$159 Find Cheap Flights from McAllen 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 McAllen to Illinois departing on 4/9. 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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Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from McAllen 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.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from McAllen to Illinois

Sat, May 16 - Wed, May 20
United Airlines Logo
6:59 pm - 12:45 am
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ORD
5h 46m
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United Airlines Logo
5:24 pm - 10:59 pm
ORD
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MFE
5h 35m
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$289United Airlines
Wed, Apr 1 - Wed, Apr 8
United Airlines Logo
6:55 pm - 12:45 am
MFE
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ORD
5h 50m
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2:05 pm - 7:44 pm
ORD
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MFE
5h 39m
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$297United Airlines
Wed, Apr 8 - Sat, Apr 18
American Airlines Logo
3:45 pm - 9:13 pm
MFE
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ORD
5h 28m
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American Airlines Logo
5:00 am - 10:02 am
ORD
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MFE
5h 02m
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$303American Airlines
Thu, Apr 16 - Sun, Apr 19
American Airlines Logo
3:45 pm - 11:48 pm
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ORD
8h 03m
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American Airlines Logo
8:15 am - 3:25 pm
ORD
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MFE
7h 10m
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$306American Airlines
Mon, Apr 20 - Mon, Apr 27
American Airlines Logo
6:00 pm - 11:48 pm
MFE
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ORD
5h 48m
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American Airlines Logo
3:07 pm - 10:40 pm
ORD
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MFE
7h 33m
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$307American Airlines
Sat, Apr 18 - Sat, Apr 25
American Airlines Logo
6:00 pm - 11:48 pm
MFE
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ORD
5h 48m
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American Airlines Logo
6:56 pm - 11:59 pm
ORD
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MFE
5h 03m
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$308American Airlines
Thu, Apr 9 - Mon, Apr 13
United Airlines Logo
6:55 pm - 1:26 am
MFE
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ORD
6h 31m
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United Airlines Logo
5:15 pm - 10:59 pm
ORD
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MFE
5h 44m
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$309United Airlines
Mon, May 4 - Thu, May 7
Multiple Airlines Logo
12:15 pm - 6:47 am
MFE
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ORD
18h 32m
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Multiple Airlines Logo
5:15 am - 8:49 pm
ORD
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MFE
15h 34m
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$313Multiple Airlines
Mon, Apr 20 - Mon, Apr 27
Delta Logo
1:03 pm - 10:28 pm
MFE
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MDW
9h 25m
2 stops
Delta Logo
1:24 pm - 11:59 pm
MDW
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MFE
10h 35m
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$319Delta
Fri, Apr 17 - Mon, Apr 20
Delta Logo
5:25 am - 4:18 pm
MFE
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ORD
10h 53m
2 stops
Delta Logo
11:00 am - 11:59 pm
ORD
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MFE
12h 59m
2 stops
$319Delta
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KAYAK's insights & trends for McAllen to Illinois flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from McAllen 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 McAllen 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 McAllen to Illinois departing in May.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from McAllen 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 McAllen to Illinois is March, when tickets cost $298 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are October and January, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $553 and $479 respectively.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$159
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 2% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 15% lower on average.
Flight from McAllen to Chicago O'Hare Airport

FAQs - booking Illinois flights

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from McAllen 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 McAllen 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 McAllen 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 McAllen 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 McAllen to Illinois up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top airlines flying from McAllen to Illinois

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from McAllen 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 McAllen 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 9404 reviews
7.1Entertainment
7.3Comfort
7.7Boarding
6.6Food
8.1Crew
Airline reviews

Wonderful. Quick boarding. Early departure and we arrived 30 minutes early at our destination. Unfortunately, when you arrive early, there is still a departing aircraft at our gate. We had to park for 30 minutes until the gate was clear. So our early arrival was not really early at the gate. Otherwise it was a quick and smooth flight. Appreciated the efficiency.

10.0 ExcellentDr. Joseph, Feb 2026
DCA - ORD
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Wonderful. Quick boarding. Early departure and we arrived 30 minutes early at our destination. Unfortunately, when you arrive early, there is still a departing aircraft at our gate. We had to park for 30 minutes until the gate was clear. So our early arrival was not really early at the gate. Otherwise it was a quick and smooth flight. Appreciated the efficiency.

Crew was great (professional, attentive, prompt). Snacks for 4 hrs flight is deplorable.

United Airlines is my preferred airlines and I am thankful for Gary who also help support me on the phone to switch my flight literally last min.

Seated dude next to me even though lots of empty rows. But main thing was we sat on the tarmac after landing for 30 minutes because of, in the words of the dude who sat next to me, “operational incompetence”. We got changing directions about where to pick up gate checked bags. Pilot and flight attendant were awesome though.

It was a pretty standard flight... until the almost hour and a half spent on the taxi way. I get that the weather has been poor but the delay had nothing to do with the weather and more to do with a plane with several issues tying up the gate. I get that that happens from time to time but this has been EVERY flight I've been on for the past 5 years and I fly 3 to 5 times a year. This isn't just United... it's American, it's Delta. It's an issue with the entire industry. I work for UPS and packages on a cargo plane get better service than people do these days. Anymore I HATE flying.

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

The chicken wrap was tiny ($13 for what looked like a 1/3 of a normal wrap?) and disgusting.

It was good experience this time. The flight was on time.

There was a delay with the plan which cause the flight to leave later and once arrived in Chicago there was another delay and some passengers missed their connecting flights

The gate agent had a really bad attitude and refused to help me get on the standby list. She just handed me a card and said I needed to call a number. I asked her to help with the AA app on my phone and she just shrugged and said she didnt know. After a few phone calls, I eventually just went to a different gate agent on the other side of the terminal and got the help I needed.

Overall, my last three trips on American Airlines have all been either delayed or "rescheduled" due to mechanical issues. At least on delay caused me to miss two possible connecting flights each later than the first. My last option for my last connection required the assistance of the onsite service desk (O'Hare Airport). The wait time for the service desk was such that it jeopardized getting booked on the last connecting flight available for the night. Suffice it to say, my latest experiences with American Airlines have caused me extensive loss of productive business and personal time and can therefore be classified as significantly less than satisfactory.

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

American Airlines was great and worked very hard to change my ticket so I could get an earlier, direct flight back to Dallas. However, I was informed that Kayak made mistakes with my itinerary and classified my ticket as desiring to be on the earlier flight instead of taking the necessary step of calling AA to get me on the standby list. This ended up keeping me from being added to the standby list and delayed me getting home by 6 hours. I am happy to discuss this further with Kayak so they can correct their procedures so this won't happen again.

Waited for oxygen tanks for 30 minutes after boarding was complete.

We flew in first class. The crew did not offer drinks before the flight took off, but they treated us well during the flight. The food was excellent. There was actually too much food served, but it was nice to have all the options.

Update to handle the delay was very bad, crews no smiles or welcome or thanks. Don’t care attitude

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