What are the cheapest airlines to fly from New Zealand to Illinois one-way?

For one-way options, check prices for Air Canada. According to our data, you can fly for as low as $962. Users have also found prices from $1,052 and $1,197 on Qantas Airways and Air New Zealand, respectively. Find deals

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

When searching for a good deal, it’s best to be prepared for potential fluctuations in price. We recommend booking at least 11 days in advance, which can save you up to 22% on flights from New Zealand to Illinois compared to booking the week you need them. Waiting 11 days out may not be for everyone, so we have options available for flights within the next two weeks, with the lowest price starting at $1,527. For sooner than that we have options available in the next 3 days from $2,214. Find deals

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

Due to multiple factors, expect to potentially pay more when booking in April. For low rates, February can be a great choice for travel to Illinois. Flights to Illinois from New Zealand in February are about $2,048 on average during February, but can be found for as low as $1,352.

Can I find deals for flights from New Zealand to Illinois that include hotel bookings?

Yes. In addition to deals on New Zealand to Illinois flights, Cheapflights offers holiday packages that include both flights and hotel.

How can I find direct flights from New Zealand to Illinois?

After entering your origin and destination, apply the non-stop filter on the search result page to find direct flights from New Zealand to Illinois.

Can I find deals for business class flights from New Zealand to Illinois?

Yes. Cheapflights offers flight deals from New Zealand to Illinois by cabin class. In addition to browsing deals, you can also filter by cabin class on the search results page after making a search.

$2,362+ Flights from New Zealand to Illinois

Cheap flight deals from New Zealand to Illinois

Round-trip from	$1,745
One-way from	$962
Popular in	April
Cheapest in	February
Average price	$2,467

Air Canada
25/5-29/5
4 total stops
55h 28m total
New Zealand to Illinois

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Air Canada
18/9
2 total stops
25h 20m total
New Zealand to Illinois

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Highest demand for flights based on searches. 3% potential increase in price ($114 potential increase over avg. return price).

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Cheapest flight prices on average. 1% potential price decrease ($65 potential savings vs. average return price).

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Cheapest flights from New Zealand to Illinois
Explore the most affordable flight options available from New Zealand to Illinois. Find the lowest fares from popular airlines and budget airlines, with prices last updated on 28 April 2025.

Sun 25/506:05CHC - ORD

2 stops25h 38mAir Canada

Thu 29/515:35ORD - CHC

2 stops29h 50mAir Canada

Deal found 27/4$1,745

Thu 12/607:30AKL - ORD

2 stops26h 41mQantas Airways

Sun 15/611:44ORD - AKL

2 stops42h 16mQantas Airways

Deal found 27/4$2,065

Thu 12/606:05WLG - ORD

2 stops25h 10mQantas Airways

Thu 19/618:53ORD - WLG

2 stops26h 52mQantas Airways

Deal found 28/4$2,108

Wed 4/620:35AKL - ORD

2 stops34h 50mMultiple Airlines

Sat 21/620:36ORD - AKL

2 stops44h 14mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 27/4$2,113

Tue 1/715:50AKL - ORD

2 stops32h 35mAmerican Airlines

Mon 21/706:45ORD - AKL

2 stops34h 40mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 27/4$2,164

Wed 4/610:15AKL - ORD

1 stop45h 10mCathay Pacific

Fri 20/616:00ORD - AKL

1 stop48h 50mCathay Pacific

Deal found 28/4$2,249

Mon 7/706:00CHC - ORD

2 stops25h 17mQantas Airways

Thu 31/719:03ORD - CHC

2 stops27h 22mQantas Airways

Deal found 27/4$2,350

Thu 12/619:40AKL - ORD

1 stop21h 33mAir New Zealand

Sun 15/606:00ORD - AKL

1 stop30h 30mAir New Zealand

Deal found 27/4$2,385

Wed 11/619:40AKL - ORD

1 stop20h 32mUnited Airlines

Wed 18/609:00ORD - AKL

2 stops27h 30mUnited Airlines

Deal found 27/4$2,445

Wed 11/617:15WLG - ORD

2 stops24h 44mUnited Airlines

Wed 18/621:40ORD - WLG

2 stops42h 30mUnited Airlines

Deal found 27/4$2,718

Wed 11/621:25AKL - ORD

3 stops49h 45mChina Southern

Wed 18/617:51ORD - AKL

2 stops52h 44mChina Southern

Deal found 27/4$3,224

Thu 12/613:00WLG - ORD

3 stops34h 51mMultiple Airlines

Thu 19/607:56ORD - WLG

3 stops33h 49mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 28/4$3,496

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Discover carefully curated flight deals from New Zealand to Illinois that have cost, travel time, and stopovers in mind to ensure you get the best travel experience. Data last updated 28 April 2025.

