Flights from London to Chicago

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Our cheapest offers for flights from London to Chicago

Here you can compare cheap flights from London (LON) to Chicago (CHI) for one-way or return trips. The following offers were searched for and found on idealo during the last few days. Or start your own flight search to Chicago. Prices and availability may change at any time.

London
Chicago
13/05/24
1 Stopover (BOS)
VS0157, VS3446
12h 25min
30/05/24
1 Stopover (BOS)
VS4137, VS0158
13h 25min
Virgin Atlantic Airways ?
£539
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London
Chicago
13/05/24
direct
BA0297
08h 40min
30/05/24
direct
BA0298
07h 50min
British Airways
£573
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London
Chicago
17/07/24
1 Stopover (DUB)
EI0163, EI0125
11h 40min
09/08/24
1 Stopover (DUB)
EI7001, EI0166
10h 45min
Aer Lingus Irish Airlines
£792
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London
Chicago
Pay attention to transfer at connecting flight
10/05/24
1 Stopover (KEF)
OG0801, FI0853
12h 45min
30/05/24
3 Stopovers (FLL, YYZ, EDI)
NK0007, WS1221, WS0016, U20309
27h 23min
Play, Icelandair
£1,052
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London
Chicago
13/05/24
1 Stopover (VIE)
OS0454, OS0065
33h 20min
30/05/24
1 Stopover (YYZ)
UA8474, UA8412
15h 50min
Austrian Airlines ?
£568
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London
Chicago
13/05/24
direct
AY5787
09h 00min
30/05/24
direct
AY5752
07h 50min
Finnair
£591
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London
Chicago
14/05/24
direct
BA0297
08h 40min
03/06/24
direct
BA0294
07h 50min
British Airways ?
£597
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London
Chicago
14/05/24
1 Stopover (MUC)
LH2473, LH0434
13h 20min
03/06/24
direct
LH9357
08h 10min
Lufthansa
£603
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London
Chicago
13/05/24
direct
AA0099
08h 35min
30/05/24
direct
AA0090
07h 50min
American Airlines ?
£604
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London
Chicago
14/05/24
1 Stopover (VIE)
OS0458, OS0065
13h 20min
03/06/24
direct
LH9357
08h 10min
Austrian Airlines ?
£608
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Tips and tricks to help you find cheap flights from London to Chicago

Favourite airline: British Airways
The favourite airline for flights from London to Chicago is British Airways.
British Airways
18 %
Aer Lingus
17 %
Icelandair
14 %
Tip: book 6 weeks before departure
The best time to find a cheap flight on this route is 6 weeks before travel. Save up to 50 %.
45 days before departure
Cheapest weekday: Saturday
The cheapest flights on this route are operated on Saturday.
Direct flights are more expensive
Compared to flights with a stopover, direct flights are £66.00 more expensive on this route.
non stop flight
1 stop
2 stops
08h 40min
11h 20min
28h 25min
£458
£392
£515
Favourite connection: via Dublin
Flights with a stopover in Dublin are the most popular connection for this route.
Route
bookings
1 stopover Dublin
13h 15min, from £556
25 %
Direct flights
08h 40min, from £458
17 %
1 stopover Reykjavik-Keflavik International
11h 20min, from £392
16 %

Useful information about the flight from London to Chicago

Flights from London to Chicago

Up to 10 flights a day are operated on the popular flight route between London (LON) and Chicago (CHI) on the south-west coast of the USA. Several airlines offer scheduled services between the two cities and these include United, British Airways and Virgin Atlantic. A direct flight will cover the distance of 3963 miles in a flight time of 8 hours 48 minutes. However, the return journey is always slightly shorter, even taking up to an hour less for a direct connection. Journeys with a stopover will take longer: anything from 12 to 35 hours.

Cheap flight from London to Chicago

A low cost flight from the UK capital to Chicago is easy to find with a little planning. If purchased 5 months ahead of the date of travel, an air ticket can cost less than £500. Last minute deals are, however, also widely available and with a stopover, tickets can even cost less than a non-stop flight that has been purchased well in advance.

Chicago Airport

There are two major international airports in Chicago: O'Hare International Airport and Chicago Midway International Airport. O'Hare is the second busiest airport worldwide and most flights from London will land here. Other smaller airports also exist in and around the Chicago area. These are, however, mainly used for domestic air traffic. Getting from the destination airport Chicago O'Hare (ORD) to downtown Chicago is convenient using the subway trains or commuter trains which are connected to the terminals via a shuttle bus. Taxis are also widely available at the airport. Alternatively, passengers can stay at one of the many airport hotels.

Flight information: London - Chicago

Outbound and return from £538.90
Flight duration min. 08:45 / max. 09:15
Return flight duration min. 07:35/ max. 08:00
Distance 6358 km
Flights per week 58
Departure airport London (LCY, LGW, LHR, LTN, STN, SEN) (LON)
Arrival airport Chicago IL all Airports (ORD, MDW, RFD) (CHI)
Destination country United States
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