Cheap flights from Birmingham to Chicago

Q: What are the cheapest airlines?

Air France, Lufthansa, Virgin Atlantic. These airlines usually offer the cheapest flights from Birmingham to Chicago.

Q: What airlines fly indirectly?

Virgin Atlantic, Aer Lingus, Lufthansa, Air France, KLM. These airlines fly from Birmingham to Chicago, but you’ll have at least one layover.

Q: How long is the flight?

11 hrs 5 mins. This is the shortest flight time from Birmingham to Chicago.

from as little as £545

7 nights in Chicago, departing Birmingham on 03 / Sep / 2025 with Virgin Atlantic (price found 14 hours ago)

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What are the cheapest airlines?

Air France
Lufthansa
Virgin Atlantic

These airlines usually offer the cheapest flights from Birmingham to Chicago.

What airlines fly indirectly?

Virgin Atlantic
Aer Lingus
Lufthansa
Air France
KLM

These airlines fly from Birmingham to Chicago, but you’ll have at least one layover.

How long is the flight?

11 hrs 5 mins

This is the shortest flight time from Birmingham to Chicago.

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Today alone, Netflights has searched over 820 flights. 03 / Sep / 2025 is currently the lowest priced day of the year to fly the Birmingham/Chicago route. There are around 129 flights on any given week from the UK to Chicago and the cheapest month to fly right now is September.

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English

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How to get cheap flights from Birmingham to Chicago

Tips and advice from our flight experts

Your flight from Birmingham to Chicago should take about 14 hrs 5 mins. We've gone through all 129 of the weekly flights to or via Chicago, operated by five airlines, to help you compare flight prices and times. At the moment, the cheapest flight is £545.

Or, if you're fairly flexible on dates, try to get a last minute-deal by regularly checking the Netflights website.

In Chicago, Chicago O'hare International Airport (ORD) is usually the cheapest airport to fly to, but there are two airports to choose from. Not sure who to fly with? Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Atlantic & Aer Lingus are the most popular airlines available from Birmingham.

If you can’t quite find what you’re looking for, try checking flight prices to other cities in the USA. Netflights has scanned 820 flights across the globe – and that's just today – so you're bound to find one that works for you.