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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results for flights to Illinois, as well as popular online travel agencies
These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results for flights to Illinois, as well as popular online travel agencies

Best Illinois Flight Deals from New Zealand

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

Chicago
Chicago2 stops$1,790

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Low season

April

High season

July

Cheapest flight

$879
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 11% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (1% more expensive on average)
Flight from Auckland to Chicago

FAQs - booking Illinois flights

  • How long is the flight to Illinois?

    An average direct flight from New Zealand to Illinois takes 33h 19m, covering a distance of 21473 km. The most popular route is Auckland - Chicago with an average flight time of 20h 39m.

  • What is the cheapest flight to Illinois?

    The cheapest ticket to Illinois from New Zealand found in the last 72 hours was $1,708. The most popular route is Auckland Intl to Chicago O'Hare Intl and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $1,708.

  • What are the most popular destinations in Illinois?

    Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Chicago (92% of total searches to Illinois). The next most popular destination is St. Louis (8%).

  • How does KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a given destination and date is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to Illinois

  • Book at least 1 week before departure in order to get a below-average price.
  • High season is considered to be March, April and May. The cheapest month to fly from New Zealand is February.
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Illinois flight deals.

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 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.
7.9
Air New ZealandOverall score based on 497 reviews
7.5Entertainment
8.0Comfort
8.6Crew
8.2Boarding
7.3Food
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Wonderful Airlines…our American Airlines could learn from ANZ. From boarding to landing everyone was professional and gracious. Kiwi’s really are the nicest of all people! Thank you

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Dec 2024AKL - LAX
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Wonderful Airlines…our American Airlines could learn from ANZ. From boarding to landing everyone was professional and gracious. Kiwi’s really are the nicest of all people! Thank you

typical long haul economy flight. Food was mediocre, inflight service was average. Offered in flight snacks but in seat ordering didn't work. Entertainment was good.

Would have been nice to have decaf coffee as an option, and perhaps a scone

Overall, a great experience from food and crew. The only setback was that this was the Second flight from Air New Zealand within a week that was an hour late for boarding.

The flight attendances were very helpful and friendly ! Dinner and breakfast were great . The seat was not too comfortable though .

The air New Zealand employees who assisted us with wheelchair aid on Auckland made our transfer from flight to the next seamless. Also were amazing in helping with our luggage and customs in Brisbane.

Overall good. We had to transfer to Bradly terminal. We had requested wheelchair assistance. The bus that picked us up had to wait for other passengers. The wait was long. Then, at the Bradly terminal we had to wait an extended period of time for the wheel chair assistance. These delays caused tension at checked in and resulted in arriving at the gate as passengers were boarding.

Gate agent was fantastic in Auckland. They wanted to charge me for my two bags even though I was gold member with United in Tonga. So I had to pay for an upgrade. The meals on both flights had no vegetarian option. The only one item the salad was not tasty at all. Good thing I had brought my own snacks. The bread was white roll which is so not healthy. I think New Zealand air can definitely improve their food offering.

Can you please process refund. Mum died and dad went to Pakistan to bury her after cancelling flight.

Short flight so no entertainment, turbulence so no food service - overall flight as expected

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.

nothing to complain about w/the food, and professionalism of the crew. i just cant stand being on a flight for that long of a time.

Everything was great from the staff to the seats and food. The plane was timely taking off and landing.. I couldn't have asked for a better experience (especially on such a long flight)

Good communication regarding any updates time of flight and flight delayed. The fight was delayed by two and half hours at eleventh hour. That was unexpected, especially when you international passenger.

The service was excellent. The quarters were a little cramped in Economy, and we had to exist there for 18 hours.

We lucked out. The passenger who was supposed to be in our row changed her seat, so my husband and I had 3 seats for the 2 of us. We were able to stretch out a little which made the trip much more tolerable.

Much better than I expected for such a long flight.

Flight was cancelled about 1.5 hours before departure. Replacement flight provided scheduled 1 hour later. Late boarding, late departure and arrived Melbourne nearly 2 hours after originally scheduled.

Flight is overpriced. Quality of service is poor. Constant delays. This flight again was multiple times delayed. The relaxed and careless attitude of staff is appalling. People are busy and it does matter if we do things more efficiently than chilled out. Once the flight was ready to depart we had more delays due to the careless approach of boarding passengers. Food is highly processed with limited options and super unhealthy. Leg room is shockingly bad. Even the biz class is pretty bad. Coupled with the horrendous prices Qantas only benefits given Australia is their home market. Otherwise they are not competitive at all.

