How long is the flight from Illinois to Maldives?

There are many flights that can get you from Illinois to Maldives in 26h. Fly via Turkish Airlines, Etihad Airways, or American Airlines to get the fastest option. Illinois and Maldives are separated by a distance of 9034 mi. This flight may include one or multiple stops.

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

For one-way options, check prices for Lufthansa. According to our data, you can fly for as low as $1,012. Users have also found prices from $1,477 and $1,597 on Turkish Airlines and JetBlue, respectively.

In terms of precipitation, rainfall in Maldives ranges from 2.0 - 9.6 inches per month. September is typically the wettest month, when rainfall can reach 9.6 in. February is typically the driest time to visit Maldives when rainfall is around 2.0 in.

If weather is an important factor for your trip to Maldives, use this chart to help with planning. For those seeking warmer temperatures, January is the ideal time of year to visit, when temperatures reach an average of 82.4 F. Travelers looking to avoid the cold should look outside of December, when temperatures are typically at their lowest (around 80.6 F).

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Explore the most affordable flight options available from Illinois to Maldives. Find the lowest fares from popular airlines and budget airlines, with prices last updated on October 23, 2025.

Thu 11/271:10 pmORD - MLE

1 stop28h 55mEtihad Airways

Wed 12/107:15 pmMLE - ORD

1 stop23h 20mEtihad Airways

Deal found 10/22

$935

Tue 11/1811:50 amORD - MLE

1 stop37h 45mTurkish Airlines

Tue 11/259:55 pmMLE - ORD

1 stop23h 10mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 10/21

$951

Fri 12/511:50 amORD - MLE

1 stop37h 45mTurkish Airlines

Wed 12/109:55 pmMLE - ORD

1 stop23h 10mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 10/21

$1,035

Fri 12/511:50 amORD - MLE

1 stop37h 45mTurkish Airlines

Fri 12/129:15 amMLE - ORD

1 stop44h 10mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 10/20

$1,043

Wed 11/51:10 pmORD - MLE

1 stop28h 55mEtihad Airways

Fri 11/147:15 pmMLE - ORD

1 stop23h 20mEtihad Airways

Deal found 10/23

$1,068

Thu 11/131:10 pmORD - MLE

1 stop28h 55mEtihad Airways

Mon 11/179:35 amMLE - ORD

1 stop33h 00mEtihad Airways

Deal found 10/21

$1,089

Thu 11/2711:20 amORD - MLE

2 stops34h 05mMultiple Airlines

Wed 12/109:05 pmMLE - ORD

1 stop28h 25mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 10/22

$1,102

Wed 12/101:30 pmORD - MLE

1 stop35h 20mAir India

Sun 12/1412:50 pmMLE - ORD

2 stops33h 40mAir India

Deal found 10/22

$1,103

Thu 11/2712:02 pmORD - MLE

2 stops32h 48mAmerican Airlines

Wed 12/108:45 pmMLE - ORD

2 stops28h 19mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 10/22

$1,108

Thu 11/134:40 pmORD - MLE

2 stops28h 45mAmerican Airlines

Mon 11/178:45 pmMLE - ORD

1 stop28h 45mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 10/22

$1,110

Mon 10/279:35 amSTL - MLE

2 stops33h 30mEtihad Airways

Mon 11/109:35 amMLE - STL

2 stops59h 35mEtihad Airways

Deal found 10/22

$1,321

Mon 11/177:00 amSTL - MLE

2 stops38h 25mQatar Airways

Fri 11/218:45 pmMLE - STL

2 stops38h 09mQatar Airways

Deal found 10/21

$1,397

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Fri 12/511:50 amORD - MLE

1 stop37h 45mTurkish Airlines

Wed 12/109:55 pmMLE - ORD

1 stop23h 10mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 10/21

$1,035

Thu 1/86:50 pmORD - MLE

1 stop26h 00mMultiple Airlines

Thu 1/157:50 pmMLE - ORD

2 stops27h 45mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 10/23

$1,115

Thu 11/131:10 pmORD - MLE

1 stop28h 55mEtihad Airways

Mon 11/179:35 amMLE - ORD

1 stop33h 00mEtihad Airways

Deal found 10/22

$1,132

Fri 1/96:50 pmORD - MLE

1 stop26h 00mAmerican Airlines

Fri 1/168:45 pmMLE - ORD

2 stops26h 32mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 10/23

$1,195

Sun 10/268:45 pmORD - MLE

2 stops29h 30mEmirates

Tue 10/284:25 pmMLE - ORD

2 stops57h 20mEmirates

Deal found 10/22

$1,309

Wed 11/54:06 pmORD - MLE

2 stops28h 44mQatar Airways

Fri 11/147:25 pmMLE - ORD

2 stops36h 27mQatar Airways

Deal found 10/21

$1,319

Mon 11/177:00 amSTL - MLE

2 stops37h 50mQatar Airways

Fri 11/218:45 pmMLE - STL

2 stops38h 09mQatar Airways

Deal found 10/21

$1,397

Sat 11/112:30 amORD - MLE

3 stops33h 45mMultiple Airlines

