$64 Find Cheap Flights from Tucson to Illinois

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Cheap Flights from Tucson to Illinois

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Chicago
Chicago1 stop$191
Moline
Moline1 stop$337
Bloomington
Bloomington1 stop$346
Champaign
Champaign1 stop$773
St. Louis
St. Louis1 stop$129
Chicago
Chicago1 stop$191
Moline
Moline1 stop$337
Bloomington
Bloomington1 stop$346
Champaign
Champaign1 stop$773
St. Louis
St. Louis1 stop$129

Book Cheap Tucson 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 Tucson 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 Tucson to Illinois

Sun, Jan 25 - Sat, Jan 31
Frontier Logo
12:12 pm - 12:50 pm
TUS
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STL
23h 38m1 stop
Frontier Logo
3:46 pm - 11:17 am
STL
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TUS
20h 31m1 stop
$129Frontier
Thu, Jan 8 - Thu, Jan 15
Frontier Logo
9:59 pm - 9:32 pm
TUS
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ORD
22h 33m1 stop
Frontier Logo
10:41 pm - 3:23 pm
ORD
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TUS
17h 42m1 stop
$191Frontier
Fri, Jan 16 - Sun, Jan 18
Multiple Airlines Logo
4:18 pm - 11:22 am
TUS
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ORD
18h 04m2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
10:41 pm - 4:42 pm
ORD
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TUS
19h 01m1 stop
$242Multiple Airlines
Sat, Feb 14 - Wed, Feb 18
American Airlines Logo
5:56 pm - 11:50 pm
TUS
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STL
4h 54m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
5:14 am - 9:47 am
STL
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TUS
5h 33m1 stop
$243American Airlines
Thu, Jan 8 - Thu, Jan 15
Multiple Airlines Logo
9:59 pm - 9:32 pm
TUS
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ORD
22h 33m1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
7:20 am - 8:48 am
ORD
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TUS
26h 28m2 stops
$255Multiple Airlines
Sat, Feb 14 - Wed, Feb 18
American Airlines Logo
2:46 pm - 11:18 pm
TUS
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STL
7h 32m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
11:46 am - 6:40 pm
STL
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TUS
7h 54m1 stop
$288American Airlines
Wed, Jan 7 - Wed, Jan 14
United Airlines Logo
10:41 am - 9:13 pm
TUS
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STL
9h 32m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 11:53 am
STL
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TUS
6h 53m1 stop
$292United Airlines
Sat, Jan 10 - Sat, Jan 17
Southwest Logo
12:20 pm - 4:30 pm
TUS
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MDW
3h 10mnonstop
Southwest Logo
7:30 pm - 10:25 pm
MDW
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TUS
3h 55mnonstop
$335Southwest
Wed, Jan 7 - Sat, Jan 10
United Airlines Logo
2:32 pm - 8:34 pm
TUS
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MLI
5h 02m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
10:47 am - 4:37 pm
MLI
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TUS
6h 50m1 stop
$337United Airlines
Sat, Jan 10 - Sat, Jan 17
Southwest Logo
7:40 am - 4:30 pm
TUS
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MDW
7h 50m1 stop
Southwest Logo
7:30 pm - 10:25 pm
MDW
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TUS
3h 55mnonstop
$345Southwest
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Tucson to Illinois flights

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

What is the cheapest Tucson to Illinois flight route?

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

The cheapest ticket to Illinois from Tucson found in the last 72 hours was to Chicago, at $288 round-trip. The most popular route is from Tucson (TUS) to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport (ORD), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $288.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Tucson 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 $413, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Tucson 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 Tucson to Illinois is August, when tickets cost $320 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $518 and $471 respectively.

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

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

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

How far in advance should I book a flight from Tucson 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 Tucson 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 Tucson to Illinois, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 51% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 24 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$64
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 8% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 5% increase in price.
Flight from Tucson to Chicago O'Hare Airport

FAQs - booking Illinois flights

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Tucson 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 Tucson 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 Tucson 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 Tucson 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 Tucson 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 $480 on average. Morning departures are around 30% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Illinois is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $711.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Illinois

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Tucson to the following destinations at these prices or less: Chicago $202 one-way - $407 round-trip; Chicago $242 one-way - $405 round-trip

Reviews of the top 4 airlines serving from Tucson to Illinois

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Tucson 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 Tucson 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.
7.9
SouthwestOverall score based on 4253 reviews
7.0Food
7.5Entertainment
8.0Comfort
8.6Crew
8.1Boarding
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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.

2.0 MediocreCharity, Nov 2025
MSP - MDW
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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.

mandatory demand customer to check their carry on because not enough people check bags.

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

Worst experience I had on Southwest. Still better than most, but the seating was barely tolerable.

It was okay. The plane was delayed from earlier in the day, but they kept updating the departure time, sometimes later, sometimes earlier. That was stressful. Once we finally got on and took off, it was fine. I was supposed to have a connection in Chicago to Los Angeles, and the time for so late I was rebooked to arrive in LA 3 hours late. The departure time to Chicago later became early enough to have taken my original connection and arrive earlier but that wasn't an option.

