There are 6 ways to get from Chicago to Cardiff by plane or train
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cardiff Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane ORD - CWL
13h 39m£295–2,009Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bristol Airport, train
- 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 22m£344–524Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport 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 12m£311–879Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- 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 18m£295–739Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport 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 9m£304–1,114Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Cardiff Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane MDW - CWL
19h 8m£335–1,309
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Cardiff is to fly and train which costs £310 - £900 and takes 13h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Cardiff is to fly and train which takes 13h 12m and costs £310 - £900.
The distance between Chicago and Cardiff is 3888 miles.
It takes approximately 13h 39m to get from Chicago to Cardiff, including transfers.
Cardiff is 5h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 2:16 PM in Chicago and 7:16 PM in Cardiff.
There are 1636+ hotels available in Cardiff.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Cardiff, Wales?
KLM, United Airlines, and three other airlines 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
- 11h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–330
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Exeter via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–1,000
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–330
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Exeter via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–1,400
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £210–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Detroit, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £330–1,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Pittsburgh, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £410–1,900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Philadelphia, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £420–1,900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £340–1,900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Cleveland, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £410–1,900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–330
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–700
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bristol Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £140–550
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Exeter via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,100
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cardiff Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–1,100
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–650
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–430
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Exeter via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–1,000
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- 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/
- Anytime Day Single
- £22–27
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £29–45
Train from London Paddington to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75–140
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £75–95
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £100–140
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–85
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £40–55
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £55–85
Train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £19–24
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £26–40
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £26–50
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £26–40
- 1st Class
- £35–50
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–140
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £50–80
- 1st Class
- £100–140
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–110
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £40–65
- 1st Class
- £75–110
Train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £25–40
- 1st Class
- £30–45
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