What airlines fly to Illinois?

Etihad Airways, Qatar Airways and Delta are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Illinois from Kenya according to our data. Etihad Airways is the first choice among our users, with 49% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Illinois. Keep in mind that there are 5 different airlines that fly to Illinois on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

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

Etihad Airways, American Airlines, and Delta are the most popular carriers operating from Kenya to Illinois

How long is the flight from Kenya to Illinois?

The flight from Kenya to Illinois depends on which airports you’re departing and arriving from and whether or not you have a layover. If you fly from Nairobi (a popular airport in Kenya) to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport (the most popular airport in Illinois), then the flight time is 21h 30m on average. If you fly from Mombasa (another popular airport in Kenya) to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport, then the average flight time is 26h 21m.

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

Prices for flights from Kenya to Illinois were last updated today.

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

The number of operators available for flights from Kenya to Illinois is 5 as of November 2026.

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

The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines offering an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their age restrictions, such as regulations concerning flight duration, timing, and layovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel from Kenya to Illinois.

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

The travel and health documents required for your trip to Illinois can vary based on your itinerary and personal situation. As a rule, consider having multiple documents such as a national ID card or driver’s license, and a passport valid for six-months after you plan to arrive at Illinois. We always recommend checking with your airline or a trusted third party such as IATA to get advice.

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4:35 pm - 4:00 pmNBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

31h 25m2 stops Dubai Intl Toronto Pearson Intl

4:40 pm - 2:30 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

37h 50m2 stops Toronto Pearson Intl Dubai Intl

$836Multiple Airlines

Sat, Apr 3 - Mon, May 3

11:40 pm - 7:52 pmNBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

28h 12m2 stops Brussels Bruxelles-National Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl

4:30 pm - 5:25 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

28h 55m2 stops Toronto Pearson Intl Dubai Intl

$950Multiple Airlines

Mon, Mar 22 - Mon, Apr 19

1:35 pm - 7:35 amNBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

27h 00m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

1:15 pm - 6:20 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

20h 05m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

$998Etihad Airways

Thu, Dec 10 - Tue, Jan 26

1:35 pm - 7:35 amNBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

27h 00m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

1:15 pm - 6:20 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

20h 05m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

$998Etihad Airways

Thu, Dec 10 - Tue, Jan 19

11:59 pm - 2:25 pmNBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

23h 26m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

4:25 pm - 10:00 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

20h 35m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

$1,009Delta

Wed, Dec 9 - Wed, Jan 27

11:59 pm - 2:25 pmNBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

23h 26m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

4:25 pm - 10:00 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

20h 35m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

$1,009Delta

Sun, Dec 13 - Thu, Jan 28

1:35 am - 2:30 pmNBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

21h 55m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

6:50 pm - 12:05 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

20h 15m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$1,153Qatar Airways

Thu, Dec 10 - Fri, Jan 29

1:35 am - 2:30 pmNBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

21h 55m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

6:50 pm - 12:05 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

20h 15m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$1,153Qatar Airways

Mon, Dec 7 - Thu, Jan 28

11:55 pm - 2:05 pmNBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

23h 10m2 stops Frankfurt am Main Paris Charles de Gaulle

4:20 pm - 1:10 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

35h 50m2 stops Frankfurt am Main Addis Ababa Bole

$1,161Lufthansa

Fri, Dec 11 - Mon, Jan 25

11:55 pm - 2:05 pmNBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

23h 10m2 stops Frankfurt am Main Paris Charles de Gaulle

4:20 pm - 1:10 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

35h 50m2 stops Frankfurt am Main Addis Ababa Bole

$1,161Lufthansa

Fri, Dec 11 - Wed, Jan 20

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11:55 pm - 4:15 pmNBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

25h 20m1 stop Paris Charles de Gaulle

6:25 pm - 9:35 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

18h 10m1 stop Paris Charles de Gaulle

$1,011Delta

Mon, Nov 16 - Sun, Nov 22

11:55 pm - 4:41 pmNBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

25h 46m2 stops Paris Charles de Gaulle Minneapolis St Paul

6:25 pm - 9:35 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

18h 10m1 stop Paris Charles de Gaulle

$1,017Delta

Mon, Nov 16 - Sun, Nov 22

11:55 pm - 6:30 pmNBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

27h 35m2 stops Paris Charles de Gaulle Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

