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Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights 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 return flight deals to Illinois

Wed, 27 Jan - Sun, 31 Jan
American Airlines Logo
13:20 - 15:45AKL  Auckland Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl
21h 25m2 stops Dallas/Fort Worth Indianapolis
American Airlines Logo
08:29 - 09:55ORD  Chicago O'Hare Intl-AKL Auckland Intl
30h 26m1 stop Los Angeles
$1,216American Airlines
Wed, 27 Jan - Sun, 31 Jan
American Airlines Logo
15:50 - 05:00AKL  Auckland Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl
32h 10m1 stop Los Angeles
American Airlines Logo
18:02 - 09:25ORD  Chicago O'Hare Intl-AKL Auckland Intl
20h 23m1 stop Dallas/Fort Worth
$1,216American Airlines
Thu, 4 Feb - Mon, 8 Feb
American Airlines Logo
06:05 - 00:30WLG  Wellington-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl
37h 25m2 stops Sydney Kingsford Smith Los Angeles
American Airlines Logo
13:46 - 17:20ORD  Chicago O'Hare Intl-WLG Wellington
32h 34m2 stops Dallas/Fort Worth Auckland Intl
$1,224American Airlines
Thu, 28 Jan - Sun, 31 Jan
Qantas Airways Logo
13:20 - 15:00AKL  Auckland Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl
20h 40m1 stop Dallas/Fort Worth
Qantas Airways Logo
08:29 - 09:55ORD  Chicago O'Hare Intl-AKL Auckland Intl
30h 26m1 stop Los Angeles
$1,292Qantas Airways
Wed, 27 Jan - Sun, 31 Jan
Qantas Airways Logo
13:20 - 15:00AKL  Auckland Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl
20h 40m1 stop Dallas/Fort Worth
Qantas Airways Logo
08:29 - 09:55ORD  Chicago O'Hare Intl-AKL Auckland Intl
30h 26m1 stop Los Angeles
$1,292Qantas Airways
Tue, 1 Sep - Wed, 23 Sep
Qantas Airways Logo
06:10 - 15:54AKL  Auckland Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl
26h 44m2 stops Melbourne Los Angeles
Qantas Airways Logo
13:50 - 14:05ORD  Chicago O'Hare Intl-AKL Auckland Intl
31h 15m2 stops Los Angeles Sydney Kingsford Smith
$1,791Qantas Airways
Wed, 27 Jan - Sun, 31 Jan
Lufthansa Logo
15:50 - 21:38AKL  Auckland Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl
24h 48m1 stop San Francisco
Lufthansa Logo
14:30 - 09:10ORD  Chicago O'Hare Intl-AKL Auckland Intl
23h 40m1 stop San Francisco
$1,825Lufthansa
Wed, 20 Jan - Tue, 16 Feb
United Airlines Logo
08:05 - 14:36CHC  Christchurch-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl
25h 31m2 stops Sydney Kingsford Smith San Francisco
United Airlines Logo
21:40 - 10:35ORD  Chicago O'Hare Intl-CHC Christchurch
41h 55m1 stop San Francisco
$1,826United Airlines
Wed, 30 Sep - Wed, 21 Oct
Air New Zealand Logo
20:15 - 22:55AKL  Auckland Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl
20h 40m1 stop Los Angeles
Air New Zealand Logo
12:45 - 05:30ORD  Chicago O'Hare Intl-AKL Auckland Intl
22h 45m1 stop Houston George Bush Intcntl
$1,908Air New Zealand
Thu, 17 Sep - Mon, 19 Oct
Air New Zealand Logo
19:50 - 00:59AKL  Auckland Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl
22h 09m1 stop Houston George Bush Intcntl
Air New Zealand Logo
21:38 - 05:30ORD  Chicago O'Hare Intl-AKL Auckland Intl
37h 52m1 stop Houston George Bush Intcntl
$1,908Air New Zealand
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KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to Illinois

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

What is the cheapest month to fly from New Zealand to Illinois?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from New Zealand 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 New Zealand to Illinois is October, when tickets cost $1,038 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are September and July, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,479 and $1,353 respectively.

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Low season

April

Cheapest flight

$838
Best time to beat the crowds (5% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (14% more expensive on average)
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FAQs - booking Illinois flights

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from New Zealand to Illinois is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from New Zealand to Illinois?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly from New Zealand 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 New Zealand 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 New Zealand 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

  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Illinois flight deals.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying to Illinois

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Illinois. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from New Zealand to Illinois. 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 New Zealand 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
Fiji AirwaysOverall score based on 252 reviews
7.4Entertainment
7.4Food
8.0Boarding
8.0Comfort
8.5Crew
Airline reviews

Poor food options for vegi folks n not enough food quantity. Fiji really needs to improve on it. Flight crew is very warm and respectful but don’t know how to cater towards vegi folks n items despite so many Indians staying in Fiji

6.0 GoodNeeta, Jun 2026
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Poor food options for vegi folks n not enough food quantity. Fiji really needs to improve on it. Flight crew is very warm and respectful but don’t know how to cater towards vegi folks n items despite so many Indians staying in Fiji

I thought Fiji and Fiji Airways was great. Looking forward to the next trip. Baggage claim at the end went to sh...t

Left on time , arrived on time. Staff was awesome!!!!! Great flight!!!!

