$1,005 Find Cheap Flights to Illinois

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Best Illinois Flight Deals

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours

Chicago
Chicago2 stops$1,941
Chicago
Chicago2 stops$1,941

Cheap Flight Deals to Illinois

 
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.

Recent return flight deals to Illinois

Recommended return deals departing in the coming months from the most popular airlines that fly to Illinois.
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13:55 - 06:42AKL-ORD
33h 47m2 stops
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07:56 - 12:40ORD-AKL
35h 44m2 stops
$1,941
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Tue, 10 Jun - Mon, 16 Jun
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15:50 - 06:06AKL-ORD
31h 16m2 stops
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07:35 - 10:25ORD-AKL
33h 50m2 stops
$2,045American Airlines
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Thu, 29 May - Mon, 9 Jun
Air Canada Logo
19:45 - 23:13AKL-ORD
20h 28m1 stop
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15:35 - 14:55ORD-AKL
30h 20m2 stops
$2,064Air Canada
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Tue, 10 Jun - Mon, 16 Jun
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06:00 - 15:55AKL-ORD
26h 55m2 stops
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17:51 - 14:05ORD-AKL
27h 14m2 stops
$2,076Qantas Airways
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Thu, 29 May - Mon, 9 Jun
Air Canada Logo
19:45 - 06:19AKL-ORD
27h 34m1 stop
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19:35 - 14:55ORD-AKL
26h 20m2 stops
$2,091Air Canada
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Mon, 2 Jun - Mon, 23 Jun
Qantas Airways Logo
13:25 - 23:59AKL-ORD
27h 34m2 stops
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18:53 - 14:05ORD-AKL
26h 12m2 stops
$2,108Qantas Airways
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Mon, 2 Jun - Wed, 18 Jun
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19:40 - 23:12AKL-ORD
20h 32m1 stop
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21:40 - 07:10ORD-AKL
40h 30m2 stops
$2,280United Airlines
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Wed, 4 Jun - Fri, 20 Jun
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19:40 - 08:01AKL-ORD
29h 21m1 stop
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14:33 - 06:00ORD-AKL
22h 27m2 stops
$2,293United Airlines
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Wed, 28 May - Wed, 4 Jun
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20:15 - 23:59AKL-ORD
20h 44m1 stop
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21:00 - 05:30ORD-AKL
39h 30m1 stop
$2,372Air New Zealand
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Thu, 17 Jul - Thu, 24 Jul
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20:15 - 18:55AKL-ORD
39h 40m1 stop
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19:40 - 06:00ORD-AKL
41h 20m1 stop
$2,677Air New Zealand
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Thu, 29 May - Mon, 9 Jun
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KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to Illinois

Get data-powered insights and trends for 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 New Zealand found in the last 72 hours was to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport, at $1,304 return. The most popular route is Auckland (AKL) to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport (ORD) and the cheapest return airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $1,304.

What is the cheapest month to fly from New Zealand to Illinois?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from New Zealand 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 New Zealand to Illinois is October, when tickets cost $1,622 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are February and December, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $2,441 and $2,286 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from New Zealand 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 the flight from New Zealand to Illinois, you should book around 3 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 11 weeks before departure.


Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
High seasonJune
Cheapest flight$1,005
Best time to beat the crowds (12% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 0% lower on average.
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FAQs - booking Illinois flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from New Zealand 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 New Zealand to Illinois.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from New Zealand 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 New Zealand 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 New Zealand 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 New Zealand 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 New Zealand 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 Saturday when return tickets can be as cheap as $1,957. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Tuesday, when return prices are $2,265 on average.

  • 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 round-trip flights cost $1,209 on average. Morning departures are around 2% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Illinois is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,304.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Illinois

  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Illinois flight deals.

Top 4 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 New Zealand 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 New Zealand 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.
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Air New ZealandOverall score based on 472 reviews
8.2Boarding
8.5Crew
7.3Food
7.4Entertainment
8.0Comfort
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I love the “boarding from the back” idea - it’s so much better than the “Zones” idea that many others use. Also, the inflight wifi was a first for me! Very nice to have on a 13-hour flight!

10.0 ExcellentJohn, Apr 2025AKL - YVR
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I love the “boarding from the back” idea - it’s so much better than the “Zones” idea that many others use. Also, the inflight wifi was a first for me! Very nice to have on a 13-hour flight!

Again, Air New Zealand was great. They kept bathrooms clean, food was actually very good, New Zealand wines a big hit

The issue was with getting our boarding pases. There were issues with our arrangements that were made through Kayak. I am sorry to say that we will not use you again because of this. The flight itself was good and the flight attendants excellent.

Arriving at Coolangatta, rows 20 forward, took the airbridge across to the terminal. It was suggested to those from rows 21 back, that we take the rear stairs and to be careful crossing the tarmac. That was all well and good. However, when we got across to the terminal we then had to climb three large flights of stairs to meet up with those coming across the airbridge. No elevator! There were people carrying babies and elderly carrying hand luggage that needed assistance from others.. There was no option to turn back.

It was good for a short domestic flight. As no food ar entertainment provided, there should be a n/a rating available for those.

USB charging ports did not work on any of Air New Zealand flights

At Coolangatta International it is difficult to hear voice boarding announcements when away from screen announcements.

