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Low seasonApril
Cheapest flightC$ 219
Best time to beat the crowds (36% less expensive on average)
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Flight from Chicago to Halifax

FAQs for booking flights from Illinois to Nova Scotia

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Illinois to Nova Scotia?

    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 Illinois to Nova Scotia.

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

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

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Illinois to Nova Scotia?

    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 from Illinois to Nova Scotia with an airline and back with another airline.

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

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

  • Which airlines fly most frequently to Nova Scotia?

    American Airlines connects Illinois to Nova Scotia with 1 flight per week and both Air Canada and United Airlines also offer 1 flight per week.

  • How many airports are there in Nova Scotia?

    There are 2 airports in Nova Scotia. The busiest airport is Halifax Intl Airport (YHZ), with 98% of all flights arriving there.

  • What is the cheapest day to fly to Nova Scotia?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Nova Scotia is Saturday when round-trip tickets can be as cheap as C$ 461. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Friday, when round-trip prices are C$ 735 on average.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Nova Scotia?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Nova Scotia is generally in the morning, when round-trip flights cost C$ 334 on average. Morning departures are around 37% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Nova Scotia is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is C$ 648.

  • What is the cheapest flight to Nova Scotia?

    The cheapest ticket to Nova Scotia from Illinois found in the last 72 hours was to Halifax, at C$ 846 round-trip. The most popular route is Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport (ORD) to Halifax (YHZ) and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was C$ 846.

  • What is the cheapest month to fly from Illinois to Nova Scotia?

    The cheapest month for flights from Illinois to Nova Scotia is November, when tickets cost C$ 422 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and July, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is C$ 792 and C$ 775 respectively.

  • How far in advance should I book a flight from Illinois to Nova Scotia?

    To get a below-average price on a flight from Illinois to Nova Scotia, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 43% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 5 weeks before departure.

  • How many cities have direct flights to Nova Scotia?

    From Illinois, there are direct flights to Nova Scotia from one city. This city is Chicago and there are 3 direct flights each week.

  • How many direct flights to Nova Scotia are there each day?

    There are around 1 direct flights from within Illinois to Nova Scotia every day. All flights depart in the morning.

  • How many direct flights to Nova Scotia are there each week?

    Each week there are around 3 direct flights from within Illinois to Nova Scotia. The most common day for departures is Saturday, with 100% of flights taking off on this day.

  • How long is the flight to Nova Scotia?

    An average direct flight from Illinois to Nova Scotia takes 14h 29m, covering a distance of 3522 km. The shortest route is Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport (ORD) to Halifax (YHZ) with an average flight time of 3h 18m.

  • How many long-haul flights are there to Nova Scotia each week?

    There aren’t any long-haul (6-12 hour flight duration) or medium-haul (3-6 hour flight duration) flights to Nova Scotia. Instead, there are 3 short-haul flights (up to 3 hour flight duration), with the most arriving from Chicago.

  • What are the most popular destinations in Nova Scotia?

    Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Halifax (83% of total searches to Nova Scotia). The next most popular destinations are Charlottetown (16%) and Sydney (2%).

Reviews of the top airlines flying from Illinois to Nova Scotia

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Illinois to Nova Scotia? 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 8900 reviews
6.6Food
7.1Entertainment
7.7Boarding
8.1Crew
7.3Comfort
Airline reviews

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

4.0 OkayGary, Jul 2025PIA - ORD
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Weather delay in Chicago?. No sense of urgency to make connection in Chicago for our connecting flight that wasn't delayed. Connection was missed.

It was delayed instead of departing at 9:20pm, we departed at 11pm… putting us in Columbus after 2am! It was awful. Had I known about the delay, I could have spent some time in the United Lounge… I was starving because I started my journey in Budapest… so I was exhausted and hungry. Plus I had to make new arrangements to be picked up at the airport in Columbus, instead of midnight it was 2:30 am after getting luggage and out of airport. Not feasible. I would have just stayed in Chicago for the night and gotten a morning flight.

It was great, I’m very grateful for the pilots and crew flight attendants for everything.

Evidently, my seat had the only broken TV. I couldn’t plug it in, get it to come on, or watch anything, and of course, no one could fix it while we were on the plane. The service was good and the boarding was quick

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.

The boarding of took of late.The presentation of the food was horrable as was the tast of the food was cold and tastless.

Delay and keep changing gates. I have to run around from B to C then to E.

I was charged for my daughters bag when I am supposed to receive two free checked bags with my United Explorer card.

The schedule to Moline changed 5 times. The gate changed 6 times. That is a pathetic way to run an airline. No wonder that no one in our company flies on United Express to or from Moline. Changes happen most of the time. I learned my lesson on this trip…never again!

Flight was great. Efficient boarding. Short flight. Early arrival. Friendly flight crew. The entertainment system did not work well. Could not access it until the aircraft reached 10K feet or more. Lots of glitches.

On-time boarding, departure, and flight. Electronic notifications about bags for the whole of their own journey too - from when they got accepted into the system through to being loaded onto the plane and then finally being disgorged onto the right carousel. That was an excellent feature.

Flight was delayed by 1.5hrs. Once inside, people had their small handbags on the storage. The crew (male guy) was not helpful in making some space in the storage. Instead, he asked few bags to be checked-in and it was not a great experience. No attempt to help but just followed the things with a straight face. People had their literally small bags and he wouldnt not move from one storage to another even if there was space and would not let us do i as well. Once flight was on, they ran out of Orange juice, really running out of orange juice when the temp were 32.degrees outside. didnt made the sense. Onasking for a extra snack, he made a face as if he was giving me out of his pocket. if the flight was delayed, there could have an attempt to provide something extra incase people did asked.

Abandoned me in hallway in a wheelchair… which I asked for because I sprained my back. After waiting in the hallway, I decided to walk the rest of the way since someone respecting me up.. My experience with the united was totally the opposite. Wheelchair access, propped swift and save me a lot of grief. Air Canada totally disorganized.

Terrible confusion btw air Canada and United. Wasn’t able to change ticket because I had purchased on kayak. Rethinking booking tickets on this site, and will try to avoid United and aircanada going forward.

Conflicting information provided about baggage allowance. One screen said I had a carry on and another said I didnt.

Miserable staff as it was a late/delayed flight and crew wasn’t in the best spirits. Completely understood as neither was most of the passengers. Still unacceptable l.

It was a short flight, and no entertainment. That was not a problem for us, but there is no option for "not applicable". There was a bit of turbulence, so there was no food service.

Everything was fine, crew was great. Always appreciate an on-time flight.

All was good except for the seats, not very comfy.

2.5 hour delay sitting in the plane on the tarmac, you tell me how the experience was

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