There are 5 ways to get from Chicago to London by plane 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.
Recommended option
Fly Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow • 10h 42m
£247 - £639
4 alternative options
Fly Chicago Midway to London Heathrow • 12h 29m
£247 - £1,238
Fly Chicago O'Hare to London City • 12h 51m
£313 - £709
Fly Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick, train • 13h 9m
£261 - £632
Fly Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham, train • 13h 43m
£292 - £1,544
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 and train which costs $330 - $850 and takes 13h 9m.
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 $310 - $850 and takes 10h 42m.
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 42m 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 35m.
What is the time difference between Chicago and London?
London is 6h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 2:11 PM in Chicago and 8:11 PM in London.
Which airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare Airport to London Heathrow Airport?
British Airways, Air Canada, Aer Lingus and four other airlines offer flights from Chicago O'Hare Airport to London Heathrow Airport.
Where can I stay near London?
There are 5397+ 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.
Launch map view
- Distance: 3970.7 miles
- Duration: 10h 42m
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and London, England?
American Airlines, British Airways and 11 other airlines fly from Chicago to London Paddington hourly.
Airlines
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £550 - £1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £550 - £1,500
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £450 - £2,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500 - £1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £2,200 - £5,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £550 - £1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500 - £1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500 - £1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £400 - £1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £420 - £1,700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £600 - £2,100
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500 - £1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500 - £1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £500 - £1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £950 - £1,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £300 - £1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £650 - £1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500 - £2,500
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £600 - £2,100
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500 - £1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500 - £1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £500 - £1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £950 - £1,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £300 - £1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £650 - £1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500 - £2,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £650 - £1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550 - £1,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £430 - £2,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £320 - £1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500 - £2,500
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £550 - £1,700
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £450 - £2,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500 - £1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £900 - £2,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £900 - £2,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £420 - £1,700
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500 - £1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £550 - £1,500
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £450 - £2,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £600 - £1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £550 - £1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500 - £1,600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £550 - £1,700
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £450 - £2,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500 - £1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500 - £1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500 - £1,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £650 - £1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 4m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £650 - £1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £650 - £1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £430 - £2,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £320 - £1,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £600 - £2,100
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500 - £1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £500 - £1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 43m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £500 - £1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £950 - £1,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500 - £2,500
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £650 - £1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £600 - £1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 4m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £650 - £1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £650 - £1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £470 - £2,500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £600 - £2,100
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500 - £1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 43m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £500 - £1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £950 - £1,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £650 - £1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500 - £2,600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £650 - £1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £650 - £1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £420 - £1,900
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £650 - £1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550 - £1,900
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £650 - £1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £320 - £1,400
- 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
- £340 - £1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £400 - £1,600
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £800 - £1,100
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick via Lisbon
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £340 - £1,800
- 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
- £420 - £1,400
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
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- customer[email protected]
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18 - £28
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
- Phone
- 0344 556 5650
- Website
- virgintrains.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35 - £140
- Website
- virgintrains.co.uk
- Anytime Day Single
- £35 - £55
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £100 - £140
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- Phone
- +44 121 634 2040
- [email protected]
- Website
- londonmidland.com
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £30 - £45
- Website
- londonnorthwesternrailway.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- £18 - £26
- Anytime Day Single
- £30 - £45
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