There are 7 ways to get from Chicago to Perth by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport, bus
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane ORD - EDI
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth stationbus
12h 36m£289–565Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Edinburgh Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane MDW - EDI
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth stationbus
13h 49m£209–865Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane ORD - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perthtrain
14h 25m£272–609Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Dundee Riverside Airport (DND)plane ORD - DND
15h 50m£213–823Train to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane MKE - EDI
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth stationbus
16h 45m£235–1,260Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Aberdeen Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane ORD - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Perthtrain
16h 41m£227–781Fly 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 Perthtrain
16h 45m£219–848
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Perth is to fly and train which costs £270 - £650 and takes 14h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Perth is to fly and bus which takes 12h 36m and costs £280 - £600.
The distance between Chicago and Perth is 3781 miles.
It takes approximately 12h 36m to get from Chicago to Perth, including transfers.
Perth is 6h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 7:15 AM in Chicago and 1:15 PM in Perth.
There are 307+ hotels available in Perth.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Perth, Scotland?
American Airlines, Loganair, and four other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Dundee Riverside Airport (DND) 5 times a day.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Dublin, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Toronto, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Newcastle via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–850
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Hartford, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £250–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £290–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–850
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Newcastle via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–850
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Hartford, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £250–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Cleveland, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Pittsburgh, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–650
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
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £290–1,200
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £290–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–850
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £290–1,200
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £290–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–850
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £170–800
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £290–1,200
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Newcastle via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–950
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–550
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £280–1,200
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £290–1,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
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
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £290–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–850
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Toronto, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–800
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–380
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £290–1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £200–850
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Detroit, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £200–850
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–50
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–95
- 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 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- 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
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £11–18
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Edinburgh Airport to Perth station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
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