How long is the flight from Illinois to Nigeria?

Flight times vary depending on what airport in Illinois you fly out of and what airport in Nigeria you fly into. For example, flying from Chicago to Lagos takes 16h 48m on average. On the other hand, flying from Peoria to Lagos takes 22h 40m on average. Keep in mind that it’s always quicker to opt for a non-stop flight, so be sure to check momondo if there are any available for your route.

What is the cheapest airline that flies from Illinois to Nigeria?

Qatar Airways, Turkish Airlines, and Delta are the most popular carriers operating from Illinois to Nigeria

What airlines fly to Nigeria?

Ethiopian Air, Delta and United Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Nigeria from Illinois according to our data. Ethiopian Air is the first choice among our users, with 33% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Nigeria. Keep in mind that there are 13 different airlines that fly to Nigeria on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

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

Prices for flights from Illinois to Nigeria are updated daily.

How many operators does momondo search for flights from Illinois to Nigeria?

As of September 2026, there are 13 operators available to choose from for flights from Illinois to Nigeria.

How old do you have to be to fly from Illinois to Nigeria?

The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their own age limitations. Flight duration, scheduling, and layovers are among the considerations that may influence age limits. We recommend that you double-check with the airline you are booking with for travel from Illinois to Nigeria.

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

The travel and health documents you'll need for your trip to Nigeria 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 Nigeria. It is always advisable to seek advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.

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5:40 pm - 5:55 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-LOS Lagos Murtala Muhammed

41h 15m2 stops Madrid Barajas London Heathrow

10:50 pm - 4:00 pmLOS Lagos Murtala Muhammed-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

23h 10m2 stops London Heathrow Madrid Barajas

$932Multiple Airlines

Sun, Jan 31 - Mon, Apr 26

10:15 am - 12:05 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-LOS Lagos Murtala Muhammed

19h 50m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

1:15 pm - 7:40 amLOS Lagos Murtala Muhammed-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

25h 25m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino

$945Ethiopian Air

Thu, Oct 29 - Wed, Nov 18

10:15 am - 12:05 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-LOS Lagos Murtala Muhammed

19h 50m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

1:15 pm - 7:40 amLOS Lagos Murtala Muhammed-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

25h 25m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino

$945Ethiopian Air

Thu, Oct 29 - Tue, Nov 17

11:45 am - 8:25 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-LOS Lagos Murtala Muhammed

25h 40m1 stop Istanbul

8:50 pm - 9:40 amLOS Lagos Murtala Muhammed-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

18h 50m1 stop Istanbul

$946Turkish Airlines

Sun, Jan 24 - Fri, Apr 30

8:15 pm - 8:25 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-LOS Lagos Murtala Muhammed

41h 10m1 stop Istanbul

10:10 pm - 6:20 pmLOS Lagos Murtala Muhammed-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

27h 10m1 stop Istanbul

$946Turkish Airlines

Sun, Nov 8 - Fri, Nov 20

8:00 am - 5:55 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-LOS Lagos Murtala Muhammed

26h 55m2 stops Toronto Pearson Intl London Heathrow

10:50 pm - 4:00 pmLOS Lagos Murtala Muhammed-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

23h 10m2 stops London Heathrow Madrid Barajas

$953Multiple Airlines

Tue, Jan 26 - Mon, May 3

8:30 pm - 5:55 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-LOS Lagos Murtala Muhammed

38h 25m1 stop London Heathrow

11:05 pm - 1:01 pmLOS Lagos Murtala Muhammed-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

44h 56m2 stops London Heathrow Toronto Pearson Intl

$1,000British Airways

Tue, Nov 3 - Wed, Dec 2

7:20 pm - 7:25 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-LOS Lagos Murtala Muhammed

30h 05m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

2:45 pm - 3:05 pmLOS Lagos Murtala Muhammed-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

30h 20m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$1,003Qatar Airways

Wed, Sep 23 - Tue, Oct 6

7:20 pm - 7:25 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-LOS Lagos Murtala Muhammed

30h 05m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

8:55 am - 3:05 pmLOS Lagos Murtala Muhammed-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

36h 10m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$1,005Qatar Airways

Wed, Sep 23 - Wed, Sep 30

4:55 pm - 5:55 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-LOS Lagos Murtala Muhammed

19h 00m2 stops Dublin London Heathrow

11:05 pm - 6:20 pmLOS Lagos Murtala Muhammed-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

26h 15m2 stops London Heathrow Dublin

$1,174British Airways

Fri, Oct 30 - Sun, Nov 15

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7:20 pm - 7:25 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-LOS Lagos Murtala Muhammed

30h 05m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

3:30 pm - 2:30 pmLOS Lagos Murtala Muhammed-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

