£258 Find Cheap Flights from Birmingham to Illinois

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Cheap Flights from Birmingham to Illinois

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
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Chicago1 stop£410
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Chicago1 stop£410

Book Cheap Birmingham to Illinois Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Birmingham to Illinois 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 return flight deals from Birmingham to Illinois

Sun, 16 Nov - Sat, 29 Nov
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
19:10 - 16:45BHX-ORD
27h 35m1 stop
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
19:20 - 18:30ORD-BHX
17h 10m1 stop
£410Scandinavian Airlines
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Thu, 4 Sep - Wed, 10 Sep
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05:55 - 14:00BHX-ORD
14h 05m1 stop
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21:15 - 15:10ORD-BHX
11h 55m1 stop
Tue, 18 Nov - Tue, 25 Nov
Delta Logo
06:00 - 15:10BHX-ORD
15h 10m1 stop
Delta Logo
08:55 - 09:30ORD-BHX
18h 35m2 stops
£539Delta
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Wed, 19 Nov - Tue, 25 Nov
KLM Logo
09:20 - 14:20BHX-ORD
11h 00m1 stop
KLM Logo
13:30 - 08:30ORD-BHX
13h 00m2 stops
£540KLM
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Wed, 19 Nov - Wed, 26 Nov
Delta Logo
09:20 - 18:07BHX-MDW
14h 47m2 stops
Delta Logo
09:30 - 09:30MDW-BHX
18h 00m2 stops
£540Delta
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Tue, 18 Nov - Tue, 25 Nov
KLM Logo
09:20 - 18:36BHX-MDW
15h 16m2 stops
KLM Logo
13:00 - 08:30MDW-BHX
13h 30m2 stops
£544KLM
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Sun, 31 Aug - Mon, 15 Sep
Aer Lingus Logo
08:10 - 14:00BHX-ORD
11h 50m1 stop
Aer Lingus Logo
15:45 - 07:40ORD-BHX
9h 55m1 stop
£569Aer Lingus
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Wed, 20 Aug - Thu, 18 Sep
Aer Lingus Logo
08:10 - 19:00BHX-ORD
16h 50m1 stop
Aer Lingus Logo
15:45 - 07:40ORD-BHX
9h 55m1 stop
£583Aer Lingus
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Mon, 17 Nov - Tue, 25 Nov
Lufthansa Logo
10:45 - 18:25BHX-ORD
13h 40m1 stop
Lufthansa Logo
16:20 - 17:05ORD-BHX
18h 45m1 stop
£601Lufthansa
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Sun, 16 Nov - Tue, 25 Nov
Lufthansa Logo
13:20 - 13:10BHX-ORD
29h 50m1 stop
Lufthansa Logo
15:20 - 08:10ORD-BHX
10h 50m1 stop
£626Lufthansa
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Birmingham to Illinois flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Birmingham to Illinois to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Birmingham to Illinois?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Birmingham to Illinois, 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 Birmingham to Illinois is November, when tickets cost £480 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and June, when the average cost of return tickets is £739 and £656 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Birmingham to Illinois?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Birmingham to Illinois clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

For Birmingham to Illinois, Monday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Saturday is the most expensive. Flying from Illinois back to Birmingham, the best deals are generally found on Wednesday, with Tuesday being the most expensive.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Birmingham to Illinois?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Birmingham to Illinois, 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 a flight from Birmingham to Illinois, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 27% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 13 weeks before departure.


Good to know - Cheap tickets from Birmingham to Illinois

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight£258
Best time to beat the crowds (10% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (26% more expensive on average)
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FAQs - booking Illinois flights

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

    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 Birmingham to Illinois.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Birmingham to Illinois 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 Birmingham to Illinois?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly from Birmingham to Illinois 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 Birmingham to Illinois?

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

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Illinois?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Illinois is generally in the afternoon, when retur flights cost £697 on average. Morning departures are around 1% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Illinois is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is £814.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from Birmingham to Illinois

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Birmingham to Illinois. 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 Birmingham to Illinois? 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.
7.8
KLMOverall score based on 1383 reviews
7.7Comfort
7.8Boarding
7.3Food
8.4Crew
7.1Entertainment
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Our first flight was delayed so we missed our connecting flight. However it was easy to book a later flight on their app.

