$118 Find Cheap Flights from Albuquerque to Illinois

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Cheap Flights from Albuquerque to Illinois

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Chicago
Chicagononstop$269
Moline
Moline1 stop$287
Peoria
Peoria1 stop$279
Champaign
Champaign1 stop$576
St. Louis
St. Louis1 stop$277
Chicago
Chicagononstop$269
Moline
Moline1 stop$287
Peoria
Peoria1 stop$279
Champaign
Champaign1 stop$576
St. Louis
St. Louis1 stop$277

Book Cheap Albuquerque to Illinois Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Albuquerque 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent round-trip flight deals from Albuquerque to Illinois

Sat, Feb 7 - Sat, Feb 7
American Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 11:07 am
ABQ
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ORD
3h 07mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
1:15 pm - 10:39 pm
ORD
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ABQ
10h 24m1 stop
$269American Airlines
Sat, Jan 24 - Sat, Feb 7
Delta Logo
7:05 am - 3:56 pm
ABQ
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STL
7h 51m1 stop
Delta Logo
6:00 am - 12:54 pm
STL
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ABQ
7h 54m1 stop
$277Delta
Tue, Jan 13 - Tue, Jan 20
United Airlines Logo
2:40 pm - 8:47 pm
ABQ
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PIA
5h 07m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
8:35 am - 1:13 pm
PIA
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ABQ
5h 38m1 stop
$279United Airlines
Wed, Jan 14 - Wed, Jan 21
Southwest Logo
10:35 am - 5:10 pm
ABQ
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STL
5h 35m1 stop
Southwest Logo
10:15 am - 7:40 pm
STL
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ABQ
10h 25m2 stops
$282Southwest
Tue, Jan 13 - Tue, Jan 20
United Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 4:43 pm
ABQ
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PIA
8h 43m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
8:35 am - 1:13 pm
PIA
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ABQ
5h 38m1 stop
$284United Airlines
Wed, Jan 14 - Wed, Jan 21
Southwest Logo
6:30 am - 4:35 pm
ABQ
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STL
9h 05m2 stops
Southwest Logo
10:15 am - 5:15 pm
STL
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ABQ
8h 00m2 stops
$287Southwest
Sat, Jan 17 - Wed, Jan 21
United Airlines Logo
2:40 pm - 8:34 pm
ABQ
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MLI
4h 54m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
8:46 am - 1:13 pm
MLI
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ABQ
5h 27m1 stop
$287United Airlines
Tue, Jan 13 - Tue, Jan 20
United Airlines Logo
11:05 am - 9:39 pm
ABQ
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PIA
9h 34m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
6:30 am - 1:13 pm
PIA
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ABQ
7h 43m2 stops
$289United Airlines
Sat, Jan 17 - Tue, Jan 20
United Airlines Logo
2:13 pm - 10:00 pm
ABQ
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STL
6h 47m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
4:35 pm - 9:44 pm
STL
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ABQ
6h 09m1 stop
$305United Airlines
Sat, Jan 17 - Tue, Jan 20
United Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 1:16 pm
ABQ
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STL
5h 16m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
11:20 am - 8:49 pm
STL
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ABQ
10h 29m2 stops
$310United Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Albuquerque to Illinois flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Albuquerque to Illinois to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest Albuquerque to Illinois flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest ticket to Illinois from Albuquerque found in the last 72 hours was to Chicago, at $190 round-trip. The most popular route is from Albuquerque (ABQ) to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport (ORD), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $283.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Albuquerque to Illinois?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

No, with an average price for the route of $489, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Albuquerque to Illinois?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Albuquerque 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 Albuquerque to Illinois is August, when tickets cost $350 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are November and March, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $531 and $515 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Albuquerque to Illinois?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Albuquerque to Illinois clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

If you are looking for a flight deal from Albuquerque to Illinois, look for departures on Thursdays and avoid leaving on a Sunday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Illinois, Tuesday is the cheapest day to fly and Sunday is the most expensive.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Albuquerque to Illinois?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Albuquerque 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 Albuquerque to Illinois, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 43% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 17 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$118
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 13% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 4% increase in price.
Flight from Albuquerque to St. Louis

FAQs - booking Illinois flights

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Albuquerque to Illinois is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Albuquerque to Illinois?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly from Albuquerque 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 Albuquerque 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 Albuquerque 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 time of day to fly to Illinois?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Illinois is generally at night, when round-trip flights cost $262 on average. Morning departures are around 12% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Illinois is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $531.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Illinois

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Albuquerque to the following destinations at these prices or less: Chicago $209 one-way - $359 round-trip; Chicago $268 one-way - $385 round-trip

Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from Albuquerque to Illinois

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Albuquerque to Illinois. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. 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 Albuquerque 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
SouthwestOverall score based on 4250 reviews
7.0Food
8.1Boarding
8.6Crew
7.5Entertainment
8.0Comfort
Airline reviews

They sent a notice that they were boarding an hour early. We had to leave the club and run to the gate. They said sorry, that came from corporate and was a mistake. They did not have enough seating because the flight before it had not taken off on time. They moved our gate and delayed it for an hour.

2.0 MediocreRobert, Dec 2025
LAS - TPA
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They sent a notice that they were boarding an hour early. We had to leave the club and run to the gate. They said sorry, that came from corporate and was a mistake. They did not have enough seating because the flight before it had not taken off on time. They moved our gate and delayed it for an hour.

