$138 Find Cheap Flights from Monterey 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 Monterey to Illinois departing on 5/7. 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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Book Cheap Monterey 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 Monterey 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 Monterey to Illinois

Sat, Jun 6 - Sat, Jun 27
United Airlines Logo
2:01 pm - 8:35 pm
MRY
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ORD
4h 34mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
8:40 am - 11:29 am
ORD
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MRY
4h 49mnonstop
$269United Airlines
Sat, Apr 18 - Mon, Apr 27
Alaska Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 7:02 pm
MRY
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ORD
11h 02m
1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:59 pm - 2:14 pm
ORD
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MRY
20h 15m
1 stop
$277Alaska Airlines
Sat, Jun 6 - Sat, Jun 27
United Airlines Logo
2:01 pm - 8:35 pm
MRY
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ORD
4h 34mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
3:47 pm - 8:36 pm
ORD
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MRY
6h 49m
1 stop
$279United Airlines
Sat, Apr 18 - Mon, Apr 27
Alaska Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 7:02 pm
MRY
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ORD
11h 02m
1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 11:59 pm
ORD
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MRY
19h 59m
2 stops
$282Alaska Airlines
Thu, Apr 23 - Mon, Apr 27
Alaska Airlines Logo
2:51 pm - 11:43 pm
MRY
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ORD
6h 52m
1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
3:52 pm - 11:59 pm
ORD
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MRY
10h 07m
1 stop
$289Alaska Airlines
Sat, Apr 25 - Mon, Apr 27
Alaska Airlines Logo
2:51 pm - 6:40 am
MRY
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ORD
13h 49m
2 stops
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:59 pm - 2:14 pm
ORD
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MRY
20h 15m
1 stop
$294Alaska Airlines
Fri, Jun 5 - Thu, Jun 11
United Airlines Logo
3:30 pm - 12:59 am
MRY
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ORD
7h 29m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
2:21 pm - 8:36 pm
ORD
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MRY
8h 15m
1 stop
$320United Airlines
Wed, Mar 25 - Tue, Mar 31
American Airlines Logo
7:21 pm - 8:35 am
MRY
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STL
11h 14m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
11:46 am - 11:13 pm
STL
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MRY
13h 27m
2 stops
$410American Airlines
Wed, Mar 25 - Tue, Mar 31
American Airlines Logo
7:21 pm - 8:35 am
MRY
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STL
11h 14m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
2:31 pm - 6:51 pm
STL
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MRY
6h 20m
1 stop
$435American Airlines
Tue, Mar 17 - Sat, Mar 21
American Airlines Logo
7:21 pm - 8:51 am
MRY
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STL
11h 30m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
11:46 am - 11:13 pm
STL
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MRY
13h 27m
2 stops
$491American Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Monterey to Illinois flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Monterey to Illinois to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest Monterey to Illinois flight route?

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

The cheapest ticket to Illinois from Monterey found in the last 72 hours was to Chicago, at $310 round-trip. The most popular route is from Monterey (MRY) to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport (ORD), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $310.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$145
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 27% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 36% lower on average.
Flight from Monterey to Chicago

FAQs - booking Illinois flights

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Monterey 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 Monterey 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 Monterey 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 Monterey 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 Monterey 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 afternoon, when round-trip flights cost $311 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 $311.

Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from Monterey to Illinois

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Monterey 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
Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 11978 reviews
7.1Food
8.5Crew
7.8Comfort
7.0Entertainment
8.1Boarding
Airline reviews

Good as usual. Just wished my seat was assigned at online check in. Thanks anyways

8.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Mar 2026
SAN - MRY
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Good as usual. Just wished my seat was assigned at online check in. Thanks anyways

This was my first trip with Alaska Airlines (round trip DCA to San Diego). Despite a slight delay on the return flight, I feel compelled to post a RAVE review! I cannot praise the airline and the crew enough! Everyone was kind, professional, and courteous, every step of the way- excellent service, snacks, and entertainment! On both legs of the trip I inquired whether there were any free seating upgrades and my request were granted BOTH times! I’ve flown on other airlines where they won’t do that, even when those premium seats are empty. As a customer service professional myself, I can say I left my experience feeling like a valued customer and not just a number. I NEVER expected to praise an airline lol I’ll definitely go out of my way to fly with Alaska on future trips. Thank you for such an awesome experience!

Our flight when we finally got rerouted to a different destination than we were going was fine. But 2 days was taken out of our vacation because our flit was cancelled. We understand mechanical problems and of course don’t want to be on a plane that has mechanical problems.Wish there had been another solution.

in-flight wifi was not working well. also the cabin temperature was a bit hot.

Nice crew, healthy snacks and drinks available. Flight to Seattle was short and comfortable.

had to be rerouted due to a medical emergency onboard. Alaska crew treated the patient with utmost respect and continued to keep the passengers updated the entire way through, which I appreciate. But it took 4 hours from landing until we were able to be airborne again, causing us to not get into SFO until ~2 am. I understand it was a tough situation for everyone, but that was an indecent wait.

I'm not sure if you are going to ask me about the check in process. I could not get my boarding pass, so I had to stop at the American desk before security. I also had a difficult time downloading the app with the confirmation code for the two flights.

The plane was dirty, the seats were tiny, wasnt my favorite airline tbh

I bought tickets MONTHS ago for a flight that left SAN at 14:30. That is what it says on our tickets. I was never notified of any time changes. During online check-in. I discovered the flight time had been changed to 15:45. This was unacceptable and had I been notified, I would have changed flights, or airlines. That departure time was unworkable with our plans. We called Alaska and asked for an explanation. They said flight time was changed 11/08/25. No proof of notification could be offered. We asked to be moved to an earlier flight. After much pleading, the rep said she would allow a “one time exception..” While I appreciate being moved, this was YOUR fault Alaska Airlines.

SBP to PDX 2/17/2026. One person ahead of us at the counter. One ahead of is at TSA. First to board. First row, first class. First to be served. Food and service very good. First off the aircraft. Flight was nice other than some moderately hard bumps on climb out (please find a way to control that!). Air Force landing (none of that Navy slam you to the deck stuff). Wheel chair at the bottom of the ramp waiting for my wife. Luggage out quickly, walked right up to the parking shuttle bus. First stop on the bus. I like the EMB 175 aircraft. This was as close to a perfect flight as I will ever see. Bravo!

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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