$125+ Cheap flights from Illinois

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ORD — MEL
29 Mar — 5 Apr1
1 adult
1 adult, Economy, 0 bags

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Good one-way deal

$96 or less
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Cheapest flights from Illinois
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Sun 12/415:40
ORD
-
BNE
1 stop24h 25m
Multiple Airlines
Mon 27/410:00
BNE
-
ORD
2 stops34h 27m
Multiple Airlines
Deal found 26/2$1,239
Tue 21/415:40
ORD
-
BNE
1 stop24h 25m
Air Canada
Wed 29/410:00
BNE
-
ORD
1 stop19h 45m
Air Canada
Deal found 26/2$1,240
Mon 20/415:40
ORD
-
BNE
1 stop24h 25m
Multiple Airlines
Mon 4/510:00
BNE
-
ORD
2 stops34h 25m
Multiple Airlines
Deal found 25/2$1,251
Wed 22/415:40
ORD
-
BNE
1 stop24h 25m
Air Canada
Wed 29/410:00
BNE
-
ORD
1 stop19h 45m
Air Canada
Deal found 25/2$1,253
Tue 26/513:00
STL
-
BNE
2 stops27h 05m
Air Canada
Fri 5/610:00
BNE
-
STL
2 stops25h 05m
Air Canada
Deal found 26/2$1,254
Fri 22/513:00
STL
-
BNE
2 stops27h 05m
Air Canada
Fri 5/610:00
BNE
-
STL
2 stops25h 05m
Air Canada
Deal found 26/2$1,258
Wed 8/408:40
ORD
-
BNE
2 stops31h 25m
Air Canada
Tue 21/410:00
BNE
-
ORD
1 stop19h 45m
Air Canada
Deal found 24/2$1,258
Wed 22/412:50
ORD
-
BNE
2 stops27h 15m
Singapore Airlines
Wed 29/410:00
BNE
-
ORD
2 stops21h 35m
Singapore Airlines
Deal found 27/2$1,260
Tue 26/513:00
STL
-
BNE
2 stops51h 05m
Air Canada
Tue 9/610:00
BNE
-
STL
2 stops25h 05m
Air Canada
Deal found 24/2$1,262
Tue 26/514:20
STL
-
BNE
2 stops25h 45m
Multiple Airlines
Fri 5/610:00
BNE
-
STL
2 stops25h 05m
Multiple Airlines
Deal found 26/2$1,276
Fri 22/514:20
STL
-
BNE
2 stops25h 45m
Multiple Airlines
Fri 5/610:00
BNE
-
STL
2 stops25h 05m
Multiple Airlines
Deal found 26/2$1,281
Mon 25/513:00
STL
-
BNE
2 stops27h 05m
Air Canada
Mon 8/610:00
BNE
-
STL
2 stops25h 05m
Air Canada
Deal found 26/2$1,329

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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 27 February 2026. In the last 7 days, Cheapflights users made a total of 647,157 searches

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Depart

Return

Price

St. LouisBrisbane

STL - BNE

STLBNE

Lambert-St Louis

Fri 22/5

19:23-06:30

1 stop20h 07m

Brisbane

Fri 5/6

10:30-18:17

1 stop22h 47m

$1,496

St. LouisBrisbane

STL - BNE

STLBNE

Lambert-St Louis

Mon 25/5

19:23-06:30

1 stop20h 07m

Brisbane

Sun 7/6

10:30-18:17

1 stop22h 47m

$1,496

St. LouisBrisbane

STL - BNE

STLBNE

Lambert-St Louis

Fri 22/5

19:23-06:30

1 stop20h 07m

Brisbane

Sun 7/6

10:30-18:17

1 stop22h 47m

$1,496

St. LouisBrisbane

STL - BNE

STLBNE

Lambert-St Louis

Wed 27/5

19:23-06:30

1 stop20h 07m

Brisbane

Wed 10/6

10:30-18:17

1 stop22h 47m

$1,496

St. LouisBrisbane

STL - BNE

STLBNE

Lambert-St Louis

Wed 27/5

19:23-06:30

1 stop20h 07m

Brisbane

Wed 3/6

10:30-23:57

2 stops28h 27m

$1,503

St. LouisBrisbane

STL - BNE

STLBNE

Lambert-St Louis

Wed 20/5

10:14-06:30

2 stops29h 16m

Brisbane

Wed 3/6

10:30-18:17

1 stop22h 47m

$1,503

St. LouisBrisbane

STL - BNE

STLBNE

Lambert-St Louis

Thu 25/6

06:00-06:30

2 stops57h 30m

Brisbane

Sun 5/7

10:30-18:17

1 stop22h 47m

$1,542

St. LouisBrisbane

STL - BNE

STLBNE

Lambert-St Louis

Sat 27/6

18:55-06:30

2 stops44h 35m

Brisbane

Sun 5/7

10:30-08:41

2 stops37h 11m

$1,542

St. LouisMelbourne

STL - MEL

STLMEL

Lambert-St Louis

Sat 28/3

10:33-06:45

2 stops28h 12m

Melbourne

Mon 6/4

09:45-19:29

2 stops24h 44m

$1,587

St. LouisBrisbane

STL - BNE

STLBNE

Lambert-St Louis

Mon 25/5

13:00-07:05

2 stops51h 05m

Brisbane

Sun 7/6

10:00-20:05

2 stops49h 05m

$1,596

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  • What is the cheapest month to fly from Illinois?

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