$105+ Cheap flights from Illinois

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ORD — MEL
22 Jan — 29 Jan1
1 adult
1 adult, Economy, 0 bags

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Good one-way deal

$102 or less
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Fri 9/108:35ORD - JFK
Nonstop2h 24mFrontier
Sat 10/113:00JFK - ORD
Nonstop2h 57mFrontier
Deal found 21/12$123
Thu 29/112:05ORD - JFK
Nonstop2h 24mFrontier
Sat 31/113:00JFK - ORD
1 stop10h 44mFrontier
Deal found 21/12$142
Thu 29/112:05ORD - JFK
Nonstop2h 24mMultiple Airlines
Sat 31/110:02JFK - ORD
1 stop9h 14mMultiple Airlines
Deal found 21/12$143
Thu 5/212:05ORD - JFK
Nonstop2h 24mMultiple Airlines
Thu 12/221:15JFK - ORD
Nonstop2h 55mMultiple Airlines
Deal found 21/12$154
Thu 5/212:05ORD - JFK
Nonstop2h 24mFrontier
Mon 9/213:00JFK - ORD
1 stop10h 46mFrontier
Deal found 20/12$167
Sat 24/110:06ORD - JFK
Nonstop2h 25mDelta
Mon 26/115:52JFK - ORD
Nonstop2h 53mDelta
Deal found 22/12$209
Thu 29/110:29ORD - JFK
Nonstop2h 25mDelta
Sat 31/115:55JFK - ORD
Nonstop2h 53mDelta
Deal found 21/12$211
Thu 5/207:45ORD - JFK
1 stop6h 13mJetBlue
Thu 12/221:15JFK - ORD
Nonstop2h 55mJetBlue
Deal found 21/12$212
Thu 5/207:45ORD - JFK
1 stop4h 48mJetBlue
Mon 9/211:00JFK - ORD
1 stop7h 44mJetBlue
Deal found 20/12$214
Sat 17/107:45ORD - JFK
1 stop4h 48mJetBlue
Sat 17/117:25JFK - ORD
Nonstop3h 11mJetBlue
Deal found 22/12$215
Wed 11/208:50ORD - SYD
1 stop31h 10mQantas Airways
Wed 4/307:05SYD - ORD
2 stops26h 33mQantas Airways
Deal found 23/12$1,295
Tue 10/218:40ORD - SYD
1 stop21h 20mQantas Airways
Wed 25/207:05SYD - ORD
2 stops26h 33mQantas Airways
Deal found 21/12$1,379

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Find flights departing from Illinois that match your specified budget. Filter results by price range, allowing you to narrow down options and find flights that fit within your financial constraints. Please note that the search results are based on data from user searches, with fares last updated on 23 December 2025. In the last 7 days, Cheapflights users made a total of 647,157 searches

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Price

ChicagoNew York

ORD - JFK

ORDJFK

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Wed 21/1

09:40-12:56

Nonstop2h 16m

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Sat 24/1

17:25-19:36

Nonstop3h 11m

$209

ChicagoNew York

ORD - JFK

ORDJFK

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Sat 24/1

10:06-13:31

Nonstop2h 25m

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Sat 7/2

12:00-13:50

Nonstop2h 50m

$209

ChicagoNew York

ORD - JFK

ORDJFK

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Sat 31/1

07:00-10:29

Nonstop2h 29m

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Sat 31/1

15:55-17:48

Nonstop2h 53m

$211

ChicagoNew York

ORD - JFK

ORDJFK

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Thu 15/1

09:40-12:56

Nonstop2h 16m

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Sun 18/1

17:25-19:36

Nonstop3h 11m

$223

ChicagoNew York

ORD - JFK

ORDJFK

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Sat 17/1

14:30-18:04

Nonstop2h 34m

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Mon 19/1

07:50-09:49

Nonstop2h 59m

$223

ChicagoNew York

ORD - JFK

ORDJFK

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Fri 23/1

07:45-13:33

1 stop4h 48m

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Sat 24/1

17:25-19:36

Nonstop3h 11m

$223

ChicagoNew York

ORD - JFK

ORDJFK

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Thu 15/1

07:01-10:30

Nonstop2h 29m

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Sun 18/1

07:50-09:49

Nonstop2h 59m

$223

ChicagoNew York

ORD - JFK

ORDJFK

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Sun 18/1

07:01-10:30

Nonstop2h 29m

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Sun 25/1

07:50-09:49

Nonstop2h 59m

$223

ChicagoNew York

ORD - JFK

ORDJFK

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Fri 30/1

07:01-10:30

Nonstop2h 29m

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Tue 3/2

19:35-21:35

Nonstop3h 00m

$223

ChicagoNew York

ORD - JFK

ORDJFK

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Fri 16/1

07:01-10:30

Nonstop2h 29m

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Tue 20/1

11:20-13:14

Nonstop2h 54m

$223

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What is the cheapest month to book a flight from Illinois?

Currently, September is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from Illinois (average of $739). Flying from Illinois in January will prove the most costly (average of $1,445). There are multiple factors that influence the price of a flight so comparing airlines, departure airports and times can help keep costs down.

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  • What is the cheapest month to fly from Illinois?

    Currently, the cheapest month for flights from Illinois is September. The most expensive month for flights is January. 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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