$70 Find Cheap Flights from Memphis to Illinois

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Cheap Flights from Memphis to Illinois

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Chicago
Chicago2 stops$187
Moline
Moline1 stop$261
Peoria
Peoria1 stop$293
Bloomington
Bloomington1 stop$329
Springfield
Springfield1 stop$615
St. Louis
St. Louis1 stop$209
Chicago
Chicago2 stops$187
Moline
Moline1 stop$261
Peoria
Peoria1 stop$293
Bloomington
Bloomington1 stop$329
Springfield
Springfield1 stop$615
St. Louis
St. Louis1 stop$209

Book Cheap Memphis 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 Memphis 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 Memphis to Illinois

Tue, May 5 - Tue, May 12
Southwest Logo
8:10 am - 5:00 pm
MEM
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MDW
8h 50m
2 stops
Southwest Logo
10:25 am - 5:35 pm
MDW
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MEM
7h 10m
2 stops
$187Southwest
Tue, May 26 - Tue, May 26
United Airlines Logo
7:15 am - 9:20 am
MEM
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ORD
2h 05mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
7:58 pm - 9:59 pm
ORD
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MEM
2h 01mnonstop
$192United Airlines
Wed, May 27 - Wed, Jun 3
American Airlines Logo
2:15 pm - 4:20 pm
MEM
-
ORD
2h 05mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
11:50 am - 1:45 pm
ORD
-
MEM
1h 55mnonstop
$194American Airlines
Sat, Jun 6 - Tue, Jun 9
American Airlines Logo
5:53 pm - 8:12 pm
MEM
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ORD
2h 19mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
9:00 pm - 10:55 pm
ORD
-
MEM
1h 55mnonstop
$198American Airlines
Sat, May 9 - Tue, May 12
Southwest Logo
1:00 pm - 2:35 pm
MEM
-
MDW
1h 35mnonstop
Southwest Logo
9:05 pm - 10:50 pm
MDW
-
MEM
1h 45mnonstop
$198Southwest
Thu, Jun 4 - Sun, Jun 7
Frontier Logo
11:59 am - 10:02 pm
MEM
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MDW
10h 03m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
6:00 am - 10:59 am
MDW
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MEM
4h 59m
1 stop
$201Frontier
Thu, May 28 - Thu, Jun 4
Frontier Logo
11:59 am - 10:02 pm
MEM
-
MDW
10h 03m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
6:00 am - 10:59 am
MDW
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MEM
4h 59m
1 stop
$202Frontier
Fri, May 8 - Mon, May 11
Delta Logo
4:11 pm - 8:26 pm
MEM
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ORD
4h 15m
1 stop
Delta Logo
2:59 pm - 10:06 pm
ORD
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MEM
7h 07m
1 stop
$207Delta
Sat, Jun 6 - Tue, Jun 9
Delta Logo
6:35 am - 12:42 pm
MEM
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MDW
6h 07m
1 stop
Delta Logo
6:05 am - 10:37 am
MDW
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MEM
4h 32m
1 stop
$218Delta
Fri, May 8 - Sat, May 9
United Airlines Logo
9:02 am - 12:57 pm
MEM
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PIA
3h 55m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
5:30 pm - 10:04 pm
PIA
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MEM
4h 34m
1 stop
$309United Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Memphis to Illinois flights

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

What is the cheapest Memphis to Illinois flight route?

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

The cheapest ticket to Illinois from Memphis found in the last 72 hours was to Chicago, at $220 round-trip. The most popular route is from Memphis (MEM) to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport (ORD), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $264.

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

The average price for all round-trip flights from Memphis 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 at night, when round-trip flights cost $445 on average. Morning departures are around 20% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Illinois is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,134.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Memphis 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 $329, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Memphis 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 Memphis to Illinois is October, when tickets cost $256 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and June, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $324 and $321 respectively.

