There are 5 ways to get from Chicago to London by plane or train
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Recommended option
Fly Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow • 10h 46m
£187 - £639
4 alternative options
Fly Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick, train • 11h 4m
£231 - £527
Fly Chicago Midway to London Heathrow • 12h 48m
£217 - £839
Fly Chicago O'Hare to London City • 13h 20m
£243 - £709
Fly Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham, train • 13h 53m
£252 - £944
Questions & Answers
Will Coronavirus (COVID-19) affect my travel to London?
There is widespread community transmission in United Kingdom.
Last Updated: 3/15/2020 | Source: CDC.
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What is the cheapest way to get from Chicago to London?
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to London is to fly and train which costs $280 - $650 and takes 11h 4m.
What is the fastest way to get from Chicago to London?
The quickest way to get from Chicago to London is to fly which costs $220 - $800 and takes 10h 46m.
How far is it from Chicago to London?
The distance between Chicago and London is 3971 miles.
How long does it take to get from Chicago to London?
It takes approximately 10h 46m to get from Chicago to London, including transfers.
How long is the flight from Chicago to London?
The quickest flight from Chicago O'Hare Airport to London Heathrow Airport is the direct flight which takes 7h 40m.
What is the time difference between Chicago and London?
London is 6h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 8:10 PM in Chicago and 2:10 AM in London.
Which airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare Airport to London Heathrow Airport?
British Airways, Air Canada, Icelandair and four other airlines offer flights from Chicago O'Hare Airport to London Heathrow Airport.
Where can I stay near London?
There are 7043+ hotels available in London. Prices start at £75 per night.
How do I get to Chicago O'Hare (ORD) Airport from Chicago?
The best way to get from Chicago to Chicago O'Hare Airport is to subway which takes 43 min and costs $2 - $5.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and London, England?
American Airlines, British Airways and 10 other airlines fly from Chicago to London Paddington every 30 minutes.
Airlines
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £440 - £2,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £450 - £1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £410 - £1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £430 - £2,300
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £650 - £3,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500 - £2,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180 - £950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240 - £1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250 - £1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240 - £1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £240 - £1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £320 - £1,800
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £850 - £4,900
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £800 - £4,600
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £900 - £5,500
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £850 - £5,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £480 - £1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260 - £1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £260 - £1,400
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £400 - £2,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £450 - £1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £410 - £1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £650 - £3,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £440 - £1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240 - £1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £370 - £1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500 - £2,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £280 - £1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £260 - £1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220 - £800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £440 - £2,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £450 - £2,300
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £650 - £3,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500 - £2,200
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £440 - £2,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £430 - £2,300
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £650 - £3,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250 - £1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £370 - £1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £360 - £1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £450 - £1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240 - £1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £260 - £1,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240 - £1,400
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £850 - £4,900
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £800 - £4,600
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £900 - £5,500
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £850 - £5,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £480 - £1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260 - £1,200
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £370 - £1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £360 - £1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £250 - £1,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £370 - £1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £320 - £1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260 - £900
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240 - £1,400
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £800 - £4,600
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £900 - £5,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £260 - £1,400
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £370 - £1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £290 - £1,200
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £370 - £1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220 - £800
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £420 - £1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £480 - £1,100
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170 - £700
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £750 - £2,400
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £330 - £3,000
Train operators
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9 - £23
- Website
- southernrailway.com
- Schedules at
- southernrailway.com
- Schedules at
- ojp.nationalrail.co.uk
- Anytime Standard
- £9 - £13
- Anytime 1st Class
- £17 - £23
Comuter train
theguardian.com
First class interior
Southern Railway
London to Brighton standard carridge
happyrail.com
Exterior of Southern Railways train
Wiki Commons
Southern Railways train
Wiki Commons
Southern Railways train
Wiki Commons
Southern Railways train
Wiki Commons
Train interior
Wiki Commons
London Victoria
Wikipedia
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- [email protected]
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12 - £18
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
- Anytime Standard
- £12 - £18
- Phone
- 0344 556 5650
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35 - £140
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
- Anytime Day Single
- £35 - £55
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £100 - £140
Train exterior
BBC
Mark 3AO interior
Wikipedia
Pendolino train interior
The Man in Seat 61...
Avanti West Coast train
avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Avanti West Coast Pendolinos
avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Avanti West Coast high speed trains
avantiwestcoast.co.uk
First class carriage
PeterSkuce
Standard class carriage
PeterSkuce
Birmingham International
Wikipedia
London Euston
Wikipedia
- Phone
- +44 121 634 2040
- [email protected]
- Website
- londonmidland.com
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30 - £45
- Website
- londonnorthwesternrailway.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- £18 - £26
- Anytime Day Single
- £30 - £45
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