$62 Find Cheap Flights from Tampa to Illinois

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Cheap Flights from Tampa to Illinois

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Chicago
Chicagononstop$102
Moline
Moline1 stop$265
Peoria
Peoria1 stop$271
Bloomington
Bloomington1 stop$289
Springfield
Springfield1 stop$471
St. Louis
St. Louis1 stop$125
Chicago
Chicagononstop$102
Moline
Moline1 stop$265
Peoria
Peoria1 stop$271
Bloomington
Bloomington1 stop$289
Springfield
Springfield1 stop$471
St. Louis
St. Louis1 stop$125

Book Cheap Tampa 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 Tampa 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 Tampa to Illinois

Sat, Apr 18 - Mon, Apr 20
Frontier Logo
8:30 am - 10:37 am
TPA
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ORD
3h 07mnonstop
Frontier Logo
5:48 pm - 9:50 pm
ORD
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TPA
3h 02mnonstop
$102Frontier
Sat, Apr 18 - Mon, Apr 20
Frontier Logo
8:30 am - 10:37 am
TPA
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ORD
3h 07mnonstop
Frontier Logo
5:48 pm - 9:50 pm
ORD
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TPA
3h 02mnonstop
$103Frontier
Wed, Apr 22 - Sat, Apr 25
Multiple Airlines Logo
3:53 pm - 12:24 am
TPA
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ORD
9h 31m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
7:59 pm - 11:59 pm
ORD
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TPA
3h 00mnonstop
$109Multiple Airlines
Wed, Apr 15 - Mon, Apr 20
Multiple Airlines Logo
3:53 pm - 12:24 am
TPA
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ORD
9h 31m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
5:48 pm - 9:50 pm
ORD
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TPA
3h 02mnonstop
$114Multiple Airlines
Sat, Apr 25 - Sun, Apr 26
American Airlines Logo
6:41 am - 12:21 pm
TPA
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MLI
6h 40m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
12:51 pm - 6:37 pm
MLI
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TPA
4h 46m
1 stop
$265American Airlines
Sat, Apr 25 - Sun, Apr 26
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 12:21 pm
TPA
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MLI
7h 21m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
12:51 pm - 6:37 pm
MLI
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TPA
4h 46m
1 stop
$270American Airlines
Sat, May 16 - Wed, May 20
United Airlines Logo
7:10 am - 12:57 pm
TPA
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PIA
6h 47m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
2:50 pm - 10:17 pm
PIA
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TPA
6h 27m
1 stop
$271United Airlines
Wed, Apr 1 - Wed, Apr 8
Delta Logo
1:05 pm - 4:32 pm
TPA
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MLI
4h 27m
1 stop
Delta Logo
6:00 am - 12:35 pm
MLI
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TPA
5h 35m
1 stop
$271Delta
Sat, May 16 - Wed, May 20
United Airlines Logo
9:00 am - 6:59 pm
TPA
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PIA
10h 59m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
2:50 pm - 10:17 pm
PIA
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TPA
6h 27m
1 stop
$276United Airlines
Wed, Apr 15 - Sat, Apr 18
Delta Logo
6:20 am - 10:30 am
TPA
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EVV
5h 10m
1 stop
Delta Logo
3:00 pm - 10:11 pm
EVV
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TPA
6h 11m
1 stop
$279Delta
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Tampa to Illinois flights

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

What is the cheapest Tampa to Illinois flight route?

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

The cheapest ticket to Illinois from Tampa found in the last 72 hours was to Chicago, at $113 round-trip. The most popular route is from Tampa (TPA) to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport (ORD), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $113.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Tampa 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 $306, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Tampa 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 Tampa to Illinois is October, when tickets cost $176 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $255 and $253 respectively.

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

The average price of all round-trip flights from Tampa to Illinois clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

For Tampa to Illinois, Thursday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Sunday is the most expensive. Flying from Illinois back to Tampa, the best deals are generally found on Wednesday, with Sunday being the most expensive.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Tampa 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 Tampa 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 Tampa to Illinois, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 33% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 5 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$62
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 9% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 3% lower on average.
Flight from Tampa to St. Louis

FAQs - booking Illinois flights

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Tampa 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 Tampa 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 Tampa 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 Tampa 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 Tampa 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 at night, when round-trip flights cost $204 on average. Morning departures are around 6% more expensive 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 $359.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Illinois

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Tampa to the following destinations at these prices or less: Chicago $128 one-way - $243 round-trip

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Tampa to Illinois

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Tampa 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 Tampa 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.
8.0
SouthwestOverall score based on 4307 reviews
8.0Comfort
7.0Food
8.1Boarding
7.5Entertainment
8.6Crew
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An entire day of delays. Cost lots of money. Meals and a hotel.

4.0 OkayLindy, Feb 2026
VPS - DAL
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An entire day of delays. Cost lots of money. Meals and a hotel.

