$522 Find Cheap Flights from Melbourne to Illinois

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Cheap Flights from Melbourne to Illinois

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Chicago
Chicago2 stops$886
St. Louis
St. Louis2 stops$844
Chicago
Chicago2 stops$886
St. Louis
St. Louis2 stops$844

Book Cheap Melbourne 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 Melbourne 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 Melbourne to Illinois

Mon, Oct 13 - Mon, Oct 20
United Airlines Logo
11:55 am - 9:52 amMEL-STL
37h 57m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
5:28 pm - 9:15 amSTL-MEL
23h 47m2 stops
$844United Airlines
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Thu, Oct 30 - Thu, Nov 6
Multiple Airlines Logo
2:30 pm - 10:57 pmMEL-ORD
24h 27m2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
6:30 am - 12:45 pmORD-MEL
37h 15m2 stops
$886Multiple Airlines
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Fri, Nov 14 - Fri, Nov 28
Air Canada Logo
7:45 am - 4:44 pmMEL-ORD
25h 59m2 stops
Air Canada Logo
3:40 pm - 2:45 pmORD-MEL
30h 05m2 stops
$927Air Canada
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Fri, Nov 14 - Fri, Nov 28
Air Canada Logo
7:10 am - 2:41 pmMEL-ORD
24h 31m2 stops
Air Canada Logo
1:10 pm - 2:15 pmORD-MEL
32h 05m2 stops
$954Air Canada
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Thu, Nov 13 - Tue, Nov 18
Air New Zealand Logo
12:10 pm - 10:59 pmMEL-ORD
27h 49m2 stops
Air New Zealand Logo
1:00 pm - 5:40 pmORD-MEL
35h 40m2 stops
$1,013Air New Zealand
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Mon, Oct 13 - Sun, Nov 2
American Airlines Logo
9:45 am - 4:50 pmMEL-ORD
23h 05m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
8:50 am - 5:00 amORD-MEL
27h 10m1 stop
$1,033American Airlines
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Mon, Oct 13 - Mon, Oct 20
American Airlines Logo
4:05 pm - 8:51 pmMEL-STL
20h 46m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
7:01 am - 5:00 amSTL-MEL
29h 59m1 stop
$1,039American Airlines
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Fri, Nov 14 - Fri, Nov 28
Qantas Airways Logo
4:05 pm - 7:40 pmMEL-ORD
20h 35m1 stop
Qantas Airways Logo
1:23 pm - 5:00 amORD-MEL
22h 37m1 stop
$1,068Qantas Airways
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Sat, Oct 11 - Sat, Nov 1
Qantas Airways Logo
9:45 am - 5:45 pmMEL-ORD
24h 00m1 stop
Qantas Airways Logo
4:17 pm - 5:00 amORD-MEL
44h 43m1 stop
$1,115Qantas Airways
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Fri, Nov 21 - Fri, Dec 5
Air New Zealand Logo
12:10 pm - 9:17 pmMEL-ORD
26h 07m2 stops
Air New Zealand Logo
2:35 pm - 10:55 amORD-MEL
27h 20m2 stops
$1,164Air New Zealand
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Melbourne to Illinois flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Melbourne 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 Melbourne Airport to Illinois?

What is the cheapest month to fly from Melbourne Airport to Illinois?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Melbourne Airport 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 Melbourne Airport to Illinois is August, when tickets cost $1,010 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and April, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,674 and $1,365 respectively.

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

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

If you are looking for a flight deal from Melbourne to Illinois, look for departures on Thursdays and avoid leaving on a Friday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Illinois, Saturday is the cheapest day to fly and Thursday is the most expensive.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Melbourne Airport 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 Melbourne Airport 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 Melbourne Airport to Illinois, you should book around 5 weeks before departure, which saves you about 17% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 10 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonApril
Cheapest flight$522
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 11% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 5% increase in price.
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FAQs - booking Illinois flights

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Melbourne 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 Melbourne 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 Melbourne 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 Melbourne 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 Melbourne 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 evening, when round-trip flights cost $1,134 on average. Morning departures are around 26% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Illinois is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,812.

Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from Melbourne to Illinois

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Melbourne 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 Melbourne 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.
7.5
Qantas AirwaysOverall score based on 907 reviews
7.2Entertainment
7.7Boarding
7.5Comfort
8.2Crew
7.0Food
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My flight from Dallas to Sydney was cancelled. My entire trip was rerouted to include the following: Hartford to Washington DC Washington DC to JFK JFK to Auckland Auckland to Christchurch I paid for an aisle seat on the flight to Auckland and was asked if I would take a window seat to accommodate a family. The agent at the podium failed to mention that the family had a 3 month old baby and that a bassinet would be used during the 16 hour flight. The only way I could get out of my seat was to crawl under the bassinet of the sleeping baby. I think it is wrong that I was no given the choice to sit in another seat, that the agent knew what she was doing and chose to not properly disclose my seating arrangement. Terrible treatment.

