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The cheapest ticket to Illinois from Kansas City found in the last 5 days was to Chicago, at $299 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 5 days was $325.

The cheapest time of day to fly to Illinois is generally in the morning, when round-trip flights cost $585 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 $1,012.

No, with an average price for the route of $390, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

The cheapest month for flights from Kansas City to Illinois is September, when tickets cost $91 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and May, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $230 and $174 respectively.

For Kansas City to Illinois, Thursday 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.

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 49% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 20 weeks before departure.

There are 3 airlines that fly nonstop from Kansas City to Illinois. They are: American Airlines, Southwest and United Airlines. The cheapest price of all airlines flying this route was found with American Airlines at $188 for a round-trip flight to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport (ORD). On average, American Airlines offers the best prices for nonstop flights between Kansas City and Illinois.

Kansas City and Illinois are connected by different airlines. The airlines that fly that route the most regularly are United Airlines (67 flights per week), Air New Zealand (49 flights per week), and Southwest (48 flights per week).

The duration of a flight to Illinois depends on your arrival airport. The shortest routes to Illinois from Kansas City are to Chicago, which takes 1h 31m, and Moline, which takes 4h 52m.

There are 4 cabin class options for the route. These are First, Business, Economy and Prem Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

The earliest flight from Kansas City to Illinois departs at 5:00 am, landing in Chicago at 6:44 am.

If you prefer to fly at night, the latest flight from Kansas City to Illinois jets off at 7:46 pm and lands in Chicago at 9:42 pm.