There are 5 ways to get from Chicago to Northern Ireland by plane, train, or bus
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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 18m£155–657Fly to Belfast International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)plane ORD - BFS
14h 13m£120–456Fly 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
13h 7m£254–681Fly to City Of Derry Airport
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to City Of Derry Airport (LDY)plane ORD - LDY
14h 28m£202–804Fly 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 43m£281–1,140
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 - £460 and takes 14h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Northern Ireland is to fly and train which takes 13h 7m and costs £250 - £700.
The distance between Chicago and Northern Ireland is 3690 miles.
It takes approximately 13h 18m to get from Chicago to Northern Ireland, including transfers.
Northern Ireland is 6h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 5:28 PM in Chicago and 11:28 PM in Northern Ireland.
There are 1262+ 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) 5 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
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–700
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
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to City Of Derry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to City Of Derry Airport via Dublin Airport, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Donegal Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £270–1,500
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–700
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
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Donegal Airport via Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £270–1,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–700
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
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £110–440
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Dublin Airport, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Toronto, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–450
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Belfast International Airport via Dublin Airport, Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, 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 City Of Derry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dublin Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–550
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dublin Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–550
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to City Of Derry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–800
- Website
- icelandair.com
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
- £210–450
- 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
- Estimated price
- £3–6
- Website
- https://locallinkdsl.ie/
- Leap/Contactless
- £3–5
- Cash
- £5–6
- 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
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