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Aug 2025BDL - DFW
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My flight from Dallas to Sydney was cancelled. My entire trip was rerouted to include the following: Hartford to Washington DC Washington DC to JFK JFK to Auckland Auckland to Christchurch I paid for an aisle seat on the flight to Auckland and was asked if I would take a window seat to accommodate a family. The agent at the podium failed to mention that the family had a 3 month old baby and that a bassinet would be used during the 16 hour flight. The only way I could get out of my seat was to crawl under the bassinet of the sleeping baby. I think it is wrong that I was no given the choice to sit in another seat, that the agent knew what she was doing and chose to not properly disclose my seating arrangement. Terrible treatment.

they ran out of fruit for breakfast and so I just had a yogurt instead. other than that the flight was good

by the time they got to our row, they were out of some of the food options. games and movies were great but maybe more game options like tetris or pac man would be great

A few more inches of legroom is all i ask

Great as usual, some delays but well communicated and made up for in the air

Poor! This flight was delayed 14 hours. There was no assistance in helping customers find other routes to their destination, nor any other kind of support. It was a chaotic experience. I'm not likely to fly with AA going forward.

Business class points redemption - good value for points paid, dubious value if out of your own pocket, domestic class business product okay for this length of flight. The flight left and arrived on time, crew were good, aircraft was a bit old and tired, but still miles ahead of their competitors in Virgin and Jetstar.

Airline running better than post Covid, proper boarding process now implemented, some aircraft feeling a bit old and tired, crew fine, online experience better.

We were upgraded and after just a short delay in attending to a safety check we were on our way. Would definately fly Qantas International on their Dreamliner again.

I tried to check in online but was unable to do so. I stood in line for nearly two hours to check in. American Airlines was understaffed. When I finally got to the kiosk to check in, I was still unable to check in. No AA staff was available to help. Finally one of the airport security agents who was helping passengers became of lack of AA Staff told me: “I think the reason you can’t check in is that you are starting your name with an upper case letter when you write it. Just write it with all lower case letters.” That did allow me to check in. HOW COULD ANYONE POSSIBLY KNOW THAT IF THEY USE AN INITIAL UPPER CASE LETTER TO SPELL THEIR OWN NAME, AA WOULD NOT ALLOW THEM TO CHECK IN?????? Then I had to wait in line over half an hour again to drop off my baggage. Although I arrived at the airport 3 hours early, by the time I got to the gate, they had already started boarding.

My flight was delayed about 1 1/2 hours in Chicago, but other then that it was a good flight.

Flight attendant in first class gave poor service (like he didn't want to be there) and food was awful. We sat waiting for gate upon arrival over 45 mins.

Inoperable monitor left no entert for 9 hours. Crew was not helpful Food was awful.

Weather delay in Chicago?. No sense of urgency to make connection in Chicago for our connecting flight that wasn't delayed. Connection was missed.

Overall it was good. I missed my connection but I was put on another flight.

Overall a very poor experience - booked premium economy tickets but due to last minute flight delays , all my itinery went for a toss and had to fly economy class with no access to lounge or any compensation by united airlines to make up for the flight delays . i had expected better experience than that from united.

It was fine, definitely older planes with no charging or anything. There’s no entertainment set up on board, but it is nice that they allow you to access the in flight entertainment from your phone without having to pay for the Wi-Fi and they do offer free texting.

I liked that the flight was nonstop from ORD to CIU for $200 round trip.

The schedule to Moline changed 5 times. The gate changed 6 times. That is a pathetic way to run an airline. No wonder that no one in our company flies on United Express to or from Moline. Changes happen most of the time. I learned my lesson on this trip…never again!

All flight attendants could benefit by taking an international flight on Qantas Airline. Qantas attendants are much more hospitable in every way. Much superior than and attendants on any US airline.

The flight was on time and crew were nice, seats were tight and there was entertainment available

Any flight to ORD after about 2pm this summer has been challenging. Flight was delayed getting in (coming from ORD) and that led to it not leaving before a ground stop due to lightening before they could fuel the plane, and so forth. They made up some time but we were still late in arriving at ORD, and that led to missed connections.

Food was ok, but not as good as I have had before on AA.

Pretty good. The food was just mediocre, the boarding and crew were good.

Worst flight ever. I was suppose to have a 3 1/2 hour layover in Chicago but got to the gate 4 minutes before boarding.

My flight got switched and my prepaid bag didnt transfer over properly so I paid to check ANOTHER BAG. I was placed in a middle seat and it was just miserable. At least it was a bulkhead row so I had legroom. The flight just never seem3d to end

They should have MSNBC available on board. A 4- hour flight should provide more than a cookie.

Was not able to watch most shows on the entertainment site. They would not load

On Wednesday, July 30 we were in mid flight from Manchester to Charlotte and we turned around because the right engine was malfunctioning. That was the last flight out of Manchester that night. I was rebooked for Thursday, which became a weather event Friday. There were no seats left on the flight from Manchester to Charlotte. Consequently I didn’t leave Manchester until Saturday morning and we flew to Chicago so to say the least my scheduled flight and return to Iowa was three days off and it messed with my business schedule. Consequently cash flow. I would like some sort of acknowledgment of this event.

Dreadful experience. Our flight was delayed more than 8 hours due to a maintenance issue and the assistance from rebooking was poor. I was travelling with a bad knee and needed assistance waited in one place more than 3 hours before someone came with a wheelchair. The woman next to me was a 91 year old great grandmother who had waited more than 4 hours. There were moments of support from the staff but it appeared as they were going against the direction of management. It was apathy, lack of ownership and dismissive responses with small moments of kindness and understanding typically from grey haired, female, veteran staff..

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