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Chicago O'Hare (ORD) to London Heathrow (LHR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to London is to fly and train which costs $400 - $900 and takes 13h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to London is to fly which takes 10h 47m and costs $280 - $900.
The distance between Chicago and London is 3998 miles.
It takes approximately 10h 47m to get from Chicago to London, including transfers.
There are 20634+ hotels available in London. Prices start at £8 per night.

- Distance: 3997.9 miles
- Duration: 10h 47m
What companies run services between and ?
British Airways, American Airlines and six other airlines fly from Chicago to London Paddington hourly.

- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180 - £850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £340 - £800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270 - £950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280 - £950
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £220 - £1,300
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Pittsburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £220 - £1,300
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230 - £950
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £230 - £1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240 - £850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Bristol via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £250 - £850

- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180 - £1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £340 - £800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270 - £950
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £220 - £1,300
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Pittsburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £220 - £1,300
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £230 - £1,300
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £230 - £1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240 - £850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Bristol via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £250 - £850

- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180 - £850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £340 - £800
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £220 - £1,300
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Pittsburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £220 - £1,300
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230 - £950
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £230 - £1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240 - £850

- 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
- £390 - £700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £270 - £1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270 - £1,300
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220 - £800
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £300 - £950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220 - £1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £260 - £1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Bristol via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220 - £1,000

- 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
- £390 - £700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £270 - £1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270 - £1,300
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220 - £800
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £300 - £950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220 - £1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £260 - £1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Bristol via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220 - £1,000

- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180 - £650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280 - £1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230 - £800

- 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
- £390 - £700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270 - £1,300
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220 - £800
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £300 - £950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220 - £1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Bristol via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220 - £1,000

- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180 - £650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230 - £800

- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180 - £650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £320 - £650

- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £270 - £1,300
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220 - £800
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £300 - £950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £260 - £1,300

- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180 - £650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £170 - £600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Bristol via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210 - £700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Bristol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190 - £700

- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190 - £700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Bristol via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170 - £600

- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180 - £600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200 - £650

- Website
- alitalia.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £340 - £950

- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £320 - £1,300

- 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

- 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 - £22
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/travel-information/plan-your-journey/timetables

- Phone
- +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 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/

- Phone
- +44 141 555 0888
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60 - £80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210 - £230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60 - £80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240 - £280

- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60 - £120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £60 - £75
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £80 - £120
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