$149 Find Cheap Flights from Columbia to Illinois

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Cheap Flights from Columbia to Illinois

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Chicago
Chicagononstop$269
Moline
Moline1 stop$309
Peoria
Peoria1 stop$399
Bloomington
Bloomington1 stop$309
Springfield
Springfield2 stops$697
St. Louis
St. Louis1 stop$295
Chicago
Chicagononstop$269
Moline
Moline1 stop$309
Peoria
Peoria1 stop$399
Bloomington
Bloomington1 stop$309
Springfield
Springfield2 stops$697
St. Louis
St. Louis1 stop$295

Book Cheap Columbia 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 Columbia 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 Columbia to Illinois

Thu, Aug 27 - Mon, Aug 31
United Airlines Logo
6:25 am - 7:55 am
CAE
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ORD
2h 30mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
6:29 am - 9:43 am
ORD
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CAE
2h 14mnonstop
$269United Airlines
Tue, Jul 14 - Tue, Jul 21
American Airlines Logo
6:06 am - 7:30 am
CAE
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ORD
2h 24mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
1:34 pm - 4:43 pm
ORD
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CAE
2h 09mnonstop
$270American Airlines
Thu, Aug 27 - Tue, Sep 1
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 11:38 am
CAE
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ORD
6h 38m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
8:45 pm - 11:55 pm
ORD
-
CAE
2h 10mnonstop
$279American Airlines
Tue, Jul 14 - Tue, Jul 21
American Airlines Logo
7:38 pm - 11:30 pm
CAE
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ORD
4h 52m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
1:34 pm - 4:43 pm
ORD
-
CAE
2h 09mnonstop
$280American Airlines
Thu, Jul 16 - Sun, Jul 19
United Airlines Logo
6:25 am - 7:52 am
CAE
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ORD
2h 27mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
7:10 am - 10:28 am
ORD
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CAE
2h 18mnonstop
$284United Airlines
Thu, Jun 25 - Tue, Jun 30
Delta Logo
11:58 am - 4:16 pm
CAE
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MDW
5h 18m
1 stop
Delta Logo
6:00 am - 1:02 pm
MDW
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CAE
6h 02m
1 stop
$289Delta
Tue, Aug 11 - Sat, Aug 15
Delta Logo
3:50 pm - 8:50 pm
CAE
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ORD
6h 00m
1 stop
Delta Logo
5:28 am - 11:09 am
ORD
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CAE
4h 41m
1 stop
$289Delta
Thu, Sep 3 - Sun, Sep 6
United Airlines Logo
6:25 am - 7:55 am
CAE
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ORD
2h 30mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
8:45 am - 2:21 pm
ORD
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CAE
4h 36m
1 stop
$294United Airlines
Tue, Jul 28 - Sat, Aug 1
American Airlines Logo
10:39 am - 4:29 pm
CAE
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STL
6h 50m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
5:19 pm - 11:20 pm
STL
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CAE
5h 01m
1 stop
$295American Airlines
Wed, Sep 16 - Tue, Sep 22
Delta Logo
5:40 am - 10:23 am
CAE
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MLI
5h 43m
1 stop
Delta Logo
6:00 am - 1:13 pm
MLI
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CAE
6h 13m
1 stop
$309Delta
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Columbia to Illinois flights

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

How much is a round-trip flight from Columbia to Illinois?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Columbia to Illinois departing in August.

What is the cheapest Columbia to Illinois flight route?

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

The cheapest ticket to Illinois from Columbia found in the last 7 days was to Chicago, at $274 round-trip. The most popular route is from Columbia (CAE) to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport (ORD), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 7 days was $274.

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

The average price for all round-trip flights from Columbia 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 afternoon, when round-trip flights cost $481 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 morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $514.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Columbia 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 $389, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Columbia 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 Columbia to Illinois is July, when tickets cost $108 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are May and June, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $269 and $239 respectively.

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

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

If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Illinois on a Thursday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Monday is the most expensive day to fly from Columbia to Illinois. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Saturday and avoiding Mondays for the best deals.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Columbia 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 Columbia 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 Columbia to Illinois, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 21% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 16 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$149
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 5% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 13% lower on average.
Flight from Columbia to St. Louis

FAQs - booking Illinois flights

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Columbia 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 Columbia 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 Columbia 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 Columbia 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 Columbia 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 Columbia to the following destinations at these prices or less: Chicago $332 one-way - $367 round-trip

Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from Columbia to Illinois

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Columbia 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 Columbia 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
DeltaOverall score based on 8398 reviews
7.2Food
7.8Comfort
8.1Boarding
8.5Crew
7.8Entertainment
Airline reviews

Average seat comfort, a drink and chips were provided, early boarding because we checked a carryon at the gate was nice. Ticket pricing shenanigans, including fees to pick a seat, check a bag, and get food onboard - evidence the industry is reinvigorating last century’s strategies- destroys the experience before one ever arrives at the airport. It’s difficult to recognize any value or sustain loyalty in the end-to-end process making air travel more drudgery than pleasure.

