$350 Find Cheap Flights from Edinburgh to Illinois

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Cheap Flights from Edinburgh to Illinois

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
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St. Louis1 stop$1,033
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St. Louis1 stop$1,033

Book Cheap Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh to Illinois

Sun, Nov 30 - Thu, Dec 11
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8:25 pm - 2:20 pmEDI-ORD
23h 55m1 stop
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5:20 pm - 10:40 amORD-EDI
11h 20m1 stop
Mon, Oct 6 - Mon, Oct 20
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6:00 am - 2:40 pmEDI-ORD
14h 40m1 stop
Virgin Atlantic Logo
5:10 pm - 10:45 amORD-EDI
11h 35m1 stop
$683Virgin Atlantic
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Mon, Oct 6 - Mon, Oct 20
Delta Logo
9:00 am - 4:09 pmEDI-MDW
13h 09m1 stop
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6:23 pm - 4:35 pmMDW-EDI
16h 12m2 stops
$687Delta
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Mon, Sep 22 - Tue, Oct 7
Delta Logo
6:00 am - 2:40 pmEDI-ORD
14h 40m1 stop
Delta Logo
10:25 am - 10:45 amORD-EDI
18h 20m2 stops
$690Delta
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Tue, Oct 14 - Fri, Oct 24
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11:55 am - 7:00 pmEDI-ORD
13h 05m1 stop
Aer Lingus Logo
9:15 pm - 7:50 pmORD-EDI
16h 35m1 stop
$703Aer Lingus
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Thu, Sep 25 - Sat, Oct 4
Aer Lingus Logo
8:35 am - 2:00 pmEDI-ORD
11h 25m1 stop
Aer Lingus Logo
3:45 pm - 8:00 amORD-EDI
10h 15m1 stop
$720Aer Lingus
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Mon, Oct 6 - Mon, Oct 20
United Airlines Logo
11:30 am - 1:55 pmEDI-ORD
8h 25mnonstop
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5:55 pm - 10:35 amORD-EDI
10h 40m1 stop
$775United Airlines
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Mon, Oct 6 - Mon, Oct 20
United Airlines Logo
11:30 am - 1:55 pmEDI-ORD
8h 25mnonstop
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6:25 pm - 8:25 amORD-EDI
8h 00mnonstop
$778United Airlines
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Mon, Sep 22 - Mon, Sep 29
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11:35 am - 9:06 pmEDI-STL
15h 31m1 stop
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1:03 pm - 9:25 amSTL-EDI
14h 22m2 stops
$1,033British Airways
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Wed, Oct 1 - Thu, Oct 30
British Airways Logo
11:35 am - 9:06 pmEDI-STL
15h 31m1 stop
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7:54 pm - 5:40 pmSTL-EDI
16h 46m2 stops
$1,140British Airways
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Edinburgh to Illinois flights

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

What is the cheapest Edinburgh to Illinois flight route?

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

The cheapest ticket to Illinois from Edinburgh found in the last 72 hours was to Chicago, at $855 round-trip. The most popular route is from Edinburgh (EDI) to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport (ORD), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $855.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Edinburgh 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 $829 on average.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh to Illinois is January, when tickets cost $674 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and July, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,070 and $920 respectively.

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

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

When flying from Edinburgh to Illinois, you should consider leaving on a Sunday and avoid Thursdays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Edinburgh, you’ll find the best rates on Tuesdays and the most expensive ones on Saturdays.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh to Illinois, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 33% 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$350
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 13% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 3% increase in price.
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FAQs - booking Illinois flights

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh 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 $981 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 $981.

Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from Edinburgh to Illinois

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh 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 8943 reviews
7.3Comfort
8.1Crew
7.1Entertainment
6.6Food
7.7Boarding
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My flight was delayed about 1 1/2 hours in Chicago, but other then that it was a good flight.

8.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Aug 2025YOW - ORD
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My flight was delayed about 1 1/2 hours in Chicago, but other then that it was a good flight.

For both flights I requested a gluten free meal, they didn’t have one nor were there other options.

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.

Inoperable monitor left no entert for 9 hours. Crew was not helpful Food was awful.

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.

Overall a very poor experience - booked premium economy tickets but due to last minute flight delays , all my itinery went for a toss and had to fly economy class with no access to lounge or any compensation by united airlines to make up for the flight delays . i had expected better experience than that from united.

It was fine, definitely older planes with no charging or anything. There’s no entertainment set up on board, but it is nice that they allow you to access the in flight entertainment from your phone without having to pay for the Wi-Fi and they do offer free texting.

