£251 Find Cheap Flights to Illinois

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Cheap Flights to Illinois

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Chicago
Chicago1 stop£434
Moline
Moline2 stops£852
Marion
Marion2 stops£820
Chicago
Chicago1 stop£434
Moline
Moline2 stops£852
Marion
Marion2 stops£820

Book Cheap Illinois Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent return flight deals to Illinois

Fri, 29 May - Fri, 5 Jun
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
06:40 - 16:10
LHR
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ORD
15h 30m
1 stop
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
19:15 - 16:00
ORD
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LHR
14h 45m
1 stop
£434Scandinavian Airlines
Tue, 5 May - Sun, 10 May
TAP AIR PORTUGAL Logo
19:50 - 16:00
LHR
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ORD
26h 10m
1 stop
TAP AIR PORTUGAL Logo
18:00 - 12:45
ORD
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LHR
12h 45m
1 stop
£436TAP AIR PORTUGAL
Wed, 24 Jun - Tue, 28 Jul
Icelandair Logo
13:05 - 18:15
LHR
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ORD
11h 10m
1 stop
Icelandair Logo
19:25 - 11:55
ORD
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LHR
10h 30m
1 stop
£440Icelandair
Wed, 15 Apr - Sun, 19 Apr
Icelandair Logo
15:40 - 18:15
LGW
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ORD
32h 35m
1 stop
Icelandair Logo
22:25 - 14:40
ORD
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LGW
10h 15m
1 stop
£443Icelandair
Wed, 13 May - Wed, 27 May
British Airways Logo
16:25 - 19:30
LHR
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STL
9h 05mdirect
British Airways Logo
21:35 - 11:35
STL
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LHR
8h 00mdirect
£511British Airways
Fri, 15 May - Wed, 27 May
British Airways Logo
16:25 - 19:30
LHR
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STL
9h 05mdirect
British Airways Logo
21:35 - 11:35
STL
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LHR
8h 00mdirect
£532British Airways
Tue, 28 Apr - Wed, 6 May
Virgin Atlantic Logo
10:45 - 17:58
LHR
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MDW
13h 13m
1 stop
Virgin Atlantic Logo
09:27 - 07:10
MDW
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LHR
15h 43m
1 stop
£544Virgin Atlantic
Tue, 28 Apr - Mon, 4 May
Virgin Atlantic Logo
12:25 - 18:36
LHR
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MDW
12h 11m
1 stop
Virgin Atlantic Logo
13:24 - 07:10
MDW
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LHR
11h 46m
1 stop
£553Virgin Atlantic
Wed, 2 Sep - Wed, 23 Sep
Finnair Logo
16:25 - 19:30
LHR
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STL
9h 05mdirect
Finnair Logo
16:47 - 09:25
STL
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LHR
10h 38m
1 stop
£562Finnair
Tue, 21 Apr - Mon, 27 Apr
Finnair Logo
16:25 - 19:30
LHR
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STL
9h 05mdirect
Finnair Logo
09:10 - 06:55
STL
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LHR
15h 45m
1 stop
£565Finnair
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to Illinois

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

What is the cheapest flight to Illinois?

These are the best return prices found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.

The cheapest ticket to Illinois from the United Kingdom found in the last 72 hours was to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport, at £435 return. The most popular route is Edinburgh (EDI) to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport (ORD) and the cheapest return airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was £435.

How much is a flight to Illinois?

The average and cheapest price for all round-trip flights to Illinois from each origin found by users searching on KAYAK in the last month.

A flight to Illinois costs £602 on average. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks was £359 for the route London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport (ORD). The most popular routes on KAYAK are London to Chicago which costs £702 on average, and Edinburgh to Chicago, which costs £812 on average.

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What is the cheapest month to fly from the United Kingdom to Illinois?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from the United Kingdom 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 the United Kingdom to Illinois is September, when tickets cost £378 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and August, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is £777 and £665 respectively.

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

The average price for all round-trip flights from the United Kingdom to Illinois depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

The cheapest time of day to fly to Illinois is generally in the afternoon, when retur flights cost £642 on average. Morning departures are around 3% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Illinois is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is £663.