6.0 GoodDouglas, Jun 2026
SLC - CLT
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Average seat comfort, a drink and chips were provided, early boarding because we checked a carryon at the gate was nice. Ticket pricing shenanigans, including fees to pick a seat, check a bag, and get food onboard - evidence the industry is reinvigorating last century’s strategies- destroys the experience before one ever arrives at the airport. It’s difficult to recognize any value or sustain loyalty in the end-to-end process making air travel more drudgery than pleasure.

Gate agent was unhelpful for handicapped boarding. Flight attendant seemed untrained.

No service flight that took 5 hrs and a stop at an unscheduled airport. Crew and pilots did their jobs

Clean planes and not take my comfort class seat away.

Weather caused a long delay, but the efficiency and updates from the pilot were helpful. We were able to make our connection fortunately.

Planes were clean, no water or snacks on either flight.

Free & relatively fast Wi-Fi. Would've liked a wider drink selection.

I continue to be satisfied with Delta’s excellent service out of LGA. The digit id works well and gets me through security in no time. Whenever possible, I choose Delta.

Was revoked with Jet Blue due to delay from Kenya Air

Enjoyed it very much. Especially liked the free WiFi that Delta offers.

Boarded early, left early, arrived 40 mins early! A win win for me!

These airplanes should be illegal. The seats are two tight, it is a safety issue. Wheelchair support was ridiculously slow. We almost missed our flight.

This flight is a quick way to get to Chicago, but a bit expensive.

O’hsre taxi and deboarding took 40 minutes. Needed 20 minutes extra time between connecting flights to avoid running through terminal.

Standard flight with a drinks and a snack- overall very quick flight. The flight attendants were very strict, bordered on rude.

Delayed - weather wasn't bad at either end. Also sat on tarmac in ORD.

boarded early to only find out that flight would sit at gate for 45 min to an hour. Landed in chicago and sat on runway for over an hour before got to gate. Total delay was extensive for a 45 min flight door to door.

The flight was significantly delayed. The inbound flight from EWR was delayed departing because of mechanical problems. My original departure from CLT was 5:28 pm but due to the delay of the inbound flight, after arrival, deplaning, cleaning, boarding, we did not push back from the gate until 9:00 pm. Once in the air, the flight was smooth and what was originally supposed to be an arrival in ORD at 7:30 pm local time turned out to be 9:35 pm.

The flight I was supposed to be on was supposed to take off at 1:50 from State College. It was delayed over and over and over again until somehow I had to rebook on a flight that was supposed to have left State College at 8 am that morning but didn't end up taking off until almost 6 pm. Not only was this completely unacceptable, the "token from United" was a 15 dollar meal voucher that has to be used by today. I would personally like some miles added to my account for this inconvenience. I was in transit for 8 hours from the time I arrive at State College Aiport to when I got home. I was supposed to be home at 3 pm and I returned at 8 pm. Unacceptable. I have not been on an on Time united flight in nearly 5 years.

newer aircraft, ability to connect my headset via blue tooth for entertainment.

The Mario was so helpful and provided amazing customer service however l have being waiting for a callback for almost a week now and have not heard anything further after l informed them l wanted to change my date of traveling because of my hospital appointment even send them proof and l was unable to use manag your booking on their website is a bit frustrating and l would appreciate an update on My request as soon as possible. And have called them times without numbers no response

Awful, tons of delays, I got into Chicago multiple hours late meaning I hit the very traffic I tried so desperately to avoid. Just empty apologies from American Airlines text alerts. Trash behavior from a trash airline.

They lost my baggage and I am still struggling to the information and update

Requested early boarding to disinfect seat, tray table, etc. before general boarding. Instructed to board after wheelchair passengers. Waited on jet bridge behind 12 wheelchair passengers. Stopped immediately after entering plane to wait for gate agent in rear of plane cleaning a seat that was wet, got to my row and found both seats adjacent to mine already occupied, with the lack of room making it impossible for me to clean my own space and defeating the purpose of my boarding early. Cleaned the armrests and tray table as best I could.

The wifi experience is awful. I had to try again and again, taking over 30 minutes, to connect to the wifi. I had to watch the same two ads over and over until I was finally successful. Once connected, it was anything but "high speed" and disconnected at least three times during the flight.

It was good, the staff was great, and the food, was as usual, tea and biscuit. Bathroom was clean, and the plane was clean as well.

Very good I can’t complain one bit. Thank you American Airlines for making my flight enjoyable and safe!

The staff and service on American Airlines were truly outstanding. I had requested wheelchair assistance for my mother due to her knee issues, and the team went above and beyond every step of the way—from boarding in Boston to our arrival in Chicago. Their care, professionalism, and attentiveness made the entire experience smooth and stress-free. I’m very grateful for the support they provided.

The new planes (American Eagle) are beautiful and especially comfortable. The flight attendants are consistently professional and courteous. And, while it may seem inconsequential, the new liquid tube of coffee creamer—in contrast to the powdered coffee creamer—makes all the difference in a cup of coffee.

Boarding was quick and efficient. We arrived at our destination early.

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