There are 7 ways to get from Chicago to Oban by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane ORD - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Obantrain
16h 40m£252–649Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane MDW - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Obantrain
18h 18m£192–749Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane ORD - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Obantrain
16h 1m£321–712Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Dundee Riverside Airport (DND)plane ORD - DND
- Take the train from Dundee to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Obantrain
20h 55m£219–857Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Newcastle (NCL)plane ORD - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Obantrain
20h 22m£195–751Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane MDW - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Obantrain
17h 34m£201–762Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane ORD - INV
- Take the bus from Drum Green to Filling Stationbus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Highland Theatrebus
20h 58m£205–793
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Oban is to fly and train which costs £250 - £650 and takes 16h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Oban is to fly and bus and train which takes 16h 1m and costs £320 - £750.
The distance between Chicago and Oban is 3809 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 40m to get from Chicago to Oban, including transfers.
Oban is 6h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 11:12 PM in Chicago and 5:12 AM in Oban.
There are 497+ hotels available in Oban.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Oban, Argyll and Bute, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Chicago to Oban. However, you can take the subway to O'Hare, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Glasgow Airport (GLA), walk to Terminal Building, take the line 500 bus to Renfield Street, walk to Glasgow Queen Street, then take the train to Oban. Alternatively, you can take the subway to O'Hare, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport (EDI), walk to Airport, take the bus to Buchanan Bus Station, walk to Glasgow Queen Street, then take the train to Oban.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £310–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Dublin, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–650
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Cleveland, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–1,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Pittsburgh, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–1,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Hartford, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £230–1,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Cleveland, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–1,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Philadelphia, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Pittsburgh, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–1,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Hartford, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £230–1,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–650
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–800
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £310–650
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Cleveland, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–1,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Pittsburgh, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–1,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Hartford, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £230–1,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Cleveland, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–1,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Philadelphia, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Pittsburgh, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–1,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Hartford, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £230–1,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–1,000
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–430
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £280–420
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Detroit, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 34m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £170–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Detroit, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 29m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Pittsburgh, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–490
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Newcastle via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–490
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–750
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–650
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Oban
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £20–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Dundee to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–55
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £4–17
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–290
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Drum Green to Filling Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Airport to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- Phone
- 01586 552319
- enquiries@westcoastmotors.co.uk
- Website
- westcoastmotors.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station to Highland Theatre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £6–10
- Website
- https://www.westcoastmotors.co.uk/
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