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Fly Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow • 10h 40m
5 alternative options
Fly Chicago O'Hare to London City • 13h 9m
Fly Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham, train • 13h 42m
Fly Chicago O'Hare to Bristol, train • 15h 21m
Chicago O'Hare (ORD) to London Heathrow (LHR) flights
The flight time between Chicago O'Hare (ORD) and London Heathrow (LHR) is around 10h 8m and covers a distance of around 3965 miles. This includes an average layover time of around 1h 8m. Services are operated by American Airlines, British Airways, United Airlines and others. Typically 235 flights run weekly, although weekend and holiday schedules can vary so check in advance.
235
Weekly Planes
10h 8m
Average Duration
£157
Cheapest Price
United States → United Kingdom
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International entry into United Kingdom from United States
- Entry is unrestricted for citizens and permanent residents of United States
Conditions of entry into United Kingdom from United States
- There are no current restrictions
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Am I allowed to travel from United States to United Kingdom?
Yes, entry into United Kingdom is currently allowed from United States.
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What are the travel restrictions in London?
Domestic travel is not restricted, but some conditions may apply
- Face masks are recommended
- Nationwide control measures in place
- Observe COVID-19 safety rules
What is the national COVID-19 helpline number in London?
The national COVID-19 helpline number in London is 111.
Do I have to wear a face mask on public transport in London?
Wearing a face mask on public transport in London is subject to regional advice.
What should I do if I have COVID-19 symptoms when I arrive in London?
Make yourself known to an official member of staff and/or call the national coronavirus helpline number on 111.
Are there restrictions returning to United States from United Kingdom?
No, but conditions apply when returning to United States from United Kingdom.
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Last updated: 21 Feb 2023
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Questions & Answers
What is the cheapest way to get from Chicago to London?
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to London is to fly which costs $260 - $900 and takes 10h 40m.
What is the fastest way to get from Chicago to London?
The fastest way to get from Chicago to London is to fly which takes 10h 40m and costs $260 - $900.
How far is it from Chicago to London?
The distance between Chicago and London is 3971 miles.
How long does it take to get from Chicago to London?
It takes approximately 10h 40m to get from Chicago to London, including transfers.
How long is the flight from Chicago to London?
The quickest flight from Chicago O'Hare Airport to London Heathrow Airport is the direct flight which takes 7h 36m.
What is the time difference between Chicago and London?
London is 5h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 4:18 PM in Chicago and 9:18 PM in London.
Which airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare Airport to London Heathrow Airport?
British Airways, Delta, Icelandair and three other airlines offer flights from Chicago O'Hare Airport to London Heathrow Airport.
Where can I stay near London?
There are 1848+ hotels available in London. Prices start at £75 per night.
How do I get to Chicago O'Hare (ORD) Airport from Chicago?
The best way to get from Chicago to Chicago O'Hare Airport is to subway which takes 43 min and costs $1 - $5.
Launch map view
- Distance: 3970.7 miles
- Duration: 10h 40m
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and London, England?
American Airlines, British Airways and eight other airlines fly from Chicago to London Paddington hourly.
Airlines
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £440 - £1,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £420 - £1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £350 - £2,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via London Heathrow, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £480 - £1,000
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £260 - £1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £360 - £1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £320 - £1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £270 - £1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £380 - £1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £300 - £1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Bristol via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £370 - £1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Bristol via Newark, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £380 - £1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Bristol via Charlotte, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £260 - £1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £420 - £1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £420 - £1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via Munich, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £470 - £1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £330 - £950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £350 - £1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £380 - £1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Bristol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £350 - £1,000
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £420 - £1,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £420 - £1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £350 - £2,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £360 - £1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £380 - £1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Bristol via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £370 - £1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150 - £600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £480 - £1,900
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £1,861
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £1,861
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £1,861
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £1,861
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180 - £700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £330 - £950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £310 - £1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Bristol via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £300 - £1,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150 - £600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £480 - £1,900
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £1,861
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £1,861
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £1,861
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £1,861
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180 - £700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £310 - £1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Bristol via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £300 - £1,000
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £440 - £1,900
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £260 - £1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £320 - £1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £270 - £1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £300 - £1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £420 - £1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £420 - £1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £420 - £1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £450 - £950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £350 - £1,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150 - £600
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £1,861
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £1,861
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £1,861
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180 - £700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £330 - £950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Bristol via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £300 - £1,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £440 - £1,900
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £260 - £1,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £420 - £1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £450 - £950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £380 - £1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Bristol via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £370 - £1,000
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £440 - £1,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £330 - £1,200
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230 - £950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230 - £950
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £310 - £900
Train operators
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9 - £23
- Website
- Southern Service
- Schedules at
- Southern Service
- Schedules at
- merseyrail.org
- Anytime Standard
- £9 - £13
- Anytime 1st Class
- £17 - £23
Carriage interior
Stronger Unions
Comuter train
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First class interior
Southern Railway
London to Brighton standard carridge
happyrail.com
Exterior of Southern Railways train
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Southern Railways train
Wiki Commons
Southern Railways train
Wiki Commons
Southern Railways train
Wiki Commons
Train interior
Wiki Commons
London Victoria
Wikipedia
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- customerservices@gatwickexpress.com
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
- Anytime Day SIngle
- £12
- Phone
- 0344 556 5650
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35 - £140
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
- Anytime Day Single
- £35 - £55
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £100 - £140
Train exterior
BBC
Mark 3AO interior
Wikipedia
Pendolino train interior
The Man in Seat 61...
Avanti West Coast train
avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Avanti West Coast Pendolinos
avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Avanti West Coast high speed trains
avantiwestcoast.co.uk
First class carriage
PeterSkuce
Standard class carriage
PeterSkuce
Birmingham International
Wikipedia
London Euston
Wikipedia
- Phone
- +44 121 634 2040
- comments@londonmidland.com
- Website
- londonnorthwesternrailway.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30 - £45
- Website
- londonnorthwesternrailway.co.uk
- Standard
- £30 - £45
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- 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
- £55 - £120
- Website
- First Great Western Service
- Anytime Day Single
- £55 - £80
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £80 - £120
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