$72 Find Cheap Flights from Kansas City to Illinois

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Cheap Flights from Kansas City to Illinois

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Chicago
Chicago1 stop$191
Moline
Moline1 stop$239
St. Louis
St. Louis2 stops$248
Chicago
Chicago1 stop$191
Moline
Moline1 stop$239
St. Louis
St. Louis2 stops$248

Book Cheap Kansas City 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 Kansas City 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 Kansas City to Illinois

Fri, Feb 20 - Sun, Mar 1
Frontier Logo
11:00 am - 10:39 pm
MCI
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ORD
11h 39m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
5:05 am - 9:53 am
ORD
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MCI
28h 48m
1 stop
$191Frontier
Fri, Feb 20 - Tue, Feb 24
Frontier Logo
11:00 am - 10:39 pm
MCI
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ORD
11h 39m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
9:05 am - 3:44 pm
ORD
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MCI
30h 39m
2 stops
$192Frontier
Mon, Feb 23 - Mon, Mar 2
Multiple Airlines Logo
10:55 am - 7:47 pm
MCI
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MDW
8h 52m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
9:22 pm - 3:29 pm
MDW
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MCI
18h 07m
1 stop
$194Multiple Airlines
Sat, Mar 21 - Tue, Mar 24
American Airlines Logo
7:15 am - 8:56 am
MCI
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ORD
1h 41mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
6:56 am - 8:42 am
ORD
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MCI
1h 46mnonstop
$200American Airlines
Wed, Apr 22 - Sat, Apr 25
Southwest Logo
11:55 am - 2:55 pm
MCI
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MDW
3h 00m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
7:55 am - 9:25 am
MDW
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MCI
1h 30mnonstop
$201Southwest
Fri, Feb 20 - Tue, Feb 24
Multiple Airlines Logo
11:00 am - 10:39 pm
MCI
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ORD
11h 39m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
12:44 pm - 3:29 pm
ORD
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MCI
26h 45m
1 stop
$204Multiple Airlines
Wed, Apr 22 - Sat, Apr 25
Southwest Logo
9:20 am - 3:45 pm
MCI
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MDW
6h 25m
2 stops
Southwest Logo
7:55 am - 9:25 am
MDW
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MCI
1h 30mnonstop
$206Southwest
Fri, Feb 13 - Sun, Feb 15
United Airlines Logo
10:24 am - 4:47 pm
MCI
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MLI
6h 23m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
5:22 pm - 9:59 pm
MLI
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MCI
4h 37m
1 stop
$239United Airlines
Tue, Feb 10 - Wed, Feb 11
United Airlines Logo
6:30 pm - 10:58 pm
MCI
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STL
4h 28m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
9:57 am - 2:27 pm
STL
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MCI
4h 30m
1 stop
$253United Airlines
Thu, Feb 12 - Sun, Feb 15
American Airlines Logo
6:28 am - 1:00 pm
MCI
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MLI
6h 32m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
8:04 pm - 11:58 pm
MLI
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MCI
3h 54m
1 stop
$310American Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Kansas City to Illinois flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Kansas City 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 Kansas City 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 Kansas City to Illinois departing in February.

What is the cheapest Kansas City to Illinois flight route?

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

The cheapest ticket to Illinois from Kansas City found in the last 72 hours was to Chicago, at $192 round-trip. The most popular route is from Kansas City (MCI) to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport (ORD), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $292.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Kansas City 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 $333, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Kansas City to Illinois?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Kansas City 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 Kansas City to Illinois is September, when tickets cost $236 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and June, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $361 and $329 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Kansas City to Illinois?

