There are 8 ways to get from Chicago to Ludlow by plane, train, or ferry
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Fly to Liverpool, train
best- 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 Ludlowtrain
15h 4m£306–722Fly to East Midlands Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to East Midlands Airport (EMA)plane ORD - EMA
- Take the train from Derby to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Shrewsburytrain
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Ludlowtrain
16h 23m£200–751Fly 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 Newport (S Wales)train
- Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to Ludlowtrain
15h 57m£341–534Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane ORD - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Shrewsburytrain
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Ludlowtrain
15h 42m£271–608Fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane ORD - MAN
- Take the train from Wilmslow to Ludlowtrain
15h 19m£213–612Fly 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 Newport (S Wales)train
- Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to Ludlowtrain
14h 42m£323–794Fly to Dublin Airport, ferry, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane ORD - DUB
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry
- Take the train from Holyhead to Ludlowtrain
19h 37m£313–759Fly to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane ORD - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Ludlowtrain
16h 52m£390–744
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Liverpool (LPL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Ludlow is to fly and train which costs £270 - £650 and takes 15h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Ludlow is to fly and train which takes 14h 42m and costs £320 - £800.
The distance between Chicago and Ludlow is 3927 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 4m to get from Chicago to Ludlow, including transfers.
Ludlow is 6h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 5:31 AM in Chicago and 11:31 AM in Ludlow.
There are 539+ hotels available in Ludlow.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Ludlow, England?
There is no direct connection from Chicago to Ludlow. However, you can take the subway to O'Hare, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Liverpool (LPL), walk to Liverpool John Lennon Airport, take the bus to Liverpool South Parkway, walk to Liverpool South Parkway, take the train to Crewe, then take the train to Ludlow. Alternatively, you can take the subway to O'Hare, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Bristol Airport (BRS), walk to Public Transport Interchange, take the bus to Temple Meads Stn, walk to Bristol Temple Meads, take the train to Newport (S Wales), then take the train to Ludlow.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Liverpool via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–360
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–350
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dublin Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–360
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–350
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dublin Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Liverpool via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–360
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 Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–350
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dublin Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–750
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Liverpool via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £150–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bristol Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £130–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to East Midlands Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to East Midlands Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £200–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to East Midlands Airport via Hartford, Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 41m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to East Midlands Airport via Toronto, Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to East Midlands Airport via Montreal, Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £160–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Manchester Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Manchester Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–550
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Manchester Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–550
- 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
- £150–600
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
- £140–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–600
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
- £170–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dublin Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–650
- Website
- easyjet.com
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
- £180–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Liverpool via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bristol Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bristol Airport via Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–550
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
- £150–600
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Manchester Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–550
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–650
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
- £170–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–650
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Manchester Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dublin Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £200–440
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £160–600
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £130–550
- 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
- £10–25
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–40
- 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/
Train from Haymarket to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £85–140
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Crewe to Ludlow
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Newport (S Wales) to Ludlow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Birmingham International to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Shrewsbury to Ludlow
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–19
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Wilmslow to Ludlow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Holyhead to Ludlow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–29
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–22
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from London Paddington to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Derby to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–35
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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