CHI - LNK

$116 Find Cheap Flights from Chicago to Lincoln

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Chicago to Lincoln departing on 4/25. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Chicago to Lincoln, as well as popular online travel agencies
These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Chicago to Lincoln, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Everything you should know

Cheapest round-trip
$229
Typical prices: $484-$351
American Airlines
Fri 6/19Sun 6/21
ORD - LNK • Non-stop
Cheapest one-way
$116
Multiple Airlines
Sat 4/25
MDW - LNK • 1 stop
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Cheapest • from $229 (round-trip)
Best reviews • 7.4 score
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Cheapest • 38% price drop
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Cheap Flights from Chicago to Lincoln (CHI-LNK)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Chicago to Lincoln that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent round-trip flight deals from Chicago to Lincoln

Fri, Jun 19 - Sun, Jun 21
American Airlines Logo
10:27 pm - 12:15 am
ORD
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LNK
1h 48mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
5:10 am - 7:12 am
LNK
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ORD
2h 02mnonstop
$229American Airlines
Fri, Aug 7 - Sun, Aug 16
American Airlines Logo
10:20 pm - 11:54 pm
ORD
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LNK
1h 34mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
6:15 am - 8:08 am
LNK
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ORD
1h 53mnonstop
$249American Airlines
Fri, Apr 17 - Sun, Apr 19
United Airlines Logo
4:20 pm - 6:17 pm
ORD
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LNK
1h 57mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
6:38 pm - 8:40 pm
LNK
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ORD
2h 02mnonstop
$259United Airlines
Fri, Apr 24 - Sat, Apr 25
United Airlines Logo
2:40 pm - 4:40 pm
ORD
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LNK
2h 00mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
11:13 am - 1:15 pm
LNK
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ORD
2h 02mnonstop
$270United Airlines
Fri, Apr 24 - Mon, Apr 27
United Airlines Logo
2:40 pm - 4:40 pm
ORD
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LNK
2h 00mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
6:38 pm - 8:40 pm
LNK
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ORD
2h 02mnonstop
$273United Airlines
Thu, Jun 4 - Sat, Jun 6
American Airlines Logo
10:25 pm - 12:13 am
ORD
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LNK
1h 48mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
2:31 pm - 10:21 pm
LNK
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ORD
7h 50m
1 stop
$274American Airlines
Thu, Jun 4 - Sat, Jun 6
American Airlines Logo
10:25 pm - 12:13 am
ORD
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LNK
1h 48mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
5:10 am - 7:12 am
LNK
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ORD
2h 02mnonstop
$279American Airlines
Fri, Apr 17 - Sun, Apr 19
United Airlines Logo
4:20 pm - 6:17 pm
ORD
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LNK
1h 57mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
6:38 pm - 8:40 pm
LNK
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ORD
2h 02mnonstop
$293United Airlines
Wed, Jul 8 - Sat, Jul 11
United Airlines Logo
5:45 pm - 7:43 pm
ORD
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LNK
1h 58mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
6:30 pm - 8:36 pm
LNK
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ORD
2h 06mnonstop
$299United Airlines
Tue, Apr 14 - Sat, Apr 18
Multiple Airlines Logo
2:15 pm - 5:05 pm
MDW
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LNK
26h 50m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
6:38 pm - 7:59 am
LNK
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MDW
13h 21m
1 stop
$381Multiple Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Chicago to Lincoln flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Chicago to Lincoln to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

How much is a round-trip flight from Chicago to Lincoln, Nebraska?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Chicago to Lincoln, Nebraska departing in June.

What is the cheapest Chicago to Lincoln flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest return flight from Chicago to Lincoln costs $264 on the route between Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport (ORD) and Lincoln (LNK). It is also the most popular route.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Chicago to Lincoln?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Chicago to Lincoln clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

For Chicago to Lincoln, Tuesday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Monday is the most expensive. Flying from Lincoln back to Chicago, the best deals are generally found on Friday, with Sunday being the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Chicago to Lincoln?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Chicago to Lincoln, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Chicago to Lincoln is October, where tickets cost $242 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and May, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $478 and $473 respectively.

Good to know

Low seasonNovember
Cheapest flight$116
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 19% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 38% lower on average.
Flight from Chicago Midway Airport to Lincoln

When to book flights from Chicago to Lincoln

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Chicago to Lincoln based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated round-trip price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or round-trips with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking flights from Chicago to Lincoln

  • What is the cheapest flight from Chicago to Lincoln?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Chicago to Lincoln was $116 for a one-way ticket and $229 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Chicago and Lincoln?

