How long is the flight from New York to Illinois?

The average flight duration from New York to Illinois depends on which airport you fly into and out of. Flying from New York to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport is 2h 42m on average, while flying from Newark to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport is 2h 42m on average. Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport is the most popular airport in Illinois.

How many flights depart from New York to Illinois on average per day?

As of September 2026, there are 100 flights per day flying from New York to Illinois. The most common time of day flights depart is 14:00, with 43% of flights taking off at midday.

How many flights depart from New York to Illinois on average per week?

703 flights are operational weekly from New York to Illinois as of September 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Wed, with 26% of flights per week taking off on this day.

What is the cheapest airline that flies from New York to Illinois?

JetBlue, Delta, and United Airlines are the most popular carriers operating from New York to Illinois

When did momondo last update prices for flights from New York to Illinois?

Prices for flights from New York to Illinois refresh daily.

How old do you have to be to fly from New York to Illinois?

Although the minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UMNR) service may have their own age limits, which could be impacted by factors such as flight length, timing, and layovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel from New York to Illinois.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Illinois?

The travel and health documents you'll need for your trip to Illinois may differ based on your itinerary and personal situation. Typically, you should have several documents on hand, such as a national ID card or driver's license and a passport that is valid for six months after your intended arrival at Illinois. It is always advisable to seek advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.

£93 Cheap Flights from New York to Illinois in 2026/27

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06:30 - 18:16LGA New York LaGuardia-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

12h 46m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

07:15 - 20:46ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-LGA New York LaGuardia

12h 31m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

£177Frontier

Tue, 3 Nov - Tue, 10 Nov

06:30 - 17:47LGA New York LaGuardia-MDW Chicago Midway

12h 17m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

07:25 - 16:01MDW Chicago Midway-LGA New York LaGuardia

7h 36m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

£177Frontier

Tue, 10 Nov - Sat, 14 Nov

20:30 - 09:35LGA New York LaGuardia-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

14h 05m1 stop Dallas/Fort Worth

07:15 - 16:01ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-LGA New York LaGuardia

7h 46m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

£178Frontier

Wed, 4 Nov - Wed, 11 Nov

06:30 - 17:47LGA New York LaGuardia-MDW Chicago Midway

12h 17m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

06:16 - 16:01MDW Chicago Midway-LGA New York LaGuardia

8h 45m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

£178Frontier

Wed, 4 Nov - Wed, 11 Nov

13:00 - 19:03JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

7h 03m1 stop Boston Logan Intl

10:59 - 14:20ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

2h 21mdirect

£181JetBlue

Tue, 6 Oct - Wed, 7 Oct

06:10 - 11:32LGA New York LaGuardia-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

6h 22m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

07:15 - 16:01ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-LGA New York LaGuardia

7h 46m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

£181Frontier

Wed, 21 Oct - Wed, 28 Oct

06:30 - 12:51LGA New York LaGuardia-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

7h 21m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

19:50 - 08:34ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-LGA New York LaGuardia

11h 44m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

£187Frontier

Wed, 11 Nov - Fri, 13 Nov

20:30 - 09:35LGA New York LaGuardia-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

14h 05m1 stop Dallas/Fort Worth

10:26 - 20:46ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-LGA New York LaGuardia

9h 20m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

£187Frontier

Wed, 4 Nov - Fri, 6 Nov

11:35 - 18:16EWR Newark-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

7h 41m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

07:15 - 21:19ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-EWR Newark

13h 04m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

£191Frontier

Sat, 7 Nov - Sat, 14 Nov

11:35 - 18:16EWR Newark-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

7h 41m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

06:30 - 21:19ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-EWR Newark

13h 49m2 stops Denver Intl Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

£199Frontier

Sat, 14 Nov - Tue, 17 Nov

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15:15 - 16:45LGA New York LaGuardia-MDW Chicago Midway