The flight was good, long obviously but smooth. The seats are pretty small, definitely notice a difference for long haul compared to Emirates or Cathay Pacific it’s more like medium haul seating for space. Food options were good, children’s meals were good for my fussy 3yo.

Did not even get on board. Was told I needed an esta agreement. Was not aware of this when I booked the fare and not told about them

Cramped seats. Audio jack for the in -flight entertainment was broken.

Flight was great albeit the long line before the int’l immigration given the timing of the year.

They canceled our flight and left us stranded to figure it out

We appreciated the friendly, efficient, and professional flight attendants. A wider selection of hot foods would be nice.

Did not have enough time from Venice seaport at Ravenna to get to Venice airport in order to make the scheduled flights. Need to have at least 3+ hours from ship docking to airport.

Everything was very good. Was able to change a make run flight leaving on direct earlier in the app -seamless!!! Well done

Being stick waiting for gate at ORD cause me to almost miss my connecting flight…being deaf United made no no effort to keep me updated as I couldn’t hear the PA

As usual, United scheduling is completely misleading. A 54-minute layover at O’Hare is too short to make a lot of connections, especially since the flight landed “on time” but had to wait on the taxiway 15 minutes for a gate to open up. Then it takes another 10 minutes to exit the plane before one can run to another concourse to catch a connecting flight.

The seats on the aircraft are like sitting in a rock. During the boarding process they recognize Active Duty Military, why don’t they recognize Retired Military. I’ve always preferred Delta, this flight confirmed why I still prefer Delta.

It was nice being on a flight that had working wifi. The boarding was quick - why don’t all airlines have small boarding groups window to aisle? Makes so much sense!!! I was disappointed to be the first person stopped to have to gate check my carryon. Especially when there was plenty of overhead space at the back! But I get it…keeps it moving. Crew was nice.

The flight from Buffalo to Chicago was on an older and smaller plane. Seating was tight. Looking closely at the interior of the aircraft there were definitely signs of aging and wear.

The flight encountered a delay exceeding 4 hours. The food voucher issued was valued at $12, insufficient to cover our meal expenses. Consequently, I was unable to take my medication, leading to a drop in blood sugar levels and exacerbating my anxiety.

Airplane was cold. Flight attendants were rude. Phone charger did not work. No food available.

3hour delay In the last 3 months i had 3 flights and 2 of these had a more than 2:40 hrs delayed

My initial flight to ORD was extended without reason. We circled the airport a few time and then drove on the ground for at least 20 minutes. These kinds of delays are annoying but somewhat expected… it would be nice if the crew would make an announcement to give updates on how long we could expect to be delayed.

Fantastic. I am low vision and was impressed with how helpful and accommodating the service tam was. It was super appreciated! I was pleasantly surprised about how delicious the food was. Like, “I wish I had more even though I’m no longer hungry” delicious. 100% enjoyable trip.

The flight was uneventful. What was a problem was I was delayed getting home one entire day because the flight from Sacramento was delayed. That made getting to my connecting flight impossible. I had to stay another night at the hotel and incur that expense as a result.

Flights were on time both ways, such a big plus! Staff was very accommodating and friendly. Question the choice of snacks that, which on both flights was dairy based. Appreciated using bottled water.

This flight was fine but had no time to breathe as the connection was late from Sea to ORD.. Super stressful. If we checked bags, the trip would have been very distressed.

The experience was good. Flight was on time. Liked how they offered to accept carryon baggage for free before as I was checking in online.

3 hours late departure with no explanation. $160 luggage fee (two passengers) for less than 1 hour in the air!

Flight was delayed by 45 min. No problems. Everyone took it in stride.

Crew was friendly and helpful; cabin seemed roomy even in economy class.

The flight attendants that assisted me were exceptionally nice, kind and helpful

Something wrong with the plane so had to deplane and waited over 2 hours to finally leave

AC needs to update their fleet. Too many mechanical issues, dated planes and too many delays

The flight was delayed for 4 hours and the airplane was really old cuz not one thing was working.

