There are 6 ways to get from Chicago to Perth by plane, bus, 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.
Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport, bus
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane ORD - EDI
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth stationbus
12h 22m£139–504Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane ORD - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perthtrain
14h 6m£189–599Train to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane MKE - EDI
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth stationbus
16h 42m£253–875Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Aberdeen Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane ORD - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Perthtrain
15h 45m£216–821Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Newcastle (NCL)plane ORD - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Perthtrain
17h 18m£205–724Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane MDW - EDI
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth stationbus
13h 56m£209–814
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Perth is to fly and bus which costs £130 - £550 and takes 12h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Perth is to fly and bus which takes 12h 22m and costs £130 - £550.
The distance between Chicago and Perth is 3781 miles.
It takes approximately 12h 22m to get from Chicago to Perth, including transfers.
Perth is 5h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 10:28 AM in Chicago and 3:28 PM in Perth.
There are 561+ hotels available in Perth.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Perth, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Chicago to Perth. However, you can take the subway to O'Hare, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport (EDI), walk to Edinburgh Airport, then take the bus to Perth station. Alternatively, you can take the subway to O'Hare, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Glasgow Airport (GLA), walk to Terminal Building, take the line 500 bus to Dundas Street, walk to Glasgow Queen Street, then take the train to Perth.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Newcastle via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–850
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Detroit, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 56m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Hartford, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £240–1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Indianapolis, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £240–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 16m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £220–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Wednesday to Monday
- Estimated price
- £200–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £210–800
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Newcastle via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–850
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Detroit, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 56m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Hartford, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £240–1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Indianapolis, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £240–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–850
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £210–800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–850
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £210–800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–490
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–850
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £210–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–490
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–850
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £160–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–550
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–850
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–800
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Detroit, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 1m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £200–800
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Aberdeen to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- ScotRail
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Aberdeen to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £18–26
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Aberdeen to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £20–28
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Website
- Ember
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