$53 Find Cheap Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth Airport to Illinois

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Cheap Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth to Illinois

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Chicago
Chicagononstop$154
Moline
Moline1 stop$462
Peoria
Peorianonstop$333
Bloomington
Bloomingtonnonstop$449
Champaign
Champaignnonstop$410
Springfield
Springfield1 stop$439
St. Louis
St. Louisnonstop$137
Decatur
Decatur1 stop$304
Paducah
Paducah1 stop$294
Chicago
Chicagononstop$154
Moline
Moline1 stop$462
Peoria
Peorianonstop$333
Bloomington
Bloomingtonnonstop$449
Champaign
Champaignnonstop$410
Springfield
Springfield1 stop$439
St. Louis
St. Louisnonstop$137
Decatur
Decatur1 stop$304
Paducah
Paducah1 stop$294

Book Cheap Dallas/Fort Worth 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 Dallas/Fort Worth 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 Dallas/Fort Worth to Illinois

Thu, Sep 10 - Sun, Sep 13
Frontier Logo
3:48 pm - 5:44 pm
DFW
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STL
1h 56mnonstop
Frontier Logo
6:41 pm - 8:46 pm
STL
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DFW
2h 05mnonstop
$137Frontier
Tue, Jul 7 - Tue, Jul 14
Frontier Logo
1:00 pm - 2:56 pm
DFW
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STL
1h 56mnonstop
Frontier Logo
3:41 pm - 5:43 pm
STL
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DFW
2h 02mnonstop
$146Frontier
Sat, Jul 11 - Thu, Jul 16
Multiple Airlines Logo
1:53 pm - 10:37 am
DFW
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RFD
20h 44m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
11:27 am - 9:06 pm
RFD
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DFW
9h 39m
1 stop
$258Multiple Airlines
Sat, Jul 11 - Thu, Jul 16
Multiple Airlines Logo
6:19 am - 10:37 am
DFW
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RFD
28h 18m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
11:27 am - 9:06 pm
RFD
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DFW
9h 39m
1 stop
$267Multiple Airlines
Sat, Jul 11 - Fri, Jul 17
United Airlines Logo
12:00 pm - 5:56 pm
DFW
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DEC
5h 56m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
9:37 am - 3:03 pm
DEC
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DFW
5h 26m
1 stop
$304United Airlines
Sat, Sep 5 - Sat, Sep 12
American Airlines Logo
1:46 pm - 3:53 pm
DFW
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PIA
2h 07mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 9:20 am
PIA
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DFW
2h 20mnonstop
$333American Airlines
Sat, Jul 4 - Wed, Jul 8
United Airlines Logo
12:00 pm - 5:56 pm
DFW
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DEC
5h 56m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
9:37 am - 3:48 pm
DEC
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DFW
6h 11m
1 stop
$334United Airlines
Sat, Sep 5 - Sat, Sep 12
American Airlines Logo
9:40 am - 11:50 am
DFW
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PIA
2h 10mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 12:12 pm
PIA
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DFW
6h 12m
1 stop
$343American Airlines
Sat, Aug 1 - Sat, Aug 8
Delta Logo
8:10 am - 3:34 pm
DFW
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BMI
7h 24m
1 stop
Delta Logo
12:09 pm - 7:31 pm
BMI
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DFW
7h 22m
1 stop
$469Delta
Tue, Jun 30 - Fri, Jul 3
Delta Logo
5:30 am - 11:26 am
DFW
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BMI
5h 56m
1 stop
Delta Logo
6:00 am - 11:19 am
BMI
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DFW
5h 19m
1 stop
$545Delta
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Dallas/Fort Worth to Illinois flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Dallas/Fort Worth 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 Dallas/Fort Worth Airport 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 Dallas/Fort Worth Airport to Illinois departing in October.

