Travelers have found that booking a Saturday departure is the best way to save up to 128% on the cost of booking your flights compared to booking on days of the week where this route is of high demand.
It’s optimal to fly from Champaign to Chicago in the afternoon. By choosing this option you can save up to 9% on the cost of your flight, compared to a flight in the morning.
Fly from
Fly to
Budget
$392 - $410
Route
Depart
Return
Price
Champaign University-WillardChicago O'Hare Intl
CMI - ORD
CMIORD
Champaign University-Willard
Sat 1/6
Nonstop1h 11m
Chicago O'Hare Intl
Sun 1/28
Nonstop1h 09m
Champaign University-WillardChicago O'Hare Intl
CMI - ORD
CMIORD
Champaign University-Willard
Sat 1/6
1 stop6h 41m
Chicago O'Hare Intl
Sun 1/28
Nonstop0h 59m
Champaign University-WillardChicago O'Hare Intl
CMI - ORD
CMIORD
Champaign University-Willard
Sat 1/6
1 stop6h 41m
Chicago O'Hare Intl
Sun 1/28
1 stop6h 39m
Crew
Overall
Boarding
Comfort
Food
Entertainment
Reviews
The extra cost of first class was not worth it.
Crew
Overall
Boarding
Comfort
Food
Entertainment
Reviews
The extra cost of first class was not worth it.
Champaign University-Willard (CMI) is the airport you will fly out of if you book a flight from Champaign to Chicago. You should not have trouble finding flights to Chicago from University-Willard; the airport handles an average of 5 outbound flights to Chicago per day. You should also have plenty of airline options to choose from since 1 airline has flights from the Champaign airport to Chicago. It is only a 5.6 mi journey to University-Willard (CMI) from Champaign’s city center.
Yes, there are multiple flights from Champaign to Chicago for under $400. The cheapest flight booked recently is on American Airlines for just $392, but on average you can expect to pay $401.
Cheapflights has at least 1 direct flight from Champaign to Chicago under $400. A good price for a nonstop flight from Champaign to Chicago is less than $392.
Days when nonstop flights are available for this flight are: Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
Per day, 5 flights depart from Champaign to Chicago on average.
Early Morning (Midnight to 6am) - 40% of flight departures
Morning (6am - Noon) - 40% of flight departures
Afternoon (Noon - 6pm) - 20% of flight departures
For as low as $392, American Airlines can have you in Chicago from Champaign in 1h 11m. Airlines will cover a distance of 136 mi. Generally, flights for this route are nonstop.
The top 3 most reliable airlines when flying from Champaign to Chicago are United Airlines (100%), Air Wisconsin (93%) and Qatar Airways (93%).
The cheapest flight price from Champaign to Chicago is $254. On average you can expect to pay $567. The most popular route, (Champaign University-Willard - Chicago O'Hare Intl), can usually be booked for $367.
This is defined as Champaign University-Willard Airport (CMI) and Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport (ORD). Codes like Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport are often used to just call airports uniquely. Chicago Midway Airport (MDW), Chicago Greater Rockford Airport (RFD) are other airports near this flight route and their unique identifiers/IATA codes.
23%of flight departures | Early morningMidnight to 6 am |
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55%of flight departures | Morning6 am to noon |
22%of flight departures | AfternoonNoon to 6 pm |
0%of flight departures | Evening6 pm to midnight |
Sunday | 4daily flights |
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Monday | 6daily flights |
Tuesday | 4daily flights |
Wednesday | 4daily flights |
Thursday | 6daily flights |
Friday | 6daily flights |
Saturday | 6daily flights |
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