / May 31 - Jun 04 / Jun 01 - Jun 04 / Other dates: There may be more dates available than the ones we list here, use the "flexible date" button on Expedia to find similar fares.
- Chicago to St. Louis - Weekend Dates: (Expedia / Travelocity) May 31 - Jun 03 / Other dates: There may be more dates available than the ones we list here, use the "flexible date" button on Expedia to find similar fares.
- Chicago to St. Louis - Extended Weekend Dates: (Expedia / Travelocity) Mar 14 - Mar 19 / Mar 15 - Mar 19 / Mar 15 - Mar 20 / Mar 16 - Mar 19 / Mar 28 - Apr 02 / Mar 29 - Apr 02 / Mar 29 - Apr 03 / Mar 30 - Apr 02 / Apr 05 - Apr 10 / Apr 11 - Apr 16 / Apr 12 - Apr 16 / Apr 12 - Apr 17 / Apr 13 - Apr 16 / Apr 18 - Apr 23 / Apr 19 - Apr 23 / Apr 19 - Apr 24 / Apr 20 - Apr 23 / Apr 25 - Apr 30 / Apr 26 - Apr 30 / Apr 26 - May 01 / Apr 27 - Apr 30 / May 02 - May 07 / May 03 - May 07 / May 03 - May 08 / May 04 - May 07 / May 09 - May 14 / May 10 - May 14 / May 10 - May 15 / May 11 - May 14 / May 16 - May 21 / May 17 - May 21 / May 17 - May 22 / May 18 - May 21 / May 25 - May 28 / May 30 - Jun 03 / May 30 - Jun 04 / May 31 - Jun 04 / Jun 01 - Jun 04 / Other dates: There may be more dates available than the ones we list here, use the "flexible date" button on Expedia to find similar fares.
- Chicago to Pittsburgh - Example Dates: (Expedia / Travelocity) May 21 - May 26 / JuL 01 - JuL 03 / JuL 01 - JuL 04 / JuL 01 - JuL 05 / JuL 02 - JuL 04 / JuL 02 - JuL 05 / JuL 03 - JuL 05 / Other dates: There may be more dates available than the ones we list here, use the "flexible date" button on Expedia to find similar fares.
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