What is the cheapest Dallas/Fort Worth 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 Dallas/Fort Worth Airport found in the last 5 days was to Chicago, at $88 round-trip. The most popular route is from Dallas/Fort Worth Airport (DFW) to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport (ORD), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was $213.

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

The average price for all round-trip flights from Dallas/Fort Worth Airport 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 at night, when round-trip flights cost $236 on average. Morning departures are around 35% 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 $514.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Dallas/Fort Worth 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.

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 2 stops layover the cheapest option at $335 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Dallas/Fort Worth Airport to Illinois?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Dallas/Fort Worth 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 Dallas/Fort Worth Airport to Illinois is October, when tickets cost $150 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and July, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $375 and $290 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Dallas/Fort Worth Airport to Illinois?

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

When flying from Dallas/Fort Worth Airport to Illinois, you should consider leaving on a Thursday and avoid Sundays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, you’ll find the best rates on Fridays and the most expensive ones on Mondays.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Dallas/Fort Worth 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 Dallas/Fort Worth 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 Dallas/Fort Worth Airport to Illinois, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 36% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 10 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$53
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 5% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 6% lower on average.
Flight from Dallas/Fort Worth Airport to St. Louis

Flights from Dallas/Fort Worth to Illinois: the best tips from KAYAK users

Insights shared by verified travelers who flew the route from Dallas/Fort Worth to Illinois 
MercyFlew with American Airlines
DFW
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CMI
Jun 2026
People flying from Dallas to Champaign should always prepare their mindset to expect flights delays and adjustments due to weather or other technical emergencies.
DeepaFlew with American Airlines
DFW
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ORD
Apr 2026
The TSA precheck feature is useful, and the security checkpoint to gate walk is around 20 mins, not too bad.
RickyFlew with Spirit Airlines
DFW
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ORD
Mar 2024
Uber pickup is in terminal 2 doors 2D/2E not available in terminal 1

FAQs - booking Illinois flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Dallas/Fort Worth Airport 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 Dallas/Fort Worth Airport to Illinois.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Dallas/Fort Worth Airport to Illinois?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Dallas/Fort Worth Airport 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 Dallas/Fort Worth Airport 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 Dallas/Fort Worth Airport 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 Dallas/Fort Worth Airport 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 Dallas/Fort Worth Airport 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 Dallas/Fort Worth Airport to the following destinations at these prices or less: Chicago $168 one-way - $312 round-trip

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Dallas/Fort Worth to Illinois

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Dallas 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 Dallas/Fort Worth 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 4242 reviews
8.1Boarding
7.5Entertainment
7.0Food
8.6Crew
8.0Comfort
Airline reviews

Flight was constantly delayed with significant changes in time, it was supposed to get to Colorado Springs at 8:30 PM but it got there after midnight.

2.0 MediocreMarcela, Jun 2026
DAL - COS
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Flight was constantly delayed with significant changes in time, it was supposed to get to Colorado Springs at 8:30 PM but it got there after midnight.

Flight was delayed over 3 hours. Planes were dirty. Staff indifferent. And they serve vegan pretzels as snacks.

I don't know why flying out of Sarasota requires two plane changes.

The flight was smooth. The Southwest experience has degraded overall, but this one was okay.

The checking experience in Orlando was terrible, almost missed the flight. Too many travelers and Southwest completely understaffed.

no service at all due to turbulence. they should've at least given us snacks, there were only 10 people on the entire flight.

First time I've had to use the disabled accommodations. And I could not have had a better experience with Southwest, i was having trouble getting from one terminal to another due to my heart failure. And the next thing I know a Southwest agent had made sure. I had a wheelchair at all my flights. Can't thank them enough.

For the first time in a long time, the Wi-Fi actually worked the entire flight! The flight crew was amazing as usual.

Great flight. I didn't get a drink because I was asleep whole on the flight.