30h 00m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$1,015Qatar Airways

Tue, Sep 15 - Tue, Feb 23

7:20 pm - 7:25 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-LOS Lagos Murtala Muhammed

30h 05m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

3:30 pm - 2:30 pmLOS Lagos Murtala Muhammed-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

30h 00m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$1,015Qatar Airways

Tue, Sep 15 - Wed, Feb 24

7:30 pm - 8:00 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-ABV Abuja

42h 30m2 stops Boston Logan Intl Paris Charles de Gaulle

9:30 pm - 3:10 pmABV Abuja-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

23h 40m2 stops Lome Paris Charles de Gaulle

$1,189Delta

Fri, Sep 11 - Fri, Sep 18

6:00 pm - 8:00 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-ABV Abuja

44h 00m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Paris Charles de Gaulle

9:30 pm - 11:59 pmABV Abuja-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

32h 29m3 stops Lome Paris Charles de Gaulle Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

$1,193Delta

Fri, Sep 11 - Fri, Sep 18

10:15 am - 5:15 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-LOS Lagos Murtala Muhammed

25h 00m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Lome

9:40 pm - 7:40 amLOS Lagos Murtala Muhammed-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

41h 00m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino

$1,231Ethiopian Air

Thu, Sep 10 - Wed, Dec 16

8:45 am - 2:25 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-LOS Lagos Murtala Muhammed

23h 40m1 stop Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

11:50 pm - 9:39 amLOS Lagos Murtala Muhammed-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

16h 49m1 stop Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

$1,250United Airlines

Tue, Sep 15 - Fri, Feb 26

9:35 pm - 2:25 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-LOS Lagos Murtala Muhammed

34h 50m2 stops Newark Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

11:50 pm - 9:39 amLOS Lagos Murtala Muhammed-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

16h 49m1 stop Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

$1,255United Airlines

Mon, Sep 14 - Fri, Feb 26

8:35 pm - 3:35 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-LOS Lagos Murtala Muhammed

37h 00m1 stop Dubai Intl

5:55 pm - 2:55 pmLOS Lagos Murtala Muhammed-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

28h 00m1 stop Dubai Intl

$1,258Emirates

Thu, Sep 10 - Wed, Dec 16

8:35 pm - 3:35 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-LOS Lagos Murtala Muhammed

37h 00m1 stop Dubai Intl

5:55 pm - 2:55 pmLOS Lagos Murtala Muhammed-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

28h 00m1 stop Dubai Intl

$1,258Emirates

Thu, Sep 10 - Thu, Dec 17

10:15 am - 5:15 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-LOS Lagos Murtala Muhammed

25h 00m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Lome

1:15 pm - 7:40 amLOS Lagos Murtala Muhammed-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

25h 25m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino

$1,265Ethiopian Air

Thu, Sep 10 - Thu, Dec 17

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Virgin Atlantic flights from Illinois to Nigeria