Tue 11/118:35 amMLE - ORD

2 stops34h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 10/22

$1,407

Tue 3/317:00 amSTL - MLE

2 stops45h 25mQatar Airways

Sat 4/410:05 amMLE - STL

2 stops47h 50mQatar Airways

Deal found 10/21

$1,399

Fri 1/96:50 pmORD - MLE

1 stop26h 15mMultiple Airlines

Fri 1/169:05 pmMLE - ORD

1 stop28h 25mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 10/23

$1,427

Thu 2/127:00 amSTL - MLE

2 stops44h 50mQatar Airways

Wed 2/188:45 pmMLE - STL

2 stops38h 11mQatar Airways

Deal found 10/20

$1,447

Wed 11/264:15 pmSTL - MLE

2 stops59h 35mQatar Airways

Wed 12/37:25 pmMLE - STL

2 stops39h 34mQatar Airways

Deal found 10/22

$1,466

Fri 12/54:05 pmSTL - MLE

2 stops28h 45mMultiple Airlines

Fri 12/121:15 pmMLE - STL

2 stops37h 14mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 10/21

$1,715

Wed 3/117:00 amSTL - MLE

2 stops39h 25mQatar Airways

Sun 3/158:45 pmMLE - STL

2 stops37h 11mQatar Airways

Deal found 10/20

$1,485

Mon 11/174:05 pmSTL - MLE

3 stops34h 45mMultiple Airlines

Fri 11/217:05 pmMLE - STL

3 stops35h 34mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 10/21

$1,876

Wed 12/316:50 pmORD - GAN

2 stops55h 50mMultiple Airlines

Sat 1/102:40 pmGAN - ORD

2 stops34h 50mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 10/22

$1,997

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Sat 10/251:55 pmORD - MLE

1 stop29h 10mEtihad Airways

Fri 10/319:35 amMLE - ORD

1 stop33h 00mEtihad Airways

Deal found 10/21

$1,169

Mon 10/279:35 amSTL - MLE

2 stops33h 30mEtihad Airways

Mon 11/109:35 amMLE - STL

2 stops59h 35mEtihad Airways

Deal found 10/22

$1,321

Sun 11/21:10 pmORD - MLE

1 stop37h 40mEtihad Airways

Tue 11/119:35 amMLE - ORD

1 stop33h 00mEtihad Airways

Deal found 10/22

$1,145

Wed 11/51:10 pmORD - MLE

1 stop28h 55mEtihad Airways

Fri 11/149:35 amMLE - ORD

1 stop33h 00mEtihad Airways

Deal found 10/22

$1,068

Wed 11/51:10 pmORD - MLE

1 stop28h 55mEtihad Airways

Sat 11/89:35 amMLE - ORD

1 stop33h 00mEtihad Airways

Deal found 10/22

$1,166

Thu 11/131:10 pmORD - MLE

1 stop28h 55mEtihad Airways

Mon 11/179:35 amMLE - ORD

1 stop33h 00mEtihad Airways

Deal found 10/21

$1,089

Thu 11/134:40 pmORD - MLE

2 stops28h 45mAmerican Airlines

Mon 11/178:45 pmMLE - ORD

1 stop28h 45mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 10/22

$1,110

Mon 11/177:00 amSTL - MLE

2 stops38h 25mQatar Airways

Fri 11/218:45 pmMLE - STL

2 stops38h 09mQatar Airways

Deal found 10/21

$1,397

Tue 11/1811:50 amORD - MLE

1 stop37h 45mTurkish Airlines

Tue 11/259:55 pmMLE - ORD

1 stop23h 10mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 10/21

$951

Thu 11/271:10 pmORD - MLE

1 stop28h 55mEtihad Airways

Wed 12/107:15 pmMLE - ORD

1 stop23h 20mEtihad Airways

Deal found 10/22

$935

Thu 11/2711:20 amORD - MLE

2 stops34h 05mMultiple Airlines

Wed 12/109:05 pmMLE - ORD

1 stop28h 25mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 10/22

$1,102

Thu 11/2712:02 pmORD - MLE

2 stops32h 48mAmerican Airlines

Wed 12/108:45 pmMLE - ORD

2 stops28h 19mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 10/22

$1,108

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Mon 12/157:41 pmORD - MLE

2 stops53h 54mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 10/22

$894

Mon 12/2212:39 pmORD - MLE

3 stops31h 51mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 10/23

$918

Mon 12/1510:35 pmORD - MLE

1 stop23h 25mLufthansa

Deal found 10/22

$1,012

Mon 12/2211:50 amORD - MLE

1 stop37h 45mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 10/23

$1,477

Fri 12/1912:39 pmORD - MLE

3 stops56h 31mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 10/22

$1,549

Sat 12/206:50 pmORD - MLE

1 stop26h 35mJetBlue

Deal found 10/23

$1,597

Sat 11/228:15 amORD - MLE

2 stops40h 25mSingapore Airlines

Deal found 10/21

$2,075

Sat 12/204:11 pmORD - MLE

2 stops35h 39mQatar Airways

Deal found 10/23

$2,113

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ORD - MLE

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Chicago O'Hare Intl

Fri 12/5

11:50 am-12:35 pm

1 stop37h 45m

Male

Wed 12/10

9:55 pm-10:05 am

1 stop23h 10m

$1,035

ChicagoMalé

ORD - MLE

ORDMLE

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Thu 1/8

6:50 pm-7:50 am

1 stop26h 00m

Male

Thu 1/15

7:50 pm-12:35 pm

2 stops27h 45m

$1,115

ChicagoMalé

ORD - MLE

ORDMLE