Sun 25/506:05CHC - ORD

2 stops25h 38mAir Canada

Thu 29/515:35ORD - CHC

2 stops29h 50mAir Canada

Deal found 27/4$1,745

Thu 12/607:30AKL - ORD

2 stops26h 41mQantas Airways

Sun 15/611:44ORD - AKL

2 stops42h 16mQantas Airways

Deal found 27/4$2,065

Wed 4/620:35AKL - ORD

2 stops34h 50mMultiple Airlines

Sat 21/620:36ORD - AKL

2 stops44h 14mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 27/4$2,113

Tue 1/715:50AKL - ORD

2 stops32h 35mAmerican Airlines

Mon 21/710:00ORD - AKL

1 stop31h 25mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 27/4$2,164

Wed 4/610:15AKL - ORD

1 stop45h 10mCathay Pacific

Fri 20/616:00ORD - AKL

1 stop48h 50mCathay Pacific

Deal found 28/4$2,249

Thu 12/619:40AKL - ORD

1 stop21h 33mAir New Zealand

Sun 15/606:00ORD - AKL

1 stop30h 30mAir New Zealand

Deal found 27/4$2,385

Wed 11/619:40AKL - ORD

1 stop20h 32mUnited Airlines

Wed 18/609:00ORD - AKL

2 stops27h 30mUnited Airlines

Deal found 27/4$2,445

Wed 11/621:25AKL - ORD

3 stops49h 45mChina Southern

Wed 18/617:51ORD - AKL

2 stops52h 44mChina Southern

Deal found 27/4$3,224

Tue 1/709:40AKL - ORD

1 stop28h 30mEVA Air

Sun 20/700:30ORD - AKL

1 stop39h 45mEVA Air

Deal found 27/4$4,143

Mon 7/706:00CHC - ORD

2 stops25h 17mQantas Airways

Thu 31/719:03ORD - CHC

2 stops27h 22mQantas Airways

Deal found 27/4$2,350

Wed 11/617:15WLG - ORD

2 stops24h 44mUnited Airlines

Wed 18/621:40ORD - WLG

2 stops42h 30mUnited Airlines

Deal found 27/4$2,718

Tue 1/706:35AKL - ORD

2 stops40h 03mAir Canada

Mon 21/713:01ORD - AKL

3 stops33h 04mAir Canada

Deal found 27/4$4,253

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Discover last-minute flight deals from New Zealand to Illinois. Data last updated 28 April 2025 and is based on user searches.

Wed 30/406:15AKL - ORD

2 stops50h 41mQantas Airways

Tue 20/515:00ORD - AKL

2 stops30h 05mQantas Airways

Deal found 27/4$2,068

Wed 30/413:25AKL - ORD

1 stop42h 00mCathay Pacific

Tue 20/516:00ORD - AKL

1 stop48h 50mCathay Pacific

Deal found 27/4$3,040

Sun 25/506:05CHC - ORD

2 stops25h 38mAir Canada

Thu 29/515:35ORD - CHC

2 stops29h 50mAir Canada

Deal found 27/4$1,745

Thu 29/513:25AKL - ORD

1 stop42h 00mMultiple Airlines

Mon 9/606:00ORD - AKL

2 stops36h 40mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 27/4$2,118

Thu 29/519:40AKL - ORD

1 stop29h 21mAir New Zealand

Mon 9/619:47ORD - AKL

1 stop41h 13mAir New Zealand

Deal found 27/4$2,495

Thu 29/509:40AKL - ORD

1 stop28h 20mEVA Air

Sun 8/600:30ORD - AKL

1 stop39h 45mEVA Air

Deal found 27/4$4,500

One-way flights from New Zealand to Illinois
Search for one-way flight options from New Zealand to Illinois. Find affordable one-way fares based on user searches. Data last updated 28 April 2025.

