$351 Find Cheap Flights from Edinburgh to Illinois

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Edinburgh to Illinois departing on 8/23. 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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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Edinburgh to Illinois, as well as popular online travel agencies
These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Edinburgh to Illinois, as well as popular online travel agencies
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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

Wed, Jul 8 - Wed, Jul 15
JetBlue Logo
11:30 am - 7:31 pm
EDI
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ORD
14h 01m
1 stop
JetBlue Logo
8:10 pm - 10:00 am
ORD
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EDI
31h 50m
1 stop
$737JetBlue
Wed, Jul 8 - Sat, Jul 25
JetBlue Logo
11:30 am - 7:31 pm
EDI
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ORD
14h 01m
1 stop
JetBlue Logo
1:09 pm - 10:00 am
ORD
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EDI
14h 51m
1 stop
$741JetBlue
Mon, Jul 6 - Sun, Jul 12
Multiple Airlines Logo
11:30 am - 8:29 pm
EDI
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ORD
14h 59m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
2:15 pm - 10:10 am
ORD
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EDI
13h 55m
1 stop
$744Multiple Airlines
Thu, Oct 22 - Sun, Oct 25
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
10:15 am - 4:10 pm
EDI
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ORD
35h 55m
2 stops
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
8:15 pm - 6:25 pm
ORD
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EDI
17h 10m
1 stop
$748Scandinavian Airlines
Fri, Aug 28 - Mon, Aug 31
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
7:10 pm - 4:10 pm
EDI
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ORD
27h 00m
1 stop
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
7:15 pm - 6:25 pm
ORD
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EDI
17h 10m
1 stop
$755Scandinavian Airlines
Tue, Jul 7 - Tue, Jul 14
JetBlue Logo
12:10 pm - 9:03 pm
EDI
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ORD
14h 53m
1 stop
JetBlue Logo
6:00 am - 9:20 am
ORD
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EDI
21h 20m
1 stop
$760JetBlue
Mon, Jul 6 - Sun, Jul 12
Multiple Airlines Logo
11:30 am - 8:29 pm
EDI
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ORD
14h 59m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
8:45 am - 10:10 am
ORD
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EDI
19h 25m
3 stops
$762Multiple Airlines
Fri, Dec 4 - Tue, Dec 8
Virgin Atlantic Logo
8:30 pm - 4:25 pm
EDI
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MDW
25h 55m
2 stops
Virgin Atlantic Logo
1:00 pm - 9:20 am
MDW
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EDI
14h 20m
2 stops
$871Virgin Atlantic
Sat, Sep 5 - Wed, Sep 9
Delta Logo
9:00 am - 3:44 pm
EDI
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MDW
12h 44m
1 stop
Delta Logo
5:59 pm - 4:10 pm
MDW
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EDI
16h 11m
2 stops
$880Delta
Sat, Sep 5 - Wed, Sep 9
Delta Logo
5:45 am - 4:59 pm
EDI
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MDW
17h 14m
2 stops
Delta Logo
4:30 pm - 11:50 am
MDW
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EDI
13h 20m
1 stop
$884Delta
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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.

How much is a round-trip flight from Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh to Illinois departing in July.

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 5 days was to Chicago, at $743 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 5 days was $743.

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

The average price for all round-trip flights from Edinburgh 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 morning, when round-trip flights cost $1,220 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 $1,220.

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 1 stop layover the cheapest option at $777 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 July, when tickets cost $273 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and August, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $682 and $677 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 Thursday and avoid Saturdays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Edinburgh, you’ll find the best rates on Thursdays and the most expensive ones on Fridays.

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 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 33% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 14 weeks before departure.

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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.

Reviews of the top airline flying 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.
7.3
Aer LingusOverall score based on 1603 reviews
6.7Food
7.0Entertainment
7.4Boarding
8.1Crew
7.2Comfort
Airline reviews

Boarding was fine, difficult to understand the guy over the speaker though so we were unsure when exactly to board until they updated the monitor by the gate. Flight itself was fine, nice flight attendants, seats were comfortable enough, good selection of entertainment on the screens. Other airlines at a similar price point have included wifi though, at a minimum messaging, for free, so that was a little disappointing to not have that. But otherwise fine. Food was pretty decent, nice hot meal, good drink selection, nice snacks. Bathrooms were ok, could've been cleaned a little more often, but they were never bad.

8.0 ExcellentTim, Jun 2026
DUB - LAX
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Boarding was fine, difficult to understand the guy over the speaker though so we were unsure when exactly to board until they updated the monitor by the gate. Flight itself was fine, nice flight attendants, seats were comfortable enough, good selection of entertainment on the screens. Other airlines at a similar price point have included wifi though, at a minimum messaging, for free, so that was a little disappointing to not have that. But otherwise fine. Food was pretty decent, nice hot meal, good drink selection, nice snacks. Bathrooms were ok, could've been cleaned a little more often, but they were never bad.

Vegetarian food option was very poor. Effectively, overcooked rice ("risotto"). Zero protein which is always disappointing with no vegetables and poorly seasoned. Basically had lots of carbs on 6-hour flight. Not acceptable for business class in 2026. Flight was otherwise very good.

Small plane. Tight seating . What can one say except that it was fast!

Caring & friendly crew. Most important: got us SAFELY to our destination!

I sat in the first row behind first class. There was plenty of legroom. The entertainment was great. I saw two excellent movies and one episode of a sitcom. Also enjoyed the flight tracker.

OK overall. Flight was delayed Crew on flight was good

On time, only a little turbulence, very competent and caring attendants. Clear information.

Late late late. Delayed and arrived an hour late for a 1 hour 45 minute connection. Every time. Poor record for this company. I try to fly any other carrier first.

The flights are literally always delayed arriving, boarding and taking off so they are always late for the connection. I planned ahead so I was okay but many others aren't. The food was terrible. The staff was very pleasant. I appreciate boarding back to front.

The crew was friendly. The plane was comfortable. In-flight wifi didn't work well at all. The ride was quite turbulent but understandable given the weather.

Everything you need to know for your flight from Edinburgh to Illinois

Information on your arrival and departure airports

Edinburgh (EDI)