7:05 am - 9:35 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

29h 30m2 stops Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Paris Charles de Gaulle

$1,026Delta

Mon, Nov 16 - Sun, Nov 22

11:55 pm - 4:18 pmNBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl-MDW Chicago Midway

25h 23m2 stops Paris Charles de Gaulle Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

1:31 pm - 9:35 pmMDW Chicago Midway-NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

23h 04m2 stops Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Paris Charles de Gaulle

$1,176Air France

Mon, Nov 16 - Sun, Nov 22

7:15 pm - 5:20 pmNBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

31h 05m3 stops Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Paris Charles de Gaulle Reykjavik Keflavik Intl

6:30 pm - 12:30 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

33h 00m3 stops Reykjavik Keflavik Intl Paris Charles de Gaulle Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

$1,531Multiple Airlines

Mon, Nov 16 - Sun, Nov 22

12:40 am - 2:30 pmNBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

22h 50m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

6:50 pm - 12:05 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

20h 15m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$1,559Qatar Airways

Wed, Nov 18 - Thu, Dec 10

12:40 am - 2:30 pmNBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

22h 50m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

6:50 pm - 12:05 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

20h 15m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$1,559Qatar Airways

Thu, Nov 19 - Thu, Dec 10

3:10 pm - 7:35 amNBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

25h 25m2 stops Muscat Seeb Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

7:49 am - 10:10 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

29h 21m3 stops Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Frankfurt am Main

$1,646Multiple Airlines

Mon, Nov 16 - Sun, Nov 22

7:15 pm - 7:35 amNBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

21h 20m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

1:15 pm - 6:20 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

20h 05m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

$2,121Etihad Airways

Fri, Nov 20 - Fri, Dec 11

7:15 pm - 7:35 amNBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

21h 20m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

1:15 pm - 6:20 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

20h 05m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

$2,121Etihad Airways

Wed, Nov 18 - Sat, Dec 12

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Air Canada flights from Kenya to Illinois

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Air Canada

Dec 9

NBO11:40 pmNairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

24h 22m

2 stops

ORD3:02 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

Jan 23

ORD7:05 amChicago O'Hare Intl

30h 40m

3 stops

NBO10:45 pmNairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

$1,116

Air Canada

Dec 9

NBO11:40 pmNairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

24h 22m

2 stops

ORD3:02 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

Jan 23

ORD7:05 amChicago O'Hare Intl

30h 40m

3 stops

NBO10:45 pmNairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

$1,119

Air Canada

Dec 7

NBO11:40 pmNairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

28h 06m

2 stops

ORD6:46 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

Jan 26

ORD7:05 amChicago O'Hare Intl

30h 40m

3 stops

NBO10:45 pmNairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

$1,120

Qatar Airways flights from Kenya to Illinois

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Qatar Airways

Dec 8

NBO1:35 amNairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

21h 55m

1 stop

ORD2:30 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

Jan 19

ORD6:50 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

20h 15m

1 stop

NBO12:05 amNairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

$1,153

Qatar Airways

Nov 18

NBO12:40 amNairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

22h 50m

1 stop

ORD2:30 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

Dec 10

ORD6:50 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

20h 15m

1 stop

NBO12:05 amNairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

$1,559

Qatar Airways

Nov 17

NBO12:40 amNairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

22h 50m

1 stop

ORD2:30 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

Dec 10

ORD6:50 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

20h 15m

1 stop

NBO12:05 amNairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

$1,569

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NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl - ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

NBOORD

Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

Sat 4/3

4:35 pm-4:00 pm

2 stops31h 25m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Mon 5/3

4:40 pm-2:30 pm

2 stops37h 50m

$836

NairobiChicago

NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl - ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

NBOORD

Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

Mon 3/22

11:40 pm-7:52 pm

2 stops28h 12m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Mon 4/19

4:30 pm-5:25 am

2 stops28h 55m

$950

NairobiChicago

NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl - ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