The new seat assignment thing is wierd. If you don’t pay for a seat they always assign you a middle seat regardless of how many people are on the flight. Idk… the new company that bought Southwest is trying to make it more profitable, but I’m just not seeing it. The flight attendants aren’t having as much fun anymore. It just feels like the airline is slowly dying. IMO. We shall see if Southwest is the next Toy’s R Us.

I’ve flown Contour on 4 different flights in the last couple weeks and every one of the flights were significantly delayed. Like over 2 hours delayed. 3 of the 4 were due to maintenance and one was weather, which is beyond their control. If this continues, I will not fly them anymore. It makes me concerned that they don’t have great maintenance practices. The planes are very old and worn out and the interiors need improvement. I do like the amount of space you have between seats for legroom. They also started charging for bags recently, which I think the did when they partnered up with American Airlines as a codeshare partner. American is also a disaster of an airline so I wish they had some agreement with Delta. I am glad they offer a major airline parternership though. That is certainly giving people more opportunities. I won’t fly Contour unless they have a direct flight to where I am going. If I have to connect then I am going to take Delta. The bus at the DFW airport to get on and off the aircraft is a pain and adds so much extra time to your travel experience. I hope this is temporary while they are building a new terminal, but I don’t know.

Short flight so no entertainment and none expected or appropriate. Everyone I dealt with was professional and helpful. A good experience.

Love it. No Frills but better than Spirit No Frills. It's like a simple luxury private plane especially if you've got five or six people on it because then you probably got your own section of the plane.

All the staff were amazing! The flight was quick, everything went smoothly, I have nothing but good things to say about this flight. Thank you Contour!

It was easy, efficient from start to finish. The flight attendant was amazing. Smooth ride. It was just perfect.

We had a great experience on both of our flights! Crew was great…..the ride was smooth…and checking in was easy. We will definitely fly with them again.

This was my first time flying with Contour and the Greenbrier Valley Airport. It both were excellent and the price couldn’t be beat!

Not on time. Taxied around the airport for 30 MINUTES! The pilot never said a word. Ai

Great flight, professional crew, convenient and interesting nonstop routes. Had trouble with getting precheck listed on boarding pass, but found that customer service was remarkably responsive via email — unheard of with other carriers. A great experience overalll.

I felt like a sardine in my seat. We all did. The plane was so small that I hit my head on the roof when I stood up from my seat. The service was good and the crew were nice.

Very easy ! Use the kiosk and bag drop and right to security within 10 min

Flight cancelled instead of leaving Friday am now, maybe, leaving Sunday

one of the flight attendants on the Dallas to frankfurt leg was somewhat rude..

Over 5 hour delay with minimal updates or ability to standby for alternative flights. During boarding and 1 hr+ wait for takeoff, seats were drenched w water from air conditioning condensation and always leftover crumbs on carpet and seats

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.

Friendliest Flight Attendant I’ve seen since I flew on Southwest Airlines. The whole trip was outstanding…and arrived Early!

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.

Flight cancelled. Twice. And no communication. No gate agent. Went past boarding time and had to go and see email from AA. Airport communication was bad

I love the e fact that the staff communicated swiftly when my flight was delayed and gate number changed

Delayed and horrible communication and sat on flight for an hour before taking off

Plane temperature was so hot that everyone on the plane was sweating. Departure gates changed 3 times in the hour before the flight. Internet service was so poor in the terminal that updates weren't always being received.

Delayed flight due to maintenance and I have had multiple delayed flights due to maintenance in the last month plus

technology worked well and everything ran smoothly. The seats are quite cramped so please don't try to re-engineer the cabin to squeeze more bodies on board.

Delayed flight more than I hour. When boarding we spent some additional time on the plane before takeoff ....

Flight was delayed due to connecting passengers. Lack of snack options bad. Sitting in Aisle, last cart run pulled the cart directly into my knee. Rude awakening.

Flight was delayed by 6 hours... the level of incompetence was truly astounding. I won't be flying American Airlines again. I don't care if AA is direct and there is a layover with another airline, I'll take the layover.