I appreciate the staff who allowed me to board though I arrived a little late! Regarding the assigned seating, I had booked my flight before this change and wasn't aware of the change at the time, and so I didn't select a seat at booking as I didn't realize it was relevant. Better communication about the change would have been helpful for preparing.

All good except once again bags took an hour at Midway Airport Happens all the time. Ridiculous

The seats were comfortable, and the boarding process was pretty smooth.

Departure was delayed more than 1/2 hour while we waited for luggage (only) transfer from another flight/plane. Once approved for takeoff, the flight was excellent.

Flight was on time. Wi-fi was a little spotty/slow. Boarding and exit were efficient.

It was rough. The staff was unprofessional, the choice of on board drinks terrible, it was cramped in space at every airport, they always ran out of overhead bin space so they pressured people to check bags for free or we couldn’t leave on the plane— so I did check my bag to help, and they nearly lost my bag. My bag did not arrive on the luggage belt, another man on my flight and I had to waste our time going to the baggage office to search for our bags. I would only fly southwest again if it was my last choice. Also, my flights were consistently delayed over and over again— at one point they straight up told us we were waiting for the pilot to arrive.

Excellent. Would encourage Southwest to keep current boarding procedures with free style seating. Makes for a fantastic experience

Near 4 hour flight with only 1 service. Had to use call button to request water. Internet and power not working until into flight. Internet would stop working during flight.

My flight was delayed 50 minutes and we were rushed to board to then sit for 15 minutes until the pilot arrived. Unacceptable since we could have waited to board. Also the delayed flight was updated AFTER we boarded to more than the 10 minutes as originally stated.

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.

Plane outlets in my row not working to charge phone. Staff response was, well it should be. Plug into seed for volume not working well. Had to find the sweet spot for plug in or it would shut off and on.

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 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

I am an AA flyer for a very long time... AA has yet to disappoint.

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.

The flight was delayed for unknown reasons while other airlines weren’t. It was very frustrating.

Everything was good. On time, boarding fast, flight attendants friendly.

Spirit has always and will always stink. Absolute worst airline around.

Not seat assigned because overbooking. We could go because some people decided to give their seats.

The flights were very uncomfortable the seats don't have much leg room at all and they are pretty hard as well.

spirit delayed my first flight 9 hours and then cancelled my flight back home. Very disappointed with their service.

Late taking off. ATC sent us circling around Chicago for almost an hour, after landing taxied for 40 minutes.

I waited for 4+ extra hours to even board when i was fighting off a cold. So i was sitting there in the airport with a fever and chills while spirit wasted my time. Then once on the plane we had at least an extra hour of taxiing before and after takeoff. Really poor airline, no amenities to speak of, and a lack of organization that will just ruin your experience.

Terrible. They cancelled the flight at the last minute after I had checked in at the airport and then told me they could only put me on a flight after 7 days. Pathetic.

The most horrible flight ever not only Spirit delayed our flight 2 hours departure time for a 1 hour flight — that I could have driven FLL to TPA and spend less time on the road —- and they did the same on the return with 2-hr delay again!!! Then to top all, the rubber like and most unconfortable seats in the industry with no leg room!!! There should be an award for these kinds of companies measuring % of returning customers!!!

Good for a budget airline! It was easy to get on, staff was really nice. Can’t say anything about the food or entertainment because it wasn’t available, which is fine.

It didn’t happen. I booked it and then was told it wasn’t available and then forced to pay far higher prices for a worse option

This company socks. It's fraud. They canceled our flight yesterday, and today we were late because of a really long line at the check in bag. At the rebook station, there was ton of people. The workers were all rude. I am gonna make a report to FTC.

Flight got delayed for 5 hours no good explanation was offered ;(

There was no one at the counter to assist with our check in. The app didn’t work, so I arrived at the airport with time to check in and I couldn’t because no employees were there. When I finally got someone on the phone, it was inside the 60min rule and they said I could no longer check in and they could sell me another ticket. We had to scramble and pay an additional $800 for tickets and THEN AFTER (about 60 min from my original convo with customer service and 10min after original departure time) I had boarded my new flight, there was email saying my original flight from Frontier was delayed and leaving 2hr 50min later, but I STILL wouldn’t have been able to check in. Which means customer service should have been able to see it and let me check in because I was well within my check in time. When I call Frontier, they hang up on me. So their app didn’t work and they employees left and they take zero responsibility or assistance with their “customer service”

The single worst check in experience I could imagine. I’ll never do any business with Frontier or any affiliated company

Too many extra fees, uncomfortable, little leg room. Will not recommend this airline.

Everyone seemed to be in zone 1 for boarding. Maybe break it up a little. Otherwise, smooth flight.

The experience was good. No frills but I got there safe and sound and on time.

After boarding and un-boarding twice over 6+hours, the flight was canceled.

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