2h 30mdirect

19:25 - 22:35MDW Chicago Midway-LGA New York LaGuardia

2h 10mdirect

£230Southwest

Sat, 26 Sep - Tue, 27 Oct

07:23 - 09:00LGA New York LaGuardia-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

2h 37mdirect

15:00 - 18:19ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-LGA New York LaGuardia

2h 19mdirect

£230United Airlines

Fri, 25 Sep - Mon, 26 Oct

13:00 - 19:01JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

7h 01m1 stop Boston Logan Intl

13:00 - 19:59ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

5h 59m1 stop Boston Logan Intl

£230JetBlue

Tue, 29 Sep - Wed, 28 Oct

16:55 - 18:39EWR Newark-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

2h 44mdirect

06:59 - 10:07ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-EWR Newark

2h 08mdirect

£230United Airlines

Sat, 26 Sep - Tue, 27 Oct

20:45 - 22:18LGA New York LaGuardia-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

2h 33mdirect

20:15 - 23:39ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-LGA New York LaGuardia

2h 24mdirect

£232Delta

Mon, 28 Sep - Fri, 2 Oct

08:10 - 09:58JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

2h 48mdirect

09:39 - 17:29ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

6h 50m1 stop Boston Logan Intl

£234JetBlue

Wed, 30 Sep - Tue, 6 Oct

14:50 - 16:30LGA New York LaGuardia-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

2h 40mdirect

14:30 - 17:51ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-LGA New York LaGuardia

2h 21mdirect

£234Delta

Tue, 29 Sep - Tue, 6 Oct

09:10 - 10:53EWR Newark-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

2h 43mdirect

16:00 - 19:30ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-EWR Newark

2h 30mdirect

£234United Airlines

Wed, 30 Sep - Tue, 6 Oct

13:30 - 22:20LGA New York LaGuardia-MDW Chicago Midway

9h 50m1 stop Houston Hobby

17:10 - 20:15MDW Chicago Midway-LGA New York LaGuardia

2h 05mdirect

£238Southwest

Fri, 25 Sep - Mon, 26 Oct

15:01 - 16:59JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

2h 58mdirect

17:29 - 23:07ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

4h 38m1 stop Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

£238Delta

Fri, 25 Sep - Mon, 26 Oct

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18:59 - 20:43LGA New York LaGuardia-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

2h 44mdirect

06:15 - 09:27ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-LGA New York LaGuardia

2h 12mdirect

£211Delta

Wed, 14 Oct - Sun, 18 Oct

15:00 - 16:50JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

2h 50mdirect

16:25 - 19:59ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

2h 34mdirect

£215American Airlines

Thu, 22 Oct - Thu, 29 Oct

08:55 - 10:25LGA New York LaGuardia-MDW Chicago Midway

2h 30mdirect

05:05 - 08:10MDW Chicago Midway-LGA New York LaGuardia

2h 05mdirect

£216Southwest

Thu, 15 Oct - Sun, 18 Oct

21:45 - 23:21EWR Newark-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

2h 36mdirect

21:48 - 00:59ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-EWR Newark

2h 11mdirect

£216United Airlines

Fri, 23 Oct - Mon, 26 Oct

08:45 - 10:28LGA New York LaGuardia-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

2h 43mdirect

20:20 - 23:44ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-LGA New York LaGuardia

2h 24mdirect

£216Delta

Thu, 15 Oct - Sun, 18 Oct

15:24 - 17:20JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

2h 56mdirect

13:50 - 17:20ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

2h 30mdirect

£216Delta

Thu, 15 Oct - Mon, 19 Oct

20:15 - 22:10JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

2h 55mdirect

06:10 - 09:30ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

2h 20mdirect

£217JetBlue

Sat, 10 Oct - Sun, 11 Oct

18:59 - 20:43LGA New York LaGuardia-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

2h 44mdirect

06:15 - 09:27ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-LGA New York LaGuardia

