$183 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 6/28. 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

Thu, Apr 16 - Mon, Apr 20
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
10:15 am - 4:10 pm
EDI
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ORD
35h 55m
2 stops
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
7:15 pm - 8:35 am
ORD
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EDI
31h 20m
2 stops
$566Scandinavian Airlines
Wed, Apr 29 - Tue, May 5
JetBlue Logo
11:30 am - 9:36 pm
EDI
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ORD
16h 06m
1 stop
JetBlue Logo
9:41 am - 10:00 am
ORD
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EDI
18h 19m
1 stop
$649JetBlue
Fri, Apr 10 - Sat, Apr 25
Icelandair Logo
2:15 pm - 9:25 pm
EDI
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ORD
13h 10m
1 stop
Icelandair Logo
7:25 pm - 1:20 pm
ORD
-
EDI
11h 55m
1 stop
$712Icelandair
Wed, Mar 4 - Tue, Mar 10
Multiple Airlines Logo
6:05 am - 5:20 pm
EDI
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ORD
17h 15m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
7:30 pm - 4:20 pm
ORD
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EDI
15h 50m
2 stops
$714Multiple Airlines
Thu, Apr 16 - Sat, Apr 25
Multiple Airlines Logo
10:40 am - 7:15 pm
EDI
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ORD
14h 35m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
3:45 pm - 7:30 am
ORD
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EDI
9h 45m
1 stop
$719Multiple Airlines
Fri, Apr 17 - Mon, Apr 20
Icelandair Logo
2:15 pm - 9:25 pm
EDI
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ORD
13h 10m
1 stop
Icelandair Logo
7:25 pm - 1:20 pm
ORD
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EDI
11h 55m
1 stop
$720Icelandair
Wed, Apr 15 - Sun, Apr 19
Delta Logo
5:45 am - 5:58 pm
EDI
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MDW
18h 13m
2 stops
Delta Logo
1:23 pm - 10:40 am
MDW
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EDI
15h 17m
2 stops
$849Delta
Wed, Mar 4 - Tue, Mar 10
Delta Logo
6:00 am - 5:37 pm
EDI
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MDW
17h 37m
2 stops
Delta Logo
1:10 pm - 10:40 am
MDW
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EDI
16h 30m
2 stops
$852Delta
Fri, Feb 27 - Mon, Mar 2
United Airlines Logo
9:25 am - 5:00 pm
EDI
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STL
13h 35m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
11:25 am - 7:55 am
STL
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EDI
14h 30m
2 stops
$1,569United Airlines
Fri, Feb 27 - Mon, Mar 2
United Airlines Logo
9:25 am - 5:00 pm
EDI
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STL
13h 35m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
8:41 am - 7:55 am
STL
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EDI
17h 14m
2 stops
$1,573United Airlines
Booking Insights

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 $971 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 $971.

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 March, when tickets cost $697 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and December, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,061 and $939 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 Saturdays 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 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 31% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 12 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonDecember
Cheapest flight$183
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 4% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 7% lower on average.
Flight from Edinburgh to Chicago

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 $985 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 $985.

Reviews of the top airlines 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.
7.4
United AirlinesOverall score based on 9300 reviews
7.7Boarding
7.1Entertainment
6.6Food
8.1Crew
7.3Comfort
Airline reviews

No real complaints. The in flight food was much better than I expected. The in flight entertainment was excellent.

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Feb 2026
AMS - ORD
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No real complaints. The in flight food was much better than I expected. The in flight entertainment was excellent.

Crew was great (professional, attentive, prompt). Snacks for 4 hrs flight is deplorable.

Horrible Flight significantly delayed. Not due to united issue. But trying to rebook connection flight and get information about overnight accommodation was difficult. Agent did not seem to care or have any interest to help.

United Airlines is my preferred airlines and I am thankful for Gary who also help support me on the phone to switch my flight literally last min.

This Japanese airline provides great service and very helpful in assisting their passengers.

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.

I so appreciate the crew members on each flight of United. They are outstanding.

Reliable, nice crew, I fly often on that flight and I like it all.

Perfect flight. Smooth flight. Arrived 20 minutes early at destination. Excellent service.

One of the best flight experiences I've have had in along time. Would fly with them again.

One of the best flight experience I have had in along time. Would fly with them again.

Like getting a bus. No great luxury but will get you there

Got us to destination alive, albeit a bit late. Luggage was left behind. No live tracking app available (available on some other airlines). Supposedly going to be delivered in next couple of days.

So, the trip from Dublin to LA did not really happen because the flight took off before we could finish the transfer.

Very nice experience. Flight had good entertainment system and good food options. Customer service was very friendly and nice as well.

Like - the crew were nice Dislike - sitting on the tarmac for long periods after boarding and landing.

I was not admitted to the flight!!! i need a refund for this.

One of the best flights I've been on in a while. Very genuinely friendly staff. Courteous, kind, respectful. On a past flight (not Aer Lingus) I remember being woken up rudely to put my seat forward. Like a child being berated for something. Oddly jarring experience when someone could just tap you gently on the shoulder and gesture kindly. But I noticed the Aer Lingus staff were incredibly patient with everyone on the plane. It's the holiday season and I noticed a lot more elderly customers on the plane than I typically see flying, and the staff went above and beyond with helping accommodate people. Service throughout the flight was flawless. They came through offering water, and picking up garbage at perfect intervals. Seemed like this flight, everyone was on point. And the flight landed early on top of that

Seats are small, but comfortable and more space around you, so for a normal person the seats are perfect. If you are a big and fat individual, I would not think the seats are comfortable. All else was good and normal. Lots of movies to watch.

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