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$77 Find cheap flights from Chicago O'Hare Airport to Oakland

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from O'Hare Intl to Oakland departing on 9/10. 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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Cheap flight deals from O'Hare Intl to Oakland (ORD-OAK)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from O'Hare Intl to Oakland 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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1:14 pm - 9:57 pmORD-OAK
10h 43m1 stop
5:20 am - 6:03 pmOAK-ORD
10h 43m1 stop
$161Spirit Airlines
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Wed, Aug 21 - Wed, Sep 11
10:01 pm - 10:23 amORD-OAK
14h 22m1 stop
10:05 pm - 6:36 amOAK-ORD
6h 31m1 stop
$170Spirit Airlines
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Tue, Jul 9 - Tue, Jul 16
9:19 am - 7:51 pmORD-OAK
12h 32m1 stop
5:15 am - 5:29 pmOAK-ORD
10h 14m1 stop
$171Spirit Airlines
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Wed, Jul 10 - Tue, Jul 16
10:01 pm - 11:12 amORD-OAK
15h 11m1 stop
9:29 pm - 6:36 amOAK-ORD
7h 07m1 stop
$172Spirit Airlines
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Tue, Jun 25 - Tue, Jul 2
9:49 am - 6:55 pmORD-OAK
11h 06m1 stop
5:15 am - 5:29 pmOAK-ORD
10h 14m1 stop
$178Spirit Airlines
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Tue, Jul 23 - Tue, Jul 30
6:55 pm - 7:51 pmORD-OAK
26h 56m2 stops
5:15 am - 2:43 pmOAK-ORD
7h 28m1 stop
Tue, Jul 9 - Tue, Jul 16
6:30 pm - 11:24 amORD-OAK
18h 54m2 stops
9:21 pm - 6:36 amOAK-ORD
7h 15m1 stop
Thu, Jul 4 - Mon, Jul 8
8:05 pm - 5:27 pmORD-OAK
23h 22m1 stop
5:45 pm - 7:59 pmOAK-ORD
24h 14m1 stop
$239Sun Country Air
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Wed, Jul 24 - Sun, Jul 28
5:00 pm - 4:47 pmORD-OAK
25h 47m1 stop
11:59 pm - 6:19 pmOAK-ORD
16h 20m1 stop
$249Sun Country Air
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Wed, Jul 10 - Sun, Jul 21
2:35 pm - 9:44 pmORD-OAK
9h 09m1 stop
12:57 pm - 9:44 pmOAK-ORD
6h 47m1 stop
$327Delta
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Flights from O'Hare Intl to Oakland - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from O'Hare Intl to Oakland to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Chicago O'Hare Airport to Oakland?

The average price of all flights from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport to Oakland clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
When flying from Chicago O'Hare Airport to Oakland, you should consider leaving on a Wednesday and avoid Mondays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Chicago O'Hare Airport, you’ll find the best rates on Thursdays and the most expensive ones on Wednesdays.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport to Oakland?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport to Oakland, 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 O'Hare Intl Airport to Oakland is February, where tickets cost $154 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and June, where the average cost of tickets is $439 and $356 respectively.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Chicago O'Hare Airport to Oakland?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
In the last 72 hours, the best return deals on flights connecting Chicago O'Hare Airport to Oakland were found on Spirit Airlines ($161) and Sun Country Air ($239). Spirit Airlines proposed the cheapest one-way flight at $77.

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April

High season

February

Cheapest flight

$77
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 14% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 3% lower on average.
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FAQs for booking Chicago O'Hare Airport to Oakland flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport to Oakland?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport to Oakland was $77 for a one-way ticket and $161 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Chicago O'Hare Airport and Oakland?

    Even though you are not required to have a passport, keep in mind that an official ID is needed to board the airplane.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Chicago O'Hare Airport to Oakland?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Chicago O'Hare Airport to Oakland?

