There are 6 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 52m
Cheapest option
4 alternative options
Fly Chicago O'Hare to London City • 13h 3m
Fly Chicago Midway to London Heathrow • 12h 48m
Fly Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham, train • 14h 14m
Fly Chicago O'Hare to Bristol, train • 15h 31m
Chicago O'Hare (ORD) to London Heathrow (LHR) flights
195
Weekly Planes
10h 13m
Average Duration
£424
Cheapest Price
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 $300 - $1,300 and takes 13h 2m.
What is the fastest way to get from Chicago to London?
The fastest way to get from Chicago to London is to fly which takes 10h 52m and costs $320 - $1,200.
How far is it from Chicago to London?
The distance between Chicago and London is 3998 miles.
How long does it take to get from Chicago to London?
It takes approximately 10h 52m to get from Chicago to London, including transfers.
What is the time difference between Chicago and London?
London is 6h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 10:49 PM in Chicago and 4:49 AM in London.
Where can I stay near London?
There are 16004+ hotels available in London. Prices start at £69 per night.
Launch map view
- Distance: 3997.7 miles
- Duration: 10h 52m
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and London, England?
American Airlines, British Airways and six other airlines fly from Chicago to London Paddington hourly.
Airlines
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500 - £2,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £420 - £1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £330 - £1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240 - £950
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £350 - £1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £460 - £1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Bristol via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500 - £1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500 - £2,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £420 - £1,300
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240 - £950
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £350 - £1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £460 - £1,100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500 - £2,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £420 - £1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £330 - £1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £350 - £1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £460 - £1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Bristol via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500 - £1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £450 - £2,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500 - £1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500 - £3,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £1,000 - £1,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500 - £2,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500 - £2,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500 - £1,800
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £350 - £950
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550 - £2,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £650 - £2,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £700 - £2,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Bristol via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £750 - £2,000
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500 - £2,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500 - £2,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500 - £1,800
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £350 - £950
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550 - £2,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £650 - £2,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £700 - £2,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Bristol via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £750 - £2,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500 - £2,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500 - £1,800
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £350 - £950
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550 - £2,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £650 - £2,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Bristol via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £750 - £2,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £450 - £2,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £330 - £1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £1,000 - £1,500
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £450 - £2,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £400 - £1,400
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500 - £2,100
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £350 - £950
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550 - £2,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £700 - £2,300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £600 - £3,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Bristol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £800 - £2,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Bristol via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £250 - £850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Bristol via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230 - £800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Bristol via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £230 - £800
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £480 - £2,500
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- 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
- £500 - £2,200
- Website
- alitalia.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £420 - £1,100
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £260 - £950
Train operators
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10 - £14
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £10 - £14
Comuter train
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First class interior
Southern Railway
Train Interior
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Exterior of Southern Railways train
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Train Exterior
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Train Exterior
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Train Exterior
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Train Interior
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London Victoria
Wikipedia
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15 - £21
- Schedules at
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/travel-information/plan-your-journey/timetables
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Anytime Standard
- £15 - £21
- Phone
- 00 44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35 - £120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £35 - £55
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £80 - £120
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55 - £120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £55 - £80
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £80 - £120
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