$49 Find Cheap Flights from Columbus to Illinois

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Cheap Flights from Columbus to Illinois

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Chicago
Chicago1 stop$152
Champaign
Champaign1 stop$537
St. Louis
St. Louis1 stop$154
Chicago
Chicago1 stop$152
Champaign
Champaign1 stop$537
St. Louis
St. Louis1 stop$154

Book Cheap Columbus 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 Columbus 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 Columbus to Illinois

Fri, Feb 20 - Sun, Feb 22
Frontier Logo
10:54 am - 5:53 pm
CMH
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MDW
7h 59m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
9:04 pm - 10:34 am
MDW
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CMH
12h 30m
1 stop
$152Frontier
Wed, Feb 25 - Sat, Feb 28
Multiple Airlines Logo
1:25 pm - 12:40 am
CMH
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ORD
12h 15m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
4:42 pm - 10:32 am
ORD
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CMH
16h 50m
1 stop
$153Multiple Airlines
Wed, Feb 18 - Sat, Feb 21
Frontier Logo
1:25 pm - 10:27 pm
CMH
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STL
10h 02m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
8:17 pm - 10:32 am
STL
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CMH
13h 15m
1 stop
$154Frontier
Tue, Feb 24 - Thu, Feb 26
Multiple Airlines Logo
11:39 am - 9:13 pm
CMH
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ORD
10h 34m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
4:42 pm - 10:32 am
ORD
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CMH
16h 50m
1 stop
$156Multiple Airlines
Wed, Feb 18 - Mon, Feb 23
Southwest Logo
9:05 am - 6:05 pm
CMH
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MDW
10h 00m
2 stops
Southwest Logo
2:40 pm - 9:00 pm
MDW
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CMH
5h 20m
1 stop
$159Southwest
Wed, Feb 18 - Mon, Feb 23
Spirit Airlines Logo
11:39 am - 11:47 pm
CMH
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ORD
13h 08m
1 stop
Spirit Airlines Logo
8:16 pm - 10:44 am
ORD
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CMH
13h 28m
1 stop
$159Spirit Airlines
Wed, Mar 4 - Sat, Mar 7
Southwest Logo
6:40 pm - 6:55 pm
CMH
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MDW
1h 15mnonstop
Southwest Logo
6:55 pm - 9:05 pm
MDW
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CMH
1h 10mnonstop
$164Southwest
Tue, Feb 17 - Thu, Feb 19
United Airlines Logo
5:48 pm - 9:05 pm
CMH
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STL
4h 17m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
7:41 am - 3:16 pm
STL
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CMH
6h 35m
1 stop
$191United Airlines
Wed, Feb 11 - Sun, Feb 15
American Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 10:50 am
CMH
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CMI
4h 50m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
3:47 pm - 9:32 pm
CMI
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CMH
4h 45m
1 stop
$537American Airlines
Wed, Feb 11 - Sun, Feb 15
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 6:23 pm
CMH
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CMI
13h 23m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
3:47 pm - 9:32 pm
CMI
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CMH
4h 45m
1 stop
$823American Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Columbus to Illinois flights

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

What is the cheapest Columbus Airport to Illinois flight route?

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

The cheapest ticket to Illinois from Columbus Airport found in the last 72 hours was to Chicago, at $231 round-trip. The most popular route is from Columbus Airport (CMH) to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport (ORD), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $254.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Columbus Airport 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 $322, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Columbus Airport to Illinois?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Columbus Airport 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 Columbus Airport to Illinois is August, when tickets cost $214 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and June, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $316 and $316 respectively.

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

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

For Columbus to Illinois, Thursday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Monday is the most expensive. Flying from Illinois back to Columbus, the best deals are generally found on Saturday, with Tuesday being the most expensive.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Columbus Airport 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 Columbus Airport 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 Columbus Airport to Illinois, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 57% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 16 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonDecember
Cheapest flight$49
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 7% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 8% lower on average.
Flight from Columbus to Chicago Midway Airport

FAQs - booking Illinois flights

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Columbus 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 Columbus 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 Columbus 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 Columbus 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 Columbus 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 in the morning, when round-trip flights cost $487 on average. Morning departures are around 49% 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 $952.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Illinois

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Columbus to the following destinations at these prices or less: Chicago $236 one-way - $377 round-trip

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Columbus to Illinois

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Columbus 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 Columbus 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 4267 reviews
8.1Boarding
7.5Entertainment
7.0Food
8.6Crew
8.0Comfort
Airline reviews

All good except once again bags took an hour at Midway Airport Happens all the time. Ridiculous

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Jan 2026
PHX - MDW
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All good except once again bags took an hour at Midway Airport Happens all the time. Ridiculous

Everything went smoothly and we even arrived a little bit early.

Great vacation. Can't wait till next year for another one.

Great flight but super high price. Glad it was a business trip and not personal

On time. Friendly staff. Took to long to pre bord all the specialty groups. Cramped small plane

The seats were comfortable, and the boarding process was pretty smooth.

