$90 Find Cheap Flights from Traverse City to Illinois

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Cheap Flights from Traverse City to Illinois

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Chicago
Chicagononstop$179
St. Louis
St. Louis1 stop$229
Chicago
Chicagononstop$179
St. Louis
St. Louis1 stop$229

Book Cheap Traverse City 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 Traverse City 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 Traverse City to Illinois

Fri, Dec 5 - Mon, Dec 8
American Airlines Logo
6:03 pm - 6:45 pmTVC-ORD
1h 42mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
5:39 pm - 7:51 pmORD-TVC
1h 12mnonstop
$179American Airlines
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Thu, Nov 6 - Sun, Nov 9
American Airlines Logo
8:53 pm - 9:30 pmTVC-ORD
1h 37mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
10:05 am - 12:22 pmORD-TVC
1h 17mnonstop
$180American Airlines
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Thu, Oct 30 - Sat, Nov 1
American Airlines Logo
5:53 pm - 6:13 pmTVC-ORD
1h 20mnonstop
American Airlines Logo
11:47 am - 1:55 pmORD-TVC
1h 08mnonstop
$184American Airlines
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Fri, Nov 7 - Sun, Nov 9
Delta Logo
6:20 am - 8:40 amTVC-MDW
3h 20m1 stop
Delta Logo
6:48 pm - 11:06 pmMDW-TVC
3h 18m1 stop
$199Delta
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Fri, Nov 28 - Sun, Nov 30
United Airlines Logo
6:32 pm - 7:06 pmTVC-ORD
1h 34mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
8:14 pm - 10:26 pmORD-TVC
1h 12mnonstop
$207United Airlines
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Sat, Oct 25 - Mon, Oct 27
Delta Logo
6:20 am - 8:40 amTVC-MDW
3h 20m1 stop
Delta Logo
6:23 pm - 10:50 pmMDW-TVC
3h 27m1 stop
$209Delta
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Fri, Oct 24 - Tue, Oct 28
United Airlines Logo
7:10 pm - 7:39 pmTVC-ORD
1h 29mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
8:14 pm - 10:26 pmORD-TVC
1h 12mnonstop
$249United Airlines
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Sun, Nov 9 - Sun, Nov 16
Multiple Airlines Logo
11:34 am - 10:41 amTVC-ORD
24h 07m2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
5:25 am - 11:51 amORD-TVC
29h 26m1 stop
$300Multiple Airlines
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Sun, Nov 9 - Sun, Nov 16
Multiple Airlines Logo
11:34 am - 12:51 pmTVC-ORD
26h 17m1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
5:25 am - 11:51 amORD-TVC
29h 26m1 stop
$356Multiple Airlines
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Sun, Oct 26 - Thu, Oct 30
Allegiant Air Logo
11:34 am - 5:04 pmTVC-MDW
30h 30m2 stops
Allegiant Air Logo
6:40 pm - 7:05 pmMDW-TVC
23h 25m1 stop
$385Allegiant Air
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Traverse City to Illinois flights

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

What is the cheapest Traverse City to Illinois flight route?

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

The cheapest ticket to Illinois from Traverse City found in the last 72 hours was to Chicago, at $230 round-trip. The most popular route is from Traverse City (TVC) to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport (ORD), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $230.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Traverse City 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 $199, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Traverse City to Illinois?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Traverse City 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 Traverse City to Illinois is November, when tickets cost $190 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and January, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $312 and $310 respectively.

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

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

When flying from Traverse City to Illinois, you should consider leaving on a Friday and avoid Sundays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Traverse City, you’ll find the best rates on Tuesdays and the most expensive ones on Mondays.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Traverse City 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 Traverse City 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 Traverse City to Illinois, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 17% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 21 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$90
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 16% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 17% lower on average.
Flight from Traverse City to Chicago O'Hare Airport

FAQs - booking Illinois flights

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Traverse City 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 Traverse City 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 Traverse City 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 Traverse City 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 Traverse City 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 evening, when round-trip flights cost $480 on average. Morning departures are around 1% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Illinois is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $575.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Illinois

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Traverse City to the following destinations at these prices or less: Chicago $244 one-way - $298 round-trip

Reviews of the top airlines flying from Traverse City to Illinois

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Traverse City 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 Traverse City 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.
7.4
United AirlinesOverall score based on 8970 reviews
8.1Crew
7.1Entertainment
7.3Comfort
6.6Food
7.7Boarding
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Trip was great. A wild landing in Ottawa with the wind and rain, but the pilot did a great job. Always love flying United.👍

8.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Oct 2025MEM - ORD
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Trip was great. A wild landing in Ottawa with the wind and rain, but the pilot did a great job. Always love flying United.👍

Excellent experience. Starting with the agent at the Premier bag drop who noticed I was very early for my scheduled flight and offered to rebook me on an earlier flight with my seat preference. She would not let me leave the counter until she knew that all of the changes and new boarding pass showed up on my United app. At the gate, the flight boarded quickly such that we departed early and the flight was smooth. We arrived 20 minutes early at ORD and I was able to be home in time for dinner. One of the best flights I've had.

Salina to travers city was great! But the sept 24 Tranverse city was not! Traverse city to chichago was cancelled, i went to Denver & got to Salina 6 hours later!

See previous note about the passenger in Denver who threw my husband's bag out of the overhead bin in order to maker room for his own. And the flight attendant back up the new passenger.

Flight attendant in first class gave poor service (like he didn't want to be there) and food was awful. We sat waiting for gate upon arrival over 45 mins.

Weather delay in Chicago?. No sense of urgency to make connection in Chicago for our connecting flight that wasn't delayed. Connection was missed.

Overall it was good. I missed my connection but I was put on another flight.

Overall a very poor experience - booked premium economy tickets but due to last minute flight delays , all my itinery went for a toss and had to fly economy class with no access to lounge or any compensation by united airlines to make up for the flight delays . i had expected better experience than that from united.

It was fine, definitely older planes with no charging or anything. There’s no entertainment set up on board, but it is nice that they allow you to access the in flight entertainment from your phone without having to pay for the Wi-Fi and they do offer free texting.

I liked that the flight was nonstop from ORD to CIU for $200 round trip.

It was a typical flight. We had a delay which seems to be the normality now. And we had no in flight service due to conditions.

After we landed we sat on the tarmac for 1.5 hours waiting to get to our gate. Ridiculous.

Terrible. Flight delayed for more than 8 hours with only a $12 meal voucher provided for the inconvenience. The airplane did not have breaks on arrival yet they still made us go through the motions and board on time knowing we could not take off then sit for 40+ minutes before having to get of the time. A complete waste of my time. I cannot believe they can stay business with these shenanigans. I’ll avoid this company like the plague moving forward as the lack of accountability is disgraceful.

This was the best 2 flights I have had with American out of SGF. Great crew both flights.

Excellent - explanations were clear staff was nice and flight was comfortable

Lost bag and 2 days no word leaving for cruise no clothes or stuff

Any flight to ORD after about 2pm this summer has been challenging. Flight was delayed getting in (coming from ORD) and that led to it not leaving before a ground stop due to lightening before they could fuel the plane, and so forth. They made up some time but we were still late in arriving at ORD, and that led to missed connections.

Food was ok, but not as good as I have had before on AA.

Pretty good. The food was just mediocre, the boarding and crew were good.

My flight got switched and my prepaid bag didnt transfer over properly so I paid to check ANOTHER BAG. I was placed in a middle seat and it was just miserable. At least it was a bulkhead row so I had legroom. The flight just never seem3d to end

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