$74 Find Cheap Flights from El Paso to Illinois

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Cheap Flights from El Paso to Illinois

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Chicago
Chicago2 stops$218
Bloomington
Bloomington1 stop$539
St. Louis
St. Louis1 stop$171
Chicago
Chicago2 stops$218
Bloomington
Bloomington1 stop$539
St. Louis
St. Louis1 stop$171

Book Cheap El Paso 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 El Paso 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 El Paso to Illinois

Wed, Sep 10 - Tue, Sep 16
Frontier Logo
1:33 pm - 9:06 amELP-STL
18h 33m1 stop
Frontier Logo
7:55 pm - 12:48 pmSTL-ELP
17h 53m1 stop
$171Frontier
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Wed, Oct 15 - Sun, Oct 19
Frontier Logo
2:39 pm - 9:07 amELP-STL
17h 28m1 stop
Frontier Logo
7:52 pm - 12:52 pmSTL-ELP
18h 00m1 stop
$209Frontier
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Fri, Sep 5 - Tue, Sep 9
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12:27 pm - 9:32 pmELP-ORD
8h 05m1 stop
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7:09 pm - 11:27 amORD-ELP
41h 18m2 stops
Tue, Sep 30 - Tue, Oct 7
American Airlines Logo
2:58 pm - 10:50 pmELP-STL
6h 52m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
5:20 am - 9:18 amSTL-ELP
4h 58m1 stop
$258American Airlines
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Wed, Sep 10 - Tue, Sep 16
Southwest Logo
12:10 pm - 7:50 pmELP-STL
6h 40m2 stops
Southwest Logo
10:30 am - 4:20 pmSTL-ELP
6h 50m2 stops
$267Southwest
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Tue, Sep 16 - Thu, Sep 18
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 10:13 amELP-ORD
3h 13mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
9:00 pm - 11:26 pmORD-ELP
3h 26mnonstop
$269American Airlines
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Wed, Sep 10 - Sat, Sep 13
Southwest Logo
11:55 am - 3:55 pmELP-MDW
3h 00mnonstop
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11:05 am - 1:10 pmMDW-ELP
3h 05mnonstop
$269Southwest
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Thu, Sep 11 - Tue, Sep 16
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1:33 pm - 11:21 amELP-STL
20h 48m2 stops
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7:55 pm - 12:48 pmSTL-ELP
17h 53m1 stop
Fri, Sep 19 - Mon, Sep 22
United Airlines Logo
8:25 am - 12:45 pmELP-ORD
3h 20mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
5:50 pm - 10:45 pmORD-ELP
5h 55m1 stop
$331United Airlines
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Tue, Sep 30 - Tue, Oct 7
United Airlines Logo
2:09 pm - 10:00 pmELP-STL
6h 51m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
12:25 pm - 10:12 pmSTL-ELP
10h 47m2 stops
$342United Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for El Paso to Illinois flights

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

What is the cheapest El Paso to Illinois flight route?

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

The cheapest ticket to Illinois from El Paso found in the last 72 hours was to Chicago, at $246 round-trip. The most popular route is from El Paso (ELP) to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport (ORD), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $319.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from El Paso 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 $460 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly from El Paso to Illinois?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from El Paso 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 El Paso to Illinois is January, when tickets cost $279 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and May, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $401 and $377 respectively.

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

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

For El Paso to Illinois, Wednesday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Sunday is the most expensive. Flying from Illinois back to El Paso, the best deals are generally found on Wednesday, with Sunday being the most expensive.

How far in advance should I book a flight from El Paso 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 El Paso 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 El Paso to Illinois, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 51% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 16 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$74
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 1% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 13% lower on average.
Flight from El Paso to Chicago O'Hare Airport

FAQs - booking Illinois flights

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from El Paso 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 El Paso 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 El Paso 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 El Paso 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 El Paso 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 at night, when round-trip flights cost $199 on average. Morning departures are around 40% more expensive than evening flights, 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 $635.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Illinois

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from El Paso to the following destinations at these prices or less: Chicago $250 one-way - $290 round-trip; Chicago $258 one-way - $505 round-trip

Reviews of the top 4 airlines serving from El Paso to Illinois

 
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8.0
SouthwestOverall score based on 4246 reviews
7.5Entertainment
8.1Boarding
8.6Crew
7.0Food
8.0Comfort
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southwest just starting charging for luggage. hadnt realized it until it was too late. now out $70 when i couldve bought a carry on if i wouldve known. free bags was one of the only reasons i chose southwest over another airline (the other being no assigned seats, which is apparently also being changed). stupid business decision. wont be flying southwest anymore.

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Jul 2025AUS - RDU
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southwest just starting charging for luggage. hadnt realized it until it was too late. now out $70 when i couldve bought a carry on if i wouldve known. free bags was one of the only reasons i chose southwest over another airline (the other being no assigned seats, which is apparently also being changed). stupid business decision. wont be flying southwest anymore.

Worst experience I had on Southwest. Still better than most, but the seating was barely tolerable.

It was okay. The plane was delayed from earlier in the day, but they kept updating the departure time, sometimes later, sometimes earlier. That was stressful. Once we finally got on and took off, it was fine. I was supposed to have a connection in Chicago to Los Angeles, and the time for so late I was rebooked to arrive in LA 3 hours late. The departure time to Chicago later became early enough to have taken my original connection and arrive earlier but that wasn't an option.

