$515 Find Cheap Flights from Melbourne 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 Melbourne to Illinois departing on 3/12. 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 Melbourne to Illinois

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Chicago
Chicago2 stops$1,032
Champaign
Champaign2 stops$1,790
St. Louis
St. Louis2 stops$884
Chicago
Chicago2 stops$1,032
Champaign
Champaign2 stops$1,790
St. Louis
St. Louis2 stops$884

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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent round-trip flight deals from Melbourne to Illinois

Fri, Mar 13 - Fri, Mar 20
Delta Logo
9:10 am - 5:53 pm
MEL
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STL
24h 43m
2 stops
Delta Logo
7:03 am - 7:00 am
STL
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MEL
31h 57m
2 stops
$884Delta
Wed, Feb 25 - Wed, Mar 4
Delta Logo
10:10 am - 12:25 am
MEL
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STL
31h 15m
2 stops
Delta Logo
2:22 pm - 8:00 am
STL
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MEL
24h 38m
2 stops
$887Delta
Thu, Mar 12 - Thu, Mar 19
United Airlines Logo
12:00 pm - 8:41 pm
MEL
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STL
24h 41m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
6:51 am - 9:00 am
STL
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MEL
34h 09m
1 stop
$908United Airlines
Fri, Apr 3 - Tue, Apr 14
United Airlines Logo
10:30 am - 9:25 am
MEL
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STL
38h 55m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
4:49 pm - 8:15 am
STL
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MEL
24h 26m
2 stops
$909United Airlines
Thu, Mar 12 - Thu, Mar 19
United Airlines Logo
10:30 am - 8:41 pm
MEL
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STL
26h 11m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
2:50 pm - 8:30 am
STL
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MEL
25h 40m
2 stops
$911United Airlines
Thu, Mar 12 - Thu, Mar 19
American Airlines Logo
12:00 pm - 11:58 pm
MEL
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STL
27h 58m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
6:50 pm - 5:00 am
STL
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MEL
42h 10m
1 stop
$933American Airlines
Sat, Mar 28 - Sat, Apr 4
American Airlines Logo
12:00 pm - 11:58 pm
MEL
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STL
27h 58m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
7:03 am - 6:00 am
STL
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MEL
30h 57m
1 stop
$943American Airlines
Thu, Apr 30 - Tue, May 5
Air New Zealand Logo
12:10 pm - 12:45 am
MEL
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ORD
27h 35m
2 stops
Air New Zealand Logo
4:00 pm - 10:55 am
ORD
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MEL
27h 55m
2 stops
$1,032Air New Zealand
Sat, Mar 14 - Sat, Mar 21
Multiple Airlines Logo
6:25 pm - 2:41 pm
MEL
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ORD
36h 16m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
3:35 pm - 12:35 pm
ORD
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MEL
29h 00m
2 stops
$1,060Multiple Airlines
Thu, Apr 30 - Tue, May 5
Multiple Airlines Logo
1:30 pm - 5:50 am
MEL
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ORD
31h 20m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
9:20 pm - 6:45 am
ORD
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MEL
42h 25m
1 stop
$1,063Multiple Airlines
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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?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Melbourne Airport to Illinois departing in April.

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 February, when tickets cost $1,028 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are April and December, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,361 and $1,358 respectively.

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 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 21% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 10 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$515
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 9% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 6% 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.

Reviews of the top airlines flying 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 978 reviews
7.0Food
7.5Comfort
7.2Entertainment
7.7Boarding
8.2Crew
Airline reviews

Hard to move and get out of my seat when the passenger in front is in recline position.

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Jan 2026
MEL - LAX
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Hard to move and get out of my seat when the passenger in front is in recline position.

Flight was 2.5 hours late leaving. We spent 50 minutes of that sitting on the plane with no explanation. They did reduce the time in the air so we arrived a little less late which was something. The cheese and crackers were okay but the wine was terrible.

Basic airline, aircraft and service. AA gets you from point A to B. My flight was delayed by 2 hours too.

Not great. The inflight entertainment was all on an app, and I did not want to watch a film on my phone. Also, the range of options of films was limited.

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

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.

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.

Traditional economy class. Not a full flight so spare seats. Food and drinks were good

This Japanese airline provides great service and very helpful in assisting their passengers.

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.

I so appreciate the crew members on each flight of United. They are outstanding.

Reliable, nice crew, I fly often on that flight and I like it all.

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.

The staff was nice, however boarding taking 2 hours. That’s insane. Overall very bad experience, a lot of turbulence and when landed in Chicago was horrible. I don’t think I’ll flight with UA again.

An international flight on an apron is pretty unusual in my 40 years of traveling. Departure delay. Luggage despite over an hour connection did not make it to the flight. Actually still in Germany. My luggage was not moved until I reached my final destination despite knowing it to be left in Germany upon my arrival in Chicago. The service left me a little off, both going and returning from Europe. Light on in the cabin even during a night flight and lots of traffic no matter what. Maybe passengers want more service? As a frequent traveler i just want to be able to sleep, the food will be better at the destination anyway. So since the cabin crew woke me up I asked for a cocktail, I did not get the best response although sitting in row 20 premium economy. I usually fly premium economy or business and my 2 flight to Europe in 2025 with United both had luggage delays and other minor issues. American flights to Australia, Canada and Europe went smoothly and Premium plus feels very much like business light. Is United Club becoming a waste and Silver/Gold levels another waste??

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