3 hour delay. Had to change plans and was still delayed.

The staff was very friendly, professional, and courteous. The overall flight was a great experience.

The crew canceled the complementary snack and drink in anticipation of turbulence that never materialized. I was counting on the drink (water) to take the the doses of medication - prescribed for my heart condition - that were due during the flight. Since no snack or meal was served on this flight, I cannot rate the food quality. Otherwise, this flight was excellent.

Departure was delayed more than 1/2 hour while we waited for luggage (only) transfer from another flight/plane. Once approved for takeoff, the flight was excellent.

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

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.

Pilot navigated severe weather/snow storm with skill. Described his intentions clearly

I love American. I’ll never fly anyone else if I can help it.

Little warm on the plane and delayed for an hour

So excited very proud first of all I wanna thank kayak all updates very professional and fast alart And amazing cabin crew so nice to me they deserve big salute

The boarding process needs to be fixed. The zone don't work, especially when there is hardly anyone in zones 3, 4,and 5, leaving the majority of the passengers backed up in the aisle, especially because passengers seated near the front are blocking passengers who are seated in the rear of the plane. It would also help if the size of carry on bags was more strictly enforced.

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.

Not seat assigned because overbooking. We could go because some people decided to give their seats.

The flights were very uncomfortable the seats don't have much leg room at all and they are pretty hard as well.

spirit delayed my first flight 9 hours and then cancelled my flight back home. Very disappointed with their service.

Late taking off. ATC sent us circling around Chicago for almost an hour, after landing taxied for 40 minutes.

I waited for 4+ extra hours to even board when i was fighting off a cold. So i was sitting there in the airport with a fever and chills while spirit wasted my time. Then once on the plane we had at least an extra hour of taxiing before and after takeoff. Really poor airline, no amenities to speak of, and a lack of organization that will just ruin your experience.

Terrible. They cancelled the flight at the last minute after I had checked in at the airport and then told me they could only put me on a flight after 7 days. Pathetic.

Flight was on time. Friendly crew. Gate agents in the other hand were very unfriendly.

Bought round trip tickets. Ended up upgrading to first class. Both flights were new planes but hadn’t been equipped with WiFi and there were no charging ports at my seat despite it being new and first class accommodations.

Like: seats that don't move; fast boarding; engaging crew; low-prices; individual gate at LGA; access to restrooms at the gate Dislike: no water on the flight

To be Honest they canceled my flight and didn't have other options. Until 4 says later and I have a 2yr old very disappointed.

Very well recently! Frontier is improving and less harrassing customer on luggages! Positive!

Good for a budget airline! It was easy to get on, staff was really nice. Can’t say anything about the food or entertainment because it wasn’t available, which is fine.

I am writing to express my disappointment with my recent Frontier Airlines flight. I was charged $99 at the gate because my bag was said to be too large, yet once onboard there was no available overhead bin space, and I was required to place the bag under the seat in front of me anyway. This made the charge feel unnecessary and unfair. Additionally, before the flight even took off, I was asked to move from the seat I paid for into a middle seat so another passenger and her cat could have my seat to themselves. I was not offered compensation or an explanation for being moved from a paid seat. Between the unexpected bag fee and being forced to give up my seat, this experience fell well below acceptable customer service standards. I would appreciate a review of this situation and appropriate compensation.

It was costly and difficult to check in. $85 to take a small suitcase with me, carry on or checked and $75 on the return trip, Plus $25 if I didn't check my self in check in $25, because I couldn't do it on the kiosk. Small very uncomfortable seats, waited on the runway for near an hour each way. It was my worst flight to date.

It was ok. It was expensive to check 2 bags ($75.00 per bag), and then it took a long time to wait for shuttle to take us from one terminal to the terminal where the plane was taking off at LAX. And all of this for a flight where we had to pay for any food or drink that was not water.

It didn’t happen. I booked it and then was told it wasn’t available and then forced to pay far higher prices for a worse option

A 630departure flight Delayed 6hours! They changed my gate, I moved to the new gate. Had our flight on the screen for 12noon departure. I go get above to eat, check screen again and the flight was gone, no notice no announcement, nothing!! They sent my bag on the flight I wasn’t on, got it back to me 3days later. Thank goodness they did refund my money but I will NEVER fly them again.

Due to weather, my flight was delayed, further delayed, then canceled. I eventually got through to a support person who helped me find a different route out of MSP, but to get to DIA, they didn't want to, but eventually did help with the connection ticket purchase. But even this replacement flight was delayed time and time again, and I would have missed my connecting flights and I didn't want to get stuck in a layover city, so after 12 hours at the airport with two young boys who were very tired, we just cancelled our plans and spent the week at home, instead of Nana's.

Plane and crew on board were fine. Everything else was terrible.

The third party booking with cheapflightsfares was awful. Kayak should NOT partner with them. They sold me a bundle including seat selection and carry-on, but did not book the carry-ons with Frontier, so I’m out of pocket for $414 more while I await resolution.

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