How far in advance should I book a flight from the United Kingdom to Illinois?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights 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 the United Kingdom to Illinois, you should book around 5 weeks before departure, which saves you about 28% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 23 weeks before departure.

Which is the cheapest airport to fly into in Illinois?

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in Illinois is Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport (ORD), with an average flight price of £502.

Good to know - Cheap tickets to Illinois

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight£251
Best time to beat the crowds (3% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (17% more expensive on average)
Flight from Edinburgh to Chicago O'Hare Airport

Flights to Illinois: the best tips from KAYAK users' own experiences

Insights shared by verified travellers who flew to Illinois 
Verified travelerFlew with British Airways
LHR
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ORD
Apr 2025
Make sure to allow ample time between connecting flights. I have to hoof it when I realized that TSA required bags to be picked up and rechecked.
MichaelFlew with British Airways
LHR
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ORD
Apr 2025
Have a light luggage as much as you can. Boarding gate walk is not a joke.

FAQs - booking Illinois flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from the United Kingdom 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 the United Kingdom to Illinois.

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

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

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Illinois is Wednesday when return tickets can be as cheap as £642. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Sunday, when return prices are £678 on average.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Illinois

  • Looking for cheap airfare to Illinois? 25% of our users found round-trip tickets to Illinois for the following prices or less: Cheap flights to Illinois from Edinburgh £569
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Illinois flight deals.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying to Illinois

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Illinois. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from the United Kingdom to Illinois. 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 the United Kingdom 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.
7.4
United AirlinesOverall score based on 9451 reviews
6.6Food
8.1Crew
7.1Entertainment
7.3Comfort
7.7Boarding
Airline reviews

Economy plus was so cramped I could not use my laptop. It was beyond bad.

4.0 OkayBryan, Mar 2026
MCO - ORD
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Economy plus was so cramped I could not use my laptop. It was beyond bad.

Would've been great if Lufthansa union cockpit pilots didn't strike for 2 days and caused a chaos to my returning plans to USA, and then after rebooking a flight 2 days later tge plane departed 35 min later. So I did not have a good experience.

They never clean the toilet, and the food is worse

Wonderful. Quick boarding. Early departure and we arrived 30 minutes early at our destination. Unfortunately, when you arrive early, there is still a departing aircraft at our gate. We had to park for 30 minutes until the gate was clear. So our early arrival was not really early at the gate. Otherwise it was a quick and smooth flight. Appreciated the efficiency.

Chargers didn’t work, no entertainment and we had to wait for taxiing for easily 40 minutes after arriving early. Bags were late too!

No real complaints. The in flight food was much better than I expected. The in flight entertainment was excellent.

Crew was great (professional, attentive, prompt). Snacks for 4 hrs flight is deplorable.

Horrible Flight significantly delayed. Not due to united issue. But trying to rebook connection flight and get information about overnight accommodation was difficult. Agent did not seem to care or have any interest to help.

United Airlines is my preferred airlines and I am thankful for Gary who also help support me on the phone to switch my flight literally last min.

This Japanese airline provides great service and very helpful in assisting their passengers.

There was a 6h delay with limited updates . When we got to Manchester the bus took ages to get to arrivals and we missed our train, dinner reservation. Basically lost a whole day due to arrivals Lingus!!

All aspects were excellent - it helped that the flight was only 2/3 full and I had no one sitting in my row. The Pre-check (US Passport Control and Customs) in Dublin made everything so easy when we arrived in Chicago.

I love the direct flights. It saves a lot of hassle and allows immigration and customs in Ireland, making arrival much easier.

One of the best flight experiences I've have had in along time. Would fly with them again.

One of the best flight experience I have had in along time. Would fly with them again.

Like getting a bus. No great luxury but will get you there

Got us to destination alive, albeit a bit late. Luggage was left behind. No live tracking app available (available on some other airlines). Supposedly going to be delivered in next couple of days.

So, the trip from Dublin to LA did not really happen because the flight took off before we could finish the transfer.

Very nice experience. Flight had good entertainment system and good food options. Customer service was very friendly and nice as well.

