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

The cheapest airline one-way is Aer Lingus, with whom users have recently found tickets for as low as $375. However, be on the lookout for offers from Scandinavian Airlines and Air Transat, as they are both options that can get you from Illinois to Lyon for a low price.

What are the most popular routes from Illinois to Lyon?

The most popular route from Illinois to Lyon is Chicago O'Hare Intl - Lyon-Saint Exupéry. You may also consider Lambert-St Louis - Lyon-Saint Exupéry or Chicago Midway - Lyon-Saint Exupéry.

What are the most popular airlines that fly from Illinois to Lyon?

Air France, British Airways and Delta are the most popular airlines when flying from Illinois to Lyon.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Illinois to Lyon?

Our data shows that January tends to be the cheapest month to fly to Lyon from Illinois. Users have commonly found prices around $871 for the month, but tickets can be as low as $557. Due to multiple factors, prepare for potentially higher prices in December.

What airport do you fly into for flights to Lyon from Illinois?

Located just 12.5 mi from the city center, Lyon-Saint Exupéry (LYS) is the airport most travelers will use when flying to Lyon from Illinois.

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

Yes. In addition to deals on Illinois to Lyon flights, Cheapflights offers vacation packages that include both flights and hotel.

How can I find direct flights from Illinois to Lyon?

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

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Yes. Cheapflights offers flight deals from Illinois to Lyon 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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Explore the most affordable flight options available from Illinois to Lyon. Find the lowest fares from popular airlines and budget airlines, with prices last updated on March 31, 2025.

