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Price, demand and travel trends for Lima to Illinois flights

Use KAYAK data on prices, travel dates, airlines and seasonal trends to compare options and book flights with more confidence.

What are the cheapest fares from Lima to Illinois recently?

The cheapest fares from Lima to Illinois on KAYAK in the last week were to Chicago O'Hare Intl (ORD) from $488 round-trip and to Chicago Midway (MDW) from $753 round-trip.

How do fares into airports in Illinois compare?

According to KAYAK data from the last 12 months, the cheapest airports to fly into Illinois from Lima are:

• Chicago O'Hare Intl (ORD) (avg. price $796)
• Moline Quad-City (MLI) (avg. price $803)
• Chicago Midway (MDW) (avg. price $876)

Are flights from Lima to Illinois cheaper or more expensive than last year?

Fares from Lima to Illinois are about 34% higher than they were in November last year, averaging $833 round-trip.

What's the cheapest month to fly from Lima to Illinois?

February is typically the cheapest month to fly from Lima to Illinois, with round-trip fares averaging $630. July and June are usually the most expensive, averaging $901 and $892, respectively.

How do fares from Lima to Illinois vary by day of the week?

On average, Sunday is the cheapest day to fly from Lima to Illinois and Friday is the most expensive. Looking at the past 12 months of KAYAK data, it's 21% more expensive to fly on a Friday compared to Sunday.

What's the best time of day to fly from Lima to Illinois?

It's cheapest to fly to Illinois in the evening with average prices of $587. The afternoon is the most expensive time to fly, with average prices of $889.

What's the best time to book a flight from Lima to Illinois?

Book your flights 3 weeks before your trip. KAYAK data collected over the past 12 months shows that booking in this window can save you around 11% compared to booking at the last minute (within 2 weeks of departure).

Key details for Lima to Illinois flights

Low season

February

Cheapest flight

$224
Beat the crowds with an average 43% drop in travelers.
The most popular month to fly with an average 33% increase in travelers.
One-way flight from Lima to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport

Your Lima to Illinois flight questions, answered

Find helpful answers about this route, including flight times, airports, airlines and booking tips.

  • Is now a good time to book a flight from Lima to Illinois?

    Yes. Fares from Lima to Illinois are low right now. As a rule of thumb, a round-trip under $656 (cheaper than most fares this year) is a good deal, so if you spot one at or below that, it's a good time to book.

  • How much should I budget for a flight from Lima to Illinois?

    Over the past 12 months, round-trip fares from Lima to Illinois have typically cost between $656 and $925.

  • What are the main airports serving Illinois?

    Illinois has 17 airports. 94% of KAYAK users choose Chicago O'Hare Intl (ORD) as their arrival airport.

  • Which airlines fly nonstop from Lima to Illinois?

    Based on the flight schedule for the next 3 months, no airline regularly operates nonstop flights from Lima to Illinois. One-stop options include:

    • American Airlines
    • United Airlines
    • Delta

  • Which destinations in Illinois can I fly nonstop from Lima?

    Based on the flight schedule for the next 3 months, there are no nonstop flights from Lima to Illinois. The most popular destination you can reach with one stop is Chicago.

  • Which cabin classes are available from Lima to Illinois?

    On flights from Lima to Illinois you can book Economy Class, Premium Economy Class or Business Class.

  • What are some popular landmarks around Illinois?

    Illinois is home to many popular sights. KAYAK travelers' favorites include:

    • Magnificent Mile
    • Grant Park
    • Soldier Field
    • River North

Your guide to booking Lima to Illinois flights

Get tips on when to book, when to fly and what to know before your trip.
  • If you can plan ahead, the sweet spot for booking your flight is 3 weeks before your trip. KAYAK data shows fares in this window are around 11% lower than last-minute bookings (made within 2 weeks of departure). Not ready to commit? Set a Price Alert and we'll let you know when prices change.
  • Flexible with your dates? Fly in February to save some money. It's typically the cheapest month on this route, while flights in July will cost you the most.
  • Fly out on a Sunday to get the cheapest fares. Avoid Friday flights, which are about 21% more expensive.
  • If you're watching your budget, fly into Chicago O'Hare Intl (ORD) which has the lowest average airfare in the region. Just remember to budget for any onward travel by bus, car or domestic flight.
  • Start your trip in Chicago, the most popular destination in Illinois. From there, it's easy to continue on to other popular spots such as Rosemont, Schaumburg and Champaign.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Lima to Illinois

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Lima 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.
7.8
DeltaOverall score based on 8719 reviews
8.1Boarding
7.8Comfort
7.2Food
8.5Crew
7.8Entertainment
Airline reviews

Requested an aisle seat at the gate and got it. The staff so friendly

10.0 ExcellentMark, Oct 2026
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Requested an aisle seat at the gate and got it. The staff so friendly

My experience was very good. Everything was excellent except for the food. The food was mediocre. Not alot of options and the flavor was okay.

