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 to London Heathrow • 10h 42m
$338 - $795
Cheapest option
Fly to London Gatwick • 11h 1m
$337 - $840
3 alternative options
Fly to London City • 13h 5m
$405 - $910
Fly to Southend, train • 15h 56m
$440 - $2,231
Fly to London Stansted • 13h 32m
$627 - $1,530
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 $330 - $850 and takes 11h 1m.
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 $330 - $800 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 12:07 AM in Chicago and 6:07 AM in London.
Which airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare Airport to London Heathrow Airport?
American Airlines, British Airways, Delta and four other airlines offer flights from Chicago O'Hare Airport to London Heathrow Airport.
Where can I stay near London?
There are 9115+ hotels available in London. Prices start at $76 USD 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 42m 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 10 other airlines fly from Chicago to London hourly.
Airlines
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700 - $2,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700 - $1,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700 - $1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650 - $2,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100 - $2,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,900 - $7,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700 - $2,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,900 - $7,000
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650 - $1,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700 - $1,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700 - $1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750 - $1,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Southend via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700 - $2,400
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800 - $2,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750 - $2,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800 - $2,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800 - $2,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800 - $2,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800 - $2,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800 - $2,200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Southend via Newark, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490 - $2,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Stansted via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650 - $2,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Stansted via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460 - $2,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Stansted via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500 - $2,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Stansted via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650 - $2,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700 - $2,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700 - $2,300
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700 - $2,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650 - $2,200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800 - $2,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650 - $2,400
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800 - $2,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800 - $2,100
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Southend via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800 - $3,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Southend via Dublin, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900 - $2,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Southend via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $470 - $2,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Stansted via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800 - $3,900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 3m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $800 - $2,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,200 - $2,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 3m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $800 - $2,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,200 - $2,400
- 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
- $440 - $2,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500 - $2,100
- Website
- wowair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330 - $1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Stansted via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370 - $1,400
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310 - $1,400
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000 - $1,500
- Website
- flybe.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Southend via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420 - $2,200
Train operators
- Website
- abelliogreateranglia.co.uk
Train from Southend Airport to London Liverpool Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $18 - $26
- Website
- abelliogreateranglia.co.uk
- Schedules at
- ojp.nationalrail.co.uk
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