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Cheap Flights from Fort Lauderdale to Illinois

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Chicago
Chicagononstop$72
Moline
Moline1 stop$283
Peoria
Peoria2 stops$344
Bloomington
Bloomington1 stop$403
Champaign
Champaign1 stop$529
St. Louis
St. Louis1 stop$131
Chicago
Chicagononstop$72
Moline
Moline1 stop$283
Peoria
Peoria2 stops$344
Bloomington
Bloomington1 stop$403
Champaign
Champaign1 stop$529
St. Louis
St. Louis1 stop$131

Book Cheap Fort Lauderdale 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 Fort Lauderdale 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 Fort Lauderdale to Illinois

Thu, Feb 19 - Tue, Feb 24
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8:48 pm - 11:24 pm
FLL
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ORD
3h 36mnonstop
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4:43 pm - 8:52 pm
ORD
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FLL
3h 09mnonstop
$72Multiple Airlines
Thu, Feb 12 - Sun, Feb 15
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8:48 pm - 11:24 pm
FLL
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ORD
3h 36mnonstop
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7:00 am - 11:15 am
ORD
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FLL
3h 15mnonstop
$73Multiple Airlines
Thu, Feb 26 - Mon, Mar 2
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8:29 pm - 11:05 pm
FLL
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ORD
3h 36mnonstop
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8:16 pm - 12:33 am
ORD
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FLL
3h 17mnonstop
$75Multiple Airlines
Fri, Feb 13 - Mon, Feb 16
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9:26 pm - 11:47 pm
FLL
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ORD
3h 21mnonstop
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7:00 am - 11:15 am
ORD
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FLL
3h 15mnonstop
$78Spirit Airlines
Thu, Feb 19 - Sun, Feb 22
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8:54 am - 11:22 am
FLL
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ORD
3h 28mnonstop
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5:15 am - 9:22 am
ORD
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FLL
3h 07mnonstop
$79Spirit Airlines
Tue, Feb 24 - Tue, Feb 24
Southwest Logo
7:00 am - 9:15 am
FLL
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MDW
3h 15mnonstop
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1:35 pm - 5:30 pm
MDW
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FLL
2h 55mnonstop
$168Southwest
Sat, Feb 21 - Mon, Feb 23
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6:38 am - 3:03 pm
FLL
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MLI
9h 25m
1 stop
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12:36 pm - 9:52 pm
MLI
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FLL
8h 16m
1 stop
$286American Airlines
Wed, May 20 - Wed, May 27
American Airlines Logo
8:15 am - 6:01 pm
FLL
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MLI
10h 46m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 3:12 pm
MLI
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FLL
7h 12m
1 stop
$288American Airlines
Sat, Feb 7 - Wed, Feb 11
United Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 2:23 pm
FLL
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PIA
8h 23m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:30 am - 3:12 pm
PIA
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FLL
7h 42m
1 stop
$354United Airlines
Thu, Feb 19 - Sun, Feb 22
United Airlines Logo
4:10 pm - 9:26 pm
FLL
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PIA
6h 16m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
1:25 pm - 8:02 pm
PIA
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FLL
5h 37m
1 stop
$359United Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Fort Lauderdale to Illinois flights

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

What is the cheapest Fort Lauderdale to Illinois flight route?

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

The cheapest ticket to Illinois from Fort Lauderdale found in the last 72 hours was to Chicago, at $71 round-trip. The most popular route is from Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport (ORD), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $71.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Fort Lauderdale 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.

No, with an average price for the route of $177, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Fort Lauderdale to Illinois?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Fort Lauderdale 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 Fort Lauderdale to Illinois is September, when tickets cost $158 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and December, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $267 and $242 respectively.

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

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

When flying from Fort Lauderdale to Illinois, you should consider leaving on a Thursday and avoid Mondays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Fort Lauderdale, 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 Fort Lauderdale 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 Fort Lauderdale 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 Fort Lauderdale to Illinois, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 41% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 5 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 9% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 19% increase in price.

FAQs - booking Illinois flights

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Fort Lauderdale 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 Fort Lauderdale 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 Fort Lauderdale 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 Fort Lauderdale 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 Fort Lauderdale 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 $188 on average. Morning departures are around 11% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Illinois is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $344.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Illinois

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Fort Lauderdale to the following destinations at these prices or less: Chicago $106 one-way - $135 round-trip

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Fort Lauderdale to Illinois

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Fort Lauderdale 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 Fort Lauderdale 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.
8.0
SouthwestOverall score based on 4268 reviews
8.1Boarding
8.0Comfort
8.6Crew
7.0Food
7.5Entertainment
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The seats were comfortable, and the boarding process was pretty smooth.

10.0 ExcellentJohn, Jan 2026
BWI - MDW
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The seats were comfortable, and the boarding process was pretty smooth.

Departure was delayed more than 1/2 hour while we waited for luggage (only) transfer from another flight/plane. Once approved for takeoff, the flight was excellent.

Flight was on time. Wi-fi was a little spotty/slow. Boarding and exit were efficient.

It was rough. The staff was unprofessional, the choice of on board drinks terrible, it was cramped in space at every airport, they always ran out of overhead bin space so they pressured people to check bags for free or we couldn’t leave on the plane— so I did check my bag to help, and they nearly lost my bag. My bag did not arrive on the luggage belt, another man on my flight and I had to waste our time going to the baggage office to search for our bags. I would only fly southwest again if it was my last choice. Also, my flights were consistently delayed over and over again— at one point they straight up told us we were waiting for the pilot to arrive.

Excellent. Would encourage Southwest to keep current boarding procedures with free style seating. Makes for a fantastic experience

Near 4 hour flight with only 1 service. Had to use call button to request water. Internet and power not working until into flight. Internet would stop working during flight.