The connection time between the regional flight (from Newcastle) to an international flight (to The States) was too short. To require as second security scan and customs clearance within an hour and 20 mins is not enough time to make the actual connection. We had a final boarding call the minute we walked out of US customs and had to sprint (with two small children) through 20 gates to make it in time before the door closed. The concept is great in theory to clear customs before leaving Europe, but the timing needs to be adjusted. We travel abroad frequently and won’t be using this route again. Thanks.

Waiting area on top of stairs before Boarding the bus wasn’t great. Took a long time to load the bus to gate.

The real reason why the flying experience with Icelandair ---was mediocre was because of not being able to enter DC airspace yesterday evening. This obviously was out of your control and do realize this is a safety issue. I did notice---that everything was being done to get us to Washington Dulles and we did arrive at Dulles SAFELY with just a 4 hour delay. Thank you!

Iceland Air severely damaged a checked bag. Additionally, the gate agent caused issues for many passengers who had standard-sized onboard bags that would have passed inspection by any other airline.

Nice, quick flight. There were lots of empty seats so they told me I could sit next to the emergency exit where I would have more legroom.

The staff was kind and helpful. There was no food, and you needed to bring your own earphones to use the entertainment, which I didn’t know.

They wouldn’t check in my luggage even though I had one checked bag prepaid. So I took my bag to the gate and tried to check it in there and two employees scolded me for bringing a large bag to the gate. I told them I was trying to check it in and that it was prepaid, and they said they couldn’t guarantee that it would arrive at my destination but they finally let me drop it off when boarding the plane and pick it up right after exiting the plane. There was no food, and there was no entertainment.

Overall satisfied and would fly with them again. They could improve the check-in efficiency at BOS, we got backed up because it seemed there were passengers requiring much more time for check in.

The customer service was unbeatable from the wheelchair assist team to the flight attendants. The pilot also did an excellent job managing the turbulence.

Delays at check-in, seemed like they were short ground staff at the time and some passengers needed extra processing.

Problems checking in both on the laptop and on the app. No free seating available at check-in as advertised - must pay for EVERY seat between $23 and $75. No way to cancel seat choice. App menus and site menus are not responsive, and some items are impossible to find. Crew and mobile assistance are friendly and helpful.

Everything could have been better. What needed to be wrong with United went wrong

It was good. The seats in economy weren’t bad

Very good. Comfortable and I felt well taken care of from start to finish

We were in premium economy seats that appeared to be locked in plae, No reclining. My aching back.

I don’t understand how they charge as much as they do for such a poor experience

I wish the plane had pod seating for business class. I had a window seat (8K) and I had to climb over the person sitting on the aisle when I needed to get up. Also there is no partition between the seats for privacy when sleeping. The Asian airlines have much nicer business class seating. Their seats are wider for better comfort when sleeping.

The seat space seemed small especially when the person ahead reclined but other than that, very good.

Luggage transfer in Chicago was not performed in time. I received my luggage at my destination two days later.

Food was poor quality and the screens for entertainment didn’t work properly

It was a short flight, everything was good with it.

the service on Business class should be improved to be at par with industry leaders like Cathay Pacific and Singapore AIrlines. A lot of room for improvement.

Late takeoff, but on time landing. Lost bags, 3 days to find them, still in transit to my location. Power outlets broken, Wi-Fi not working, so much for working on the long flight.

Good. For a long flight. The comfort of the seat could be better. Also, the food was « normal » plane food. Not indian plane food unfortunately! Everything else was smooth and great.

The seats were comfortable. So many empty seats allowed for stretching out and sleeping. The onboard entertainment was pretty good. The cabin crew were so kind and kept the passengers well- hydrated, and well fed.

We had American Airlines on our return and it was confusing if we were going with Aa or BA I had 2 different flight numbers and didn’t get our gate until it was boarding. So we were a bit nervous as the which it was

My touch screen at my seat wasn't working, the films BA advertised on the website for this flight were not available, and the plane was a little dated, food was good and the staff were good, just let down by the aircraft facilities.

Did not like the seating configuration at all with 2+3+2 in business class. Lacking total privacy and comfort

Check-in experience, for business call please provide a premium experience

Lost my luggage, ran out of food choices in business class, ground crew was completely unapologetic.

Excellent. The crew and flight were great. Checking in was easy and everyone was very helpful.

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