Heightened sanitation
Daily cleaning, installation of cabin HEPA filters on flights from Champaign to California
Low season |
June | Best time to beat the crowds with an average 4% drop in price. |
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High season |
March | Most popular time to fly with an average 8% increase in price. |
Average price round-trip |
$525 | (avg. price over the last 2 weeks) |
Good deal round-trip |
$358 | or less |
Good deal one-way |
$174 | or less |
There are no direct flights for this route listed on KAYAK, the shortest multi-flight duration is 7h 09m
The cheapest ticket to California from Champaign found in the last 72 hours was $171 one-way, and $280 round-trip. The most popular route is from Champaign to San Francisco, and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $177.
Entry restrictions
The United States has restricted the entry of all foreign nationals who have passed through or have been in China, Iran, Most European Countries (Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Monaco, San Marino, Vatican City), the UK, Ireland, Brazil and South Africa in the past 14 days.
With the exception of certain travelers which includes certain family members of US citizens or permanent residents including; spouses, children (under the age of 21), parents (provided that his/her US citizen or permanent resident child is unmarried and under the age of 21), and siblings (provided that both the sibling and the US citizen or permanent resident are unmarried and under the age of 21);
There is also an exception for travelers with the following visas: A-1, A-2, C-1, C-1/D, C-2, C-3, CR-1, CR-2, D, E-1 (as an employee of TECRO or TECO or the employee's immediate family members), G-1, G-2, G-3, G-4, IR-1, IR-4, IH-4, NATO-1 through NATO-4, or NATO-6 visa;
Members of the US Armed Forces, spouses, and children of members of the US Armed Forces;
Travelers with invitation of the USA government for a purpose related to the containment/mitigation of the Coronavirus (COVID-19);
Travelers with documents issued by the US Department of Homeland Security, US Customs and Border Protection, or US Department of State indicating that the traveler is exempt from the restriction;
B1 crew crewmembers that are engaged in lightering, Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) activity, wind farm activity, private air/sea crew and other similar crewmember activities;
Students with an F-1 or M-1 visa and their F-2 and M-2 dependents, if they arrive from or have been in Ireland, the UK or Schengen Area in the past 14 days.
Entry requirements
All travelers, 2 years of age or older (including US citizens and transit passenger) must present a negative COVID-19 viral or antigen test result issued 72 hours prior to departure or have a proof of recovery from the virus within the last 90 days prior to boarding the plane.
Exemptions or waiver to the testing requirements may be granted by the CDC on an extremely limited basis when emergency travel (like an emergency medical evacuation) must occur to preserve someone’s life, health against a serious danger, or physical safety and testing cannot be completed before travel.
US citizens and permanent residents arriving from the UK must present a medical certificate with a negative COVID-19 PCR or antigen test result issued within 72 hours prior to departure.
Quarantine requirements
Travelers are advised to get tested 3-5 days after travel and stay home and self-quarantine for 7 days after travel. Even if they test negative, they must still stay home and self-quarantine for the full 7 days. If the test is positive, isolate to protect others from getting infected.
Travelers who did not get tested, are advised to stay home and self-quarantine for 10 days after travel.
All other info
Travelers are subject to COVID-19 measures set by the state/territory of their final destination. For more information go to CDC website.
There are currently 1,095 active cases of COVID-19 diagnosed in US and 0 deaths as of Feb 24 2021
Please see our Coronavirus (COVID-19) Travel Restrictions page for more information on restrictions worldwide.
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KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to California is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.
Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to California with an airline and back with another airline.
Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to California up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.
Scores according to KAYAK customer reviews
Pros: "Good movie selection, decent food selection."
Cons: "Wifi was not free."
Pros: "Every thing."
Cons: "All good"
Pros: "I don't know how airlines get away with all the stipulations and regualations they have in the buying process there is. Otho g I like about the scam artist they are"
Cons: "The fact they they can just make it a policy and then because the employees have to have a job and enforce it blows my mind. 200 dollar transfer fee plus the difference in the ticket when it's over two weeks in advance. You people are scam artist"
Pros: "The gate agent was able to find me another option."
Cons: "The phone agent was really bad at helping."
Cons: "They charged me for my baggaged. Said it wasnt included with the ticket"
Pros: "The movies"
Cons: "No Food"
Cons: "Internet is kinda hard to get connected to sometimes."
Pros: "Food was great and the service!!"