I liked that the flight was nonstop from ORD to CIU for $200 round trip.

The schedule to Moline changed 5 times. The gate changed 6 times. That is a pathetic way to run an airline. No wonder that no one in our company flies on United Express to or from Moline. Changes happen most of the time. I learned my lesson on this trip…never again!

Dear Aer Lingus Customer Care, I am writing to formally raise a complaint regarding my recent experience on Aer Lingus flight EI53 from Dublin to Seattle on 22/08/2025. Both my wife and I were seated in 15D, 15E directly under a faulty air conditioning unit. Even though the unit was switched off, cold air continued seeping through the sides and blew directly onto us for the entire duration of the flight (over 9 hours). We reported the issue to the cabin crew, but the only attempted solution was placing a piece of food-packaging sticker over the vent. Unsurprisingly, this had no effect. When we pressed further, the crew told us: “It is hard to fix it because we don’t have an engineer on board.” As a result, my wife and I remained exposed to constant cold airflow for the whole flight, and both of us became unwell afterwards, experiencing chills, sore throat and fever at the end of the flight. This has caused significant distress, disrupted our work plans. This experience highlights both a serious maintenance issue and a lack of adequate care for passengers. We therefore request: A full investigation into the defective AC system on this aircraft. An explanation of why no effective remedy (such as reseating us) was provided. Compensation for the illness and disruption caused to both myself and my wife. We ask for a full written response within 28 days. Should this matter not be satisfactorily resolved, we are prepared to escalate the complaint to the Irish Aviation Authority and Commission for Aviation Regulation and other relevant authorities. Thank you for your urgent attention to this matter. Sincerely, Temuujin Tuvshingal Myagmarsuren Ganbold

Best travel day I've had in a long time. Everything went perfectly, no delays. 10 out of 10

Seat is business could have been a lot cleaner, but space was nice and seat was comfortable

Not JetBlue's fault but Aer Lingus never explained how to transfer to JetBlue.

Poor check-in experience in Manchester. Delayed boarding and check-in agent never explained how to transfer in NYC to JetBlue.

The space between seats was reduced even further. Could not even open the tray table fully and got compressed the moment the front guy reclined. For a long haul flight it was extremely uncomfortable.

The space between seats has reduced even further making it extremely uncomfortable. Couldn't even open the tray table properly or got compressed the moment the front guy reclined.

Not satisfying due to loss Luguage for 4days. Damage Luguage that had no way to fill up a report for and me as a client to spend more money and time to replace it. Thank you for soliciting my opinion, but it was unfortunately a very disappointing experience. Stephanie Zvi

The seat pitch was a little tight for me, but I survived. There was a volatile, enraged passenger a couple of rows ahead of me and the cabin crew defused and resolved the situation calmly, quickly, and successfully.

Delightful flight, ahead of time with a super crew, thanks

We missed the connection because we had to wait for a shuttle from the plane to the Terminal. Also, we needed assistance and none was available.

When we arrived at the airport - 1st step - printing out your boarding pass - no issue. Not long lines as these machines. 2nd step - processing your bag drop off. There was only one associate there to help 10 kiosks. We had a family in front of us for 20 minutes trying to work on the machine and figure out every step for 4 pieces of luggage. My husband alerted the associate who was able to assist the family. Highly suggest that there are more associates to assist in this process. Besides this issue, security check went very quickly. Our flight was direct to Philadelphia. We had to carry our bags down two flights of steps, then out to the tarmac to a bus, then carry our bags up two flights of stairs to the plane. No one on the flight was expecting that long trek. I could see some people were struggling a bit. All in all - great flight crew, plane was clean and food was great!

There were no gluten-free vegan options available, so food was very limited on this flight, and some of the crew weren’t especially helpful about it. To make matters worse, a passenger was sick on board, and although the area was cleaned, the smell lingered for the rest of the journey. On top of that, we ended up circling for an extra hour, which only made the unpleasant situation drag on even longer.

Checking in prior on line and wait time at Gatwick was terrible. I would rate a big fat ZERO.

Not so good with their baggage handling as they damaged one of my check in luggage

On time. Clean. Efficient. Just what is required for the short hop.

bad, made it to connecting flight and they didnt let me board

Our luggage didn’t arrive with us, that puts a damper on the whole trip.

This flight from London to Chicago was actually on an AA airline. I did book through BA but the flight was AA. Great flight, hectic in Chicago, I wouldn't choose to fly through Chicago again, but that's not the airlines fault. The flight itself was great.

Seats were way too small. I got claustrophobic waiting for trash from meal to be taken away. I couldn't move to even close my tray until trash was taken.

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