$52 Find Cheap Flights from Fort Lauderdale to Illinois

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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$83
Moline
Moline1 stop$261
Peoria
Peoria1 stop$314
Bloomington
Bloomington1 stop$344
Champaign
Champaign1 stop$469
St. Louis
St. Louis1 stop$160
Chicago
Chicagononstop$83
Moline
Moline1 stop$261
Peoria
Peoria1 stop$314
Bloomington
Bloomington1 stop$344
Champaign
Champaign1 stop$469
St. Louis
St. Louis1 stop$160

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.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from Fort Lauderdale to Illinois

jue., abr. 23 - jue., abr. 30
Allegiant Air Logo
7:30 am - 9:47 am
FLL
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RFD
3h 17mnonstop
Allegiant Air Logo
10:37 am - 2:35 pm
RFD
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FLL
2h 58mnonstop
$83Allegiant Air
vie., abr. 10 - mar., abr. 14
Frontier Logo
1:28 pm - 4:00 pm
FLL
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ORD
3h 32mnonstop
Frontier Logo
1:27 pm - 5:44 pm
ORD
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FLL
3h 17mnonstop
$83Frontier
jue., abr. 9 - dom., abr. 12
Allegiant Air Logo
7:30 am - 9:47 am
FLL
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RFD
3h 17mnonstop
Allegiant Air Logo
10:37 am - 2:35 pm
RFD
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FLL
2h 58mnonstop
$84Allegiant Air
sáb., abr. 11 - sáb., abr. 18
Multiple Airlines Logo
5:33 pm - 8:11 pm
FLL
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ORD
3h 38mnonstop
Multiple Airlines Logo
7:15 pm - 11:24 pm
ORD
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FLL
3h 09mnonstop
$90Multiple Airlines
mié., abr. 22 - mié., abr. 22
Multiple Airlines Logo
7:05 am - 9:36 am
FLL
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ORD
3h 31mnonstop
Multiple Airlines Logo
1:27 pm - 5:44 pm
ORD
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FLL
3h 17mnonstop
$91Multiple Airlines
mié., abr. 8 - dom., abr. 12
Spirit Airlines Logo
5:28 pm - 7:51 pm
FLL
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ORD
3h 23mnonstop
Spirit Airlines Logo
5:05 am - 9:15 am
ORD
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FLL
3h 10mnonstop
$95Spirit Airlines
mié., may. 20 - mié., may. 27
American Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 12:27 pm
FLL
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MLI
6h 27m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 3:21 pm
MLI
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FLL
8h 21m
2 stops
$266American Airlines
dom., may. 24 - sáb., may. 30
American Airlines Logo
4:11 pm - 11:55 pm
FLL
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MLI
8h 44m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
4:24 pm - 10:47 pm
MLI
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FLL
5h 23m
1 stop
$307American Airlines
jue., may. 14 - dom., may. 17
United Airlines Logo
12:31 pm - 5:56 pm
FLL
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BMI
6h 25m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 8:01 pm
BMI
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FLL
13h 01m
2 stops
$344United Airlines
jue., may. 14 - dom., may. 17
United Airlines Logo
10:00 am - 5:56 pm
FLL
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BMI
8h 56m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
9:41 am - 8:01 pm
BMI
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FLL
9h 20m
2 stops
$351United Airlines
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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.

How much is a round-trip flight from Fort Lauderdale 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 Fort Lauderdale to Illinois departing in April.

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 $75 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 $75.

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

The average price for all round-trip flights from Fort Lauderdale 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 at night, when round-trip flights cost $175 on average. Morning departures are around 14% 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 $345.

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 $164, 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 February, when tickets cost $117 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $242 and $235 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 Friday 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 43% 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
Cheapest flight$52
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 17% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 9% increase in price.
Flight from Fort Lauderdale to Chicago O'Hare Airport

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.

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 $119 one-way - $172 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 4333 reviews
8.0Comfort
7.5Entertainment
8.6Crew
8.1Boarding
7.0Food
Airline reviews

Southwest continues to do less for more money. Flight attendants used to be fun and friendly. But now it’s like they don’t even see you. Such a shame.

6.0 GoodDavid, Mar 2026
RSW - BWI
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Southwest continues to do less for more money. Flight attendants used to be fun and friendly. But now it’s like they don’t even see you. Such a shame.

I liked it better when you were truer to your roots Am paying more for less fun

I was supposed to be on a later flight. When I showed up at the gate, the woman working there was extremely helpful getting moved up to this earlier flight.

Long layover between flights to Long Island from BWI - need better coordination between flights

I realize they are still working out kinks with the new boarding process, but by the time I boarded in group 5, most of the bins were full. All airlines should better enforce small bags and jackets going under the seats until everyone has boarded.

WiFi was not working and didn’t have a beverage service

An entire day of delays. Cost lots of money. Meals and a hotel.

I appreciate the staff who allowed me to board though I arrived a little late! Regarding the assigned seating, I had booked my flight before this change and wasn't aware of the change at the time, and so I didn't select a seat at booking as I didn't realize it was relevant. Better communication about the change would have been helpful for preparing.

