$133+ Cheap flights from Illinois

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ORD — SYD
8 Feb — 15 Feb1
1 adult
1 adult, Economy, 0 bags

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$260 or less

Good one-way deal

$102 or less
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Tue 27/115:10ORD - MEL
1 stop25h 20mQantas Airways
Mon 9/206:45MEL - ORD
2 stops30h 08mQantas Airways
Deal found 6/1$1,382
Wed 25/216:45ORD - MEL
2 stops31h 30mQantas Airways
Fri 6/312:00MEL - ORD
1 stop22h 46mQantas Airways
Deal found 6/1$1,383
Fri 20/220:45ORD - MEL
1 stop43h 45mQantas Airways
Fri 27/206:45MEL - ORD
2 stops26h 52mQantas Airways
Deal found 5/1$1,391
Wed 21/118:40ORD - MEL
1 stop21h 50mQantas Airways
Wed 25/206:45MEL - ORD
2 stops25h 08mQantas Airways
Deal found 8/1$1,392
Sat 21/221:21ORD - MEL
2 stops49h 14mQantas Airways
Sat 28/212:00MEL - ORD
1 stop28h 55mQantas Airways
Deal found 7/1$1,398
Sat 24/119:40ORD - SYD
1 stop41h 30mQantas Airways
Sat 31/107:05SYD - ORD
2 stops25h 52mQantas Airways
Deal found 6/1$1,412
Sat 7/316:49ORD - MEL
2 stops36h 56mQantas Airways
Thu 12/312:00MEL - ORD
1 stop21h 46mQantas Airways
Deal found 7/1$1,416
Tue 10/317:55ORD - MEL
2 stops31h 20mQantas Airways
Sun 15/312:00MEL - ORD
1 stop27h 47mQantas Airways
Deal found 8/1$1,418
Sat 21/316:49ORD - MEL
2 stops37h 56mQantas Airways
Wed 8/409:45MEL - ORD
1 stop23h 01mQantas Airways
Deal found 7/1$1,425
Mon 26/118:40ORD - SYD
1 stop21h 20mQantas Airways
Mon 9/219:15SYD - ORD
2 stops36h 42mQantas Airways
Deal found 6/1$1,425
Tue 27/114:15ORD - SYD
2 stops48h 20mQantas Airways
Mon 2/211:20SYD - ORD
1 stop22h 29mQantas Airways
Deal found 7/1$1,427
Sun 8/213:15ORD - SYD
2 stops49h 20mQantas Airways
Tue 10/311:20SYD - ORD
1 stop19h 33mQantas Airways
Deal found 8/1$1,428

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Sydney

Route

Depart

Return

Price

ChicagoSydney

ORD - SYD

ORDSYD

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Mon 19/1

14:15-09:00

1 stop25h 45m

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Mon 9/2

19:15-14:57

2 stops36h 42m

$1,427

ChicagoBrisbane

ORD - BNE

ORDBNE

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Tue 10/2

15:35-08:45

1 stop25h 10m

Brisbane

Sun 22/2

10:45-14:41

1 stop19h 56m

$1,430

ChicagoBrisbane

ORD - BNE

ORDBNE

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Sat 31/1

15:10-05:00

1 stop21h 50m

Brisbane

Wed 18/2

18:30-14:53

2 stops36h 23m

$1,430

ChicagoBrisbane

ORD - BNE

ORDBNE

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Sun 1/2

15:35-08:45

1 stop25h 10m

Brisbane

Sun 15/2

10:45-14:41

1 stop19h 56m

$1,431

ChicagoBrisbane

ORD - BNE

ORDBNE

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Tue 2/6

19:35-07:05

1 stop20h 30m

Brisbane

Tue 16/6

10:00-14:45

1 stop19h 45m

$1,431

St. LouisSydney

STL - SYD

STLSYD

Lambert-St Louis

Sat 21/2

06:38-09:10

2 stops57h 32m

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Sat 28/2

11:20-23:59

1 stop29h 39m

$1,436

St. LouisSydney

STL - SYD

STLSYD

Lambert-St Louis

Sun 15/3

06:38-09:00

1 stop34h 22m

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Tue 24/3

17:50-15:28

2 stops37h 38m

$1,436

ChicagoBrisbane

ORD - BNE

ORDBNE

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Sun 1/2

07:15-08:45

2 stops33h 30m

Brisbane

Mon 9/2

10:45-08:05

2 stops37h 20m

$1,442

ChicagoBrisbane

ORD - BNE

ORDBNE

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Sat 28/2

07:15-08:45

2 stops33h 30m

Brisbane

Mon 9/3

10:45-17:05

2 stops45h 20m

$1,500

ChicagoBrisbane

MDW - BNE

MDWBNE

Chicago Midway

Tue 24/2

18:40-08:20

2 stops45h 40m

Brisbane

Wed 11/3

10:05-18:40

2 stops23h 35m

$1,759

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  • What is the cheapest month to fly from Illinois?

    Currently, the cheapest month for flights from Illinois is August. The most expensive month for flights is December. The cheapest prices are shown above but prices will vary according to departure times, airlines, class and how early you book.

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