They charge 5 dollars for plastic headphones for a flight of 1 hour! Seats are awful. Service is terrible.

Nice crew - very small plane and uncomfortable, with no entertainment options…

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Recent return flight deals

 
These are the cheapest return flights to Illinois found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
27/1Mon
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
32h 38mAKL-ORD
9/2Sun
1 stopAmerican Airlines
21h 50mORD-AKL
$1,790
27/1Mon
2 stops
28h 13mAKL-ORD
9/2Sun
2 stops
28h 50mORD-AKL
$1,842
27/1Mon
3 stops
34h 31mAKL-ORD
9/2Sun
2 stops
28h 50mORD-AKL
$1,871
13/1Mon
2 stopsAir Canada
21h 51mAKL-ORD
27/1Mon
1 stopAir Canada
24h 20mORD-AKL
$1,925
13/1Mon
2 stopsAir Canada
21h 51mAKL-ORD
27/1Mon
2 stopsAir Canada
24h 00mORD-AKL
$1,934
30/4Wed
2 stopsQantas Airways
26h 50mAKL-ORD
20/5Tue
2 stopsQantas Airways
26h 10mORD-AKL
$2,044
18/1Sat
1 stopQantas Airways
18h 54mAKL-ORD
27/1Mon
2 stopsQantas Airways
28h 35mORD-AKL
$2,094
29/1Wed
1 stopUnited Airlines
19h 15mAKL-ORD
5/2Wed
1 stopUnited Airlines
31h 40mORD-AKL
$2,403
30/4Wed
1 stopAir New Zealand
18h 24mAKL-ORD
20/5Tue
1 stopAir New Zealand
21h 10mORD-AKL
$2,430
30/1Thu
2 stopsUnited Airlines
24h 35mAKL-ORD
6/2Thu
2 stopsUnited Airlines
24h 55mORD-AKL
$2,434

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best deals for one-way flights to Illinois found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
24/1Fri
2 stops
28h 08mAKL-ORD
$879
24/1Fri
3 stops
29h 34mAKL-ORD
$881
8/2Sat
2 stopsAir Canada
27h 29mCHC-ORD
$919
5/4Sat
2 stopsQantas Airways
27h 50mAKL-ORD
$1,137
10/1Fri
1 stopQantas Airways
20h 05mAKL-ORD
$1,141
4/4Fri
1 stopAir New Zealand
22h 35mAKL-ORD
$1,220
5/4Sat
1 stopUnited Airlines
32h 18mAKL-ORD
$1,312
1/1Wed
2 stopsAir Canada
24h 55mAKL-ORD
$1,414
4/4Fri
3 stopsUnited Airlines
37h 10mAKL-ORD
$1,487
4/1Sat
1 stopAir New Zealand
20h 19mAKL-ORD
$3,921

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Last minute flights to Illinois

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights to Illinois that are departing in the next 10 days.
21/12Sat
multi-stopUnited Airlines
39h 52mAKL-ORD
23/12Mon
multi-stopUnited Airlines
27h 35mORD-AKL
$2,236
22/12Sun
multi-stopQantas Airways
20h 39mAKL-ORD
4/1Sat
multi-stopQantas Airways
21h 25mORD-AKL
$2,363
22/12Sun
multi-stopQantas Airways
29h 49mAKL-ORD
4/1Sat
multi-stopQantas Airways
21h 25mORD-AKL
$2,387
22/12Sun
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
20h 53mAKL-ORD
4/1Sat
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
21h 55mORD-AKL
$2,396
21/12Sat
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
26h 20mAKL-ORD
23/12Mon
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
23h 25mORD-AKL
$2,437
21/12Sat
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
20h 56mAKL-ORD
23/12Mon
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
21h 55mORD-AKL
$2,446
21/12Sat
multi-stop
42h 32mAKL-ORD
23/12Mon
multi-stop
25h 55mORD-AKL
$4,814
22/12Sun
multi-stopChina Southern
50h 36mAKL-ORD
4/1Sat
multi-stopChina Southern
43h 50mORD-AKL
$5,207
20/12Fri
multi-stop
51h 31mAKL-ORD
23/12Mon
multi-stop
47h 13mORD-AKL
$16,801
20/12Fri
multi-stop
51h 31mAKL-ORD
23/12Mon
multi-stop
52h 14mORD-AKL
$16,932

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