6.0 GoodKathleen P, Jun 2025EDI - AMS
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Our first flight was delayed so we missed our connecting flight. However it was easy to book a later flight on their app.

My flight was delayed by 6 hours then I missed BOTH of my connecting flights, I then had to stay in the AIRPORT at JFK because soooooo many people also suffered from missing flights and there was no hotels available. I would like to be compensated for this experience! I had to stay in the airport for over 16 hours!

I appreciate that KLM was proactive in informing me of the 2 hour delay which enabled me to replan my travel. It was a bit stressful not knowing whether my connection from Montreal to Ottawa was happening. But the ground and air crew did a good job at comforting and assuring me.

Cabin crew professional, polite and friendly, boarding was seemless, but come on KLM surely you can do better than a pack of cheesy biscuits as an inflight snack

Legroom not all it could be, especially when the seat in front is reclined. Otherwise it was good, food and beverage were nice.

You should not have to pay for WiFi in business class

Transfer at Amsterdam airport is very convenient and the airport is easy to navigate. Boarding was also quick and easy. Cabin crew were excellent and the meals were good, although lacking in options.

This fight left ahead of time which meant it arrived early which was great. Staff were very professional, but as with all these Short hop Flights the food was a disappointing snack There was no entertainment on this flight, but I did not expect any

I flew premium economy and this was a good option. Although the seats didn’t recline much, I was able to get some sleep with my head propped against the window. The food was good and the entertainment was wonderful The staff were very attentive and professional

Overall very poor. Flight was disorganised, staff were rude and this is my second experience with KLM that I've had baggage go missing. It feels like, if you are an economy customer, KLM staff do not show you any care. I shall never fly with KLM again. Worst airline in Europe

Great crew - old style upper class seats on the older fleet now feels dated

Premium economy more comfortable than economy, but not by much. Did was awful, do not try the omelette. Flight crew were helpful. Flight was delayed by over an hour. Overall but bad, arrived safely and thank God.

Food was excellent. Service was very good. Staff was very helpful to all passengers.

The crew was excellent as ever on Virgin. The special meal was poor unfortunately. More significantly when we arrived at Manchester Airport there was no air bridge provided and we had to exit the plane down a rickety stair case. This is unacceptable for a transatlantic flight. Whilst I understand that this is the airport’s fault at the end of the day the airline is responsible for our transportation and needs to do something.

Super friendly and helpful staff, from check-in desk to cabin crew.

Following a paid seat upgrade for enhanced comfort, I encountered an unacceptable odor in my assigned area. It took three hours for the crew to relocate me, and the replacement seat was unacceptably close to the lavatory, offering no improvement.

Good overall. Cannot fault the airlines. I have had better entertainment systems before ie ice in Emirates but it was not too bad. Food was decent and staff were friendly.

I did not fly by vergin atlantic from bangalore to vasco da gama

Your flight delayed at Heathrow n I almost missed my mother funeral.you idiots. I had to waste 10 hours in different airports. Thank your stars I'm not suing you.

Miami airport needs more thorough signage. It was a long walk from my transport point to the check in desk,

No choice of food. Needed to pay more even for a can of coke!!!

great crew, professional, funny, and great service. good condition plane too! great experience

The seats were really close together and hard to get comfortable. The food was okay. The cheese was amazing! I loved the cold towels they gave us.

When my flight was changed from delays they were quick to rebook me.

The seats have no legroom. I was bruised on my knees for having them pressed up against the seat in front of me. Then I got food poisoning from the special meal I ordered. Pretty horrible all around.

Airline left me stranded in the U.S. gave me an unrequested refund of 40% of booking and canceled my trip back! When I asked why, the said “we don’t have to tell you why”. “But you can rebook”. Never again! Paid 2x and rebooked on Austrian. What a joke!

Painful seats for a 10 hour flight. There’s a very hard flat board in the seat that goes up to half the back and after 7 hours it gets impossible to find the right position to avoid the pain.

I paid for the seat with more leg room but on the day of my departure my seat was changed. I brought it to the airline costumer service and he was able to change it back. The person sitting next to me had the same exact issue.

Food could have been better. My pasta was microwaved into a solid block. Inedible.

No TV screen, free WiFi or power outlets, but seats were comfortable, food and drinks were great, service was awesome!