Fri 9/2611:25 amORD - LYS

1 stop23h 55mTurkish Airlines

Fri 10/107:15 pmLYS - ORD

1 stop33h 45mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 3/30

$667

Tue 5/610:40 amORD - LYS

2 stops20h 50mMultiple Airlines

Tue 5/135:25 pmLYS - ORD

2 stops31h 57mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 3/30

$685

Tue 4/16:05 pmORD - LYS

1 stop33h 30mUnited Airlines

Tue 4/82:00 pmLYS - ORD

2 stops29h 45mUnited Airlines

Deal found 3/31

$697

Mon 8/47:15 pmORD - LYS

1 stop31h 55mScandinavian Airlines

Mon 8/118:20 pmLYS - ORD

1 stop26h 50mScandinavian Airlines

Deal found 3/30

$711

Tue 4/19:05 pmORD - LYS

2 stops30h 30mAir Canada

Tue 4/82:00 pmLYS - ORD

2 stops35h 54mAir Canada

Deal found 3/31

$716

Tue 4/12:55 pmMDW - LYS

2 stops12h 30mDelta

Tue 4/86:45 amLYS - MDW

2 stops18h 17mDelta

Deal found 3/31

$769

Wed 5/149:15 amMDW - LYS

3 stops20h 10mMultiple Airlines

Wed 5/212:00 pmLYS - MDW

2 stops33h 24mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 3/30

$831

Wed 5/144:55 pmORD - LYS

1 stop16h 50mAmerican Airlines

Wed 5/216:10 amLYS - ORD

1 stop15h 05mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 3/30

$845

Thu 5/151:30 pmSTL - LYS

1 stop14h 05mAir Canada

Thu 5/226:50 amLYS - STL

2 stops20h 08mAir Canada

Deal found 3/30

$896

Wed 7/234:56 pmORD - LYS

2 stops16h 49mBritish Airways

Tue 8/511:20 amLYS - ORD

1 stop13h 55mBritish Airways

Deal found 3/31

$922

Fri 9/261:30 pmSTL - LYS

2 stops38h 05mUnited Airlines

Sun 10/52:00 pmLYS - STL

2 stops37h 59mUnited Airlines

Deal found 3/30

$941

Wed 7/2311:19 amORD - LYS

2 stops16h 06mDelta

Tue 8/57:00 amLYS - ORD

2 stops18h 40mDelta

Deal found 3/31

$943

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Fri 9/2611:25 amORD - LYS

1 stop23h 55mTurkish Airlines

Fri 10/107:15 pmLYS - ORD

1 stop33h 45mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 3/30

$667

Tue 5/610:40 amORD - LYS

2 stops20h 50mMultiple Airlines

Tue 5/135:25 pmLYS - ORD

2 stops31h 57mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 3/30

$685

Sun 4/277:15 pmORD - LYS

1 stop17h 25mScandinavian Airlines

Sun 5/112:15 pmLYS - ORD

1 stop32h 55mScandinavian Airlines

Deal found 3/31

$688

Tue 5/1310:53 amORD - LYS

2 stops16h 42mAir Canada

Tue 5/202:00 pmLYS - ORD

1 stop13h 12mAir Canada

Deal found 3/31

$802

Tue 5/67:00 amORD - LYS

1 stop20h 35mUnited Airlines

Tue 5/132:00 pmLYS - ORD

2 stops31h 12mUnited Airlines

Deal found 3/31

$817

Mon 5/124:55 pmORD - LYS

1 stop18h 45mAmerican Airlines

Thu 5/226:10 amLYS - ORD

1 stop15h 05mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 3/31

$845

Tue 5/61:16 pmMDW - LYS

2 stops13h 14mDelta

Tue 5/137:00 amLYS - MDW

2 stops17h 45mDelta

Deal found 3/31

$883

Wed 7/234:56 pmORD - LYS

2 stops16h 49mBritish Airways

Tue 8/511:20 amLYS - ORD

1 stop13h 55mBritish Airways

Deal found 3/31

$922

Sat 7/199:15 pmORD - LYS

1 stop11h 55mAer Lingus

Sat 7/2610:10 amLYS - ORD

1 stop15h 50mAer Lingus

Deal found 3/29

$1,028

Wed 5/149:15 amMDW - LYS

3 stops20h 10mMultiple Airlines

Wed 5/212:00 pmLYS - MDW

2 stops33h 24mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 3/30

$831

Thu 5/151:30 pmSTL - LYS

1 stop14h 05mAir Canada

Thu 5/226:50 amLYS - STL

2 stops20h 08mAir Canada

Deal found 3/30

$896

Fri 9/261:30 pmSTL - LYS

2 stops38h 05mUnited Airlines

Sun 10/52:00 pmLYS - STL

2 stops37h 59mUnited Airlines

Deal found 3/30

$941

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Tue 4/16:05 pmORD - LYS

1 stop33h 30mUnited Airlines

Tue 4/82:00 pmLYS - ORD

2 stops29h 45mUnited Airlines

Deal found 3/31

$697

Tue 4/19:05 pmORD - LYS

2 stops30h 30mAir Canada

Tue 4/82:00 pmLYS - ORD

2 stops35h 54mAir Canada

Deal found 3/31

$716

Tue 4/12:55 pmMDW - LYS

2 stops12h 30mDelta

Tue 4/86:45 amLYS - MDW

2 stops18h 17mDelta

Deal found 3/31

$769

Wed 4/211:30 amORD - LYS

1 stop16h 05mMultiple Airlines

Mon 4/78:10 pmLYS - ORD

1 stop24h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 3/30

$704

Wed 4/27:50 pmORD - LYS

1 stop15h 30mTurkish Airlines

Tue 4/1510:25 amLYS - ORD

1 stop30h 15mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 3/30

$964

Wed 4/211:15 amORD - LYS

2 stops17h 55mAustrian Airlines

Tue 4/1512:55 pmLYS - ORD

2 stops36h 31mAustrian Airlines

Deal found 3/30

$1,563

Thu 4/107:50 pmORD - LYS

1 stop30h 40mTurkish Airlines

Sat 4/197:35 pmLYS - ORD

1 stop21h 05mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 3/30

$1,162

Thu 4/105:14 pmORD - LYS

2 stops14h 36mBritish Airways

Sat 4/1910:40 amLYS - ORD

1 stop14h 35mBritish Airways

Deal found 3/31

$1,913

Thu 4/104:00 pmORD - LYS

2 stops35h 35mAir Canada

Sat 4/192:00 pmLYS - ORD

1 stop27h 47mAir Canada

Deal found 3/30

$1,916

Thu 4/101:15 pmMDW - LYS

2 stops14h 10mDelta

Sat 4/1910:20 amLYS - MDW

2 stops19h 02mDelta

Deal found 3/31

$2,169

One-way flights from Illinois to Lyon
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Thu 5/153:45 pmORD - LYS