Pros: "Biarding"
Cons: "Gogo inflight entertainment"
Pros: "I have been traveling several times with this airline and think they are good overall."
Cons: "Reclining chair sometime is not working."
Pros: "Great smile for all the air hostess all the time"
Cons: "Nothing"
Cons: "Not allowed single single baggage,"
Pros: "No issues. The whole trip went well."
Cons: "The little lady sitting next to me took my seat but it just let her have the window seat because she could not speak english"
Pros: "Normally I've been on planes where the seats aren't that great! But these seats were wonderful! :) I was out like a baby!"
Cons: "I don't really like the complimentary pretzels."
Cons: "4 hr. Layover"
Pros: "comfortable seating"
Pros: "AA has been good to me--- Gold card a big help."
Cons: "The LAX concourse could at least 2 more coffee shops in addition to Starbucks.The wait was 40 minutes at Starbucks to get a cup of coffee!!! Get on the ball LAX!! We need our caffine in the morning."
Cons: "Movies was good."
Pros: "Everything overall"
Cons: "Nothing"
Pros: "Comfort, convienience. Great service. Will fly again."
Pros: "Everything was nice and comfy"
Cons: "Nothing everything is perfect"
Pros: "Easy boarding"
Cons: "Strange kid sitting next to me"
Cons: "Delay boarding and then dropped us off at a remote runway and had to wait 45 minutes for a bus to main terminal!"
Pros: "Nothing stood out"
Cons: "Nothing stood out"
Cons: "Looks ghetto and no wifi"
Pros: "i have to pay $90 for my seat"
Cons: "I paid $40 extra to select a seat and the seat was a middle seat and very uncomfortable and a rip off."
Pros: "The movies were great and the staff was friendly"
Cons: "N/A"
Pros: "Seats were comfy, LOVED the enterainment system!"
Cons: "No complaints here."
Pros: "Everything"
Pros: "The people were amazing. They were the sweetest people and were so eger to learn. I have never been so neverous. We experienced a place where I need to help the ppl of the island and hopefully make the experience better. Fijians are so generous and amazing I will be back"
Pros: "Frequent food and drink service"
Cons: "Old disgusting seats Entertainment service broken and screen didn't work"
Pros: "Confortable and entairtement"
Cons: "The food"
Cons: "Delayed!!! Waited and waited"
Pros: "Coming back can't say anything coz everything's alright"
Cons: "Going to New Zealand we're delayed an 1 1/2 that's all I experienced in my first time flying with qantas. But the rest are very good. Myrna"
Pros: "Nothing"
Cons: "Constant delays and cancellenations"
Pros: "Ease of access. Hospitality."
Pros: "I liked the smooth ride, and engaging captain. We didn't hit much turbulence, even if it is uncontrollable. Takeoff and landing was smooth and put my worries about flying to rest."
Cons: "We wait to long for the connection"
Pros: "First time traveling with my service dog. It was a very pleasant experience and everything went wonderfully!"
Pros: "everything"
Cons: "The Hub"
Pros: "Everything"
Cons: "Nothing"
Pros: "Airplane"
Cons: "Check in in MN was bad."
Pros: "Airplanes are newer with onboard entertainment of all sorts for both adults and kids alike. Seats are comfortable Checking in was a very quick easy process"
Cons: "Nothing"
Pros: "Nothing"
Cons: "Sitting on the Tarmac for 30 minutes is not acceptable no control of passengers to stay seated"
Pros: "loved the small snack -THANK YOU"
Cons: "USA boarding procedures and the shuttle bus procedure at LAX"
Cons: "Can not get boarding pass from Los Angeles to Salt Lake City on Alaska Airlines in PVG. The agent told me they can not access Alaska Airlines in PVG."
Pros: "Their logo"
Cons: "Crews are very recist.Food quantity was like they were feeding birds. Very overrated airlines. Not worth it to pay those extra bucks. Even AA is lot better in comparison to Qantas"
Airlines flying from Champaign to California have enacted additional safety measures and adjusted policies to better accommodate travelers. Policies vary by airline.
Heightened sanitation
Daily cleaning, installation of cabin HEPA filters on flights from Champaign to California
Mandatory masks
Masks required on board, masks provided on flights from Champaign to California
Social distancing seating
Middle seats unavailable to book on flights from Champaign to California
Pre-flight testing
Testing for antibodies, testing for symptoms for flights from Champaign to California
Flexible cancellations
Waiving of change fees. Search flexible flights from Champaign to California