There are 4 ways to get from Chicago to Glasgow by plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Glasgow Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane ORD - GLA
12h 38m£165–609Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane ORD - EDI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
11h 46m£139–494Train to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane MKE - EDI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
15h 34m£253–875Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Newcastle (NCL)plane ORD - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
15h 52m£212–769
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Glasgow is to fly and bus which costs £130 - £500 and takes 11h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Glasgow is to fly and bus which takes 11h 46m and costs £130 - £500.
The distance between Chicago and Glasgow is 3714 miles.
It takes approximately 12h 38m to get from Chicago to Glasgow, including transfers.
Glasgow is 6h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 1:48 PM in Chicago and 7:48 PM in Glasgow.
There are 1502+ hotels available in Glasgow.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Glasgow, Scotland?
Icelandair, Aer Lingus, and six other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) 5 times a day.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 38m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £150–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Newcastle via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 38m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £150–550
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 1m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £220–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–850
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Newcastle via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–850
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–650
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–480
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £220–850
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–850
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–480
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £220–850
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £160–600
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–850
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £28–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £8–14
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–15
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £7–15
Bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–15
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £7–15
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Terminal to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Website
- Ember
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