There are 5 ways to get from O'Hare to Edinburgh by plane, train, or bus
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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
10h 34m£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
14h 31m£158–688Fly 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 Edinburgh Waverleytrain
13h 1m£249–622Bus to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the bus from Multi-Modal/Rental Car Facility to Mitchell Airportbus
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane MKE - EDI
15h£283–1,437Fly 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 Edinburgh Waverleytrain
15h 53m£190–837
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from O'Hare to Edinburgh is to fly which costs £300 - £700 and takes 10h 34m.
The fastest way to get from O'Hare to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 10h 34m and costs £300 - £700.
The distance between O'Hare and Edinburgh is 3734 miles.
It takes approximately 10h 34m to get from O'Hare to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Edinburgh is 6h ahead of O'Hare. It is currently 12:47 AM in O'Hare and 6:47 AM in Edinburgh.
There are 2490+ hotels available in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between O'Hare, IL, USA and Edinburgh, 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
- £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 Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–700
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 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
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £180–750
- Website
- aa.com
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 Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–600
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 General Mitchell International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–900
- Website
- delta.com
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 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 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 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 Newcastle via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–900
- Website
- united.com
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 Glasgow Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–500
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–900
- Website
- lufthansa.com
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 Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Newcastle via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–800
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–900
- 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, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- 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
- £140–600
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 General Mitchell International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220–900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–900
- Website
- klm.com
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 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 Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £160–650
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–900
- 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
- £270–420
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–420
- Website
- aerlingus.com
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 Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–700
- 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 General Mitchell International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–900
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–27
- 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 Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- 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/
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £6–16
- 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
Train from Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £230–270
- Phone
- (866) 912 6224
- questions@coachusa.com
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from Multi-Modal/Rental Car Facility to Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £22–25
- Schedules at
- coachusa.com
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