Great food, wonderful staff made a long flight seem short

We have had an absolutely horrific experience so far getting home from Australia on a $18,000 + flight we booked with you. The flight did not deplane in Dallas because there was no available gate or staircase. We sat in the plane for 3 hours waiting to deplane. As a result we missed our connecting flight to New York. American Airlines put us up in a hotel several miles away. We waited 45 minutes for a shuttle and The shuttle driver was horribly rude and unhelpful. They offered us $70 vouchers for food but actually there was no food left when we arrived minus some chicken nuggets and corn dogs. It was awful. Horrible way to end a vacation. There has to be accountability here.

A bit cramped in economy and the people in front wouldn’t put their seats up during meal service, crew did not help with that and I felt they could have done more about it.

The airline is ok, but it needs to improve it schedules.

In-flight entertainment options could use a refresh, Consider a tie-up with Spotify for more current music and with IMDB or other service for newer selections/movie ratings.

6 hour delay and they didnt try to make up any time during an over 10 hour flight

Entertainment was not good. Seems like liquor should’ve been advertised only beer and wine was even though I saw others getting liquor didn’t realize I could. And the food to me could’ve been a little bit.

The flight was smooth and on time. Entertainment options were lacking and there was no food, other than some very boring snacks.

A better selection of entertainment would have been nice. I found nothing that appealed to me as a middle-aged traveler. The flight attendants were gracious, helpful, and attentive. It also would have been nice to have more bathrooms as the flight was full and the plane was big.

The Premium Economy seats were very comfortable and the food was quite tasty. I did not use the entertainment system, but I was able to charge my phone and tablet with the seatback connection.

Air New Zealand over sold our flight and tried to bump us to yesterday. After several calls we got booked to United about 6 hrs before our original flight. No apologies!

Please add more Bollywood movies and recent movies to the entertainment.

Flight was delayed by 2 hours. Got lucky that i had a long connection, else would have certainly missed my connecting flight. Food is just okay, specially the breakfast is worse . Asked for water 30 mins before landing, the response is that we are landing so everything is packed . I guess traveling in economy that’s what we get. Probably business class passengers would get a different answer. Only good thing is that wifi service is available from auckland to lax for most part Next time will try united or American and then compare.

Great except paying $240 usd for 2 pounds over on a checked luggage. Outrageous.

Service was excellent and they’re very helpful and nice

Not a comfortable trip, the seats are not good, and they look old.

Carring crew, nice ambiance of the cabin, comfortable beds, good food well served. We liked everything.

Overall, it was a very good experience. I would have given it a 10/10, especially based on our flight from SFO to Melbourne. The cabin crew on that flight were wonderful and incredibly attentive. They took extra care when setting up our beds so we could sleep comfortably without being disturbed. Dinner was served promptly and smoothly. I woke up quite late, when the flight was already preparing for landing, and the crew still made sure I was taken care of. They brought me English tea in a proper cup, and when it was time to prepare the cabin for landing, they thoughtfully transferred it into a takeaway cup so I could continue enjoying it along with some breakfast. Those small, thoughtful gestures made the long flight feel much more comfortable and special. The service from the SFO to Melbourne crew was truly excellent.

Having the computer outage compounded by delayed takeoff while waiting for aircrew (who were also delayed) resulted in me missing my int’l flight

We had a cancellation due to weather, but the American Airlines staff was very helpful. Once we got on a plane, the trip was great.

Great food and good entertainment options for the long flight.

Loved the food and beverages available, spacious economy class, excellent entertainment

We booked with Qantas instead of Delta and we instead flew on American Airlines. American is not our favorite to go on. No leg room and the width of seats are a joke. Your are packed like sardines on American flights.

they ran out of fruit for breakfast and so I just had a yogurt instead. other than that the flight was good

Poor! This flight was delayed 14 hours. There was no assistance in helping customers find other routes to their destination, nor any other kind of support. It was a chaotic experience. I'm not likely to fly with AA going forward.

Everything was great from the staff to the seats and food. The plane was timely taking off and landing.. I couldn't have asked for a better experience (especially on such a long flight)

Overall a positive experience. As long as you are not connecting-I found the discount offered by Kayak and the customer service to be very good.

The flight was delayed in 30 minute increments for a total of 4 hours and 30 minute delay. All other flights to Chicago left on time except for this one flight. If there is an issue with the inbound flight, just let customers know so they can find another flight right away, Once we got on the plane there was another 30 minute delay taking off at 10:30 at night which is very unusual that a flight wouldn't be ready to take off

My seat had a worn out cushion, which made it a bit uncomfortable. Other than that, the flight was excellent.

