$155 Find Cheap Flights from Lincoln to Illinois

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Lincoln to Illinois departing on 9/23. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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Cheap Flights from Lincoln to Illinois

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Chicago
Chicagononstop$249
St. Louis
St. Louis1 stop$318
Chicago
Chicagononstop$249
St. Louis
St. Louis1 stop$318

Book Cheap Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln to Illinois

Wed, Aug 26 - Sat, Aug 29
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 8:04 am
LNK
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ORD
2h 04mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
4:01 pm - 6:01 pm
ORD
-
LNK
2h 00mnonstop
$249United Airlines
Sat, Sep 5 - Wed, Sep 9
American Airlines Logo
5:30 am - 7:25 am
LNK
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ORD
1h 55mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
10:15 pm - 11:59 pm
ORD
-
LNK
1h 44mnonstop
$250American Airlines
Sat, Aug 8 - Mon, Aug 10
American Airlines Logo
5:30 am - 7:25 am
LNK
-
ORD
1h 55mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
10:30 pm - 12:17 am
ORD
-
LNK
1h 47mnonstop
$251American Airlines
Thu, Aug 6 - Tue, Aug 11
American Airlines Logo
5:30 am - 7:25 am
LNK
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ORD
1h 55mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 2:06 pm
ORD
-
LNK
8h 06m
1 stop
$259American Airlines
Wed, Jul 29 - Sat, Aug 1
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 8:00 am
LNK
-
ORD
2h 00mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
9:00 am - 11:02 am
ORD
-
LNK
2h 02mnonstop
$260United Airlines
Mon, Jul 13 - Wed, Jul 22
American Airlines Logo
5:32 am - 7:30 am
LNK
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ORD
1h 58mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
10:38 pm - 12:25 am
ORD
-
LNK
1h 47mnonstop
$264American Airlines
Tue, Sep 1 - Tue, Sep 15
American Airlines Logo
2:36 pm - 8:30 pm
LNK
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ORD
5h 54m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
8:15 am - 2:18 pm
ORD
-
LNK
6h 03m
1 stop
$269American Airlines
Sat, Sep 5 - Tue, Sep 8
American Airlines Logo
5:30 am - 7:25 am
LNK
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ORD
1h 55mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 2:06 pm
ORD
-
LNK
8h 06m
1 stop
$274American Airlines
Tue, Jul 14 - Sat, Jul 18
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 8:00 am
LNK
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ORD
2h 00mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
4:20 pm - 6:18 pm
ORD
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LNK
1h 58mnonstop
$279United Airlines
Wed, Jul 15 - Tue, Jul 21
Multiple Airlines Logo
2:50 pm - 5:37 pm
LNK
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STL
26h 47m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
4:09 pm - 5:37 pm
STL
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LNK
25h 28m
1 stop
$422Multiple Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Lincoln to Illinois flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Lincoln 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 Lincoln, Nebraska 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 Lincoln, Nebraska to Illinois departing in August.

What is the cheapest Lincoln to Illinois flight route?

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

The cheapest ticket to Illinois from Lincoln found in the last 5 days was to Chicago, at $279 round-trip. The most popular route is from Lincoln (LNK) to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport (ORD), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was $279.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Illinois?

The average price for all round-trip flights from Lincoln 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 in the morning, when round-trip flights cost $460 on average. Morning departures are around 19% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Illinois is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $570.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Lincoln 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 $387, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Lincoln to Illinois?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Lincoln 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 Lincoln to Illinois is March, when tickets cost $189 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are October and July, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $249 and $239 respectively.

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

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

If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Illinois on a Saturday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Sunday is the most expensive day to fly from Lincoln to Illinois. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Tuesday and avoiding Sundays for the best deals.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln to Illinois, you should book around 8 weeks before departure, which saves you about 54% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 17 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonOctober
Cheapest flight$155
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 18% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 8% lower on average.
Flight from Lincoln to Chicago O'Hare Airport

FAQs - booking Illinois flights

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln to the following destinations at these prices or less: Chicago $338 one-way - $357 round-trip

Reviews of the top airlines flying from Lincoln to Illinois

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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.
7.4
United AirlinesOverall score based on 9901 reviews
7.3Comfort
6.6Food
7.7Boarding
8.1Crew
7.1Entertainment
Airline reviews

1 flight cancelled Had to fly out of different city Flight at new departure city was delayed 3 hours causing us to miss connecting flights. By the time we did make it to Prague our luggage did not. Had to wait day and a half for luggage to be delivered. Customer service was not good. Agents did not arrive at gate until 5-10 minutes before boarding

2.0 MediocreRuss, Jun 2026
FOD - ORD
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1 flight cancelled Had to fly out of different city Flight at new departure city was delayed 3 hours causing us to miss connecting flights. By the time we did make it to Prague our luggage did not. Had to wait day and a half for luggage to be delivered. Customer service was not good. Agents did not arrive at gate until 5-10 minutes before boarding

Awful. Delayed flights, missed connection to Toronto. Hotel vouchers were for already booked hotels x3. Giant waste of my time

Boarding was great, and the crew were very friendly. The seats must have been a bit on the older side and you could feel some of the seat components through the padding. Also, the plugs did not work on the row's entertainment screen or charging ports. Checked bag was transferred for connecting flight, and we appreciated how early we had the connecting gate information.

Very easy ! Use the kiosk and bag drop and right to security within 10 min

Over 5 hour delay with minimal updates or ability to standby for alternative flights. During boarding and 1 hr+ wait for takeoff, seats were drenched w water from air conditioning condensation and always leftover crumbs on carpet and seats

Boarded early, left early, arrived 40 mins early! A win win for me!

These airplanes should be illegal. The seats are two tight, it is a safety issue. Wheelchair support was ridiculously slow. We almost missed our flight.

This flight is a quick way to get to Chicago, but a bit expensive.

O’hsre taxi and deboarding took 40 minutes. Needed 20 minutes extra time between connecting flights to avoid running through terminal.

The staff was phenomenal. I can’t think of anything that could be better. Will be flying with UA again

Flight was delayed…once landed at ORD, no gates were available so made us wait for 56 minutes after we landed to let us out of the aircraft!

The flight de-boarded after being informed of a 3 hour delay. The gate agent said we could go to lounge. The flight ended up boarding 20 minutes later and I missed it.

I love the e fact that the staff communicated swiftly when my flight was delayed and gate number changed

We had a mechanical delay which made us 90 minutes late (9:30 PM) then land and put into the penalty box because a plane was in our gate? What the hell! We should get priority.Damn American.

The seats were extremely cramped, with very little legroom or personal space. There was no room left in the overhead bins for a backpack, and the space under the seat in front was so limited that I could barely fit my bag underneath. Overall, the seating arrangement felt very uncomfortable and overcrowded.

weather delay of almost 2 hours then we landed and our gate wasn't available so we waited another 30 min

Delayed flight more than I hour. When boarding we spent some additional time on the plane before takeoff ....

The flight was delayed significantly and we sat on runway after landing for awhile. Best thing was the flight attendant, Jenny, in first class, who was very professional and attentive. She was excellent - the rest of the flight was not.

The flight attendants were extremely sourly and borderline rude. I did not feel appreciated as an AA customer once.

Waiting for gate in RDU for more than 20mins is crazy.

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