2h 12mdirect

£217Delta

Thu, 15 Oct - Sun, 18 Oct

10:45 - 12:34EWR Newark-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

2h 49mdirect

10:10 - 13:30ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-EWR Newark

2h 20mdirect

£217American Airlines

Wed, 4 Nov - Wed, 11 Nov

20:15 - 22:10JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

2h 55mdirect

06:10 - 09:30ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

2h 20mdirect

£219JetBlue

Sat, 10 Oct - Sun, 11 Oct

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Delta flights from New York to Illinois

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Delta

14 Oct

LGA18:59New York LaGuardia

2h 44m

ORD20:43Chicago O'Hare Intl

18 Oct

ORD06:15Chicago O'Hare Intl

2h 12m

LGA09:27New York LaGuardia

£211

Delta

15 Oct

LGA08:45New York LaGuardia

2h 43m

ORD10:28Chicago O'Hare Intl

18 Oct

ORD20:20Chicago O'Hare Intl

2h 24m

LGA23:44New York LaGuardia

£216

Delta

15 Oct

LGA18:59New York LaGuardia

2h 44m

ORD20:43Chicago O'Hare Intl

18 Oct

ORD06:15Chicago O'Hare Intl

2h 12m

LGA09:27New York LaGuardia

£217

JetBlue flights from New York to Illinois

Our best JetBlue deals on New York to Illinois flight tickets

JetBlue

7 Oct

JFK13:00New York John F Kennedy Intl

7h 03m

1 stop

ORD19:03Chicago O'Hare Intl

17 Oct

ORD06:10Chicago O'Hare Intl

2h 20m

JFK09:30New York John F Kennedy Intl

£177

JetBlue

3 Oct

JFK20:15New York John F Kennedy Intl

2h 53m

ORD22:08Chicago O'Hare Intl

21 Oct

ORD09:38Chicago O'Hare Intl

6h 51m

1 stop

JFK17:29New York John F Kennedy Intl

£181

JetBlue

14 Oct

JFK13:00New York John F Kennedy Intl

7h 14m

1 stop

ORD19:14Chicago O'Hare Intl

17 Oct

ORD09:38Chicago O'Hare Intl

6h 51m

1 stop

JFK17:29New York John F Kennedy Intl

£183

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LGA New York LaGuardia - ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

LGAORD

New York LaGuardia

Tue 3/11

06:30-18:16

1 stop12h 46m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Tue 10/11

07:15-20:46

1 stop12h 31m

£177

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LGA New York LaGuardia - MDW Chicago Midway

LGAMDW

New York LaGuardia

Tue 10/11

06:30-17:47

1 stop12h 17m

Chicago Midway

Sat 14/11

07:25-16:01

1 stop7h 36m

£177

New YorkChicago

LGA New York LaGuardia - ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

LGAORD

New York LaGuardia

Wed 4/11

20:30-09:35

1 stop14h 05m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Wed 11/11

07:15-16:01

1 stop7h 46m

£178

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LGA New York LaGuardia - MDW Chicago Midway

LGAMDW

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Wed 4/11

06:30-17:47

1 stop12h 17m

Chicago Midway

Wed 11/11

06:16-16:01

1 stop8h 45m

£178

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JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

JFKORD

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Tue 6/10

13:00-19:03

1 stop7h 03m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Wed 7/10

10:59-14:20

Nonstop2h 21m

£181

New YorkChicago

LGA New York LaGuardia - ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

LGAORD

New York LaGuardia

Wed 21/10

06:10-11:32

1 stop6h 22m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Wed 28/10

07:15-16:01

1 stop7h 46m

£181

New YorkChicago

LGA New York LaGuardia - ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

LGAORD

New York LaGuardia

Wed 11/11

06:30-12:51

1 stop7h 21m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Fri 13/11

19:50-08:34

1 stop11h 44m

£187

New YorkChicago

LGA New York LaGuardia - ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

LGAORD

New York LaGuardia

Wed 4/11

20:30-09:35

1 stop14h 05m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Fri 6/11

10:26-20:46

1 stop9h 20m

£187

NewarkChicago

EWR Newark - ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

EWRORD

Newark

Sat 7/11

11:35-18:16

1 stop7h 41m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Sat 14/11

07:15-21:19

1 stop13h 04m

£191

NewarkChicago

EWR Newark - ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

EWRORD

Newark

Sat 14/11

11:35-18:16

1 stop7h 41m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Tue 17/11

06:30-21:19

2 stops13h 49m

£199

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How to get the cheapest flight ticket from New York to Illinois

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What is the cheapest month to fly to Illinois?