    SkyTeam, and oneworld are the airline alliances operating flights between Chicago O'Hare Airport and Oakland, with SkyTeam being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Chicago to Oakland, Delta or Alaska Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Chicago to Oakland are Delta and Alaska Airlines. With an average price for the route of $339 and an overall rating of 8.0, Delta is the most popular choice. Alaska Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $330 and an overall rating of 8.0.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Chicago O'Hare Airport to Oakland?

    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 O'Hare Airport to Oakland.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Oakland from Chicago O'Hare Airport 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 O'Hare Airport to Oakland?

    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 Oakland with an airline and back to Chicago O'Hare Airport with another airline. Booking your flights between Chicago O'Hare Airport and OAK can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

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

    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 Oakland from Chicago O'Hare Airport up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top 5 airlines serving from O'Hare Intl to Oakland

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Chicago to Oakland. 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.
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8.0
Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 9269 reviews
8.6Crew
8.2Boarding
7.3Entertainment
7.3Food
7.9Comfort
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It was an okay experience overall. But, I’m quite tall and sitting in those seats was horrific and so uncomfortable. The flight attendants were quite rude when enforcing the procedures for take off and landing.

6.0 GoodAnonymous, Jun 2024EWR - LAX
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It was an okay experience overall. But, I’m quite tall and sitting in those seats was horrific and so uncomfortable. The flight attendants were quite rude when enforcing the procedures for take off and landing.

It was cancelled due to crew. I missed a special family graduation due to this

I had never flown Alaska Airlines before. I’ll definitely use them again. Seats were comfortable and roomier than expected.

Seats lack shoulder and elbow room. The lady next to me was short and slightly heavy with knee problems, she kept jabbing me with her elbow while playing her game on her phone for 2 hours, the duration of the whole flight. It was frustrating and annoying! I was in the middle seat, there was no space to adjust to avoid her arm jabbing me.

I like the big picture of the Eskimo on the tail of the plane.

Being seated next to the engine was awful! I was nauseous the entire trip from pre-take-off, flying to landing. The engine vibration was very strong!

The crew was the best I’ve had the experience of flying with. A misbehaving child was making things difficult for me with bopping my tray table, taking my snack, and continually tapping or bumping me. The crew quietly and respectfully moved me to another seat, and thanked me for my patience. They couldn’t have been more kind. Their professionalism really stood out to me and I am more than happy to leave a great review for them!

I would have appreciated notification that our flight was moved to another gate LAST MINUTE so that we would not have missed it. We got no such notice and had to spend another night to catch an available flight in the morning, which was huge inconvenience. We will never fly Alaska again.

Flight was delayed 2 hours. It was too cold inside the cabin. My seat mate had no jacket so she was shivering the entire flight. The stewardess says there’s no available blanket.

The airline was way too cold. We were freezing, I don’t know if that is normal. Overall it was pretty good flight. Always flown Alaska Airlines and I am not changing.

It was very cold because the air conditioner was on high power, and my son got sick.

It was good until there was a 3 hour delay because there was not any pilots to fly the plane.

Had to change aircraft due to a faulty door. Surprisingly it only caused about an hour and a half of delay. Delta handled this situation as well as can be expected.

Your crew could maybe answer the call bell at least one of the times I pressed it. I pressed it first time with 2.5 hours left in our flight bc my partner was hungry and wanted a sandwich. We finally got the sandwich with 40 mins left in the flight.

The Flight crew didn’t serve us until about 1.5 hours into the flight because of turbulence but after it ended it was fine to move around. They served us water only and snacks and then NEVER, NOT ONE TIME came through to collect trash until right before landing about 1.5 hours later. There was absolutely no need for that. They crew was just standing around talking and visiting with each other and really never tried to see if we might want something besides water or even try to come pick up trash. This is VERY unusual for a Delta flight but it was not what I would have expected for a 4 hour flight.

There was a loud squeaky sound the whole time we were flying.

Had a broken tray in business class. Crew just shrugged it off.

I didn’t like that I could not select my seat and was assigned a seat when I checked in at LAX

Great experience overall. Check in at Austin was congested as they only have about 6 check in kiosks, one was broken, and there was a lot of Spring Break travelers.

