$179 Find Cheap Flights from Columbia to Illinois

This is the cheapest round-trip flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Columbia to Illinois departing on 11/20. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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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.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from Columbia to Illinois

Thu, Nov 20 - Thu, Dec 11
American Airlines Logo
6:32 am - 8:15 amCOU-ORD
1h 43mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
9:45 am - 11:22 amORD-COU
1h 37mnonstop
$179American Airlines
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Sat, Dec 27 - Wed, Dec 31
United Airlines Logo
6:34 pm - 8:10 pmCOU-ORD
1h 36mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
3:50 pm - 5:25 pmORD-COU
1h 35mnonstop
$181United Airlines
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Fri, Nov 7 - Sun, Nov 9
American Airlines Logo
2:05 pm - 3:42 pmCOU-ORD
1h 37mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
9:40 am - 11:11 amORD-COU
1h 31mnonstop
$189American Airlines
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Wed, Mar 4 - Sat, Mar 7
American Airlines Logo
4:38 pm - 6:00 pmCOU-ORD
1h 22mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
6:30 pm - 8:00 pmORD-COU
1h 30mnonstop
$214American Airlines
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Thu, Nov 6 - Mon, Nov 10
American Airlines Logo
2:05 pm - 3:42 pmCOU-ORD
1h 37mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
8:23 pm - 9:55 pmORD-COU
1h 32mnonstop
$219American Airlines
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Sun, Nov 23 - Wed, Dec 3
American Airlines Logo
5:58 pm - 11:31 pmCOU-ORD
5h 33m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
1:42 pm - 3:12 pmORD-COU
1h 30mnonstop
$224American Airlines
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Fri, Nov 7 - Sun, Nov 9
American Airlines Logo
6:17 pm - 11:37 pmCOU-ORD
5h 20m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
9:40 am - 11:11 amORD-COU
1h 31mnonstop
$229American Airlines
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Sat, Apr 4 - Tue, Apr 7
American Airlines Logo
4:37 pm - 6:00 pmCOU-ORD
1h 23mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
9:40 am - 11:08 amORD-COU
1h 28mnonstop
$239American Airlines
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Thu, Nov 20 - Thu, Dec 11
American Airlines Logo
6:32 am - 8:15 amCOU-ORD
1h 43mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
5:18 am - 11:38 amORD-COU
6h 20m1 stop
$249American Airlines
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Fri, Dec 19 - Sun, Jan 18
United Airlines Logo
6:34 pm - 8:10 pmCOU-ORD
1h 36mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
9:00 am - 10:42 amORD-COU
1h 42mnonstop
$329United Airlines
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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, Missouri 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, Missouri to Illinois departing in November.

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 72 hours was to Chicago, at $184 round-trip. The most popular route is from Columbia (COU) to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport (ORD), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $184.

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 $239, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

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, Sunday is the most expensive day to fly from Columbia to Illinois. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Saturday and avoiding Sundays for the best deals.

Good to know

Low seasonOctober
Cheapest flight$179
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 48% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 48% lower on average.
Flight from Columbia to Chicago

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.

  • 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 $497 on average. Morning departures are around 13% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Illinois is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $638.

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 $278 one-way - $341 round-trip

Reviews of the top airlines flying 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.
7.4
United AirlinesOverall score based on 8995 reviews
7.1Entertainment
8.1Crew
6.6Food
7.7Boarding
7.3Comfort
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Another delayed flight. When the delays exceed the duration of the flight, it’s a problem.

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Oct 2025BNA - ORD
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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.

Salina to travers city was great! But the sept 24 Tranverse city was not! Traverse city to chichago was cancelled, i went to Denver & got to Salina 6 hours later!

See previous note about the passenger in Denver who threw my husband's bag out of the overhead bin in order to maker room for his own. And the flight attendant back up the new passenger.

Flight attendant in first class gave poor service (like he didn't want to be there) and food was awful. We sat waiting for gate upon arrival over 45 mins.

Weather delay in Chicago?. No sense of urgency to make connection in Chicago for our connecting flight that wasn't delayed. Connection was missed.

Overall it was good. I missed my connection but I was put on another 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.

Food was ok, but not as good as I have had before on AA.

Pretty good. The food was just mediocre, the boarding and crew were good.

My flight got switched and my prepaid bag didnt transfer over properly so I paid to check ANOTHER BAG. I was placed in a middle seat and it was just miserable. At least it was a bulkhead row so I had legroom. The flight just never seem3d to end

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