Compare 6 loyalty programs for Chicago to Honolulu award flights, with economy seats from 19,100 points.
Chicago to Honolulu is a long-haul domestic route to Hawaii with nonstop award seats on American Airlines and United Airlines in premium economy and business class. Six programs price the route, and economy starts at 19,100 points with Delta SkyMiles. Prices for the same seat can vary widely between programs, so check several before moving points out of a bank account. Pricing for all six programs on ORD–HNL is laid out below.
Best one-way award prices per airline over the next 12 months.
| Airline | Economy | Premium economy | Business | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 DeltaDL | 19,100Lowest | 101,500pts | Not available | 83,700pts |
 American AirlinesAA | 22,500pts | 32,500Lowest | 64,000Lowest | 50,000Lowest |
 Alaska AirlinesAS | 22,500pts | Not available | 89,600pts | 50,000Lowest |
 United AirlinesUA | 25,000pts | 85,500pts | 90,000pts | 90,000pts |
When award seats between Chicago and Honolulu price cheapest over the next year.
| Month | Cheapest award (points) |
|---|---|
| Nov 2026 | 22,500 |
| Dec 2026 | 22,500 |
| Jan 2027 | 19,100 |
| Feb 2027 | 22,500 |
| Mar 2027 | 22,500 |
| Apr 2027 | 22,500 |
| May 2027 | No award data |
| Jun 2027 | 30,000 |
| Jul 2027 | 57,000 |
| Aug 2027 | No award data |
| Sep 2027 | No award data |
| Oct 2027 | No award data |
4 airlines with award seats between Chicago and Honolulu, nonstop or connecting.
American AirlinesAAAlaska AirlinesASDeltaDLUnited AirlinesUAWhat to know before booking Chicago to Honolulu with points.
About 4,240 miles, roughly 9h nonstop. Local time in Honolulu is 5 hours behind Chicago (4 while Chicago is on standard time). Data covers November 2026–October 2027, with calendar prices for eight months. Counting well-covered months only, January 2027 is the cheapest (19,100 points); pricier months include June 2027 (30,000).
Chicago to Honolulu is served by American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Delta and 1 more, offering multiple options for award travelers. Compare 6 loyalty programs to find the best value for your points. Award prices start from 19,100 points in economy. Use our search tool to check real-time award availability on this route.
At about 4,240 miles from Chicago's O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Honolulu's Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL), a nonstop runs roughly 9 hours, give or take with the winds. The nonstop award space in the data is split between American Airlines and United Airlines. The Boeing 787-10 and Boeing 787-8 both appear on those nonstop award segments. Expect mostly connecting results: only about 2% of the award options in the data are nonstop.
Chicago–Honolulu is domestic but long-haul, so book it cabin first, then program. The economy floor connects twice; in the data, nonstops on American Airlines and United Airlines show up only in premium economy and business class, not economy. Look closely at layover lengths before committing. The cheapest economy seat adds about $6 in taxes and fees, below the route's typical economy taxes. The middle step, premium economy, costs about 1.7 times economy; business costs about 3.4 times. First class undercuts business here, so price it before settling.
Delta SkyMiles is cheapest in economy at 19,100 points. Alaska Atmos Rewards wins premium economy at 32,500 points and first class at 50,000. American AAdvantage takes business class at 64,000 points. United MileagePlus, Air Canada Aeroplan, and Qantas Frequent Flyer also price the route and are worth a cross-check before transferring. No program wins more than two cabins here, so pick the seat first, then the currency.
The Chicago–Honolulu nonstop is contested on points: American Airlines (oneworld) and United Airlines (Star Alliance) both show award space. That gives partner currencies from both alliances a way onto a nonstop. The cheaper connecting awards in the data change planes in Los Angeles, Ontario, and Seattle. The premium-economy floor is a oneworld partner award: Alaska Atmos Rewards prices the American Airlines nonstop. Only four airlines hold award inventory on the route, yet six programs price them, so the competition is between currencies more than carriers.
The data shows no same-metro alternate airports on either end of Chicago–Honolulu, so the main airports are the ones to watch. Flexible on where you land? From Chicago, Athens starts at 9,500 points and Anchorage at 10,000 at last check.
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Common questions travelers ask about the Chicago to Honolulu route.