Bag drop off was slow and annoying. Only 2 agents at the entire delta desk, and no one directing traffic for what line to be in, many confused people slowed down the process. Boarding was fine. Seats in Delta comfort plus were fine. Snacks were great! Definitely a bonus. The entertainment system was awful — old, slow, not responsive, and completely unable to play games due to some kind of error. But on the other hand, thank you to Delta for the free WiFi. That made it better.

Flighty delayed on boarding - then group 1 had to check their carry on bags but groups 3 and beyond could carry bags on - very inconvenient for weekend business trip with no checked baggage. Then delayed on the runway - before take off. No communication from pilot on why or how long. Wifi/Entertainment didn't work for 4+ flight. Upon arrival, attendants announced wrong carousel for baggage claim - everyone was waiting at the wrong place for their checked bags. This was a mess united!

There was no screens on board AND the WiFi didn’t work. My seat was broken and couldn’t recline so I couldn’t even sleep. The flight attendants didn’t offer anything to make it more comfortable. It was such an old cramped plane, when the person in front of me reclined I couldn’t even open my tray table. All the United ads talk about guaranteeing everyone gets a screen!

I’ve had a couple flights this week on United that were delayed by an hour or more

Great! The plane was decently sized and comfortable. The staff was nice and there was great in flight entertainment

Last minute gate change nearly caused us to miss our flight. Change was not announced or displayed in the main board at the old gate. Terrible communication. When we landed we had to wait 20 minutes because there was another plane at the assigned gate. Not the crew’s fault, but adding 20 minutes to a 45 minute flight sucked.

delay several times and wait extra long to board. no entertainment service because there are problem for some rows. always encounter some delays for the last flight of the day.

The flight experience was very good! Especially the United Club!

I was not able to buy food in the flight. They refer to include your Credit card in the APP, and if you are not from USA (i have a credit card form Canada) it is not possible

The flight from Ottawa to Chicago took a lot longer due to DC in Ottawa. We got to Chicago and went to our gate to catch our flight. We only had nine minutes I found that very stressful.

Good boarding. Crew started quick with drinks and food. They came around several times for trash which I really liked. Other than turbulence due to storms in the area, flight was great.

My husband and I pre-ordered our food, but they did not have my husband’s order, and my cheese plate was very average. I asked for a blanket and was told they don’t carry blankets on domestic routs. The flight was on time and smooth!

Good flights. Departure and arrivals were on time. DFW was a little problematic in that the Skytrain without prior notice bypassed the Echo terminal so that delayed my arrival at my connecting flight.

Because I can’t stand very long in one place, I was allowed to reword.

5 hour flight - full flight - not enough room to use my computer - slightly delayed - Admirals club was excellent quality food, drink made up for flight seating. No food offerred on flight, you ahd to prebook.

Excellent- plan was barely populated. I cannot remember a flight where I was able/encouraged to stretch out!

Great flight. Boarding was efficient and quick. On time departure and smooth flight. Flight arrived early at destination. Good experience.

Had technical issue which delayed the flight period. Flight crew knew there was 5 passengers that the connecting flight was within 15 minutes once at the gate. Rather than identify the 5 passengers to assure they got first. The flight attended mentioned it but didn't assist to assure passengers with connecting flights off first. This caused a hardship and our party of 3 missed the connecting flight.

I don't like that I have to pay if I want extra leg room. The seats are so expensive; I sit in normal seats and my legs and knees cramp the entire flight. I never feel comfortable on AA flights.

Flight was delayed at departure due to weather and the need for de-icing. The flight was smooth but there was a delay at arrival due to weather. We were in a hold for 20 minutes or more. The flight arrived more than 30 minutes late. Airlines have no control over the weather and I'm glad that they follow all safety procedures. Had to wait a long time for my checked luggage. Whole process was slow and the bags arrived wet due to the rain. The onboard wifi and entertainment access was spotty and the signal was dropped several times. Otherwise the crew was great and friendly. They tried to get everyone's bags stowed and seated so we could take off.