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Thu 11/13

1:10 pm-5:05 am

1 stop28h 55m

Male

Mon 11/17

9:35 am-7:35 am

1 stop33h 00m

$1,132

ChicagoMalé

ORD - MLE

ORDMLE

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Fri 1/9

6:50 pm-7:50 am

1 stop26h 00m

Male

Fri 1/16

8:45 pm-12:17 pm

2 stops26h 32m

$1,195

ChicagoMalé

ORD - MLE

ORDMLE

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Sun 10/26

8:45 pm-12:15 pm

2 stops29h 30m

Male

Tue 10/28

4:25 pm-3:45 pm

2 stops57h 20m

$1,309

ChicagoMalé

ORD - MLE

ORDMLE

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Wed 11/5

4:06 pm-7:50 am

2 stops28h 44m

Male

Fri 11/14

7:25 pm-8:52 pm

2 stops36h 27m

$1,319

St. LouisMalé

STL - MLE

STLMLE

Lambert-St Louis

Mon 11/17

7:00 am-7:50 am

2 stops37h 50m

Male

Fri 11/21

8:45 pm-11:54 pm

2 stops38h 09m

$1,397

St. LouisMalé

STL - MLE

STLMLE

Lambert-St Louis

Tue 3/31

7:00 am-2:25 pm

2 stops45h 25m

Male

Sat 4/4

10:05 am-11:55 pm

2 stops47h 50m

$1,399

ChicagoMalé

ORD - MLE

ORDMLE

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Sat 11/1

12:30 am-8:15 pm

3 stops33h 45m

Male

Tue 11/11

8:35 am-7:35 am

2 stops34h 00m

$1,407

ChicagoMalé

ORD - MLE

ORDMLE

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Fri 1/9

6:50 pm-8:05 am

1 stop26h 15m

Male

Fri 1/16

9:05 pm-2:30 pm

1 stop28h 25m

$1,427

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What is the cheapest month to book a flight from Illinois to Maldives?

Currently, August is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from Illinois to Maldives (average of $865). Flying from Illinois to Maldives in June is currently the most expensive (average of $1,306). There are several factors that can impact the price of a flight, so comparing airlines, departure airports and flight times can provide users with more options.

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

One of the essential ways to save on airfare from Illinois to Maldives is to remain as flexible as possible. Flights that are at noon tend to be the most expensive. A flight in the evening could potentially save you up to 35% on airfare.

What is the cheapest day to fly from Illinois to Maldives?

Travelers seeking maximum savings on their Illinois to Maldives flight should consider departing on Thursday mornings when fares are most often at their lowest. Tuesday afternoons flights should be avoided if possible as fares are typically the most expensive at this time.

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How long is the flight from Illinois to Maldives?
There are many flights that can get you from Illinois to Maldives in 26h. Fly via Turkish Airlines, Etihad Airways, or American Airlines to get the fastest option. Illinois and Maldives are separated by a distance of 9034 mi. This flight may include one or multiple stops.
What are the cheapest airlines to fly from Illinois to Maldives one-way?
For one-way options, check prices for Lufthansa. According to our data, you can fly for as low as $1,012. Users have also found prices from $1,477 and $1,597 on Turkish Airlines and JetBlue, respectively.
Can I find deals for flights from Illinois to Maldives that include hotel bookings?
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What is the cheapest month to book a flight from Illinois to Maldives?
Currently, August is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from Illinois to Maldives (average of $865). Flying from Illinois to Maldives in June is currently the most expensive (average of $1,306). There are several factors that can impact the price of a flight, so comparing airlines, departure airports and flight times can provide users with more options.

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Top 5 airlines flying from Illinois to Maldives

Airline	Cheapest	Average	Flexibility	On-time
Etihad Airways	Cheapest$930	Average$1,183	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time75%
Turkish Airlines	Cheapest$955	Average$1,036	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time77%
Qatar Airways	Cheapest$996	Average$1,151	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time68%
American Airlines	Cheapest$1,047	Average$1,224	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time71%
Emirates	Cheapest$1,109	Average$1,195	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time75%

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