All good except once again bags took an hour at Midway Airport Happens all the time. Ridiculous

The seats were comfortable, and the boarding process was pretty smooth.

3 hour delay…. Nearly 2 hours sitting on tarmac. Do better, United. Or at least have the sense to not say “we hope you enjoyed your flight with us” upon disembarking.

Flights were on time. Free Wifi on plane. Everything was well organized.

Economy plus was so cramped I could not use my laptop. It was beyond bad.

Wonderful. Quick boarding. Early departure and we arrived 30 minutes early at our destination. Unfortunately, when you arrive early, there is still a departing aircraft at our gate. We had to park for 30 minutes until the gate was clear. So our early arrival was not really early at the gate. Otherwise it was a quick and smooth flight. Appreciated the efficiency.

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

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.

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.

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.

Flight was delayed half hour before boarding, but when I checked flight aware the plane that would Pick us up had a delay of more than an hour. AA should let us know in advance to avoid waiting several hours in the airport

Delays with no explanation. It could have been handled better.

Jill was the flight attendant in first class she was fabulous!! Best flight attendant I have had in years.!! And I fly every other week. Other can learn from her!!

As a first class customer, there was no power the entire flight which limited my ability to work. I find this unacceptable. The first 11 rows on the left side of the plan were out. I was only offered the option to charge my phone which was not the issue because my laptop was out of power. I asked if there was anything that can be done for me, and the answer was, "no". I was not offered any type of compensation for this AA problem which caused me unnecessary stress due to inability to address business issues on an already challenging travel day. Flight attendants tried to reset the power once but that was the extent of their support. Very disappointing for the lack of expected services on a flight. Please contact me with customer focused response to this complaint.

There was no inflight service. Once we landed we were delayed to find a gate for an hour and a half which was 1/2 the total time in the air.

The chicken wrap was tiny ($13 for what looked like a 1/3 of a normal wrap?) and disgusting.

It was good experience this time. The flight was on time.

There was a delay with the plan which cause the flight to leave later and once arrived in Chicago there was another delay and some passengers missed their connecting flights

The gate agent had a really bad attitude and refused to help me get on the standby list. She just handed me a card and said I needed to call a number. I asked her to help with the AA app on my phone and she just shrugged and said she didnt know. After a few phone calls, I eventually just went to a different gate agent on the other side of the terminal and got the help I needed.

Overall, my last three trips on American Airlines have all been either delayed or "rescheduled" due to mechanical issues. At least on delay caused me to miss two possible connecting flights each later than the first. My last option for my last connection required the assistance of the onsite service desk (O'Hare Airport). The wait time for the service desk was such that it jeopardized getting booked on the last connecting flight available for the night. Suffice it to say, my latest experiences with American Airlines have caused me extensive loss of productive business and personal time and can therefore be classified as significantly less than satisfactory.

we boarded the plane and then sat for OVER AN HOUR on it, first waiting for fuel and then the crew timed out. the flight kept getting delayed longer and longer, a 9:30pm flight is still on the ground at 1:15am.

Bad airline to travel with my flight was delayed for more than 3 hours they act like it’s normal

My flight was ultimately cancelled but the lack of updates and professionalism from the crew leading up to the cancellation announcement was frustrating for all passengers.

Delay due to personnel issues on Spirit’s end. Original departure time 9:30pm. Took off at 2:15am. Lost an entire night’s sleep bc Spirit couldn’t get a crew together. Very poor.

If there are delays, it takes less than a minute for a Spirit employee to make an announcement. It’s very simple.

I’m still waiting to get on the flight. No one knows what’s happening. The passengers have gotten no updates. We have been up all night and waiting at the airport. This is no way to operate and we should be refunded for this lack of respect for their passengers.

Flight was delayed, then undelayed, then delayed again. Gate was changed to the other side of the airport. Horrible seats with no screens. Spirit os truly awful, even for a budget option.

The flight was delayed by two hours, then by three hours. Then, at 10:01, a notification that the flight was back on schedule for the original time. I just happened to be getting on a train to go to the airport at 10 just to be extra early for the delayed departure when I saw the update come through. I got to the train terminal at the airport at 11:07. A shuttle immediately arrived and offloaded, but didn't show anyone on before speeding off. It was 30 minutes before another arrived. I finally got to the terminal and through security and to the gate just in time for them to tell me the door had just been locked. Flight closed. I had to wait until the next day to fly out. No or for a hotel, a meal, nothing.

Everything is an additional fee. No one said anything when I checking in and got my boarding pass about my small carry on suitcase. Charged me $100 at the gate for that little bag that I still had to take with me. Delays for both flights for no reason and then when I asked everyone said something different. Never flying spirit again. If it was just one thing maybe. This was a show from the minute I got to the airport.

I have to wait for the flight for 3 hours. The gate was switching for 5 times. Made feel frustrated. Delays took all my sleep. I went to work without any sleep.

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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