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Airfare Deals Chicago to Zacatecas

On HolidayPrice.com you will find 1 direct and 3 connecting flights from Chicago to Zacatecas at a price of from $865. You can compare airfare deals from airlines and multiple travel sites, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out CHI - ZCL flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

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One way flight from Chicago to Zacatecas

Below are the prices of tickets for direct one-way flights from Chicago to Zacatecas. The cheapest flight from Chicago to Zacatecas starts from $865 – the departure date for this flight is 24 September 2023.

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Round trip from Chicago to Zacatecas

You can buy a round-trip ticket from Chicago to Zacatecas (Mexico) and back using the table below. The best offer starts from $791, the flight dates are: there on 18 October 2023 year and back on 01 November 2023 year.

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Volaris Y4 949 Day flight
Departure 02.10.23 16:49, Mo
Direct Trip 9 days
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Spirit Airlines NK 1024 Night flight
Departure 01.10.23 03:55, Su
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Departure 28.12.23 18:30, Th
Direct Trip 15 days
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Departure 14.11.23 20:32, Tu
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Departure 25.09.23 23:28, Mo
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Departure 03.11.23 11:00, Fr
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From Chicago to Zacatecas from $257! Airfare Deals by Volaris
from $257 left 1 day
Sales dates 01 September 2023 Flight dates: 25 September 2023
Chicago - Zacatecas One way, Economy - from $257
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Flight Schedule Chicago to Zacatecas 2023

The current flight schedule for the route from Chicago to Zacatecas for today, tomorrow and the next few days. This schedule will help you decide on the time of departure and arrival, the airline, the flight number and the day of the week.

6 flights in a week, 3hours 46min. Local departure and arrival times are indicated.
12:04 → 14:50
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MDW → ZCL
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13:20 → 16:06
Volaris Y4949 Volaris Y4949
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*Schedule is indicated only for direct scheduled flights and low-cost airlines.

Flight Information

Flying to Zacatecas from Chicago takes 04:00 minutes (excluding transfers). The distance between Chicago and Zacatecas is 1619 miles (2607 kilometers). Planes depart from Chicago between 20:16 and 22:30. The fastest flight from the company Volaris with flight number Y4 949. Flies for just 03:58 minutes with departure from Chicago Midway and arrival in La Calera Airport.

time

Average flight time

04:00 min

distance

Distance

1619 mi

The earliest flight

The earliest flight

20:16

The latest flight

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22:30

Airplane

The fastest flight

03:58

Airlines

Direct flight

There are 1 airlines that fly directly from Chicago to Zacatecas. The most popular company carrying out non-stop flights is Volaris.

  • Volaris: Y4 949

*Flight number

Flights with Transfers

Flights with transfers from Chicago to Zacatecas can be bought from 3 airlines:

  • American Airlines: Long Beach
  • Interjet: Mexico City
  • United Airlines: Mexico City

*Transit cities

Airports

Airports serving the air communication between Chicago and Zacatecas. You can fly to Zacatecas from 1 Chicago airports. Planes arrive at 1 airport in Zacatecas.

Chicago airports:

Chicago Midway  ~ 14 km* from $ 99

Zacatecas airports:

La Calera Airport  ~ 18 km* from $ 146

*Distance from the airport to the city center

Aircraft

You can fly from Chicago to Zacatecas on board of 1 airlines that utilize 1 aircraft models.

  • Airbus A319

Connecting cities

The list of cities on transfer flights to Zacatecas from Chicago. The best options are to fly through: Long Beach, Mexico City.

Long Beach
Mexico City

Cheap airline tickets from Chicago to Mexico

Here is a list of flights from Chicago to Mexico purchased on HolidayPrice.com in the past 48 hours. If you find an interesting offer for cheap tickets, do not delay your purchase, prices change every 15 minutes.

Chicago - Cancun AA 1417 American Airlines Boeing 787-800
15:30 O'Hare
in a way 3 hours 25 min Direct
18:55 Cancun
Flights
from $89 17 October 2023
Chicago - Mexico City Y4 955 Volaris Airbus A320
21:06 O'Hare
in a way 3 hours 54 min Direct
01:00 Benito Juarez
Flights
from $337 23 December 2023
Chicago - Tijuana UA 4072 United Airlines Embraer 175
13:49 O'Hare
in a way 8 hours 54 min 1 Stopover
22:43 Tijuana Airport
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from $181 16 October 2023
Chicago - Guadalajara AM 653 Aeromexico Boeing 737-800
21:45 O'Hare
in a way 3 hours 58 min Direct
01:43 Don Miguel Hidal Y Costilla
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from $204 01 January 2024
Chicago - Monterrey UA 5641 United Airlines Embraer 175
16:19 O'Hare
in a way 3 hours 31 min Direct
19:50 Gen Mariano Escobedo Airport
Flights
from $149 04 October 2023

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Flights from United States to Zacatecas

Here are the cheapest flight bookings from United States to Zacatecas made by users of our website. If you didn’t find your flight destination, use the search bar at the top of the page.

New York - Zacatecas AM 409 Aeromexico Boeing 787-900
20:00 John F. Kennedy
in a way 9 hours 31 min 1 Stopover
05:31 La Calera Airport
Flights
from $336 08 October 2023
Los Angeles - Zacatecas Y4 923 Volaris Airbus A319
12:31 Los Angeles
in a way 3 hours 1 min Direct
15:32 La Calera Airport
Flights
from $247 03 October 2023
Miami - Zacatecas AM 423 Aeromexico Boeing 737-800
17:45 Miami
in a way 7 hours 5 min 1 Stopover
00:50 La Calera Airport
Flights
from $255 19 October 2023
Chicago - Zacatecas Y4 949 Volaris Airbus A319
20:16 Chicago Midway
in a way 3 hours 58 min Direct
00:14 La Calera Airport
Flights
from $865 01 October 2023
San Francisco - Zacatecas Y4 867 Volaris Airbus A319
22:35 Norman Y. Mineta San Jose
in a way 3 hours 28 min Direct
02:03 La Calera Airport
Flights
from $869 01 October 2023

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