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Fly Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow • 10h 44m
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- Prebook and pay for day 2 and day 8 COVID-19 PCR tests for unvaccinated travellers
- 10-day mandatory monitored quarantine for arrivals without a COVID-19 Vaccination Certificate
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- Face masks are recommended
- There is a social distancing requirement of 1 metre
- Nationwide control measures in place
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The social distance requirement in London is 1 metre.
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to London is to fly which costs $260 - $600 and takes 10h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to London is to fly which takes 10h 44m and costs $260 - $600.
The distance between Chicago and London is 3971 miles.
It takes approximately 10h 44m to get from Chicago to London, including transfers.
The quickest flight from Chicago O'Hare Airport to London Heathrow Airport is the direct flight which takes 7h 40m.
London is 6h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 03:08 in Chicago and 09:08 in London.
American Airlines, British Airways, Aer Lingus and six other airlines offer flights from Chicago O'Hare Airport to London Heathrow Airport.
There are 4677+ hotels available in London. Prices start at £75 per night.
The best way to get from Chicago to Chicago O'Hare Airport is to subway which takes 42 min and costs $1 - $5.

- Distance: 3970.7 miles
- Duration: 10h 44m
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and London, England?
British Airways, American Airlines and 11 other airlines fly from Chicago to London Paddington hourly.

- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £360 - £1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £330 - £900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260 - £1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via London Heathrow, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £350 - £1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £290 - £900
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280 - £900
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £290 - £900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £280 - £850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240 - £1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick via Philadelphia, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210 - £900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £270 - £1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £310 - £800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via London Heathrow, Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £250 - £750

- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £360 - £1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £330 - £900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £330 - £1,300
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £290 - £900
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280 - £900
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £290 - £900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £360 - £900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £310 - £800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via London Heathrow, Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £250 - £750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Bristol via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £320 - £800

- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £370 - £1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £370 - £1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £370 - £1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £370 - £1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £370 - £1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £370 - £1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £370 - £1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £360 - £700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £280 - £800

- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £360 - £850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75 - £290
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £370 - £800
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110 - £410
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110 - £440
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £270 - £1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230 - £850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230 - £750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Bristol via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £240 - £800

- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £360 - £1,700
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £290 - £900
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280 - £900
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £290 - £900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280 - £1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240 - £1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £270 - £1,100

- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £360 - £850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75 - £290
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £370 - £800
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £270 - £1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230 - £850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230 - £750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Bristol via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £240 - £800

- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £370 - £1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £370 - £1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £370 - £1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £370 - £1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £370 - £1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £280 - £800

- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £360 - £1,700
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £290 - £900
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280 - £900
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £290 - £900

- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £370 - £1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £370 - £1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £300 - £700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £290 - £700

- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £360 - £850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75 - £290
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £370 - £800
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110 - £480
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230 - £750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Bristol via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £240 - £800

- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £370 - £1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London City via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240 - £700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £280 - £800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Bristol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280 - £800

- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £370 - £1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £300 - £900

- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75 - £290
Flights from Chicago Midway to London Heathrow via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110 - £480
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Birmingham via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230 - £850

- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Bristol via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200 - £600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Bristol via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210 - £650

- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £440 - £1,000

- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to London Gatwick via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230 - £800

- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Bristol via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £320 - £800

- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9 - £23
- Website
- Southern Service
- Schedules at
- Southern Service
- Schedules at
- ojp.nationalrail.co.uk
- Anytime Standard
- £9 - £13
- Anytime 1st Class
- £17 - £23

- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- customerservices@gatwickexpress.com
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12 - £18
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
- Anytime Standard
- £12 - £18

- Phone
- 0344 556 5650
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35 - £140
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
- Anytime Day Single
- £35 - £55
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £100 - £140

- Phone
- +44 121 634 2040
- comments@londonmidland.com
- Website
- londonnorthwesternrailway.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £39 - £44
- Website
- londonnorthwesternrailway.co.uk
- Advanced Single/Anytime Advance
- £7 - £11
- Anytime Day Single
- £39 - £44

- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40 - £55
- Website
- First Great Western Service
- Anytime Day
- £40 - £55
- Anytime Day 1st Class
- £70 - £100
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