Thu 18/906:35AKL - ORD

2 stops25h 20mAir Canada

Deal found 27/4$962

Mon 19/506:35AKL - ORD

2 stops25h 08mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 27/4$990

Tue 12/806:00AKL - ORD

2 stops28h 20mQantas Airways

Deal found 27/4$1,052

Thu 12/619:40AKL - ORD

1 stop21h 33mAir New Zealand

Deal found 27/4$1,197

Sat 17/513:50AKL - ORD

1 stop26h 37mUnited Airlines

Deal found 27/4$1,408

Sat 17/513:00AKL - ORD

3 stops25h 21mDelta

Deal found 27/4$2,152

Thu 18/910:00AKL - ORD

3 stops51h 54mSingapore Airlines

Deal found 28/4$2,572

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ChristchurchChicago

CHC - ORD

CHCORD

Christchurch

Sun 25/5

06:05-14:43

2 stops25h 38m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Thu 29/5

15:35-14:25

2 stops29h 50m

$1,745

AucklandChicago

AKL - ORD

AKLORD

Auckland Intl

Thu 12/6

07:30-17:11

2 stops26h 41m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Sun 15/6

11:44-23:00

2 stops42h 16m

$2,065

AucklandChicago

AKL - ORD

AKLORD

Auckland Intl

Wed 4/6

20:35-14:25

2 stops34h 50m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Sat 21/6

20:36-09:50

2 stops44h 14m

$2,113

AucklandChicago

AKL - ORD

AKLORD

Auckland Intl

Tue 1/7

15:50-07:25

2 stops32h 35m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Mon 21/7

06:45-10:25

2 stops34h 40m

$2,164

AucklandChicago

AKL - ORD

AKLORD

Auckland Intl

Wed 4/6

10:15-14:25

1 stop45h 10m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Fri 20/6

16:00-09:50

1 stop48h 50m

$2,249

ChristchurchChicago

CHC - ORD

CHCORD

Christchurch

Mon 7/7

06:00-15:05

2 stops26h 05m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Thu 31/7

18:20-15:25

2 stops28h 05m

$2,350

AucklandChicago

AKL - ORD

AKLORD

Auckland Intl

Thu 12/6

19:40-00:13

1 stop21h 33m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Sun 15/6

06:00-05:30

1 stop30h 30m

$2,385

AucklandChicago

AKL - ORD

AKLORD

Auckland Intl

Wed 11/6

19:40-23:12

1 stop20h 32m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Wed 18/6

09:00-05:30

2 stops27h 30m

$2,445

WellingtonChicago

WLG - ORD

WLGORD

Wellington

Wed 11/6

17:15-00:59

2 stops24h 44m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Wed 18/6

21:40-09:10

2 stops42h 30m

$2,718

AucklandChicago

AKL - ORD

AKLORD

Auckland Intl

Wed 11/6

21:25-06:10

3 stops49h 45m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Wed 18/6

17:51-15:35

2 stops52h 44m

$3,224

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Best time to book a flight from New Zealand to Illinois

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What is the cheapest time of day to fly from NZ to IL?

Regardless of the time of day you decide to fly, the ticket price will remain around the same. Book flights from New Zealand to Illinois as you normally would.

Rainfall in Illinois by month

In terms of precipitation, rainfall in Illinois ranges from 43.0 - 125.0 inches per month. August is typically the wettest month, when rainfall can reach 125.0 mm. January is typically the driest time to visit Illinois when rainfall is around 43.0 mm.

Temperature in Illinois by month

If weather is an important factor for your trip to Illinois, use this chart to help with planning. For those seeking warmer temperatures, July is the ideal time of year to visit, when temperatures reach an average of 23.0 C. Travellers hoping to avoid the cold should look outside of January, when temperatures are typically at their lowest (around -5.0 C).

Reviews of airlines servicing Illinois

Read through reviews of airlines operating flights from New Zealand to Illinois, such as EVA Air, Singapore Airlines and Delta. Reviews also offer insight into each airline's entertainment options, comfort, food, crew/service, and boarding process.

EVA Air

8.4

Very Good

1,184 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

Dale,Apr 2025

SFO - TPE

Great experience. Check in process was excellent - both online and bag drop

EVA Air

8.4

Very Good

1,184 reviews

EVA Air

8.4

Very Good

1,184 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

Dale,Apr 2025

SFO - TPE

Great experience. Check in process was excellent - both online and bag drop

Singapore Airlines

8.1

Very Good

1,292 reviews

EVA Air

8.4

Very Good

1,184 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

Dale,Apr 2025

SFO - TPE

Great experience. Check in process was excellent - both online and bag drop

Delta

8.0

Very Good

7,927 reviews

EVA Air

8.4

Very Good

1,184 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

Dale,Apr 2025

SFO - TPE

Great experience. Check in process was excellent - both online and bag drop

Air New Zealand

8.0

Very Good

471 reviews

EVA Air

8.4

Very Good

1,184 reviews

Check prices

Reviews

1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

Dale,Apr 2025

SFO - TPE

Great experience. Check in process was excellent - both online and bag drop

Qantas Airways

7.5

Good

828 reviews

EVA Air

8.4

Very Good

1,184 reviews

Check prices

Reviews

1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

Dale,Apr 2025

SFO - TPE

Great experience. Check in process was excellent - both online and bag drop

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What are the cheapest airlines to fly from New Zealand to Illinois one-way?
For one-way options, check prices for Air Canada. According to our data, you can fly for as low as $962. Users have also found prices from $1,052 and $1,197 on Qantas Airways and Air New Zealand, respectively.
Can I find deals for flights from New Zealand to Illinois that include hotel bookings?
Yes. In addition to deals on New Zealand to Illinois flights, Cheapflights offers holiday packages that include both flights and hotel.
How can I find direct flights from New Zealand to Illinois?
After entering your origin and destination, apply the non-stop filter on the search result page to find direct flights from New Zealand to Illinois.
Can I find deals for business class flights from New Zealand to Illinois?
Yes. Cheapflights offers flight deals from New Zealand to Illinois by cabin class. In addition to browsing deals, you can also filter by cabin class on the search results page after making a search.

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Top 4 airlines flying from New Zealand to Illinois

Airline	Cheapest	Average	Flexibility	On-time
Air Canada	Cheapest$1,491	Average$1,926	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time67%	Search Air Canada flights
Qantas Airways	Cheapest$1,498	Average$2,027	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time74%	Search Qantas Airways flights
United Airlines	Cheapest$1,557	Average$2,125	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time69%	Search United Airlines flights
Air New Zealand	Cheapest$1,853	Average$2,387	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time78%	Search Air New Zealand flights

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