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Recommended option
Fly Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow • 10h 43m
£166 - £399
Cheapest option
Fly Chicago Midway to London Heathrow • 12h 56m
£156 - £939
4 alternative options
Fly Chicago O'Hare to London City • 12h 50m
£213 - £389
Fly Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick, train • 13h 5m
£301 - £727
Fly Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham, train • 14h 3m
£247 - £644
Fly Chicago O'Hare to Bristol, train • 14h 8m
£249 - £546
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Domestic travel is not restricted, but some conditions may apply
- Face masks are mandatory
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The national COVID-19 helpline number in London is 111.
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Wearing a face mask on public transport in London is mandatory.
Is it compulsory to practice social distancing in London?
The social distance requirement in London is 2 metres.
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Make yourself known to an official member of staff and/or call the national coronavirus helpline number on 111.
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Questions & Answers
What is the cheapest way to get from Chicago to London?
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to London is to fly which costs $280 - $550 and takes 12h 50m.
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 - $550 and takes 10h 43m.
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 43m 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 1:15 PM in Chicago and 7:15 PM in London.
Which airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare Airport to London Heathrow Airport?
American Airlines, British Airways, Aer Lingus and five other airlines offer flights from Chicago O'Hare Airport to London Heathrow Airport.
Where can I stay near London?
There are 30572+ 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 42 min and costs $2 - $5.
Launch map view
- Distance: 3970.7 miles
- Duration: 10h 43m
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and London, England?
American Airlines, British Airways and nine other airlines fly from Chicago to London Paddington hourly.
Airlines
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £410 - £1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £330 - £1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £370 - £1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via London Heathrow, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £700 - £1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via London Heathrow, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £700 - £1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220 - £700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £1,367
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £750 - £2,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 34m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £850 - £2,000
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Pittsburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £190 - £700
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190 - £700
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £210 - £750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £270 - £750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Bristol via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £260 - £750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Bristol via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £270 - £750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Bristol via New York JFK, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £270 - £750
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £410 - £1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £330 - £1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £370 - £1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £1,367
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190 - £700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £270 - £750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Bristol via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £260 - £750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 28m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120 - £440
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £290 - £1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500 - £1,900
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190 - £1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140 - £550
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150 - £600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210 - £500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £230 - £750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Bristol via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200 - £480
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £330 - £1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £320 - £1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £320 - £1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £330 - £1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £330 - £1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £290 - £700
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £330 - £1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £320 - £1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £320 - £1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £330 - £1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £330 - £1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £290 - £700
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 28m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120 - £440
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £290 - £1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500 - £1,900
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190 - £1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150 - £600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210 - £500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £230 - £750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Bristol via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200 - £480
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £410 - £1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £850 - £2,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 34m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £850 - £2,000
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Pittsburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £190 - £700
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190 - £700
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £210 - £750
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £410 - £1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £750 - £2,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £1,737
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190 - £700
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £210 - £750
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £330 - £1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250 - £750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £310 - £750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £290 - £700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £290 - £1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500 - £1,900
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220 - £1,800
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150 - £600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210 - £500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Bristol via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200 - £480
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £330 - £1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250 - £900
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220 - £1,800
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150 - £600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £230 - £750
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £440 - £1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £360 - £1,100
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £750 - £1,200
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick via Lisbon
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £700 - £2,900
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £300 - £850
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Bristol via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210 - £650
Train operators
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 29 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
- customerservices@gatwickexpress.com
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
- comments@londonmidland.com
- Website
- londonmidland.com
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £39 - £44
- Website
- londonnorthwesternrailway.co.uk
- Advanced Single/Anytime Advance
- £7 - £11
- Anytime Day Single
- £39 - £44
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