I wish Aer Lingus offered free wifi and had power outlets at the seats. Overall, the flight was good. Seat back entertainment had some interesting options. Food and snack options were mediocre at best. I enjoyed the canned red wine.

I had an awful experience at the ticketing agent stand. I had purchased three tickets, one of which I had the maiden name of a passenger on the ticket. They refused to help, assist, and actually delayed our process and had us miss an opportunity to purchase a ticket on the same flight. I was sent through multiple phone calls, none of which helped, and the person at the counter was the person who told me to both call Aer Lingus for help and was the person who said they could not fulfill my request that they were privy to from the beginning. My partner is still stuck in Scotland, racking up thousands of dollars in additional fees and tickets. I am very upset and two of my tickets went unused. I will never be using Aer Lingus ever again and I will continue to complain about them.

This was the most expensive economy flight per minute of flight time ever. But the quality was lacking. Extremely Aer Lingus rude staff at LHR said that the flight from London to Dublin (Ireland) was “NOT international.” Horrified at the colonial and imperial perspective. Seats were dirty with trash in seat pockets. Airline doesn’t clean or care about hygiene and safety.

When I booked the flight, I wasn't aware that this was a "no frills" flight. No wifi, no reclining seat, no complimentary soft drinks.

In business class overhead bins were minuscule. Had to use cabin staff to find a place for my carry-on bag. Boarding process was shambolic, as “passengers who needed assistance in boarding” absorbed an excessive amount of time and attention that Aer Lingus was apparently unprepared for.

Aer Lingus was fabulous.nhowever, Aiirfare Assist who Kayak routes me to to purchase tickets for m was awful. They messed up my reservation so bad that after about six hours on the phone with them over the week before departure, I had been choice but to show up at the airport. The Aer Lingus staff were amazing and got it sorted out but I would recommend not using Airfare Assist.

Dublin to Boston was decent. Food and entertainment was included and that was expected for the rate paid.

Flight was on time. Boarding was quick and efficient. Seats were comfortable. Food was fine.

Excellent service, full flight but all went well ; slightly delayed start at Faro but arrived in Cork on time.

The ease of boarding was good. I wish they had something to eat on the plane.

The plane was late (as was my flight out from Birmingham the day before)

I darted through the Frankfurt airport to make my connecting flight. I asked if it was a possibility to upgrade and the agent did. This was the kindest gesture and it made up for the previous delayed flight and distress/anxiety of anticipating that Zi was going to miss my Frankfurt-Chicago connection. I cannot express my gratitude for the upgrade.. I am 5feet 10 inches do the leg space was amazing.

I meant this flight was not good, the one from Tirana to Frankfurt was better!

I was very grateful for Lufthansa's role in organizing mobility support. The touchscreen on my seat was faulty: slow, stained (I couldn't get it clean), and glitchy. This made selecting movies extremely time consuming, and twice I had to start all over from the beginning.

The crew was the best I’ve ever encountered. Business class was spacious, immaculate, and very modern.

I wish seats were not reclinable. It's so claustrophobic when the person in front of you spends most of a nine hour flight leaned all the way back. The crew was really nice though and the dinner (red Thai curry) was pretty compelling.

Our flights were severely delayed, then canceled and we had to fly out next day with no sleep accommodation help. This led to our baggage being lost and the service reps after baggage couldn’t be bothered to help. They kept sending us to different counters when we were at the right counter to begin with. The only saving grace was the angel woman supervisor with blond hair who helped us put in a missing baggage claim.

The boarding system was all bogus - employees at the boarding gate were not sound like proffesional or may be possibly rational

I got an email in the morning of the flight 1/7, from Kayak, that I was rebooked from UA 906 to LH 430. Nobody at Lufthansa ot United knew about this. I went to both counters. at the airport. Also, Cheap Flights, who I booked the ticket through, did not know. I ended up staying on the United flight. But this was very disturbing, since I got a very late notice that I was rebooked to an earlier flight, I hurried to the airport to find out after a lot of inquiring that this was a mistake. Not a good Kayak experience.

After living in Europe for five years and flying with Lufthansa and KLM airlines, I’ve realized that United Airlines is now a budget carrier. The flight attendant are not friendly. The seats are not comfortable. And everything comes at a cost. I will be flying with KLM and Skyteam like Delta to the US going forward no doubt. United Airlines is not what it once was:

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