    A passport is not required to fly from Chicago to Lincoln.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Chicago to Lincoln?

    When flying out of Chicago you will be using one of these airports: Chicago Midway or Chicago O'Hare Intl. You will be landing at Lincoln.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Chicago to Lincoln?

    Only American Airlines offers inflight Wi-Fi service on the Chicago to Lincoln flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Chicago to Lincoln?

    The Canadair (Bombardier) Regional Jet is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Chicago to Lincoln flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Chicago to Lincoln?

    Star Alliance is the only airline alliance operating flights between Chicago and Lincoln.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Chicago to Lincoln?

    There are nonstop flights from Chicago to Lincoln on a daily basis.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Chicago to Lincoln?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Chicago to Lincoln.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Chicago to Lincoln?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Lincoln from Chicago is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Chicago to Lincoln?

    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 Lincoln with an airline and back to Chicago with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Chicago to Lincoln?

    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 Lincoln from Chicago up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Chicago to Lincoln

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $458 or less one-way and $289 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Chicago to Lincoln?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from Chicago to Lincoln.
Find which airlines fly direct from Chicago to Lincoln Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Chicago to Lincoln

Monday

United Airlines,American Airlines

United Airlines,American Airlines

Tuesday

United Airlines,American Airlines

United Airlines,American Airlines

Wednesday

United Airlines,American Airlines

United Airlines,American Airlines

Thursday

United Airlines,American Airlines

United Airlines,American Airlines

Friday

United Airlines,American Airlines

United Airlines,American Airlines

Saturday

United Airlines,American Airlines

United Airlines,American Airlines

Sunday

United Airlines,American Airlines

United Airlines,American Airlines

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Direct returns

Lincoln to Chicago

Monday

United Airlines,American Airlines

United Airlines,American Airlines

Tuesday

United Airlines,American Airlines

United Airlines,American Airlines

Wednesday

United Airlines,American Airlines

United Airlines,American Airlines

Thursday

United Airlines,American Airlines

United Airlines,American Airlines

Friday

United Airlines,American Airlines

United Airlines,American Airlines

Saturday

United Airlines,American Airlines

United Airlines,American Airlines

Sunday

United Airlines,American Airlines

United Airlines,American Airlines

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Reviews of the top airline flying from Chicago to Lincoln

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Chicago to Lincoln. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Chicago to Lincoln? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7.4
United AirlinesOverall score based on 9538 reviews
7.7Boarding
7.1Entertainment
7.3Comfort
6.6Food
8.1Crew
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No meal service to the back of the plane as it started late or was too slow to get it out before it was time to land.

8.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Mar 2026
ORD - EWR
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No meal service to the back of the plane as it started late or was too slow to get it out before it was time to land.

Terrible, if possible won't be flying again anytime soon!

Efficient boarding and early departure. Very smooth flight. Early arrival in ATL. Great flight.

Smooth and easy boarding, comfortable for the entire 5 hour flight, and the seat back entertainment was great! I appreciated all the features, from location info and maps, movies, the ability to connect with Bluetooth headphones, and good selection of movies. Food was good, normal airline snacks (I didn’t purchase anything)

Awful. No counter attendants. No dinner offered due to delays.

This trip did not start off well. The inbound flight was delayed about 20 minutes. Then, after initial onboarding, the passengers had to deplane due to a mechanical problem. That took about 30 minutes to fix and be cleared. Then, reboarding was chaotic. It took a long time to sort passengers and two passengers on standby were ticketed but there was no seat. So, they had to deplane. One of the flight crew was trying to help passengers figure out a place to put their carry-on bags and that took more time. In the end, our scheduled 10:30 am departure did not actually take off until about 12:05 pm CST. The flight itself was long but we got to Houston. Some passengers missed their connecting flights and had to rebook. Not the best of flights I've had.

We were delayed for about an hour from taking off due to traffic control procedures at the destination airport. But once in the air, the flight went well. The crew members were great and provided cabin service despite moderate turbulence during much of the flight.

Short flight, but no drink/snack service. The flights both going and coming were delayed.

Not being stranded in Chicago for her airport to 11:30 tomorrow morning the 3rd

I was fully checked in the prior night and i was unchecked and then didn’t have a seat when I boarded. Instead of an aisle seat, I was out in the middle seat of the very last row of the plane.

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