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Virgin Atlantic

Oct 11

MDW12:49 pmChicago Midway

14h 56m

1 stop

LOS9:45 amLagos Murtala Muhammed

Oct 27

LOS11:10 amLagos Murtala Muhammed

17h 23m

1 stop

MDW10:33 pmChicago Midway

$1,298

Virgin Atlantic

Jan 28

MDW6:00 amChicago Midway

20h 00m

1 stop

LOS9:00 amLagos Murtala Muhammed

May 28

LOS11:45 amLagos Murtala Muhammed

16h 25m

1 stop

MDW10:10 pmChicago Midway

$1,327

Virgin Atlantic

Nov 8

BMI12:13 pmBloomington-Normal

13h 47m

1 stop

LOS9:00 amLagos Murtala Muhammed

Nov 23

LOS11:10 amLagos Murtala Muhammed

18h 21m

1 stop

BMI10:31 pmBloomington-Normal

$1,903

Qatar Airways flights from Illinois to Nigeria

Our best Qatar Airways deals on Illinois to Nigeria flight tickets

Qatar Airways

Sep 23

ORD7:20 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

30h 05m

1 stop

LOS7:25 amLagos Murtala Muhammed

Oct 6

LOS2:45 pmLagos Murtala Muhammed

30h 20m

1 stop

ORD3:05 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

$1,003

Qatar Airways

Sep 23

ORD7:20 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

30h 05m

1 stop

LOS7:25 amLagos Murtala Muhammed

Sep 30

LOS8:55 amLagos Murtala Muhammed

36h 10m

1 stop

ORD3:05 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

$1,005

Qatar Airways

Sep 23

ORD7:20 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

30h 05m

1 stop

LOS7:25 amLagos Murtala Muhammed

Sep 30

LOS8:55 amLagos Murtala Muhammed

36h 10m

1 stop

ORD3:05 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

$1,008

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Sun 1/31

5:40 pm-5:55 pm

2 stops41h 15m

Lagos Murtala Muhammed

Mon 4/26

10:50 pm-4:00 pm

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$932

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10:15 am-12:05 pm

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Lagos Murtala Muhammed

Wed 11/18

1:15 pm-7:40 am

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$945

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ORDLOS

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$945

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Sun 1/24

11:45 am-8:25 pm

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Lagos Murtala Muhammed

Fri 4/30

8:50 pm-9:40 am

1 stop18h 50m

$946

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ORDLOS

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Sun 11/8

8:15 pm-8:25 pm

1 stop41h 10m

Lagos Murtala Muhammed

Fri 11/20

10:10 pm-6:20 pm

1 stop27h 10m

$946

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ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - LOS Lagos Murtala Muhammed

ORDLOS

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Tue 1/26

8:00 am-5:55 pm

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Lagos Murtala Muhammed

Mon 5/3

10:50 pm-4:00 pm

2 stops23h 10m

$953

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ORDLOS

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8:30 pm-5:55 pm

1 stop38h 25m

Lagos Murtala Muhammed

Wed 12/2

11:05 pm-1:01 pm

2 stops44h 56m

$1,000

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ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - LOS Lagos Murtala Muhammed

ORDLOS

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Wed 9/23

7:20 pm-7:25 am

1 stop30h 05m

Lagos Murtala Muhammed

Tue 10/6

2:45 pm-3:05 pm

1 stop30h 20m

$1,003

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ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - LOS Lagos Murtala Muhammed

ORDLOS

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Wed 9/23

7:20 pm-7:25 am

1 stop30h 05m

Lagos Murtala Muhammed

Wed 9/30

8:55 am-3:05 pm

1 stop36h 10m

$1,005

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ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl - LOS Lagos Murtala Muhammed

ORDLOS

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Fri 10/30

4:55 pm-5:55 pm

2 stops19h 00m

Lagos Murtala Muhammed

Sun 11/15

11:05 pm-6:20 pm

2 stops26h 15m

$1,174

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How to get the cheapest flight ticket from Illinois to Nigeria

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What is the cheapest month to fly to Nigeria?

If you aren’t able to travel during the month of February, then book flights to Nigeria from Illinois during October instead. Flights to Nigeria in October, while not as cheap as those in February, still average around $1,051.

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

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Nigeria from Illinois when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Nigeria for around $1,297 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Nigeria from Illinois for as low as $1,222 on momondo.

Can stopping save me money on Illinois to Nigeria flights?

You could potentially save up to 14% on your flight if you consider stops on a Illinois to Nigeria flight.

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Best Price Found	$467
Fastest flight time	14h 11m
Direct flights	None

The best one-way flight to Nigeria from Illinois in the past 72 hours is $467. The best round-trip flight deal from Illinois to Nigeria found on momondo in the last 72 hours is $932.

The fastest flight from Illinois to Nigeria takes 14h 11m

There are no direct flights from Illinois to Nigeria. There are no popular flight routes from Illinois to Nigeria.

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Frequently asked questions about flying from Illinois to Nigeria

When did momondo last update prices for flights from Illinois to Nigeria?
Prices for flights from Illinois to Nigeria are updated daily.
How many operators does momondo search for flights from Illinois to Nigeria?
As of September 2026, there are 13 operators available to choose from for flights from Illinois to Nigeria.
How old do you have to be to fly from Illinois to Nigeria?
The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their own age limitations. Flight duration, scheduling, and layovers are among the considerations that may influence age limits. We recommend that you double-check with the airline you are booking with for travel from Illinois to Nigeria.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Nigeria?
The travel and health documents you'll need for your trip to Nigeria 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 Nigeria. It is always advisable to seek advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.

Best airlines flying from Illinois to Nigeria

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American Airlines	PriceFrom $634	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.1 12,046 reviews	Search American Airlines flights
Turkish Airlines	PriceFrom $710	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.4 4,475 reviews	Search Turkish Airlines flights
Ethiopian Air	PriceFrom $860	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.2 1,040 reviews	Search Ethiopian Air flights
British Airways	PriceFrom $908	Free Cancellation	Rating 6.7 8,210 reviews	Search British Airways flights
Virgin Atlantic	PriceFrom $939	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.4 694 reviews	Search Virgin Atlantic flights
Delta	PriceFrom $939	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.8 8,554 reviews	Search Delta flights
United Airlines	PriceFrom $963	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.4 10,191 reviews	Search United Airlines flights
Kenya Airways	PriceFrom $975	Free Cancellation	Rating 6.7 326 reviews	Search Kenya Airways flights
KLM	PriceFrom $1,000	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.8 1,573 reviews	Search KLM flights
Qatar Airways	PriceFrom $1,022	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.4 3,731 reviews	Search Qatar Airways flights

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