The boarding and seat assignment system no longer works for me, but I know it is being replaced. Otherwise, I am good with the overall experience.

The lead steward kept singing about "San Francisco" and hotel California---more annoying than humorous....needs work. Flight was smooth and on time.

Still a fan of open seating. Flight was on schedule and arrived on time. The 737 MAX is very comfortable.

Airline travel is always too cramped to really be pleasant, but the cabin crew on this flight did a pretty good job of making up for it by putting on some music during boarding and sprinkling a few funny remarks into the safety briefing and announcements, and just generally being friendly and helpful. It definitely reminded me of why I prefer the in-flight experience on Southwest!

No delays and arrived to destination 30 min early. Staff was super friendly.

San Diego airport is brand new, spacious, airy and very smooth checkin at SW baggage drop.

It was rough. The staff was unprofessional, the choice of on board drinks terrible, it was cramped in space at every airport, they always ran out of overhead bin space so they pressured people to check bags for free or we couldn’t leave on the plane— so I did check my bag to help, and they nearly lost my bag. My bag did not arrive on the luggage belt, another man on my flight and I had to waste our time going to the baggage office to search for our bags. I would only fly southwest again if it was my last choice. Also, my flights were consistently delayed over and over again— at one point they straight up told us we were waiting for the pilot to arrive.

Crew could have been friendlier, maybe I'm spoiled by SW crews. In flight wifi was good. Would be nice to have more food offerings on a 4 plus hour flight

Had to get off plane from prior flight even though I had to reboard same plane to continue to my final destination.

The flight was on time. I generally don’t drink or eat on short flights and the seats were good and the flight attendants were friendly. That’s all I expect

It was nice to have gotten up upgraded to first class with a meal on a three hour flight

Very bad! They kept delaying my flight and wouldn’t do anything about it

Door to door, the crew and staff were amazing. It was a stressful travel day with delays, but they were focused on customers and doing what they could to get us to our destinations.

Flight was delayed only slightly before takeoff due to traffic control. However, the flight arrived early to ORD. Good flight. United has been very reliable for me.

Another delayed flight. When the delays exceed the duration of the flight, it’s a problem.

After boarding the plane in Chicago, the passengers were told that there was a technical problem with the plane. Passengers remained on the plane as they tried to fix the problem. After what was probably an hour passengers were told that there was a need to change planes as the problem was not solved. Passengers disembarked and boarded another plane. After taxing to the runway and waiting for takeoff, passengers were told that owing to the thunderstorm the flight was unable to take off but would try and reroute. After some time passengers were told there wasn't enough fuel for the new route and the plane had to return to the gate for additional fuel. after another log delay the flight got underway. On the plane there was food, drinks, ice or entertainment. We were a glass of water, which appeared rationed. Flight arrived about 5 hours late. The pilot was fantastic and communicated with the passengers throughout the ordeal.

Better WiFi. I cannot understand that in 2025, United is so behind on a technology that is now a necessity and still painfully unreliable, slow and keeps disconnecting.

Trip was great. A wild landing in Ottawa with the wind and rain, but the pilot did a great job. Always love flying United.👍

Excellent experience. Starting with the agent at the Premier bag drop who noticed I was very early for my scheduled flight and offered to rebook me on an earlier flight with my seat preference. She would not let me leave the counter until she knew that all of the changes and new boarding pass showed up on my United app. At the gate, the flight boarded quickly such that we departed early and the flight was smooth. We arrived 20 minutes early at ORD and I was able to be home in time for dinner. One of the best flights I've had.

Awful. They won’t help me with anything. I booked on American but they abdicated to Iberia. The ticket was overpriced. Everything negative

I enjoyed the extra leg room compared to other airlines. The first stewards made my daughter’s birthday special by giving her an extra snack. Then the last one coming home from Chicago to Appleton made our night really enjoyable Thanks for making our trip enjoyable

It was good..clean, comfy seat. Friendly warm welcoming crew. Was able to check my cabin luggage at the gate which I was able to pickup in a decent time from baggage claim. The app gave all updates from delays to baggage claim info. Overall smooth flight.

It was a typical flight. We had a delay which seems to be the normality now. And we had no in flight service due to conditions.

After we landed we sat on the tarmac for 1.5 hours waiting to get to our gate. Ridiculous.

Terrible. Flight delayed for more than 8 hours with only a $12 meal voucher provided for the inconvenience. The airplane did not have breaks on arrival yet they still made us go through the motions and board on time knowing we could not take off then sit for 40+ minutes before having to get of the time. A complete waste of my time. I cannot believe they can stay business with these shenanigans. I’ll avoid this company like the plague moving forward as the lack of accountability is disgraceful.

This was the best 2 flights I have had with American out of SGF. Great crew both flights.

Excellent - explanations were clear staff was nice and flight was comfortable

Lost bag and 2 days no word leaving for cruise no clothes or stuff

Any flight to ORD after about 2pm this summer has been challenging. Flight was delayed getting in (coming from ORD) and that led to it not leaving before a ground stop due to lightening before they could fuel the plane, and so forth. They made up some time but we were still late in arriving at ORD, and that led to missed connections.

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