1 stop10h 45mAer Lingus

Deal found 3/31

$375

Thu 4/34:57 pmSTL - LYS

2 stops56h 43mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 3/30

$419

Tue 7/17:56 amORD - LYS

2 stops31h 39mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 3/31

$422

Tue 7/17:15 pmORD - LYS

1 stop31h 55mScandinavian Airlines

Deal found 3/31

$441

Tue 7/19:40 amMDW - LYS

2 stops19h 55mAir Transat

Deal found 3/31

$597

Tue 7/2910:56 amORD - LYS

2 stops16h 39mAir Canada

Deal found 3/30

$603

Tue 7/291:00 pmORD - LYS

2 stops14h 35mUnited Airlines

Deal found 3/31

$608

Tue 7/295:59 pmMDW - LYS

2 stops16h 46mDelta

Deal found 3/31

$625

Mon 5/1911:25 amORD - LYS

1 stop15h 05mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 3/30

$2,579

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ChicagoLyon

ORD - LYS

ORDLYS

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Fri 9/26

11:25 am-6:20 pm

1 stop23h 55m

Lyon-Saint Exupéry

Fri 10/10

7:15 pm-10:00 pm

1 stop33h 45m

$667

ChicagoLyon

ORD - LYS

ORDLYS

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Tue 5/6

10:40 am-2:30 pm

2 stops20h 50m

Lyon-Saint Exupéry

Tue 5/13

5:25 pm-6:22 pm

2 stops31h 57m

$685

ChicagoLyon

ORD - LYS

ORDLYS

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Mon 8/4

7:15 pm-10:10 am

1 stop31h 55m

Lyon-Saint Exupéry

Mon 8/11

8:20 pm-4:10 pm

1 stop26h 50m

$711

ChicagoLyon

ORD - LYS

ORDLYS

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Tue 5/13

10:53 am-10:35 am

2 stops16h 42m

Lyon-Saint Exupéry

Tue 5/20

2:00 pm-8:12 pm

1 stop13h 12m

$802

ChicagoLyon

ORD - LYS

ORDLYS

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Tue 5/6

7:00 am-10:35 am

1 stop20h 35m

Lyon-Saint Exupéry

Tue 5/13

2:00 pm-2:12 pm

2 stops31h 12m

$817

ChicagoLyon

MDW - LYS

MDWLYS

Chicago Midway

Wed 5/14

9:15 am-12:25 pm

3 stops20h 10m

Lyon-Saint Exupéry

Wed 5/21

2:00 pm-4:24 pm

2 stops33h 24m

$831

ChicagoLyon

ORD - LYS

ORDLYS

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Wed 5/14

4:55 pm-4:45 pm

1 stop16h 50m

Lyon-Saint Exupéry

Wed 5/21

6:10 am-2:15 pm

1 stop15h 05m

$845

ChicagoLyon

MDW - LYS

MDWLYS

Chicago Midway

Tue 5/6

1:16 pm-9:30 am

2 stops13h 14m

Lyon-Saint Exupéry

Tue 5/13

7:00 am-5:45 pm

2 stops17h 45m

$883

St. LouisLyon

STL - LYS

STLLYS

Lambert-St Louis

Thu 5/15

1:30 pm-10:35 am

1 stop14h 05m

Lyon-Saint Exupéry

Thu 5/22

6:50 am-7:58 pm

2 stops20h 08m

$896

ChicagoLyon

ORD - LYS

ORDLYS

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Wed 7/23

4:56 pm-4:45 pm

2 stops16h 49m

Lyon-Saint Exupéry

Tue 8/5

11:20 am-6:15 pm

1 stop13h 55m

$922

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

Currently, November is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from Illinois to Lyon (average of $703). Flying from Illinois to Lyon in June is currently the most expensive (average of $1,199). 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 LYS?

