There are 5 ways to get from Chicago to Northern Ireland by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane ORD - BHD
13h 33m£155–607Fly to Belfast International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane ORD - BFS
13h 8m£121–446Fly to Dublin Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane ORD - DUB
- Take the train from Dublin Connolly to Portadowntrain
12h 59m£220–729Fly to City Of Derry Airport
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to City Of Derry Airport (LDY)plane ORD - LDY
14h 33m£182–754Fly to Donegal Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Donegal Airport (CFN)plane ORD - CFN
- Take the bus from Croithlí to Letterkenny Bus Stationbus
17h 28m£242–937
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Northern Ireland is to fly which costs £120 - £450 and takes 13h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Northern Ireland is to fly and train which takes 12h 59m and costs £220 - £750.
The distance between Chicago and Northern Ireland is 3690 miles.
It takes approximately 13h 33m to get from Chicago to Northern Ireland, including transfers.
Northern Ireland is 6h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 9:27 AM in Chicago and 3:27 PM in Northern Ireland.
There are 1249+ hotels available in Northern Ireland.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Northern Ireland?
British Airways, KLM, and two other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) 4 times a day.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dublin Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to City Of Derry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Donegal Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Donegal Airport via Boston, Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Donegal Airport via Cleveland, Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,300
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dublin Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Donegal Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–1,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dublin Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to City Of Derry Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to City Of Derry Airport via Toronto, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £180–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–430
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £130–500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–490
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Toronto, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £110–440
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Dublin Airport, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £140–650
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £170–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to City Of Derry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–800
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to City Of Derry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to City Of Derry Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–470
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dublin Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–480
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–470
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dublin Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–480
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dublin Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–360
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Dublin Connolly to Portadown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–21
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dublin Connolly to Portadown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- £11–16
- Phone
- 074 9741644
- Donegal@locallink.ie
- Website
- locallinkdsl.ie
Bus from Croithlí to Letterkenny Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://locallinkdsl.ie/
- Phone
- +353 74 954 8114
- info@feda.ie
- Website
- busfeda.ie
Bus from Croithlí to Letterkenny Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://busfeda.ie/
- Phone
- +353 1 879 8300
- Website
- transportforireland.ie
Bus from Croithlí to Letterkenny Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- https://www.transportforireland.ie
- Phone
- 074 9135201
- info@johnmcginley.com
- Website
- johnmcginley.com
Bus from Croithlí to Letterkenny Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £15–19
- Website
- Mc Ginley Coach Travel
Want to know more about travelling around United Kingdom
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Travelling to the UK: What do I need to know?
Read the travel guide












