There are 6 ways to get from Chicago to Cardiff by plane or train
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Fly to Bristol Airport, train
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane ORD - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
14h 35m£337–598Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane ORD - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Centraltrain
15h 50m£299–531Fly to Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane ORD - CWL
14h 16m£318–1,013Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane ORD - LHR
- Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain
13h 16m£302–759Fly to Exeter, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Exeter (EXT)plane ORD - EXT
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Parkwaytrain
- Take the train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Centraltrain
17h 38m£324–1,207Fly to Liverpool, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Liverpool (LPL)plane ORD - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Cardiff Centraltrain
16h 36m£333–673
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Bristol Airport (BRS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Cardiff is to fly and train which costs £290 - £550 and takes 15h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 13h 16m and costs £300 - £800.
The distance between Chicago and Cardiff is 3945 miles.
It takes approximately 14h 35m to get from Chicago to Cardiff, including transfers.
Cardiff is 6h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 6:19 AM in Chicago and 12:19 PM in Cardiff.
There are 1676+ hotels available in Cardiff.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Cardiff, Wales?
KLM, United Airlines, and WestJet fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) twice daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–410
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £270–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Exeter via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £280–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–1,100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £250–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–410
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £270–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–410
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £280–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £310–1,200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bristol Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bristol Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Liverpool via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Liverpool via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–800
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £180–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–900
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–900
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £310–1,200
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £300–1,200
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–600
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £170–700
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Exeter via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £280–1,100
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–120
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–28
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £19–28
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–80
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £17–24
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–26
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–18
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Crewe to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
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