SCE - CHI

$209 Find Cheap Flights from State College to Chicago

This is the cheapest round-trip flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from State College to Chicago departing on 11/8. 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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Cheapest round-trip
$209
Overall average: $339
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Sat 11/8Sun 11/9
SCE - ORD • Non-stop
Cheapest one-way
$224
Typical prices: $223-$246
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Sat 11/8
SCE - ORD • Non-stop
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Cheapest • from $209 (round-trip)
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Cheap Flights from State College to Chicago (SCE-CHI)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from State College to Chicago 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.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from State College to Chicago

Sat, Nov 8 - Sun, Nov 9
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8:35 am - 9:50 amSCE-ORD
2h 15mnonstop
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7:25 am - 10:12 amORD-SCE
1h 47mnonstop
$209United Airlines
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Thu, Oct 30 - Mon, Nov 3
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5:37 pm - 6:43 pmSCE-ORD
2h 06mnonstop
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9:05 pm - 11:49 pmORD-SCE
1h 44mnonstop
$219United Airlines
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Tue, Jan 13 - Mon, Jan 19
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10:50 am - 12:02 pmSCE-ORD
2h 12mnonstop
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7:15 am - 10:15 amORD-SCE
2h 00mnonstop
$227United Airlines
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Tue, Oct 28 - Sat, Nov 1
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6:45 am - 8:00 amSCE-ORD
2h 15mnonstop
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7:25 am - 10:12 amORD-SCE
1h 47mnonstop
$229United Airlines
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Tue, Oct 28 - Sat, Nov 1
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7:55 pm - 11:43 pmSCE-ORD
4h 48m1 stop
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10:35 am - 1:23 pmORD-SCE
1h 48mnonstop
$239United Airlines
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Mon, Dec 15 - Wed, Dec 24
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7:54 pm - 11:43 pmSCE-ORD
4h 49m1 stop
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7:10 am - 10:13 amORD-SCE
2h 03mnonstop
$241United Airlines
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Thu, Oct 30 - Mon, Nov 3
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6:25 am - 12:03 pmSCE-ORD
6h 38m2 stops
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5:00 am - 12:56 pmORD-SCE
6h 56m1 stop
$244American Airlines
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Tue, Oct 28 - Sat, Nov 1
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10:35 am - 1:55 pmSCE-ORD
4h 20m1 stop
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8:48 am - 2:03 pmORD-SCE
4h 15m1 stop
$249United Airlines
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Tue, Oct 28 - Sat, Nov 1
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7:07 pm - 10:39 pmSCE-ORD
4h 32m1 stop
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8:15 am - 5:58 pmORD-SCE
8h 43m2 stops
$254American Airlines
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Tue, Nov 18 - Tue, Nov 25
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1:25 pm - 7:41 pmSCE-ORD
7h 16m1 stop
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6:47 am - 12:56 pmORD-SCE
5h 09m1 stop
$264American Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for State College to Chicago flights

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

What is the cheapest State College to Chicago flight route?

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

The cheapest return flight from State College to Chicago costs $228 on the route between State College (SCE) and Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport (ORD). It is also the most popular route.

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

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

If you are looking for a flight deal from State College to Chicago, look for departures on Wednesdays and avoid leaving on a Sunday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Chicago, Friday is the cheapest day to fly and Tuesday is the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from State College to Chicago?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from State College to Chicago, 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 State College to Chicago is November, where tickets cost $260 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and October, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $697 and $459 respectively.

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Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$209
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 12% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 16% lower on average.
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When to book flights from State College to Chicago

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from State College to Chicago based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking flights from State College to Chicago

  • What is the cheapest flight from State College to Chicago?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from State College to Chicago was $224 for a one-way ticket and $209 for a round-trip.

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

    A passport is not required to fly from State College to Chicago.

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

    On your way to Chicago, you’ll fly out from State College University Park. You’ll be landing in one of Chicago’s 2 airports: Chicago Midway or Chicago O'Hare Intl.

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

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

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from State College to Chicago?

    The Canadair (Bombardier) Regional Jet CRJ-550 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the State College to Chicago flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from State College to Chicago?

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

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

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

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

    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 State College to Chicago.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Chicago from State College 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 State College to Chicago?

    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 Chicago with an airline and back to State College with another airline.

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

    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 Chicago from State College 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 State College to Chicago

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $342 or less one-way and $324 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from State College to Chicago?

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

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State College University Park to Chicago

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Tuesday

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Wednesday

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Chicago to State College University Park

Monday

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Reviews of the top airline flying from State College to Chicago

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from State College to Chicago. 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 State College to Chicago? 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.
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United AirlinesOverall score based on 8976 reviews
6.6Food
7.7Boarding
7.3Comfort
7.1Entertainment
8.1Crew
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Trip was great. A wild landing in Ottawa with the wind and rain, but the pilot did a great job. Always love flying United.👍

8.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Oct 2025MEM - ORD
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Trip was great. A wild landing in Ottawa with the wind and rain, but the pilot did a great job. Always love flying United.👍

Excellent experience. Starting with the agent at the Premier bag drop who noticed I was very early for my scheduled flight and offered to rebook me on an earlier flight with my seat preference. She would not let me leave the counter until she knew that all of the changes and new boarding pass showed up on my United app. At the gate, the flight boarded quickly such that we departed early and the flight was smooth. We arrived 20 minutes early at ORD and I was able to be home in time for dinner. One of the best flights I've had.

Salina to travers city was great! But the sept 24 Tranverse city was not! Traverse city to chichago was cancelled, i went to Denver & got to Salina 6 hours later!

See previous note about the passenger in Denver who threw my husband's bag out of the overhead bin in order to maker room for his own. And the flight attendant back up the new passenger.

Flight attendant in first class gave poor service (like he didn't want to be there) and food was awful. We sat waiting for gate upon arrival over 45 mins.

Weather delay in Chicago?. No sense of urgency to make connection in Chicago for our connecting flight that wasn't delayed. Connection was missed.

Overall it was good. I missed my connection but I was put on another flight.

Overall a very poor experience - booked premium economy tickets but due to last minute flight delays , all my itinery went for a toss and had to fly economy class with no access to lounge or any compensation by united airlines to make up for the flight delays . i had expected better experience than that from united.

It was fine, definitely older planes with no charging or anything. There’s no entertainment set up on board, but it is nice that they allow you to access the in flight entertainment from your phone without having to pay for the Wi-Fi and they do offer free texting.

I liked that the flight was nonstop from ORD to CIU for $200 round trip.

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