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The cheapest ticket to Illinois from New Orleans found in the last 5 days was to Chicago, at $207 round-trip. The most popular route is from New Orleans (MSY) to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport (ORD), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was $225.

The cheapest time of day to fly to Illinois is generally at night, when round-trip flights cost $310 on average. On average, there is no price difference when choosing to fly in the morning or the evening on this flight route. 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 $542.

No, with an average price for the route of $358, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

The cheapest month for flights from New Orleans to Illinois is January, when tickets cost $206 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and July, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $398 and $371 respectively.

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

To get a below average price on the flight from New Orleans to Illinois, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 41% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 19 weeks before departure.

There are 4 airlines that fly nonstop from New Orleans to Illinois. They are: American Airlines, Frontier, Southwest and United Airlines. The cheapest price of all airlines flying this route was found with Frontier at $88 for a round-trip flight to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport (ORD). On average, Frontier offers the best prices for nonstop flights between New Orleans and Illinois.

New Orleans and Illinois are connected by different airlines. The airlines that fly that route the most regularly are Alaska Airlines (32 flights per week), American Airlines (31 flights per week), and Southwest (29 flights per week).

The duration of a flight to Illinois depends on your arrival airport. The shortest routes to Illinois from New Orleans are to Peoria, which takes 4h 51m, Moline, which takes 4h 56m, and Bloomington, which takes 6h 00m.

There are 4 cabin class options for the route. These are First, Business, Economy and Prem Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

The earliest flight from New Orleans to Illinois departs at 6:05 am, landing in Chicago at 9:00 am.

If you prefer to fly at night, the latest flight from New Orleans to Illinois jets off at 6:55 pm and lands in Chicago at 9:54 pm.