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$209 Find Cheap Flights from State College to Chicago

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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

Thu, Nov 6 - Sun, Nov 9
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1:58 pm - 3:04 pmSCE-ORD
2h 06mnonstop
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9:05 pm - 11:59 pmORD-SCE
1h 54mnonstop
$209United Airlines
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Fri, Nov 7 - Sun, Nov 9
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7:55 pm - 11:43 pmSCE-ORD
4h 48m1 stop
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9:05 pm - 11:59 pmORD-SCE
1h 54mnonstop
$219United Airlines
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Wed, Sep 24 - Wed, Oct 1
American Airlines Logo
12:30 pm - 5:29 pmSCE-ORD
5h 59m1 stop
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7:00 am - 12:02 pmORD-SCE
4h 02m1 stop
$229American Airlines
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Wed, Sep 24 - Wed, Oct 1
American Airlines Logo
12:30 pm - 7:05 pmSCE-ORD
7h 35m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 12:02 pmORD-SCE
4h 02m1 stop
$234American Airlines
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Fri, Nov 7 - Sun, Nov 9
United Airlines Logo
8:35 am - 9:30 amSCE-ORD
1h 55mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
9:05 pm - 11:59 pmORD-SCE
1h 54mnonstop
$235United Airlines
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Wed, Sep 10 - Sat, Sep 13
United Airlines Logo
11:00 am - 11:57 amSCE-ORD
1h 57mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
8:50 am - 2:02 pmORD-SCE
4h 12m1 stop
$239United Airlines
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Wed, Sep 24 - Wed, Oct 1
United Airlines Logo
2:04 pm - 3:08 pmSCE-ORD
2h 04mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
8:50 am - 2:02 pmORD-SCE
4h 12m1 stop
$240United Airlines
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Thu, Dec 11 - Tue, Dec 16
United Airlines Logo
5:44 pm - 6:50 pmSCE-ORD
2h 06mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
8:45 am - 2:04 pmORD-SCE
4h 19m1 stop
$245United Airlines
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Sat, Oct 4 - Mon, Oct 6
United Airlines Logo
5:35 pm - 6:40 pmSCE-ORD
2h 05mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
8:50 am - 2:02 pmORD-SCE
4h 12m1 stop
$248United Airlines
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Wed, Sep 10 - Sat, Sep 13
United Airlines Logo
3:10 pm - 7:48 pmSCE-ORD
5h 38m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
8:50 am - 2:02 pmORD-SCE
4h 12m1 stop
$249United 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 $279 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 Thursdays 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 February, where tickets cost $275 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are October and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $469 and $454 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from State College to Chicago?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure 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 average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from State College to Chicago, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$209
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 24% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 6% lower on average.
Flight from State College to Chicago O'Hare Airport

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 $219 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.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from State College to Chicago, United Airlines or American Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from State College to Chicago are United Airlines and American Airlines. With an average price for the route of $347 and an overall rating of 7.4, United Airlines is the most popular choice. American Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $388 and an overall rating of 7.2.

  • 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 $284 or less one-way and $405 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

Monday

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Tuesday

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Wednesday

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Thursday

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Friday

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Saturday

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Sunday

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Chicago to State College University Park

Monday

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Tuesday

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Wednesday

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Thursday

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Friday

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Saturday

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Reviews of the top airlines 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.
7.4
United AirlinesOverall score based on 8943 reviews
7.7Boarding
7.3Comfort
6.6Food
8.1Crew
7.1Entertainment
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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.

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Aug 2025RSW - ORD
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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.

While the staff was pleasant and helpful, the following observations are for your awareness. There was some delay on the tarmac on take off and landing. The paid lunch/food offerings were limited. Entertainment was only available on WiFi at a cost.

The first flight was better in terms of the aircraft.

Smooth flight. Boarding was chaotic. Could not hear the gate agent over the intercom. People were lined up in the wrong lines. Groups one and two were told to board through line one and group 3 through line 2. All very confusing. Once in the air, the flight was smooth. There was no entertainment option on this aircraft, even though it was a larger aircraft.

Overall poor for me I paid extra for seats with leg room and my regional flights exit row seats have less leg room then the others that's money that could have been saved and on my final flight home the flights air was not operating it was unbearably hot in the cabin I will be contacting United and filing a DOT complaint

Any flight to ORD after about 2pm this summer has been challenging. Flight was delayed getting in (coming from ORD) and that led to it not leaving before a ground stop due to lightening before they could fuel the plane, and so forth. They made up some time but we were still late in arriving at ORD, and that led to missed connections.

Food was ok, but not as good as I have had before on AA.

Pretty good. The food was just mediocre, the boarding and crew were good.

My flight got switched and my prepaid bag didnt transfer over properly so I paid to check ANOTHER BAG. I was placed in a middle seat and it was just miserable. At least it was a bulkhead row so I had legroom. The flight just never seem3d to end

Was not able to watch most shows on the entertainment site. They would not load

On Wednesday, July 30 we were in mid flight from Manchester to Charlotte and we turned around because the right engine was malfunctioning. That was the last flight out of Manchester that night. I was rebooked for Thursday, which became a weather event Friday. There were no seats left on the flight from Manchester to Charlotte. Consequently I didn’t leave Manchester until Saturday morning and we flew to Chicago so to say the least my scheduled flight and return to Iowa was three days off and it messed with my business schedule. Consequently cash flow. I would like some sort of acknowledgment of this event.

Dreadful experience. Our flight was delayed more than 8 hours due to a maintenance issue and the assistance from rebooking was poor. I was travelling with a bad knee and needed assistance waited in one place more than 3 hours before someone came with a wheelchair. The woman next to me was a 91 year old great grandmother who had waited more than 4 hours. There were moments of support from the staff but it appeared as they were going against the direction of management. It was apathy, lack of ownership and dismissive responses with small moments of kindness and understanding typically from grey haired, female, veteran staff..

Couldn’t get the door on the plane to close leading to a nearly 2 hour delay. But, hey at least they didn’t cancel the flight.

The flight was fine and the crew awesome. The problem is ORD and AA. Computers went down, ORD fell apart and a 40 min flight turned into a 3 hour trip. Guess the answer is to not try and fly to ORD after noon. But, as I said, crew was awesome and did everything they could to lesson the flight time.

The flight was fine but the 8 hour delay in Chicago was awful - 5 gate changes and repeated delays without an explanation. No vouchers. Nothing.

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