Everything was on time. I was disappointed by the front section female, African American flight attendant. I did not see her name tag or would have identified by name not race. As passengers moved to the bathroom early in flight, she would say with a disdainful tone “I have to say the seat belt light is on” then go back to her book. Better trained flight attendants say something like be careful the seat belt light is on.

Flight crew and cabin crew were great. I had to rearrange flights because my original flight was 3hrs delayed for weather, the rub is the flight I moved to boarded on time then we sat at the gate for 2 hours because scheduling stole our first officer for another flight, TWICE. Then our actual FO was an hour delayed. To make it worse my original flight went from a 3 hour delay to departing 15min EARLY. Just poor scheduling operations all around.

Bring back peanuts Take our drink orders when were all seated, especially after you switch to assigned seating.

I’ve always loved Southwest. No issues at all. I was flying standby and the gate agent was extremely friendly and helpful. Boarding was smooth and I was able to get a window seat in the emergency exit row. Crew was fantastic! They were very professional and accommodating. We had to divert from our destination due to weather but the flight crew kept everyone at ease and informed us of all pertinent information. Excellent flight

Plz don't take away free bags and free seating

Plane late from DC to Austin 30 minutes. Crew made up much of the time enroute to San Diego.

Flight was awfully bumpy and landing was a bit jolting. I was in the restroom when snacks and drinks were served and was not asked if i wanted any. I had to ask for water finally.

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.

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!

While the staff was pleasant and helpful, the following observations are for your awareness. There was some delay on the tarmac on take off and landing. The paid lunch/food offerings were limited. Entertainment was only available on WiFi at a cost.

The first flight was better in terms of the aircraft.

Smooth flight. Boarding was chaotic. Could not hear the gate agent over the intercom. People were lined up in the wrong lines. Groups one and two were told to board through line one and group 3 through line 2. All very confusing. Once in the air, the flight was smooth. There was no entertainment option on this aircraft, even though it was a larger aircraft.

Any flight to ORD after about 2pm this summer has been challenging. Flight was delayed getting in (coming from ORD) and that led to it not leaving before a ground stop due to lightening before they could fuel the plane, and so forth. They made up some time but we were still late in arriving at ORD, and that led to missed connections.

Food was ok, but not as good as I have had before on AA.

Great flight. No issues at all. I still think boarding could be more efficient but otherwise, a good experience.

Pretty good. The food was just mediocre, the boarding and crew were good.

My flight got switched and my prepaid bag didnt transfer over properly so I paid to check ANOTHER BAG. I was placed in a middle seat and it was just miserable. At least it was a bulkhead row so I had legroom. The flight just never seem3d to end

Was not able to watch most shows on the entertainment site. They would not load

On Wednesday, July 30 we were in mid flight from Manchester to Charlotte and we turned around because the right engine was malfunctioning. That was the last flight out of Manchester that night. I was rebooked for Thursday, which became a weather event Friday. There were no seats left on the flight from Manchester to Charlotte. Consequently I didn’t leave Manchester until Saturday morning and we flew to Chicago so to say the least my scheduled flight and return to Iowa was three days off and it messed with my business schedule. Consequently cash flow. I would like some sort of acknowledgment of this event.

Dreadful experience. Our flight was delayed more than 8 hours due to a maintenance issue and the assistance from rebooking was poor. I was travelling with a bad knee and needed assistance waited in one place more than 3 hours before someone came with a wheelchair. The woman next to me was a 91 year old great grandmother who had waited more than 4 hours. There were moments of support from the staff but it appeared as they were going against the direction of management. It was apathy, lack of ownership and dismissive responses with small moments of kindness and understanding typically from grey haired, female, veteran staff..

Couldn’t get the door on the plane to close leading to a nearly 2 hour delay. But, hey at least they didn’t cancel the flight.

The flight was fine and the crew awesome. The problem is ORD and AA. Computers went down, ORD fell apart and a 40 min flight turned into a 3 hour trip. Guess the answer is to not try and fly to ORD after noon. But, as I said, crew was awesome and did everything they could to lesson the flight time.

sluggish boarding and arrival procedures, fake nice flight attendants, and lots of delays.

Disaster. They lied every step of the way. We ended up being delayed due to crew and then allegedly abandoned the flight because of a curfew at LGA. No rebooking to LGA at any reasonable time. No hotel. No meal vouchers. Had to sleep in the airport and fly to Newark instead. Will never fly Frontier again.

What I expected, nickeled and dined and a frontier flight attendant loudly complained about her job and lack of communication as she headed to the gate on her cell phone. Not professional.

As every law enforcement agency I could imagine surrounded the plane and we didn’t disembark for 2 hours and then had to stick around for another hour to go get our personal belongings after leaving them behind and being bused away from the plane, it was scary and inconvenient. We were given no information as to why this was happening. Lack of communication with passengers was disappointing.

After boarding and un-boarding twice over 6+hours, the flight was canceled.

Severe turbulence. Captain never came on to reassure passengers after things settled down.

My first flight was delayed 5 hours. The 2nd flight was canceled til the next day and the never even tried to compensate for it. Worse I was delayed again on the flight the rebooked me on.

Boarding in Orlando was not good. Giant mob at the gate, should have been lines.

Decent clean onboard experience. Okay discount airline experience. Unfortunately, any customer service interactions are difficult and unhelpful. There is no service. Also, a premium seat only gets you premium boarding if you line up first. Once they start general boarding you must go to the back of the line. Not very premium

baggage clamed had to wait over a hour and half for all people on my flight it was terrible

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