$51 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$88
Moline
Moline1 stop$261
Peoria
Peoria1 stop$247
Bloomington
Bloomington1 stop$339
Champaign
Champaign1 stop$328
St. Louis
St. Louis1 stop$128
Chicago
Chicagononstop$88
Moline
Moline1 stop$261
Peoria
Peoria1 stop$247
Bloomington
Bloomington1 stop$339
Champaign
Champaign1 stop$328
St. Louis
St. Louis1 stop$128

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

Thu, May 21 - Wed, May 27
Frontier Logo
9:53 am - 12:37 pm
FLL
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ORD
3h 44mnonstop
Frontier Logo
8:05 am - 12:20 pm
ORD
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FLL
3h 15mnonstop
$88Frontier
Wed, Jun 3 - Wed, Jun 10
Frontier Logo
9:53 am - 12:37 pm
FLL
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ORD
3h 44mnonstop
Frontier Logo
7:52 am - 12:09 pm
ORD
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FLL
3h 17mnonstop
$91Frontier
Thu, May 14 - Sun, May 17
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
$92Allegiant Air
Thu, Jun 4 - Tue, Jun 9
Frontier Logo
9:53 am - 12:37 pm
FLL
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ORD
3h 44mnonstop
Frontier Logo
7:52 am - 12:09 pm
ORD
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FLL
3h 17mnonstop
$92Frontier
Thu, Jun 11 - Sun, Jun 14
Allegiant Air Logo
8:20 am - 10:37 am
FLL
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RFD
3h 17mnonstop
Allegiant Air Logo
11:27 am - 3:25 pm
RFD
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FLL
2h 58mnonstop
$93Allegiant Air
Thu, May 28 - Tue, Jun 2
Spirit Airlines Logo
6:05 am - 8:22 am
FLL
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ORD
3h 17mnonstop
Spirit Airlines Logo
5:05 am - 9:10 am
ORD
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FLL
3h 05mnonstop
$96Spirit Airlines
Tue, May 26 - Tue, Jun 2
American Airlines Logo
4:11 pm - 11:55 pm
FLL
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MLI
8h 44m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 3:21 pm
MLI
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FLL
8h 21m
2 stops
$300American Airlines
Wed, May 20 - Wed, May 27
American Airlines Logo
6:40 am - 12:19 pm
FLL
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MLI
6h 39m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 3:21 pm
MLI
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FLL
8h 21m
2 stops
$309American Airlines
Wed, May 20 - Wed, May 27
United Airlines Logo
2:08 pm - 9:02 pm
FLL
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MLI
7h 54m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
6:30 am - 4:40 pm
MLI
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FLL
9h 10m
2 stops
$314United Airlines
Tue, Jul 28 - Tue, Aug 11
United Airlines Logo
12:26 pm - 5:49 pm
FLL
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CMI
6h 23m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
5:45 am - 3:06 pm
CMI
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FLL
8h 21m
1 stop
$328United 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 May.

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 $41 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 $85.

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 $172 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 $350.

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 $184, 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 January, when tickets cost $43 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are November and June, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $665 and $588 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 40% 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 17% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 4% 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.

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 $100 one-way - $161 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 4314 reviews
8.6Crew
7.5Entertainment
8.0Comfort
8.1Boarding
7.0Food
Airline reviews

no service at all due to turbulence. they should've at least given us snacks, there were only 10 people on the entire flight.

4.0 OkayCrystal, Apr 2026
MSY - MDW
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no service at all due to turbulence. they should've at least given us snacks, there were only 10 people on the entire flight.

For the first time in a long time, the Wi-Fi actually worked the entire flight! The flight crew was amazing as usual.

Great flight. I didn't get a drink because I was asleep whole on the flight.

Communication about the delayed flight was poor. We were told to move gates three times but that was bad information. We went from gate 128 to gate 126 and then to gate 123 and back to gate 126. Communication about the delay was bad. Ended up being 1 1/2 hour late getting home.

Love them will get a Southwest card to track my points and keep flying with them. My family and I were pleased with the services.

