Cheap flights to Scranton, PA from $137

Scranton is one of the largest cities in the State of Pennsylvania. It is the cultural center of the Lackawanna River Valley, and has been in existence since 1866. The town gets its name from Selden and George Scranton, brothers who built the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western railroad. In the 1880s, the town became the Electric City, when the first streetcar system was established there. This is why the Electric City Trolley Museum is one of its major attractions, today. Visitors can view restored trolley cars and interurban trams, and also see them in operation.

The city is home to the Houdini Museum, the only museum in the world that is dedicated to the famous magician. Visitors can see a display of Houdini memorabilia, and also experience a magic tour. Another spine-tingling attraction is the Scranton Ghost Walk. It happens 365 days of the year, at 7.45 pm and takes visitors through the more historic parts of the city. The Everhart Museum of Natural Science, History & Art, has extensive ethnographic, fossil and painting collections. The Montage Mountain ski resort is a major attraction for fans of winter sport, and has Pennsylvania’s longest snowtubing trails, 2 terrain parks and 26 trails.

Best Time to Fly to Scranton, PA

In January, Scranton has an average temperature of 25 degrees Fahrenheit, which makes it ideal for a ski vacation. The average temperature in July, the warmest month of the year, is 71 degrees. The state schools are closed throughout the Christmas period but open again in early January, which makes this the ideal time for skiers to go there. However, the schools do close for a week in either February or March, which can mean higher prices and resorts over-run with young skiers. Though it is a multicultural city, Scranton has a significant Irish population, reflected by the Saint Patrick’s Day Parade every March, while the Steamtown Marathon attracts visitors in October.

Getting around Scranton, PA

Interstate 80, 81 and 84, serve road travel into the city, with private coach companies traveling to larger cities. Travel within the city is available from a network of private taxis, which can be booked by telephone. Public transport is provided by companies that run a network of buses in the city, and also to smaller towns like Carbondale and Daleville. Because of its history, rail transport is extensive within Scranton, with seasonal excursions on steam trains, passenger services within in the city and rail connections to New Jersey and other states. 

Three different cities in the United States offer direct flights to the Wilkes-Barre Scranton International Airport (AVP). Both American Airlines and United Airlines offer direct service from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), and you will find that American Airlines also offers direct service from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT). If you are traveling from the New York area, you can travel to Scranton on a direct flight aboard United Airlines from Newark International Airport (EWR).

If you are looking for an airport in the same area that offers more flight options you might consider flights that arrive at the Philadelphia International Airport (PHL). For example, if you are traveling from the West Coast of the United States, you can fly on direct flights to this airport aboard American Airlines and Spirit Airlines from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). You can also find direct flights on American Airlines and Alaska Airlines from Seattle Tacoma International Airport (SEA). Travelers coming to this part of Pennsylvania from Dallas will find direct flights aboard American Airlines and Frontier Airlines from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW).

If you plan on traveling with children to Scranton and you plan on renting a car upon your arrival, remember that in Pennsylvania, child seat laws dictate that the use of child passenger restraint systems is mandatory and depends on the child's age and size. For infants and toddlers up to 2 years old, a rear-facing child safety seat placed in the back seat is required. Preschool-aged children, from 2 to 4 years old, must be securely fastened in a federally approved child booster seat in the back seat. School-aged children between 4 and 8 years old should use a booster seat if they've outgrown their forward-facing car seat's weight or height limits, still placed in the back seat.