Flight was very delayed so I was able to get on an earlier flight via stand-by. Crew communicated effectively around delay and worked to make customers comfortable. Wifi was ok, streaming TV was great. App functionality broke down once I was moved to stand-by on earlier flight.

Sat in the tarmac at O’Hare for 65 minutes. This is a regular occurrence for delta at O’Hare

Delta was fine though my flight was delayed 4 hours into LGA and my return into ORD involved a taxi of 1+ hour to the gate

It was as good as it could be. Flying is not a pleasant experience these days.

I lost my plane and spend 5 hours at the airport arriving at Buffalo at 1 am taxis are very expensive at that time.

The plane was very warm the entire time, despite my vents being open. Additionally, we didn't have internet on our personal devices

Excellent flight from boarding to landing. Plane crew was informative, warm & attentive.

I am surprised that a company of such prestige would let you board a plane without air conditioning and no WiFi, not to mention that we had a delay of just over fifteen minutes and many passengers arrived...It was a flight beyond Delta's prestige.

We were made to check our carry-on luggage because it did not fit the measurements. That’s what we were told, but I saw plenty of carry-on luggage on the plane that was the same size as ours

Flight Crew Review The crew was absolutely amazing from start to finish! They were friendly, professional, attentive, and genuinely made the flight feel comfortable and enjoyable. Every interaction was pleasant, and they went above and beyond to make sure passengers were taken care of. You could really tell that they cared about providing great service. I truly appreciate their kindness and professionalism and would be happy to fly with this crew again!

stood in line to check in luggage for nearly an hour. very poor service and not excusable

Boarding was confusing from staff telling going to preboard and than to group 1 Airplane was not cooling at the beginning

The food is terrible I ask for water never got transport my mother we’re late and my sister from Lima was the worst waiting to long for wheelchair

Seats were awful. Media should have been included for such a long flight.

We had a great flight just wished they had a tv so we can see a movie that would of made my trip excellent.

I would like a glass of wine or some kind of alcoholic drink.

Very long delay but we just made the connection. The requested wheel chairs were not there so I had to assist/carry BOTH of my parents to the gate while carrying their bags so we could make the connection. The plane had no entertainment system and NO WIFI, legroom zero. Restrooms on ALL of flights were dirty and one restroom did not even work properly. I was surprised to see COPA like this since my flight with them in 2013 was incredible, the seats were amazing and the food options were spectacular. Of course, I see this kind of service on many airlines now, with services and hospitality at an all time low. The worse part of the trip was seeing my 90 year old parents go through hell on these flights and having to try and rush to a gate to make the next flight. Never again

Crew were all excellent. Wheel chair access for my parents was very good, although it took some time. Plane was ok but entertainment system did not work. NO WIFI on plane so could not get other things done while flying or listen to my Apple Music on my iPhone.

It was a bit unnerving to know that flights are generally oversold. We chose not to pay extra to reserve a specific seat, without realizing that that makes us vulnerable to being bumped. Everything else about the flight was great.

In flight from Miami to Anchorage, we were all on board ready to take off. Pilot decided to take on more fuel causing a delay. Once fueled, the pilot came back over the radio stating more delay due to VIP. These delays caused me to miss my connecting flight. I went to the Alaska Air counter for information. They flat out stated that it was ATCs fault that I missed my flight and booked me a flight the next day about 1300 . I believe if we had the fuel prior to getting on board we would not of been delayed and I would have taken off on time. Pilot was taken out of the equation. I think they should’ve taken responsibility for their pilots decision to top off his aircraft instead of waiting til the last moment. Enough said…

We liked the way we were treated by the sraff at lima airport counter and the the flight attendants. We did not like the fact that the kiosks at airport rebooted after we entered our information and then told us that there was an issueand we needed to go to the counter. Such a waste of time for a group of 6. Once we got our boarding passes there was no assigned gate so we did not know where to go.

Nothing I like, I missed this connection b/c of an earlier flight delay. I had to stay one more night and I paid out my own pocket. LATAM failed to send me to a safe and decent hotel.