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

For Kansas City to Illinois, Friday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Saturday is the most expensive. Flying from Illinois back to Kansas City, the best deals are generally found on Wednesday, with Monday being the most expensive.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Kansas City 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 Kansas City 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 Kansas City to Illinois, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 50% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 17 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$72
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 35% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 6% increase in price.
Flight from Kansas City to Chicago Midway Airport

FAQs - booking Illinois flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Kansas City 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 Kansas City to Illinois.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Kansas City 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 Kansas City 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 Kansas City 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 Kansas City 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 Kansas City 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 in the morning, when round-trip flights cost $629 on average. Morning departures are around 35% cheaper 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 $989.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Illinois

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Kansas City to the following destinations at these prices or less: Chicago $263 one-way - $519 round-trip

Reviews of the top 4 airlines serving from Kansas City to Illinois

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Kansas City 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 Kansas City 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 4266 reviews
8.1Boarding
8.6Crew
7.5Entertainment
8.0Comfort
7.0Food
Airline reviews

Great flight but super high price. Glad it was a business trip and not personal

10.0 ExcellentPieter, Jan 2026
LGB - DAL
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Great flight but super high price. Glad it was a business trip and not personal

On time. Friendly staff. Took to long to pre bord all the specialty groups. Cramped small plane

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

3 hour delay. Had to change plans and was still delayed.

The staff was very friendly, professional, and courteous. The overall flight was a great experience.

The crew canceled the complementary snack and drink in anticipation of turbulence that never materialized. I was counting on the drink (water) to take the the doses of medication - prescribed for my heart condition - that were due during the flight. Since no snack or meal was served on this flight, I cannot rate the food quality. Otherwise, this flight was excellent.

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.

We got exit row seats both flights. Everything was running on time

The flight crew was extremely rude and especially not helpful when our flight was delayed.

Pretty seamless, just a tad bit late in taking off and landing.

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

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.

Another delayed flight. When the delays exceed the duration of the flight, it’s a problem.

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.

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.

This was the best 2 flights I have had with American out of SGF. Great crew both flights.

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.

I am writing to express my disappointment with my recent Frontier Airlines flight. I was charged $99 at the gate because my bag was said to be too large, yet once onboard there was no available overhead bin space, and I was required to place the bag under the seat in front of me anyway. This made the charge feel unnecessary and unfair. Additionally, before the flight even took off, I was asked to move from the seat I paid for into a middle seat so another passenger and her cat could have my seat to themselves. I was not offered compensation or an explanation for being moved from a paid seat. Between the unexpected bag fee and being forced to give up my seat, this experience fell well below acceptable customer service standards. I would appreciate a review of this situation and appropriate compensation.

It was costly and difficult to check in. $85 to take a small suitcase with me, carry on or checked and $75 on the return trip, Plus $25 if I didn't check my self in check in $25, because I couldn't do it on the kiosk. Small very uncomfortable seats, waited on the runway for near an hour each way. It was my worst flight to date.

It was ok. It was expensive to check 2 bags ($75.00 per bag), and then it took a long time to wait for shuttle to take us from one terminal to the terminal where the plane was taking off at LAX. And all of this for a flight where we had to pay for any food or drink that was not water.

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

A 630departure flight Delayed 6hours! They changed my gate, I moved to the new gate. Had our flight on the screen for 12noon departure. I go get above to eat, check screen again and the flight was gone, no notice no announcement, nothing!! They sent my bag on the flight I wasn’t on, got it back to me 3days later. Thank goodness they did refund my money but I will NEVER fly them again.

Due to weather, my flight was delayed, further delayed, then canceled. I eventually got through to a support person who helped me find a different route out of MSP, but to get to DIA, they didn't want to, but eventually did help with the connection ticket purchase. But even this replacement flight was delayed time and time again, and I would have missed my connecting flights and I didn't want to get stuck in a layover city, so after 12 hours at the airport with two young boys who were very tired, we just cancelled our plans and spent the week at home, instead of Nana's.

Plane and crew on board were fine. Everything else was terrible.

The third party booking with cheapflightsfares was awful. Kayak should NOT partner with them. They sold me a bundle including seat selection and carry-on, but did not book the carry-ons with Frontier, so I’m out of pocket for $414 more while I await resolution.

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.

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