$157 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$329
Moline
Moline1 stop$393
Peoria
Peoria1 stop$409
Bloomington
Bloomington1 stop$334
Champaign
Champaign1 stop$408
St. Louis
St. Louis1 stop$311
Chicago
Chicagononstop$329
Moline
Moline1 stop$393
Peoria
Peoria1 stop$409
Bloomington
Bloomington1 stop$334
Champaign
Champaign1 stop$408
St. Louis
St. Louis1 stop$311

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, Apr 18 - Sat, Apr 25
American Airlines Logo
4:58 pm - 10:59 pm
ABQ
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STL
5h 01m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
5:20 am - 12:07 pm
STL
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ABQ
7h 47m
1 stop
$311American Airlines
Wed, May 6 - Sat, May 9
Delta Logo
6:06 pm - 12:25 am
ABQ
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STL
5h 19m
1 stop
Delta Logo
5:00 pm - 10:23 pm
STL
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ABQ
6h 23m
1 stop
$313Delta
Sat, Apr 18 - Sat, Apr 25
Southwest Logo
2:10 pm - 10:25 pm
ABQ
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STL
7h 15m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
12:35 pm - 6:35 pm
STL
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ABQ
7h 00m
2 stops
$314Southwest
Wed, May 6 - Sat, May 9
Southwest Logo
3:10 pm - 10:00 pm
ABQ
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STL
5h 50m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
6:10 am - 11:55 am
STL
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ABQ
6h 45m
2 stops
$318Southwest
Sat, Apr 18 - Sat, Apr 25
Southwest Logo
7:40 am - 3:20 pm
ABQ
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STL
6h 40m
2 stops
Southwest Logo
12:35 pm - 6:35 pm
STL
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ABQ
7h 00m
2 stops
$319Southwest
Tue, May 12 - Sat, May 16
American Airlines Logo
1:01 pm - 5:05 pm
ABQ
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ORD
3h 04mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
9:55 am - 12:11 pm
ORD
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ABQ
3h 16mnonstop
$329American Airlines
Wed, May 6 - Sat, May 9
Southwest Logo
6:25 am - 1:00 pm
ABQ
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STL
5h 35m
2 stops
Southwest Logo
6:10 am - 11:55 am
STL
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ABQ
6h 45m
2 stops
$333Southwest
Wed, Apr 1 - Sat, Apr 11
American Airlines Logo
4:48 pm - 10:41 pm
ABQ
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BMI
4h 53m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
3:45 pm - 9:55 pm
BMI
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ABQ
7h 10m
1 stop
$334American Airlines
Sat, Apr 11 - Tue, Apr 14
United Airlines Logo
2:49 pm - 8:54 pm
ABQ
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STL
5h 05m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
11:15 am - 8:56 pm
STL
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ABQ
10h 41m
2 stops
$354United Airlines
Tue, Apr 14 - Sat, Apr 18
United Airlines Logo
12:49 pm - 9:12 pm
ABQ
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MLI
7h 23m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
8:54 am - 1:03 pm
MLI
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ABQ
5h 09m
1 stop
$395United 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 $266 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 $317.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Illinois?

The average price for all round-trip flights from Albuquerque to Illinois depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

The cheapest time of day to fly to Illinois is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost $451 on average. Morning departures are around 4% 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 $513.

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 $450, 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 $465 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 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 48% 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$157
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 3% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 6% 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.

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 $239 one-way - $412 round-trip; Chicago $232 one-way - $408 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.
8.0
SouthwestOverall score based on 4320 reviews
8.6Crew
8.1Boarding
8.0Comfort
7.0Food
7.5Entertainment
Airline reviews

We had a 5 hour delay on the tarmac in Baltimore

2.0 MediocreDavid, Mar 2026
ALB - BWI
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We had a 5 hour delay on the tarmac in Baltimore

Long layover between flights to Long Island from BWI - need better coordination between flights

I elected to pay for the upgrades and found very little difference

The new seating arrangement is so over priced for what you get.

The problem with the seat assignments is that there were a lot of rows in the front that were empty but my row at the back was full. Just not so pleasant.

No food or entertainment, just a quick 40 minute flight. A little bumpy due to Santa Ana winds but pilot has no control over that. Good flight and landing!