Flew premium economy, well worth the extra. Much better seat size & space. Meals & snacks were lovely. Crew really pleasant. Internet is not great, not really useful for anything. Couldn't even send messages.

Everything was fine. Wish the wifi was free and included in the ticket price.

Nothing special short flight - all good - difference between 1 fudge and 2 fudge is obligation and thankfulness

Their aircraft are old and amenities lack way behind other international carriers leaving from BNE. Even in economy

Friendly staff, surprisingly good premium economy seats allowing good sleep/ snooze opportunity and very good menu.

I liked the service, the menu, and the comfort of the seats! Even tho we were seated by the bathrooms, the reclining seats and movie selection was very good, my husband and I didn’t mind at all

Very good as always, stand out airline. The passengers whom choose to stuff baggage that otherwise should be checked-in is a real bother but that's not the airlines doing. A real frustration that passengers just don't want to check-in luggage. This is a pet hate unfortunately.

Complaint is with American Airlines which delayed our flight from salt lake to Dallas reaulting in us missing our connection to Brisbane. Had to spend 24 hours in Dallas to wait for the next flight. Awful experience and ruined my wife’s birthday.

Our baggage didn’t arrive with us on the plane. Need I say more?

I got upgraded from economy to business, and the experience was outstanding

I have taken this flight many times. It is ALWAYS late. Every time there is significant delay (1-3 hours) before boarding. It’s very consistent. Even after boarding the expected landing time was delayed twice. The seats are very narrow and cramped. Food is barely editable. Considering an economy ticket often costs about $2,000 it’s one of the worst services ever.

Boarding was over 3 hrs late and we didn’t land until almost 1:30am

American Airlines was their usual junk service — but at least it got us down to LA. I was more irritated that while they codeshare with Alaska Airlines in Seattle, they could not out our flight on one of these, opting for one of the small SkyWest operated American Eagle flights — and causing a 14 hour layover. Which I accepted due to a $2000 difference in airfare — that said it was irritating for a flight that usually would have cost around $100 extra, if that.

So far so good but food and entertainment are not available for this flight

Smooth flight. Boarding was chaotic. Could not hear the gate agent over the intercom. People were lined up in the wrong lines. Groups one and two were told to board through line one and group 3 through line 2. All very confusing. Once in the air, the flight was smooth. There was no entertainment option on this aircraft, even though it was a larger aircraft.

Overall poor for me I paid extra for seats with leg room and my regional flights exit row seats have less leg room then the others that's money that could have been saved and on my final flight home the flights air was not operating it was unbearably hot in the cabin I will be contacting United and filing a DOT complaint

It was my first time with United Airlines and I would say it was very good experience and best of all the flights were on time. Will definitely fly with United Airlines next time.

Very modern plane. Good seat spacing. Meals were good. Screens had tons of movies and worked

There's just no way to sit fully upright and comfortably in these seats. There needs to be 2 more inches of room, and that's not something that only one person on the flight needs - the whole flight needs 2 more inches of room. If that means you sell 6 less seats, so be it. It's too close for anyone. Forcing people to pay for "premium" economy just to get "barely enough space to breathe" isn't really an answer to that.

The crew were very nice. The Chocolate is good and v there’s no entertainment. Thanks

The crew were very nice. I would have appreciated a pillow for comfort. I had a special meal that was sloppy, but the salad was great. Thanks

The plane was in Moline all night. Consequently, we assumed an on time departure at 8:15am. Unfortunately, and as is the normal case with United in Moline, we departed 2.5 hours late. When the crew came, it was discovered that there was very little heat in the plane. Seems this should have been checked hours before the crew arrived. Then when we boarded and the plane was to be de-iced, the United de-icing truck was not working! We awaited the American Airlines truck. All of this caused us to miss our connection in Chicago. My suggestion is never take United Airlines flight from Moline. We have been disappointed 80% of the time and have vowed to not take United again from Moline.

Flight was delayed two hours. No snacks and no tv screens. My bag got stuck in Chicago

My flight got delayed 5 times and then got cancelled eventually, I had to get a hotel and uber and pay for food for an extra night without any plans. It was a horrible experience, instead of Air Canada, I was flying with United .

I had a nice flight with free wifi. So I was able to message family members and stream music during my flight, which made the trip go by fast. I also enjoyed flying on there Airbus A220. The plane looked very new and it also got up to speed fast down the runway and didn't need much runway to get airborne.

Short flight so no food or entertainment. Good landing at SFO and on time. We were told no carryon luggage yet lots of people were puting bags in overhead compartments. The rules need to be made more clear. I was on the first leg of an international flight and this is the first time I could not have carryon luggage.

My flight was overbooked and they would not let me board. I had to book another flight and pay the full amount of that flight. I did not get any help at all from Air Canada or United Airlines.

Comfortable seats and movies entertainment available. Better experience than the flight from Toronto to Denver.

Overall good experience. The flight from Toronto to Denver does not have entertainment - movies to watch.

There is not enough space between two chairs and raws.

Everything was made rather simple, so I appreciate that. All the people I dealt with from entering the airport in Jacksonville to my lonnnnnnng walk to my next gate in Chicago were excellent and very helpful.

Crammed in like cattle waited 30 mins for late connecting flight (flight didn’t wait for me for me when I missed my connection at 2 different airports on outward journey)

Terrible. 3 missed flights and 24 hours delayed with lost bag and promised $100 compensation from United and absolutely nothing from them…

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