First time traveling on Southwest since bag fees were implemented. Usual good service. Just more expensive now.

Everything was on time. I was disappointed by the front section female, African American flight attendant. I did not see her name tag or would have identified by name not race. As passengers moved to the bathroom early in flight, she would say with a disdainful tone “I have to say the seat belt light is on” then go back to her book. Better trained flight attendants say something like be careful the seat belt light is on.

Flight was awfully bumpy and landing was a bit jolting. I was in the restroom when snacks and drinks were served and was not asked if i wanted any. I had to ask for water finally.

Delayed 4 hours due to mechanical issues. No mention of compensation for being over 3 hours late

I like that it was on time and the staff was friendly.

It was nice to have gotten up upgraded to first class with a meal on a three hour flight

Very bad! They kept delaying my flight and wouldn’t do anything about it

Door to door, the crew and staff were amazing. It was a stressful travel day with delays, but they were focused on customers and doing what they could to get us to our destinations.

Flight was delayed only slightly before takeoff due to traffic control. However, the flight arrived early to ORD. Good flight. United has been very reliable for me.

Another delayed flight. When the delays exceed the duration of the flight, it’s a problem.

After boarding the plane in Chicago, the passengers were told that there was a technical problem with the plane. Passengers remained on the plane as they tried to fix the problem. After what was probably an hour passengers were told that there was a need to change planes as the problem was not solved. Passengers disembarked and boarded another plane. After taxing to the runway and waiting for takeoff, passengers were told that owing to the thunderstorm the flight was unable to take off but would try and reroute. After some time passengers were told there wasn't enough fuel for the new route and the plane had to return to the gate for additional fuel. after another log delay the flight got underway. On the plane there was food, drinks, ice or entertainment. We were a glass of water, which appeared rationed. Flight arrived about 5 hours late. The pilot was fantastic and communicated with the passengers throughout the ordeal.

Better WiFi. I cannot understand that in 2025, United is so behind on a technology that is now a necessity and still painfully unreliable, slow and keeps disconnecting.

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!

Awful. They won’t help me with anything. I booked on American but they abdicated to Iberia. The ticket was overpriced. Everything negative

Everything was good The connects, with no blame to crew. Or pilots. I understand they are short staffed. Everything went well for me. I'll be using you guys again in May if not sooner.

I enjoyed the extra leg room compared to other airlines. The first stewards made my daughter’s birthday special by giving her an extra snack. Then the last one coming home from Chicago to Appleton made our night really enjoyable Thanks for making our trip enjoyable

It was good..clean, comfy seat. Friendly warm welcoming crew. Was able to check my cabin luggage at the gate which I was able to pickup in a decent time from baggage claim. The app gave all updates from delays to baggage claim info. Overall smooth flight.

A couple ladies from the crew were so rude and nasty. Thought they were mad at having to be there especially if you asked a question. This will make me think twice next time if I book a flight with you.

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

Not clean and was told I would get a great seat and it was not great at all

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

Horrible. I would never fly Frontier again. The booking process is tricky at best, but fraudulent in my opinion. Frontier customer service did nothing to rectify my purchase -- I ended up paying more than double what I could have gotten from other airlines and nearly triple what I thought I was buying from Frontier. Their booking practices are unfair to the consumer.

Delayed. Text notifications were slow. Not much information o what was happening. Boarding was slow and confusing. Wasn’t even offered water other flight. Had to ask. No entertainment at all. Felt like.a Greyhound bus.

When I wanted to check in 3 hours prior to boarding time, the employees mentioned “a little over an hour delay” so I waited for an hour then I went to go look for food in the terminal and most people from that flight were in the same area looking for food. Finally I decided after food to check to see if it’s anytime closer and now it’s 2 mins until boarding closes?! What are you kidding me? I didn’t receive anything via sms about boarding now nor via email or on the intercom. I luckily made it through, barely, and then there’s no room for my carry on mind you I’m in the very first row so I had to place my purse in one further row back and my carry on sections down. Not sure who pays for better seats to get your stuff placed all over the plane but that was the worst experience I’ve ever had flying with anyone.

Better than expected. Staff were friendly and nice on both flights.

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”

Terrible. Flight cancelled with no reasoning and no flights to rebook. Employees were useless and did nothing to help. Did not even know where to retrieve luggage from the cancelled flight. Flyers beware.

No fault of Frontier staff: plane was very late, reached Orlando at 1 am, took a while to get luggage. Weather, gov financial shutdown impact on TSA, air controllers seemed to have multiple flights backed up. Frontier staff seemed to cope as gracefully as possible. It did reassure me that I and my new hip could adapt to travel challenges. Food/entertainment were irrelevant to my trip.

Terrible. The canceled my entire flight when I requested a refund for a trip frontier canceled trip one way.

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