It was delayed for 2 hours. Then when we arrived they took us on a very uncomfortable bus and left us there. The bus driver wouldn't let us out because no one from Latam was there. Everything was disaster.

Wish the seats were a little more comfortable.. it was a 6 hrs nonstop trip. But the crew was courteous and w a smile

I like this airline a lot no problems at all, except being forced to check a carry-on bag ., Overall very good airline

It’s a delta flight operated by LATAM. The whole ticket sale is a mess, delta changed my flight but didn’t update it in LATAM system, I couldn’t get my boarding pass, it took me hours to resolve this issue with delta. I had to change my travel plan. No apology from Delta even though it’s their fault.

entertainment was not good; the shoulder strap on Business class seat did not sit well across the body (more like across the neck); the food was not hot and the special meal promoted by insert in the menu was not available to us

I travel often with LATAM, it never disappoints me. The service is great, nice crew, latest and some classic movies. I got 3 small meals, cannot complaint. I’ll definitely travel again with them.

All good. Easy check in and boarding. Lovely flight crew

WiFi broken, very long wait for valet bags, and the typical long wait at O'Hare on a thursday to get clearance to take off and then again long taxi and wait for the gate.

Another American flight, another significant non weather related delay. Was delayed over 90 minutes on both legs of the round trip.

The now boarding notification was not updated in the app until I was actually on the plan. This si a massive fail considering my flight was delayed several times. These types of failures add stress that could be avoided since I no longer feel comfortable leaving the boarding area to get food or visit a lounge. Had I used the notification from the app, I would have missed my flight. The secondly, the process of connecting to wifi on aa flights is clunky and could be streamlined better. the copy and past process feels like MVP, and you are well beyond that stage.

Both flights were late leaving due to repairs/switching gates. The crew and pilots, however, were professional and courteous. Most importantly, we arrived at our destination safely. The seats were comforable. That size should be standard for all economy class. American could improve its boarding process. I am not sure why you need 9 groups for a small regional plane.

It was close to its perfect the flake could be took off early, landed early, didn’t have to wait for my daughter stroller luggage came out quick, very efficient, very good flight

The amount of gate changes and delays is completely unacceptable. This has happened on 3 of 4 trips between Chicago and Dallas in 2026.

Flight from Miami to Lima was very good, like the free WiFi to get movies and TV.

Flight got delayed 1 hour from 1145 pm to 1245 am the another hour to 145 am just for them to cancel our flight. Waited until we gave up at 4 and decided to take an uber to a hotel since it was taking too long for them to provide us with one.

Was horrible. Attendants from Peru so rude and bad. The plane broke down after over an hour flying. Had to return and spend another 1000$ in another flight. They left us waiting like animals with no accommodations or hotel

There were three people in an economy seat in my row, but the row in front of me, which had the same class of service only had one person. I could barely move and the person in front of me slept on all three seats. If you had moved one person from my row to the row in front, the configuration would have been two on each row with the middle seat empty

It’s a new plane, but the most important detail is that the economy class seat doesn't recline—it’s completely fixed. The only one that reclines is in Comfort Class.

Better seats, allow us to upgrade, terrible website, poor telephone service, better equipment

Horrible experience with Avianca, they delayed their flight and when we arrived to NYC, AVIANCA took 1 hr y 30 mins to park the airplane and all passenger get off the plane, it made me lost all my trains to get back home and I came back to my place at 3 am instead of 12 am. On the top of that their plane seat are so uncomfortable and is not enough space and killed my legs and knees, Avianca used to be good when it was a Colombian company, now after Brasilian company bought them, their service quality is bad and their flights are delayed and oversold.

I handed in my suitcase in perfect condition at SAL Airport. And in MIA Airport I received it with one corner broken and the wheels bent.

I like the crew members they're very friendly. Clean plane. The flight was on time. I dont like the comfort my car seat its better that the plane seats. They charge for everything. This airline was very good. Now it's a low cost airline

6 hour flight and have to pay for everything 100 dollars to add a carry-on bag is insane

The check in is the only positive thing in Avianca. The seat is the most uncomfortable I have traveled, the distance is minimal.

Avíanca now has cero entertainment, food and even water for their travels in economy. We spend all 6 or more hours ignored or we are offered products to buy using only credit card .

The airline doesn’t provide nothing To their customers. No water , no food , no any drinks, no any kind of entertainment for free or at least paid with money cash currency . They sell some basic goods only credit card . Shame for an old international long distance trip. Never again .

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