There are 6 ways to get from Bristol to Chicago by plane or train
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Fly from Bristol Airport
best- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane BRS - ORD
13h 8m$415–659Train to Southampton Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Centraltrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane SOU - ORD
15h 54m$299–1,194Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane LHR - ORD
13h 25m$394–1,027Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane BHX - ORD
15h 34m$387–801Train to Exeter, fly
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davidstrain
- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane EXT - ORD
17h 53m$400–1,593Train to Cardiff Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane CWL - ORD
15h 16m$462–2,758
Bristol Airport (BRS) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bristol to Chicago is to train and fly which costs $380 - $800 and takes 15h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Bristol to Chicago is to fly which takes 13h 8m and costs $410 - $700.
The distance between Bristol and Chicago is 3906 miles.
It takes approximately 13h 8m to get from Bristol to Chicago, including transfers.
Chicago is 6h behind Bristol. It is currently 11:17 AM in Bristol and 5:17 AM in Chicago.
There are 1246+ hotels available in Chicago.
What companies run services between Bristol, England and Chicago, IL, USA?
KLM, Aer Lingus, and four other airlines fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) 5 times a day.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Southampton Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Exeter to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Bristol Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Southampton Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dublin, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Bristol Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Southampton Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dublin, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–950
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Southampton Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Exeter to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Southampton Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Southampton Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
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