The month of January is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Illinois from New York, with most prices found around £145. If you aren’t able to travel to Illinois during the month of January, then flying in February is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of £168.

What is the cheapest day to depart on your flight to Illinois?

The cheapest day to depart on your flight to Illinois is on a Tuesday when prices can be found for as low as £148. This is often the case because there is less demand to fly during this day of the week. Flights from New York to Illinois on a Sunday will generally be more expensive and average around £285. Keep in mind that these prices on both days could fluctuate depending on the season and the demand.

What is the cheapest time of day to depart on your flight to Illinois?

Our data shows that the cheapest New York to Illinois flights are usually those with departure times in the morning. Our users have found flights to Illinois in the morning for as low as £193. In the evening is when there is more demand to fly to Illinois, so prices are often more expensive at around £230 per ticket.

What is the cheapest New York to Illinois flight route?

Fly from Newark to Chicago Midway for the best New York - Illinois flight prices

How far in advance should I book a flight from New York to Illinois?

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Illinois from New York when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Illinois for around £183 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Illinois from New York for as low as £133 on momondo.

What cabin class options are available on New York to Illinois flights?

There are 3 cabin classes available to choose from on New York to Illinois flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

Can stopping save me money on New York to Illinois flights?

No. A direct flight is the cheapest option for a flight between New York to Illinois.

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Best price found	£93
Fastest flight time	2h 33m
Direct flights	Every day
Airports in Illinois	98 airports

The best one-way flight to Illinois from New York in the past 72 hours is £93. The best return flight deal from New York to Illinois found on momondo in the last 72 hours is £177.

The fastest flight from New York to Illinois takes 2h 33m

Direct flights go from New York to Illinois every day.

There are 98 airports in Illinois. From New York there are direct flights to Chicago O'Hare Intl (ORD), Chicago Midway (MDW).

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Frequently asked questions about flying from New York to Illinois

When did momondo last update prices for flights from New York to Illinois?
Prices for flights from New York to Illinois refresh daily.
How old do you have to be to fly from New York to Illinois?
Although the minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UMNR) service may have their own age limits, which could be impacted by factors such as flight length, timing, and layovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel from New York to Illinois.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Illinois?
The travel and health documents you'll need for your trip to Illinois may differ based on your itinerary and personal situation. Typically, you should have several documents on hand, such as a national ID card or driver's license and a passport that is valid for six months after your intended arrival at Illinois. It is always advisable to seek advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.
What is the most popular plane model from New York to Illinois?
Based on momondo bookings for flights between New York and Illinois, the leading plane model is Boeing 737-800, making up 22.18% of the total bookings. Other popular models include Boeing 737 MAX 8 with 12.92%, Airbus A321 (sharklets) with 7.57%, and Boeing 737-900 with 6.06%.

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Why should I use momondo to find a flight deal from New York to Illinois?

Finding the right flight to Illinois from New York is quick and easy when you have a range of options in front of you, from reputable agents and recognisable airlines. Options that can then be filtered down to find the best fit. That is what momondo does. We make finding flights to Illinois quick and easy, saving you time and money.

Can I find flights from New York to Illinois with flexible booking policies on momondo?

Flights from New York to Illinois with flexible booking policies can be found by using the search form above and then selecting our dedicated flexible booking filter, which will highlight only the flights where this policy is applied.

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