There are 6 ways to get from Chicago to Scotland by plane or train
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Fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane ORD - EDI
11h 7m£322–614Fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane ORD - INV
14h 45m£226–863Fly to Glasgow Airport
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane ORD - GLA
12h 53m£245–659Fly to Aberdeen Airport
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane ORD - ABZ
13h 47m£247–911Fly to Dundee Riverside Airport
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Dundee Riverside Airport (DND)plane ORD - DND
14h 44m£274–1,007Fly 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
14h 28m£374–698
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 £320 - £650 and takes 11h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Scotland is to fly which takes 11h 7m and costs £320 - £650.
The distance between Chicago and Scotland is 3748 miles.
It takes approximately 11h 7m to get from Chicago to Scotland, including transfers.
Scotland is 6h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 11:37 AM in Chicago and 5:37 PM in Scotland.
There are 1476+ hotels available in Scotland.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Scotland?
United Airlines, Aer Lingus, and four other airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) every 4 hours.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £210–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £240–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £310–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via Dublin, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £220–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £340–480
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Newcastle via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £280–1,100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £310–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £220–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Newcastle via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £280–1,100
- 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
- £200–750
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
- £200–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £250–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £250–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–850
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £220–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Newcastle via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £290–1,100
- 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
- £200–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £250–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–900
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–320
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Dundee Riverside Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–650
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–1,100
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Newcastle via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £240–900
- 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 Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- 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 46m
- 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 44m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
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