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

Rainfall in Lyon by month

In terms of precipitation, rainfall in Lyon ranges from 1.6 - 3.1 inches per month. October is typically the wettest month, when rainfall can reach 3.1 in. January is typically the driest time to visit Lyon when rainfall is around 1.6 in.

Temperature in Lyon by month

If weather is an important factor for your trip to Lyon, 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 69.8 F. Travelers looking to avoid the cold should look outside of January, when temperatures are typically at their lowest (around 37.4 F).

Reviews of airlines servicing Lyon

Read through reviews of airlines operating flights from Illinois to Lyon, such as Delta, Air Transat and United Airlines. Users can see the overall rating for each airline as well as how each is rated in terms of entertainment options, comfort, food, crew/service, and boarding process.

Delta

8.0

Very good

7,899 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

Aaron,Oct 2024

LAX - LHR

This was a flight operated by Virgin Atlantic in their Upper Class cabin. Overall, an outstanding experience.

Delta

8.0

Very good

7,899 reviews

Delta

8.0

Very good

7,899 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

Aaron,Oct 2024

LAX - LHR

This was a flight operated by Virgin Atlantic in their Upper Class cabin. Overall, an outstanding experience.

Air Transat

7.8

Good

381 reviews

Delta

8.0

Very good

7,899 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

Aaron,Oct 2024

LAX - LHR

This was a flight operated by Virgin Atlantic in their Upper Class cabin. Overall, an outstanding experience.

United Airlines

7.4

Good

8,614 reviews

Delta

8.0

Very good

7,899 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

Aaron,Oct 2024

LAX - LHR

This was a flight operated by Virgin Atlantic in their Upper Class cabin. Overall, an outstanding experience.

Turkish Airlines

7.3

Good

3,748 reviews

Delta

8.0

Very good

7,899 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

Aaron,Oct 2024

LAX - LHR

This was a flight operated by Virgin Atlantic in their Upper Class cabin. Overall, an outstanding experience.

Scandinavian Airlines

7.3

Good

1,326 reviews

Delta

8.0

Very good

7,899 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

Aaron,Oct 2024

LAX - LHR

This was a flight operated by Virgin Atlantic in their Upper Class cabin. Overall, an outstanding experience.

Related info for your journey

What airport do you fly into for flights to Lyon from Illinois?
Located just 12.5 mi from the city center, Lyon-Saint Exupéry (LYS) is the airport most travelers will use when flying to Lyon from Illinois.
What are the cheapest airlines to fly from Illinois to Lyon one-way?
The cheapest airline one-way is Aer Lingus, with whom users have recently found tickets for as low as $375. However, be on the lookout for offers from Scandinavian Airlines and Air Transat, as they are both options that can get you from Illinois to Lyon for a low price.
What are the most popular routes from Illinois to Lyon?
The most popular route from Illinois to Lyon is Chicago O'Hare Intl - Lyon-Saint Exupéry. You may also consider Lambert-St Louis - Lyon-Saint Exupéry or Chicago Midway - Lyon-Saint Exupéry.
Can I find deals for flights from Illinois to Lyon that include hotel bookings?
Yes. In addition to deals on Illinois to Lyon flights, Cheapflights offers vacation packages that include both flights and hotel.
How can I find direct flights from Illinois to Lyon?
After entering your origin and destination, apply the non-stop filter on the search result page to find direct flights from Illinois to Lyon.
Can I find deals for business class flights from Illinois to Lyon?
Yes. Cheapflights offers flight deals from Illinois to Lyon by cabin class. In addition to browsing deals, you can also filter by cabin class on the search results page after making a search.
What is the cheapest month to book a flight from Illinois to Lyon?
Currently, November is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from Illinois to Lyon (average of $703). Flying from Illinois to Lyon in June is currently the most expensive (average of $1,199). 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 Lyon

Airline	Cheapest	Average	Flexibility	On-time
British Airways	Cheapest$677	Average$835	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time70%
Air France	Cheapest$683	Average$958	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time77%
United Airlines	Cheapest$683	Average$911	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time69%
Delta	Cheapest$730	Average$744	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-timeN/A
Aer Lingus	Cheapest$792	Average$1,238	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-timeN/A

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