Cheap flights from Birmingham to Chicago

Q: What are the cheapest airlines?

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

Q: What airlines fly indirectly?

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

Q: How long is the flight?

11 hrs 45 mins. This is the shortest flight time from Birmingham to Chicago.

from as little as £734

6 nights in Chicago, departing Birmingham on 17 / Apr / 2025 with Virgin Atlantic (price found 83 hours ago)

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What are the cheapest airlines?

Air France
Aer Lingus
KLM
Lufthansa
Virgin Atlantic

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

What airlines fly indirectly?

Virgin Atlantic
KLM
British Airways
Aer Lingus
Lufthansa

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

How long is the flight?

11 hrs 45 mins

This is the shortest flight time from Birmingham to Chicago.

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17 / Apr / 2025 is currently the lowest priced day of the year to fly the Birmingham/Chicago route. There are around 142 flights on any given week from the UK to Chicago and the cheapest month to fly right now is April.

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Key facts about Chicago

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United States dollar

Language

English

Timezone

6 hrs behind GMT

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 30 mins. We've gone through all 142 of the weekly flights to or via Chicago, operated by six airlines, to help you compare flight prices and times. At the moment, the cheapest flight is £734.

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, KLM & Virgin Atlantic 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.