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Cheap Flights from Santa Fe to Illinois

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 5 days
Chicago
Chicago1 stop$357
Peoria
Peoria2 stops$495
Bloomington
Bloomington1 stop$558
Chicago
Chicago1 stop$357
Peoria
Peoria2 stops$495
Bloomington
Bloomington1 stop$558
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Santa Fe to Illinois flights

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

What is the cheapest Santa Fe to Illinois flight route?

The cheapest ticket to Illinois from Santa Fe found in the last 5 days was to Chicago, at $334 round-trip. The most popular route is from Santa Fe (SAF) to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport (ORD), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was $334.

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 $477 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Illinois is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $496.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Santa Fe to Illinois?

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop layover the cheapest option at $565 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Santa Fe to Illinois?

The cheapest month for flights from Santa Fe to Illinois is February, when tickets cost $0 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are September and January, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $612 and $591 respectively.

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

If you are looking for a flight deal from Santa Fe to Illinois, look for departures on Tuesdays 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 Monday is the most expensive.

Good to know

Low season

March

Cheapest flight

$282
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 32% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 28% lower on average.
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FAQs - booking Illinois flights

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Santa Fe 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 Santa Fe 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 Santa Fe 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 Santa Fe 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 Santa Fe 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 Santa Fe to the following destinations at these prices or less: Chicago $346 one-way - $409 round-trip

Reviews of the top airline flying from Santa Fe to Illinois

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Santa Fe 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.
7.1
American AirlinesOverall score based on 12075 reviews
6.8Entertainment
7.4Boarding
7.2Comfort
7.9Crew
6.4Food
Airline reviews

The flight was delay roughly 90 minutes. Once we arrived at O'Hare, we sat on the tarmac for another 90 minutes. I understand that O'Hare is under construction however they need to figure out a solution as every incoming flight I have been on has been delayed coming to a gate.

2.0 MediocreSteven, Sep 2026
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The flight was delay roughly 90 minutes. Once we arrived at O'Hare, we sat on the tarmac for another 90 minutes. I understand that O'Hare is under construction however they need to figure out a solution as every incoming flight I have been on has been delayed coming to a gate.

We were stuck with no gate upon landing for 90 minutes. Unacceptable.

Horrible. Flight was delayed for 4 hours first till 7pm. Then for one more hour. Then again and around 9pm we were finally boarded and waited for catering delivery for another hour. At 10pm we were not interested on food at all. Tired, sleepy we arrived after midnight. Insane.

I've never seen such poor lack of information at a gate station in 69 years. The flight from COS was to depart at 12:37pm. At boarding time, the gate agent in the microphone mumbled something completely unintelligible. I understood one word. "mechanical". Nothing else. Absolutely nothing else was reported for the next 1-1/2 hours. Past the time for departure, at 12:37pm, the gate agent simply walked away and the station was left unattended, as all of the passengers waited expectantly. The board still said that the flight was ON TIME. That was hard to believe since it was then well past 12:37pm and we all were sitting at the gate and there was absolutely no gate agent anywhere in site. I stopped an employee who was standing somewhere else and said that we can use some information. Much later, the same gate agent said that he will have information for us about 5 minutes but he "doesn't know any more than you do." Of course, five minutes came and went and he did absolutely nothing. One and a half hours after 12:37pm, he opened the door and began boarding. No explanation, no apology. Once we were boarded, the same happened on the plane. We sat. No explanation, no apology, from any flight attendants. Finally, finally, a pilot apologized and explained that there would be a delay. WELL NO KIDDING !

Our flight from Chicago to Des Moines was the problem flight due to a dismissive flight attendant. His conduct was unnecessary and unprofessional.. I will avoid using Americam Airlines again because of the situation. Very disappointing.

Mostly excellent. However, many too many gate changes. Connecting flight at ORD changed gate 6 times.

Mechanical issues and delays. I get it but bad experience. Turned my 3 hour airport experience into a 9 hours

The baggage process at the gate was terrible. Stay was not friendly at all

Flight was delayed because of mechanical. Could not get landing space which caused me to miss my connection. Messy and not organized.

My first flight from Santa Fe was 1.5 hours delayed, I missed the connecting flight. I got tickets to the next flight to San Francisco. The flight is over two hours delayed and we had to change the plane. I will never fly American Airlines again. Absolutely horrible experience!

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