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Flight from Chicago O'Hare Airport to Omaha

FAQs for booking flights from Illinois to Nebraska

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Illinois to Nebraska?

    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 Illinois to Nebraska.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Illinois to Nebraska 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 Illinois to Nebraska?

    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 Illinois to Nebraska 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 Illinois to Nebraska?

    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 Illinois to Nebraska up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • Which airlines fly most frequently to Nebraska?

    Illinois and Nebraska are connected by different airlines. The airlines that fly that route the most regularly are United Airlines (78 flights per week), Air New Zealand (54 flights per week), and American Airlines (34 flights per week).

  • How many airports are there in Nebraska?

    There are 9 airports in Nebraska. The busiest airport is Omaha Eppley Airfield Airport (OMA), with 85% of all flights arriving there.

  • Which is the cheapest airport to fly into in Nebraska?

    Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in Nebraska is Omaha Eppley Airfield Airport (OMA), with an average flight price of $382.

  • What is the cheapest day to fly to Nebraska?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Nebraska is Saturday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $278. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Monday, where round-trip prices are $488 on average.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Nebraska?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Nebraska is generally in the afternoon, when round-trip flights cost $305 on average. Morning departures are around 11% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Nebraska is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $373.

  • What is the cheapest flight to Nebraska?

    The cheapest ticket to Nebraska from Illinois found in the last 72 hours was to Omaha, at $223 round-trip. The most popular route is Chicago Midway Airport (MDW) to Omaha (OMA) and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $223.

  • What is the cheapest month to fly from Illinois to Nebraska?

    The cheapest month for flights from Illinois to Nebraska is December, when tickets cost $266 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are September and July, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $542 and $502 respectively.

  • How far in advance should I book a flight from Illinois to Nebraska?

    To get a below average price on the flight from Illinois to Nebraska, 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 25 weeks before departure.

  • How many cities have direct flights to Nebraska?

    From Illinois, there are direct flights to Nebraska from 1 city. This city is Chicago and there are 388 direct flights each week.

  • How many direct flights to Nebraska are there each day?

    There are around 56 direct flights from within Illinois to Nebraska every day. Most flights (43%) depart in the afternoon.

  • How many direct flights to Nebraska are there each week?

    Each week there are around 388 direct flights from within Illinois to Nebraska. The most common day for departures is Friday, with 15% of flights taking off on this day.

  • How long is the flight to Nebraska?

    An average nonstop flight from Illinois to Nebraska takes 6h 09m, covering a distance of 414 miles. The shortest route is St. Louis (STL) to Omaha (OMA) with an average flight time of 1h 15m.

  • How many long-haul flights are there to Nebraska each week?

    There are not any long-haul (6-12 hour flight duration) or medium-haul (3-6 hour flight duration) flights to Nebraska. Instead, there are 388 short-haul flights (up to 3 hour flight duration), with the most arriving from Chicago.

  • What are the most popular destinations in Nebraska?

    Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Omaha (76% of total searches to Nebraska). The next most popular destinations are Lincoln (15%) and Sioux City (10%).

Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from Illinois to Nebraska

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Illinois to Nebraska? 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 4331 reviews
8.0Comfort
7.5Entertainment
7.0Food
8.6Crew
8.1Boarding
Airline reviews

The new boarding process was easy and straightforward. Very pleasant.

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Apr 2026
LAS - OKC
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The new boarding process was easy and straightforward. Very pleasant.

The flight was okay. The pilots did an amazing job and kept us updated on the flight. The flight attendants were okay. They found time to be chatty with each other rather than focus on the guests. One of the attendants was a little less warm when asking about my bag I had on my lap that I was using during latter part of the mid- flight. Mind you, it was not the departure descent. I’m respectful to each and every attendant, it was the tone in her voice reminding me to place my carryon bag on the floor. I hope to have a better experience next time.

The entire travel day was a disaster from beginning to end. Woke up at two in the morning to make it to San Juan airport in time for a 5:30 am flight to Milwaukee which connected in Baltimore. Massive delays lead to me missing original connection out of Baltimore. Sixteen hours of delays/rebooking/layover time later, arrived in Milwaukee to find that only one of two checked bags made it there (despite the fact that Southwest brought another 737 jet to San Juan to fly us out to our original Baltimore connection—-not squeezed into another booked flight). The flight from Baltimore to Milwaukee was barely half full, so there was no logical reason to ship my bags out of Baltimore on a different flight to Chicago to then ship to Milwaukee. Southwest decided that my bags should not have been on the same connecting flight I WAS ON to Milwaukee, and then proceeded to accidentally leave my larger bag with the important items in Chicago. Terrible logic and support all around. Extremely angered and disappointed with SW. What a clownish operation your company has become!