Regarding the boarding: it needs more efforts to make it more convenient

Poor response to delay, getting on plane, off plane and back on again

Terrible leg room, seats don’t recline, delayed flight, and even water isn’t free onboard

Flight was good and clean but delayed over an hour on the return flight.

It was nice! There was a very unhappy child in front of us and the flight attendant did a great job calming the child. I was impressed.

The plane was not on time for boarding or departure or arrivals.

Flight expected to leave at 6:40 pm ended leaving at 8:00 am the following day. I slept in a cold airport. Never again Spirit for me…

This was the return leg of my journey with Spirit Airlines. Despite its reputation, I found no issues as it got me from point A to B safely and without delay, especially with no mechanical delays, which is fantastic in my book! The staff, from ground crew to cabin crew, were all pleasant and hassle-free. The flight was smooth from takeoff to landing. I have absolutely no complaints about this no-frills airline!

It was the worst ever, i will be filing a lawsuit to get a refund. Our flight was delayed 4 hours so we would miss our connecting flight, we were not rebooked to our destination the same day, we were not offered any options to get home on the same day despite being clear that we absolutely cannot get stranded at night due to family, we were forced to book our own flights on a different airline to get home, and spririt is refusing a refund because our flight wasn't cancelled, only delayed. oh yeah, and they lost our luggage on the first part of the trip and you cannot get a hold of customer service when anything goes wrong, on hold for 30+ minutes. and their app breaks so you can't use that either.

My flight was cancelled!!! I had to spend 200.00 on another flight!!

They stuck us with multiple extra fees. I will never fly spirit again

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Chicago to Oakland found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
9/10Tue
1 stopSpirit Airlines
9h 26mORD-OAK
$77
6/25Tue
1 stopSpirit Airlines
15h 11mORD-OAK
$85
7/18Thu
1 stopSun Country Air
12h 07mORD-OAK
$98
7/9Tue
2 stops
28h 05mORD-OAK
$101
7/8Mon
2 stops
28h 37mORD-OAK
$114
7/4Thu
1 stopDelta
9h 09mORD-OAK
$118
7/30Tue
2 stopsDelta
7h 57mORD-OAK
$123
6/19Wed
1 stopSun Country Air
28h 48mORD-OAK
$208
7/23Tue
2 stopsAlaska Airlines
19h 20mORD-OAK
$267
7/6Sat
1 stopAlaska Airlines
26h 12mORD-OAK
$282

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Last minute flights from O'Hare Intl to Oakland

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from Chicago to Oakland that are departing in the next 10 days.
6/17Mon
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
24h 57mORD-OAK
6/18Tue
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
22h 18mOAK-ORD
$283
6/17Mon
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
12h 14mORD-OAK
6/19Wed
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
7h 02mOAK-ORD
$289
6/17Mon
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
23h 49mORD-OAK
6/18Tue
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
22h 18mOAK-ORD
$293
6/17Mon
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
23h 49mORD-OAK
6/19Wed
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
7h 02mOAK-ORD
$303
6/17Mon
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
24h 57mORD-OAK
6/19Wed
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
16h 35mOAK-ORD
$308
6/16Sun
multi-stop
29h 47mORD-OAK
7/16Tue
multi-stop
10h 14mOAK-ORD
$336
6/16Sun
multi-stop
29h 47mORD-OAK
7/16Tue
multi-stop
15h 23mOAK-ORD
$357
6/13Thu
multi-stopDelta
6h 17mORD-OAK
6/16Sun
multi-stopDelta
10h 55mOAK-ORD
$655
6/13Thu
multi-stopDelta
13h 33mORD-OAK
6/16Sun
multi-stopDelta
10h 55mOAK-ORD
$660
6/16Sun
multi-stopFrontier
15h 04mORD-OAK
6/18Tue
multi-stopFrontier
24h 09mOAK-ORD
$1,014

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Chicago O'Hare Airport - Oakland Flights

Departure:

Chicago O'Hare Airport (ORD)United States

Destination:

Oakland (OAK)United States

Return flight deals:

Oakland - Chicago O'Hare Airport

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