There are 6 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 44m£247–614Fly 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 22m£217–814Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport 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 Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Obantrain
16h 10m£331–746Fly 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 Inverness Union Street to Oban Bus Stationbus
18h 54mFly 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 24m£223–903Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane MDW - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Obantrain
17h 48m£231–846
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 £240 - £650 and takes 16h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Oban is to fly and train which takes 16h 10m and costs £330 - £750.
The distance between Chicago and Oban is 3809 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 44m to get from Chicago to Oban, including transfers.
Oban is 6h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 1:41 PM in Chicago and 7:41 PM in Oban.
There are 502+ 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 Haymarket Station, walk to Haymarket, take the train to Glasgow Queen Street, then take the train to Oban.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £310–480
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Newcastle via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–850
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Philadelphia, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Hartford, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £240–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Pittsburgh, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Cleveland, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £240–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Hartford, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £240–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Pittsburgh, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Cleveland, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £240–1,100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £310–480
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Newcastle via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–850
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Philadelphia, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Hartford, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £240–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Pittsburgh, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Cleveland, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £240–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Hartford, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £240–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Pittsburgh, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Cleveland, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £240–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, 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
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–480
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Newcastle via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–370
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £330–430
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Pittsburgh, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Detroit, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–480
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
- 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
- £25–60
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £25–35
- 1st Class
- £40–60
Train from Haymarket to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £13–18
- 1st Class
- £22–35
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £13–18
- 1st Class
- £23–35
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75–110
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- £75–110
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–160
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £55–85
- 1st Class
- £110–160
- 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
- £24–60
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- £24–35
- 1st Class
- £45–60
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice 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
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Oban Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
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