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

The average price of all round-trip flights from Memphis 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 Thursday, 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 Memphis to Illinois. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Saturday and avoiding Mondays for the best deals.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Memphis 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 Memphis 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 Memphis to Illinois, you should book around 5 weeks before departure, which saves you about 54% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 19 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$70
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 7% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 7% lower on average.
Flight from Memphis to Chicago O'Hare Airport

FAQs - booking Illinois flights

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Memphis 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 Memphis 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 Memphis 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 Memphis 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 Memphis 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 Memphis to the following destinations at these prices or less: Chicago $185 one-way - $324 round-trip; Chicago $255 one-way - $363 round-trip

Reviews of the top 4 airlines serving from Memphis to Illinois

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Memphis 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.
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8.0
SouthwestOverall score based on 4328 reviews
7.5Entertainment
7.0Food
8.1Boarding
8.6Crew
8.0Comfort
Airline reviews

The new boarding process was easy and straightforward. Very pleasant.

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Apr 2026
LAS - OKC
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The new boarding process was easy and straightforward. Very pleasant.

The flight was okay. The pilots did an amazing job and kept us updated on the flight. The flight attendants were okay. They found time to be chatty with each other rather than focus on the guests. One of the attendants was a little less warm when asking about my bag I had on my lap that I was using during latter part of the mid- flight. Mind you, it was not the departure descent. I’m respectful to each and every attendant, it was the tone in her voice reminding me to place my carryon bag on the floor. I hope to have a better experience next time.

The entire travel day was a disaster from beginning to end. Woke up at two in the morning to make it to San Juan airport in time for a 5:30 am flight to Milwaukee which connected in Baltimore. Massive delays lead to me missing original connection out of Baltimore. Sixteen hours of delays/rebooking/layover time later, arrived in Milwaukee to find that only one of two checked bags made it there (despite the fact that Southwest brought another 737 jet to San Juan to fly us out to our original Baltimore connection—-not squeezed into another booked flight). The flight from Baltimore to Milwaukee was barely half full, so there was no logical reason to ship my bags out of Baltimore on a different flight to Chicago to then ship to Milwaukee. Southwest decided that my bags should not have been on the same connecting flight I WAS ON to Milwaukee, and then proceeded to accidentally leave my larger bag with the important items in Chicago. Terrible logic and support all around. Extremely angered and disappointed with SW. What a clownish operation your company has become!

It was as expected and I was grateful for the wheel chair help and ease of use.

One of the best airlines for fast boarding, on time arrivals, and top notch service!

The new seat assignment thing is wierd. If you don’t pay for a seat they always assign you a middle seat regardless of how many people are on the flight. Idk… the new company that bought Southwest is trying to make it more profitable, but I’m just not seeing it. The flight attendants aren’t having as much fun anymore. It just feels like the airline is slowly dying. IMO. We shall see if Southwest is the next Toy’s R Us.

Terrible. Even though there’s assigned seating now, they are still the slowest boarding airline of anyone.

The Air hostess were very rude on my flight from Houston to Austin . Their regular communication itself felt a they are shouting at people.

Communication about the delayed flight was poor. We were told to move gates three times but that was bad information. We went from gate 128 to gate 126 and then to gate 123 and back to gate 126. Communication about the delay was bad. Ended up being 1 1/2 hour late getting home.

Love them will get a Southwest card to track my points and keep flying with them. My family and I were pleased with the services.

While they turned off most cabin lights to allow people to sleep, I was bothered by how bright the side lights still were. It was still quite bright for me in a window seat, when I wish I could have slept!

One of the flight attendants was a little cranky. I appreciated the free wifi and plug to charge my laptop

No entertainment. Plane was so small had to pink tag a carry on ive used for 20 years easily on board. The fact the flight got in at midnight, had to wait for crew in fort wayne to allow the plane to approach the gate, THEN had to wait for bag on jet bridge made experience irritating at best.

Crew was great. Near on time departure and early arrival. Snacks are always meh. Not a fan of the "pay for everything including miles " proposal unless base flight rate going to be 100 bucks.

Would have been better if there was a nonstop flight from Tampa to Norfolk or Tampa to New Port News.

Overall Good! The weather delayed our takeoff from Atlanta and our arrival in Miami! If Mother Nature can mess up a flight she will do it every time!