It was as expected and I was grateful for the wheel chair help and ease of use.

One of the best airlines for fast boarding, on time arrivals, and top notch service!

The new seat assignment thing is wierd. If you don’t pay for a seat they always assign you a middle seat regardless of how many people are on the flight. Idk… the new company that bought Southwest is trying to make it more profitable, but I’m just not seeing it. The flight attendants aren’t having as much fun anymore. It just feels like the airline is slowly dying. IMO. We shall see if Southwest is the next Toy’s R Us.

Terrible. Even though there’s assigned seating now, they are still the slowest boarding airline of anyone.

The Air hostess were very rude on my flight from Houston to Austin . Their regular communication itself felt a they are shouting at people.

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.

Plane was late. Zero service for 2+ hour flight and it was not that bumpy.

Poor communication, flight was delayed for preventable reasons. I missed my connection.

No meal service to the back of the plane as it started late or was too slow to get it out before it was time to land.

Terrible, if possible won't be flying again anytime soon!

Efficient boarding and early departure. Very smooth flight. Early arrival in ATL. Great flight.

Smooth and easy boarding, comfortable for the entire 5 hour flight, and the seat back entertainment was great! I appreciated all the features, from location info and maps, movies, the ability to connect with Bluetooth headphones, and good selection of movies. Food was good, normal airline snacks (I didn’t purchase anything)

Awful. No counter attendants. No dinner offered due to delays.

This trip did not start off well. The inbound flight was delayed about 20 minutes. Then, after initial onboarding, the passengers had to deplane due to a mechanical problem. That took about 30 minutes to fix and be cleared. Then, reboarding was chaotic. It took a long time to sort passengers and two passengers on standby were ticketed but there was no seat. So, they had to deplane. One of the flight crew was trying to help passengers figure out a place to put their carry-on bags and that took more time. In the end, our scheduled 10:30 am departure did not actually take off until about 12:05 pm CST. The flight itself was long but we got to Houston. Some passengers missed their connecting flights and had to rebook. Not the best of flights I've had.

We were delayed for about an hour from taking off due to traffic control procedures at the destination airport. But once in the air, the flight went well. The crew members were great and provided cabin service despite moderate turbulence during much of the flight.

Short flight, but no drink/snack service. The flights both going and coming were delayed.

Not being stranded in Chicago for her airport to 11:30 tomorrow morning the 3rd

Delays experienced in boarding/take off due to incoming plane delayed. However, the boarding time/depart time in the app was significantly delayed in providing these updates. Usually not updated until an hour after we should have already boarded. Poorly managed.

Early morning flight and no food in First Class except a "salmon" box. No thank you. Was informed before take off by Captain that the plane was not serviced before we boarded in Phoenix. How does that happen? Need more frequent additions/turn over on the Entertainment. Thanks

Moved to earlier flight which unexpectedly had maintenance issues initially indicated as quick fix to ultimately plane changes. Moved back to original flight, also delayed. In all cases customer updates and communication very unclear, no updates on drivers for delays.

Typical AA - late by 90+ mn. Gate changed twice... Changed the departure time 6 times No explanation, no communication on reasons for delay I travel with AA twice a year... and it is consistently very poor.. I will continue to use AA only when i have to.

My 9:50AM flight was delayed to 3:40PM "due to incoming aircraft delay". No aircraft is "delayed" that long. Found out once we did board (after several changes in times) that the aircraft had a maintenance issue and we had to wait for another aircraft. Just tell us that. The aircraft we did get was old and the seats need to be updated. I have been traveling for several weeks with AA and you should refresh your entertainment content as frequent flyers have gone through most of your new content. I have Celiac and a shellfish allergy and continue to have struggles with meals on business and first class flights. Please keep this in mind. Sorry - was a long travel day yesterday and a bit cranky this morning with my experience comments. Still an AA fan.

The gate got changed several times and the flight was delayed over an hour. Awful experience

American continues to decline in their customer service and its beyond disappointing.

It was an older plane. First Class was not especially roomy or comfortable. It was a short flight so there were no meal but they did offer mixed nuts which used to be normal but now is rare. Crew member was very polite and professional.

Lack of gluten free options in food service. I have Celiac disease and it appears you no longer offer special meals for people with dietary restrictions. I am a frequent flyer traveling into and out of Omaha airport. I have noticed over the course of several months that although our flight typically arrives ahead of schedule (awesome job AA!) - we typically sit on the runway for several minutes waiting for the ground crew to get in place. Not sure if it is a ground crew issue or a gate availability issue (due to construction at this airport). Seems to be more of a ground crew being on time issue.

Flight to Tampa was delayed taking off due to plane arriving late but no other issues

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