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.

Standard flight with a drinks and a snack- overall very quick flight. The flight attendants were very strict, bordered on rude.

Delayed - weather wasn't bad at either end. Also sat on tarmac in ORD.

boarded early to only find out that flight would sit at gate for 45 min to an hour. Landed in chicago and sat on runway for over an hour before got to gate. Total delay was extensive for a 45 min flight door to door.

The flight was significantly delayed. The inbound flight from EWR was delayed departing because of mechanical problems. My original departure from CLT was 5:28 pm but due to the delay of the inbound flight, after arrival, deplaning, cleaning, boarding, we did not push back from the gate until 9:00 pm. Once in the air, the flight was smooth and what was originally supposed to be an arrival in ORD at 7:30 pm local time turned out to be 9:35 pm.

The flight I was supposed to be on was supposed to take off at 1:50 from State College. It was delayed over and over and over again until somehow I had to rebook on a flight that was supposed to have left State College at 8 am that morning but didn't end up taking off until almost 6 pm. Not only was this completely unacceptable, the "token from United" was a 15 dollar meal voucher that has to be used by today. I would personally like some miles added to my account for this inconvenience. I was in transit for 8 hours from the time I arrive at State College Aiport to when I got home. I was supposed to be home at 3 pm and I returned at 8 pm. Unacceptable. I have not been on an on Time united flight in nearly 5 years.

newer aircraft, ability to connect my headset via blue tooth for entertainment.

Very comfortable flight, snacks and drinks were good, good communication from crew. Could have used a little more information on timing of boarding for group 5

Great flight. Got to watch a movie. Smooth flight and early arrival at ORD.

It was better than excellent. The staff in Mason City were great. The young woman that pushed my wheelchair did more than could be expected of her. She came from India 17 years ago. I don't remember her name.

After arriving in Chicago, we were taxiing for 1.5 hours with infrequent and untruthful updates about the amount of time it would take to arrive at the gate. Minimally, the team could have provided timing expectations that were more truthful, especially one their original expectations were not met.

It was good, the staff was great, and the food, was as usual, tea and biscuit. Bathroom was clean, and the plane was clean as well.

Very good I can’t complain one bit. Thank you American Airlines for making my flight enjoyable and safe!

The staff and service on American Airlines were truly outstanding. I had requested wheelchair assistance for my mother due to her knee issues, and the team went above and beyond every step of the way—from boarding in Boston to our arrival in Chicago. Their care, professionalism, and attentiveness made the entire experience smooth and stress-free. I’m very grateful for the support they provided.

The new planes (American Eagle) are beautiful and especially comfortable. The flight attendants are consistently professional and courteous. And, while it may seem inconsequential, the new liquid tube of coffee creamer—in contrast to the powdered coffee creamer—makes all the difference in a cup of coffee.

Boarding was quick and efficient. We arrived at our destination early.

I'm not sure American is capable of on-time arrivals and departures. When you land at ORD, you almost always get held on the tarmac because your gate is still occupied. I may have missed my connection, but that ended up up being significantly delayed as well. Once again, I finally got home well after midnight.

Crew at the gate was very crabby and not at all polite. The plane was very hot the entire flight. And the seat cushion was very worn out.

The staff are very, very professional. It's what flying should feel like.

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.

Gate changed multiple times. The staff seemed annoyed that we asked for water. We had to pay for the water as well.

We didn't get on the flight, they canceled our flight and said there was no flights leaving this weekend and sent me our money back.

Unfortunately Stuff and the stuff boarded us were so rude to many of passengers.i will never fly Spirit again .

The attendant at the gate was not helpful at all and she was rude when we asked why the flight was delayed.

a weekend long saga that ultimately led to a canceled trip. totally unreliable.

The ticket price are reasonable, however, they can do better with the price on the luggage. Overall, I will continue using spirit.

Spirit is always late. Every single time. Always a different reason

Every connection was late but that meant I was not running from one to the next so that was a good thing. No one wants to miss a connection

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

It was an early flight and most people napped/slept and the crew let us which was nice.

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.

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