NBOORD

Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

Thu 12/10

1:35 pm-7:35 am

1 stop27h 00m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Tue 1/26

1:15 pm-6:20 pm

1 stop20h 05m

$998

NairobiChicago

NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl - ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

NBOORD

Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

Thu 12/10

1:35 pm-7:35 am

1 stop27h 00m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Tue 1/19

1:15 pm-6:20 pm

1 stop20h 05m

$998

NairobiChicago

NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl - ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

NBOORD

Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

Wed 12/9

11:59 pm-2:25 pm

1 stop23h 26m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Wed 1/27

4:25 pm-10:00 pm

1 stop20h 35m

$1,009

NairobiChicago

NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl - ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

NBOORD

Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

Sun 12/13

11:59 pm-2:25 pm

1 stop23h 26m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Thu 1/28

4:25 pm-10:00 pm

1 stop20h 35m

$1,009

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NairobiChicago

NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl - ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

NBOORD

Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

Thu 12/10

1:35 am-2:30 pm

1 stop21h 55m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Fri 1/29

6:50 pm-12:05 am

1 stop20h 15m

$1,153

NairobiChicago

NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl - ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

NBOORD

Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

Mon 12/7

1:35 am-2:30 pm

1 stop21h 55m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Thu 1/28

6:50 pm-12:05 am

1 stop20h 15m

$1,153

NairobiChicago

NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl - ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

NBOORD

Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

Fri 12/11

11:55 pm-2:05 pm

2 stops23h 10m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Mon 1/25

4:20 pm-1:10 pm

2 stops35h 50m

$1,161

NairobiChicago

NBO Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl - ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

NBOORD

Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

Fri 12/11

11:55 pm-2:05 pm

2 stops23h 10m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Wed 1/20

4:20 pm-1:10 pm

2 stops35h 50m

$1,161

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How to get the cheapest flight ticket from Kenya to Illinois

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What is the cheapest month to fly to Illinois?

The cheapest month to fly to Illinois from Kenya is in October. Flight prices, which tend to average around $992, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you aren’t able to travel to Illinois during the month of October, then flying in July is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of $1,009.

Can stopping save me money on Kenya to Illinois flights?

You could potentially save up to 39% on your flight if you consider stops on a Kenya to Illinois flight.

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Best Price Found	$599
Fastest flight time	21h 30m
Direct flights	None

The best one-way flight to Illinois from Kenya in the past 72 hours is $599. The best round-trip flight deal from Kenya to Illinois found on momondo in the last 72 hours is $836.

The fastest flight from Kenya to Illinois takes 21h 30m

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

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Frequently asked questions about flying from Kenya to Illinois

When did momondo last update prices for flights from Kenya to Illinois?
Prices for flights from Kenya to Illinois were last updated today.
How many operators does momondo search for flights from Kenya to Illinois?
The number of operators available for flights from Kenya to Illinois is 5 as of November 2026.
How old do you have to be to fly from Kenya to Illinois?
The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines offering an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their age restrictions, such as regulations concerning flight duration, timing, and layovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel from Kenya to Illinois.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Illinois?
The travel and health documents required for your trip to Illinois can vary based on your itinerary and personal situation. As a rule, consider having multiple documents such as a national ID card or driver’s license, and a passport valid for six-months after you plan to arrive at Illinois. We always recommend checking with your airline or a trusted third party such as IATA to get advice.

Best airlines flying from Kenya to Illinois

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Airline	Rating	Free Cancellation	Price
Etihad Airways	PriceFrom $890	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.3 1,555 reviews	Search Etihad Airways flights
Qatar Airways	PriceFrom $997	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.4 3,690 reviews	Search Qatar Airways flights
Delta	PriceFrom $1,021	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.8 8,716 reviews	Search Delta flights
Lufthansa	PriceFrom $1,071	Free Cancellation	Rating 6.8 8,295 reviews	Search Lufthansa flights
Emirates	PriceFrom $1,207	Free Cancellation	Rating 8.1 3,698 reviews	Search Emirates flights

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