There are 7 ways to get from Chicago to Scotland by plane or train
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane ORD - EDI
11h 14m£302–664Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Newcastle, train
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Newcastle (NCL)plane ORD - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
15h 9m£172–738Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane ORD - GLA
12h 31m£242–604Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane ORD - ABZ
13h 40m£242–604Fly 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
14h 33m£194–757Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane ORD - INV
14h 21m£209–814Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane MDW - EDI
12h 47m£192–764
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Scotland is to fly which costs £240 - £650 and takes 13h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Scotland is to fly which takes 11h 14m and costs £300 - £700.
The distance between Chicago and Scotland is 3748 miles.
It takes approximately 11h 14m to get from Chicago to Scotland, including transfers.
Scotland is 6h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 10:10 AM in Chicago and 4:10 PM in Scotland.
There are 1387+ hotels available in Scotland.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Scotland?
United Airlines, Icelandair, and four other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) 5 times a day.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–1,000
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
- £190–800
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
- £190–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Toronto, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Cleveland, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–1,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Pittsburgh, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Hartford, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £230–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–750
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150–600
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
- £150–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £210–800
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
- £210–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £170–650
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Cleveland, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–1,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Pittsburgh, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Hartford, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £230–1,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £160–650
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
- £150–600
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
- £210–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £170–700
- 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
- 14h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Newcastle via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £200–800
- Website
- icelandair.com
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
- £280–430
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–650
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
- £180–750
- 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
- £190–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Toronto, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–750
- 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 Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–550
- 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
- £170–700
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £180–750
- 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
- £8–22
- 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 45m
- 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
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