The flight was smooth, the crew was great but the plane was quite old

Everything was great until I lost my water bottle and they can’t seem to locate it. I know I left it on the plane though.

WiFi didn’t work most of the time. The usb chargers would work only occasionally for 5 mins and wouldn’t charge after that. Had to keep trying repeatedly at each of the seats in the row.

The crew bent over backwards to thank us for flying and make us comfortable. The food service was quick and efficient. The Captain communicated and said goodbye and thank you as we departed. They really stood out!

Very comfortable flight, snacks and drinks were good, good communication from crew. Could have used a little more information on timing of boarding for group 5

Great flight. Got to watch a movie. Smooth flight and early arrival at ORD.

It was better than excellent. The staff in Mason City were great. The young woman that pushed my wheelchair did more than could be expected of her. She came from India 17 years ago. I don't remember her name.

After arriving in Chicago, we were taxiing for 1.5 hours with infrequent and untruthful updates about the amount of time it would take to arrive at the gate. Minimally, the team could have provided timing expectations that were more truthful, especially one their original expectations were not met.

Every staff member was professional, friendly and courteous. The pizza twist was ok. It was warm but too much dough.

I had a terrible experience. My flight got delayed from Atlanta to Chicago on Monday April 6, 2026, and that led to me missing my next flight to Brussels. United Airlines didn’t provide me with any accommodation for shelter. I had to sleep at the airport in Chicago. The next flight I was put on didn’t leave until the evening hours of Tuesday 4/7/2026.

The flight was officially delayed 3 times, and was actually later than that. Combined, it was a 3 hour delay, but there was no recognition (miles, voucher, etc). The crew seemed stressed. The captain sounded nervous in his announcements. The flight itself was smooth and uneventful.

Just a bad day to fly. Flight was delayed from scheduled 6:50 pm departure to 8:50 pm. Combination of factors mostly related to weather at the destination airport (which is where the incoming flight originated) which delayed the inbound flight over an hour. Once on board, we taxied but had to hold again on the taxiway for 10 minutes or so. We did not get wheels up until after 9 pm. The flight was smooth but about 18 minutes from our destination, we had to hold for several minutes more due to weather at ORD. We finally landed at ORD about 11:08 pm (accounting for the time difference, that was about a 3 hour delay from our scheduled departure time). It felt like we were never going to get to our destination. But the flight crew and attendants were very good. The movie selection onboard was also very nice. Got to watch half of a movie just during our taxi from the gate at ATL due to the delay!

3 hour delay…. Nearly 2 hours sitting on tarmac. Do better, United. Or at least have the sense to not say “we hope you enjoyed your flight with us” upon disembarking.

Flights were on time. Free Wifi on plane. Everything was well organized.

The staff and service on American Airlines were truly outstanding. I had requested wheelchair assistance for my mother due to her knee issues, and the team went above and beyond every step of the way—from boarding in Boston to our arrival in Chicago. Their care, professionalism, and attentiveness made the entire experience smooth and stress-free. I’m very grateful for the support they provided.

The new planes (American Eagle) are beautiful and especially comfortable. The flight attendants are consistently professional and courteous. And, while it may seem inconsequential, the new liquid tube of coffee creamer—in contrast to the powdered coffee creamer—makes all the difference in a cup of coffee.

Boarding was quick and efficient. We arrived at our destination early.

I'm not sure American is capable of on-time arrivals and departures. When you land at ORD, you almost always get held on the tarmac because your gate is still occupied. I may have missed my connection, but that ended up up being significantly delayed as well. Once again, I finally got home well after midnight.

Crew at the gate was very crabby and not at all polite. The plane was very hot the entire flight. And the seat cushion was very worn out.

The staff are very, very professional. It's what flying should feel like.

Flight was delayed half hour before boarding, but when I checked flight aware the plane that would Pick us up had a delay of more than an hour. AA should let us know in advance to avoid waiting several hours in the airport

Delays with no explanation. It could have been handled better.

Horrible experience upon landing. Probably more due to DCA utter incompetence than AA.

Jill was the flight attendant in first class she was fabulous!! Best flight attendant I have had in years.!! And I fly every other week. Other can learn from her!!

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