Flight was delayed 5 hours. Initial reason for delay was 'maintenance' - which makes sense. Then, the additional 2 hours continued to say it was maintenance - when I know EWR had a 2 hour delay. AA did not say that. Additionally, when boarding, there was only one agent at the counter for a long time - until another came to help. After boarding, we had to wait another 45 minutes due to 'no catering'. So while we waited for catering, AA continued to board additional passengers - which seemed odd - and raised questions about what really was going on. I sat in First Class. During the flight, the flight crew allowed a significant number of non-First Class passengers to use the front bathroom - which created a very crowded environment in First Class which was uncomfortable. This also delayed First Class passengers from using the bathroom. Overall, horrible experience.

There weren't enough employees at check in took awhile to get bags checked. There wasn't a wheel chair for me, I was sent to someone who turns out to work for a different airline, if My flight hadn't been delayed I probably would have missed my flight as it was, by the time I arrived at my gate, they started boarding in about 15 minutes. I don't know who took me to my gate, definitely was not the normal people who take passengers to the gate. I'm guessing she may have been in a management position. I wish I knew her name, she went beyond to help me. With that said everyone was kind, and were doing the best they could. So, I choose to say it was an Adventure, stressful start, but good. In the end went well. The situation was not only difficult for passengers but the employee's.

The staff at the check in counter was so rude. Made you feel Incompetent

Frontier scheduled a 40 minute connection in DEN. What they failed to mention was that they “close the doors” 20 mins prior to departure, which means you only have 20 mins. Not enough time. Possibly against DOT regulations. Filing complaint.

Flight was scheduled at 9:40pm. Got delayed to 10 am, the next day. crazy

The bag check, flight check-in, and onboard experience convinced my wife and me that we will actively go out of our way to avoid flying Frontier Airlines in the future. At bag check, we were informed that check-in could only be completed via the Frontier mobile app. Unfortunately, the app was extremely frustrating—sending us through repetitive, confusing loops that repeatedly forced us to decline add-on services with nearly every click. While most airline apps upsell, this one felt intentionally exhausting. As the process dragged on, we became genuinely concerned that my phone battery would die before check-in could be completed. We approached the bag check staff—who were standing together talking—and explained both our frustration and our predicament. They laughed. Later, my wife described the interaction as “gaslighting,” which felt accurate. We were then informed it would cost $25 per person simply to have our boarding passes printed. From that point forward, the tone of the experience was consistently hostile. The bag check employees were condescending and combative, behaving more like bullies than customer service staff. Unfortunately, that same attitude continued onboard. One flight attendant argued with me when I attempted to stow my backpack in the overhead bin. I explained that we had each paid $75 to check our bags specifically so we would not need to use carry-on space and could have adequate legroom. She demanded to see my ticket, pointed out that it said “no carry-on”—which I acknowledged—and I reiterated that this was precisely why we paid to check our bags. Her response was, “I don’t make the rules.” She then walked away, but not before asking if I “truly wanted to fly back to Chicago today?”—an unnecessary and unmistakable threat. It is also worth noting that despite booking our tickets together in the same transaction, we were not seated together. Upon our return to Chicago—where we could once again sit together—we compared onboard experiences. We both remarked on how unhappy the flight attendants appeared and how each of us was separately asked whether we would like to purchase a beverage. We declined. At no point was water mentioned as an option, leaving us with the clear impression that even water came at a cost—or that complimentary water, if available at all, was deliberately left unmentioned. Overall, the experience was shocking and deeply disappointing, but it was also a profound learning experience—one we will not forget and will not repeat. -Steve

Plane was hot and miserable and the crew was rude!

12 hour delay required getting on and off plane 3 times - would have at least liked to have been offered a snack or drink

They didn’t offer a water, even after I asked

They switched our terminal 3 times and we were delayed for four plus hours!!!

It was an early flight and most people napped/slept and the crew let us which was nice.

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