Take this flight regularly. Every single week same thing. Departure delayed. Make up some time in the air. Land at ORD and then wait for gate in "L" concourse Terminal 3 for 30-40 min-which yields a very delayed final arrival. Plus I get to taxi around and see every runway and drive over the bridge (IFKYK) over the expressway 2-4 times in most cases. Change the sched of incoming plane/work with FAA to improve traffic flow at ORD/change the timing of these flights. Whatever it takes. But do better.

- flight was delayed several hours due to weather (understandable) - flight delayed further and we were told by attendants "we are not sure where the pilots are but they are on their way" as we have to find different pilots for the flight - announcements over the PA were somewhat unprofessional by the attendants, seems they need more training and were not reading off the script. They showed their young age and immaturity in their communications with the passengers. They were not clear and lacked professional communication language. - going from a hub to hub we were also parked at the tarmac at ohare for an additional hour and kept being told "few more minutes". Please just let the passengers know the real wait time instead of hiding the truth. We understand there is traffic and weather delays, but we just want transparency. There are several logistics of our lives that revolve around what the attendants and pilots are sharing with us but they are not being transparant.

Boarding and Delays The boarding process for my American Airlines flight from Copenhagen to Philadelphia was a bit tricky. We experienced a gate change that required a long walk to a new area of the airport. Additionally, boarding was not via a jet bridge; we had to take a shuttle bus to the plane and then carry our luggage up the stairs ourselves. Furthermore, the bag drop didn't open until about 12:20 PM, which was only three hours before our scheduled departure. This meant I couldn't drop my bag off early and had to wait outside of security in order to drop off my bag and use the kiosk. The bag drop self-service kiosks also didn't open until about 12:00 PM when an American Airlines employee unlocked them so that we could print out our boarding passes and bag tags, which further created a backlog. The flight was delayed by over an hour because we had to wait for one of the tires on the plane to be changed. Flight Attendant Professionalism On a positive note, the flight attendant was very professional when handling a passenger who was sitting in the wrong seat. Even though the passenger was persistent and reluctant to move, the flight attendant calmly ensured the assigned passenger could take their seat. Kudos to the flight attendant for keeping his calm and composure, not allowing the issue to escalate, and handling it well under pressure while a line of passengers waited in the aisle to board. In-Flight Service The in-flight service was also fast, prompt, and efficient, although service had to be suspended for the last two hours of the flight due to weather and turbulence, which was outside of the crew's control. Limited Flight Options Please note that American Airlines only operates one flight per day in and out of Copenhagen. This means there are limited options available if your flight is delayed or canceled, which is something to take into consideration when booking.

This may have been the hottest cabin temperatures I have experienced on any flight prior to take off lasting for approximately 30 minutes. I am not typically one to complain but I was genuinely worried about the health of several passengers on the flight due to the extreme temperatures including a small toddler.

I will never but. through kayak again. and American Airlines. I will never fly again on. They're both thieves.

Nothing, I wont be flying American Airlines again and will not be recommending anyone to fly American Airlines. It was the worst experience flying I've ever had.

My luggage was not sent with us. Not sure if this is Envoy Air responsibility but that was a very BAD experience

The planes can use an actual cleaning. The armrest and seats do not appear to be cleaned on this one and most other planes.

After 3 hours of delays, they ended up cancelling my flight. And although I could purchase one-way tickets to get to my destination, they would not offer me these flights as compensation for the cancelled flight, and I didn't end up making it home until 13 hours after I was originally supposed to arrive. It made for an extremely strenuous end to an otherwise good trip.

It's kindof ridiculous that your system is even asking me about this since my flight was canceled and I wasn't rescheduled.

Bad service as well. Another 3hr delayed flight from chicago to Charlotte.

Very bad service the way back we was on the way for r two days very bad condition and waiting for luggage till now

United had no (zero) record of our flight. It took over an hour of us standing in line with surly employee while others waited to get resolved. I have never experienced such poor service and poor empathy.

Or the greatest and it ended up picking us up from Chicago to Toronto not sure who was tesponsible for the 4 hr delay. United should have been properly prepared for a scheduled flight from Austin to Chicago and they were not.

My flight was overbooked and they would not let me board. I had to book another flight and pay the full amount of that flight. I did not get any help at all from Air Canada or United Airlines.

Everything was made rather simple, so I appreciate that. All the people I dealt with from entering the airport in Jacksonville to my lonnnnnnng walk to my next gate in Chicago were excellent and very helpful.

Terrible. 3 missed flights and 24 hours delayed with lost bag and promised $100 compensation from United and absolutely nothing from them…

flight was delayed 6 hours for weather, then cancelled because of the crash in toronto, but none of the links to cancel or rebook my flights are working

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