Good but I prefer choose your own seat. With the new assigned seats they should board from the back I see no advantage to this new boarding. Just like every other airline

I realize they are still working out kinks with the new boarding process, but by the time I boarded in group 5, most of the bins were full. All airlines should better enforce small bags and jackets going under the seats until everyone has boarded.

WiFi was not working and didn’t have a beverage service

Snacks are always pretzels. Why can't you also offer peanuts ?

Wonderful. Quick boarding. Early departure and we arrived 30 minutes early at our destination. Unfortunately, when you arrive early, there is still a departing aircraft at our gate. We had to park for 30 minutes until the gate was clear. So our early arrival was not really early at the gate. Otherwise it was a quick and smooth flight. Appreciated the efficiency.

Crew was great (professional, attentive, prompt). Snacks for 4 hrs flight is deplorable.

United Airlines is my preferred airlines and I am thankful for Gary who also help support me on the phone to switch my flight literally last min.

Seated dude next to me even though lots of empty rows. But main thing was we sat on the tarmac after landing for 30 minutes because of, in the words of the dude who sat next to me, “operational incompetence”. We got changing directions about where to pick up gate checked bags. Pilot and flight attendant were awesome though.

It was a pretty standard flight... until the almost hour and a half spent on the taxi way. I get that the weather has been poor but the delay had nothing to do with the weather and more to do with a plane with several issues tying up the gate. I get that that happens from time to time but this has been EVERY flight I've been on for the past 5 years and I fly 3 to 5 times a year. This isn't just United... it's American, it's Delta. It's an issue with the entire industry. I work for UPS and packages on a cargo plane get better service than people do these days. Anymore I HATE flying.

Perfect flight. Smooth flight. Arrived 20 minutes early at destination. Excellent service.

The flights were on time which was great give. It was holiday travel season and there’d been some weather issues. The only complaint and this is every time with United is the terrible seat design. The head rest is not built for comfort and having my neck bent forward for a cross country trip reminded me while I try not to take United flights as a rule.

Everything was absolutely wonderful from check in to baggage claim. Staff was very professional and sweet. Will definitely recommend United to family and friends.

They did the one thing that really matters - got to Chicago early.

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

As a first class customer, there was no power the entire flight which limited my ability to work. I find this unacceptable. The first 11 rows on the left side of the plan were out. I was only offered the option to charge my phone which was not the issue because my laptop was out of power. I asked if there was anything that can be done for me, and the answer was, "no". I was not offered any type of compensation for this AA problem which caused me unnecessary stress due to inability to address business issues on an already challenging travel day. Flight attendants tried to reset the power once but that was the extent of their support. Very disappointing for the lack of expected services on a flight. Please contact me with customer focused response to this complaint.

There was no inflight service. Once we landed we were delayed to find a gate for an hour and a half which was 1/2 the total time in the air.

The chicken wrap was tiny ($13 for what looked like a 1/3 of a normal wrap?) and disgusting.

It was good experience this time. The flight was on time.

There was a delay with the plan which cause the flight to leave later and once arrived in Chicago there was another delay and some passengers missed their connecting flights

The gate agent had a really bad attitude and refused to help me get on the standby list. She just handed me a card and said I needed to call a number. I asked her to help with the AA app on my phone and she just shrugged and said she didnt know. After a few phone calls, I eventually just went to a different gate agent on the other side of the terminal and got the help I needed.

Overall, my last three trips on American Airlines have all been either delayed or "rescheduled" due to mechanical issues. At least on delay caused me to miss two possible connecting flights each later than the first. My last option for my last connection required the assistance of the onsite service desk (O'Hare Airport). The wait time for the service desk was such that it jeopardized getting booked on the last connecting flight available for the night. Suffice it to say, my latest experiences with American Airlines have caused me extensive loss of productive business and personal time and can therefore be classified as significantly less than satisfactory.

Waiting for gate in RDU for more than 20mins is crazy.

American Airlines was great and worked very hard to change my ticket so I could get an earlier, direct flight back to Dallas. However, I was informed that Kayak made mistakes with my itinerary and classified my ticket as desiring to be on the earlier flight instead of taking the necessary step of calling AA to get me on the standby list. This ended up keeping me from being added to the standby list and delayed me getting home by 6 hours. I am happy to discuss this further with Kayak so they can correct their procedures so this won't happen again.

Waited for oxygen tanks for 30 minutes after boarding was complete.

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