My flight was delayed 50 minutes and we were rushed to board to then sit for 15 minutes until the pilot arrived. Unacceptable since we could have waited to board. Also the delayed flight was updated AFTER we boarded to more than the 10 minutes as originally stated.

If we are going to have to pay for luggage, make it easier to do. Put something on the app during check-in so I don't need to do it at the kiosk. I've done it twice recently and I ended up having to pay at the desk because something went wrong at the kiosk in Tampa.

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.

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

The flights were on time which was great give. It was holiday travel season and there’d been some weather issues. The only complaint and this is every time with United is the terrible seat design. The head rest is not built for comfort and having my neck bent forward for a cross country trip reminded me while I try not to take United flights as a rule.

Everything was absolutely wonderful from check in to baggage claim. Staff was very professional and sweet. Will definitely recommend United to family and friends.

They did the one thing that really matters - got to Chicago early.

The flight was on time. I generally don’t drink or eat on short flights and the seats were good and the flight attendants were friendly. That’s all I expect

It was nice to have gotten up upgraded to first class with a meal on a three hour flight

Very bad! They kept delaying my flight and wouldn’t do anything about it

Flight team stood out for perzonal attention, kindness at bright cheery attitudes at 8am. Very helpful.

Door to door, the crew and staff were amazing. It was a stressful travel day with delays, but they were focused on customers and doing what they could to get us to our destinations.

Flight was delayed only slightly before takeoff due to traffic control. However, the flight arrived early to ORD. Good flight. United has been very reliable for me.

Little warm on the plane and delayed for an hour

So excited very proud first of all I wanna thank kayak all updates very professional and fast alart And amazing cabin crew so nice to me they deserve big salute

The boarding process needs to be fixed. The zone don't work, especially when there is hardly anyone in zones 3, 4,and 5, leaving the majority of the passengers backed up in the aisle, especially because passengers seated near the front are blocking passengers who are seated in the rear of the plane. It would also help if the size of carry on bags was more strictly enforced.

For whatever reason, the flight was not catered -we were told it would be a 45 minute delay waiting for catering - so no food. There were opened candy and peanuts in the seatback pocket. Flight landed early in DFW but due to the assigned gate not being available, we sat on the ground for 30 minutes waiting for the gate to open - making the flight actually arrive at the gate late.

Awful. They won’t help me with anything. I booked on American but they abdicated to Iberia. The ticket was overpriced. Everything negative

I enjoyed the extra leg room compared to other airlines. The first stewards made my daughter’s birthday special by giving her an extra snack. Then the last one coming home from Chicago to Appleton made our night really enjoyable Thanks for making our trip enjoyable

It was good..clean, comfy seat. Friendly warm welcoming crew. Was able to check my cabin luggage at the gate which I was able to pickup in a decent time from baggage claim. The app gave all updates from delays to baggage claim info. Overall smooth flight.

It was a typical flight. We had a delay which seems to be the normality now. And we had no in flight service due to conditions.

After we landed we sat on the tarmac for 1.5 hours waiting to get to our gate. Ridiculous.

Terrible. Flight delayed for more than 8 hours with only a $12 meal voucher provided for the inconvenience. The airplane did not have breaks on arrival yet they still made us go through the motions and board on time knowing we could not take off then sit for 40+ minutes before having to get of the time. A complete waste of my time. I cannot believe they can stay business with these shenanigans. I’ll avoid this company like the plague moving forward as the lack of accountability is disgraceful.

didn't order food on board. there's no way to hold a water botton on the way. otherwise it was a pleasant flight, thanks to the crew.

Even though there was a delay the crew was exceptional.

Flight was not on time and it was very annoying flight. Keep changing gates.

It was delayed but the landing was the smoothest in a while that I’ve had.

Second time in 3 days I walked off the plane late. This time - almost an hour.

Everything went well. The flight was slightly delayed however we landed on time.

spirit delayed my first flight 9 hours and then cancelled my flight back home. Very disappointed with their service.

They canceled the flight at the last minute! No customer service. Unable to get another flight for 3 days!! Spirit was NO help at all!!

They cancelled our flight (and others across the country) because crews called out sick. It was a miserable experience.

The counter people was very disrespectful screaming and not helpful to find another flight soon. Having to cancel the flight

Good for a budget airline! It was easy to get on, staff was really nice. Can’t say anything about the food or entertainment because it wasn’t available, which is fine.

It didn’t happen. I booked it and then was told it wasn’t available and then forced to pay far higher prices for a worse option

This company socks. It's fraud. They canceled our flight yesterday, and today we were late because of a really long line at the check in bag. At the rebook station, there was ton of people. The workers were all rude. I am gonna make a report to FTC.

Flight got delayed for 5 hours no good explanation was offered ;(

There was no one at the counter to assist with our check in. The app didn’t work, so I arrived at the airport with time to check in and I couldn’t because no employees were there. When I finally got someone on the phone, it was inside the 60min rule and they said I could no longer check in and they could sell me another ticket. We had to scramble and pay an additional $800 for tickets and THEN AFTER (about 60 min from my original convo with customer service and 10min after original departure time) I had boarded my new flight, there was email saying my original flight from Frontier was delayed and leaving 2hr 50min later, but I STILL wouldn’t have been able to check in. Which means customer service should have been able to see it and let me check in because I was well within my check in time. When I call Frontier, they hang up on me. So their app didn’t work and they employees left and they take zero responsibility or assistance with their “customer service”

The single worst check in experience I could imagine. I’ll never do any business with Frontier or any affiliated company

Too many extra fees, uncomfortable, little leg room. Will not recommend this airline.

Everyone seemed to be in zone 1 for boarding. Maybe break it up a little. Otherwise, smooth flight.

The experience was good. No frills but I got there safe and sound and on time.

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

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