YOUR NEXT LONDON ESCAPEBest fares checked Sep 27, 2026Seven-night round trip · one adult · USD · sampled fares
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CHICAGO → LHR

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Last checked Sep 27, 20261 adult · Economy · USDSources & coverage
Lowest recently sampled round trip
$674
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ORD → LHR · Jan 23–Jan 30
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A LOWER FARE. A BIGGER TRIP BUDGET.

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FLEXIBLE TRAVEL DATES$352 less

34% below the priciest date sample

$674 for Jan 23–Jan 30, 2027, compared with $1,026 for Jun 27–Jul 4, 2027.

13 seven-night date pairs from ORD to the same arrival-airport set (LHR). Lowest returned fare per date pair; checks within 24 hours. Airlines, stops and ticket conditions can differ. A travel-date comparison, not a booking-time prediction.

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WHY WATCH THE PRICE?34% price gap

$252 between this search’s high and low

The same dated search ranged from $484 to $736 across 61 historical price observations.

ORD → LHR · Jan 23–Jan 30, 2027. Google Flights history covers Jul 29, 2026–Sep 27, 2026. The percentage is the low below the high. This does not prove when you should book or what subscribers will save.

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OUR LOWEST RECORDED FARE$674

The lowest seven-night fare in our archive

ORD → LHR · Jan 23–Jan 30, 2027. Recorded Sep 27, 2026.

Our archive starts Sep 27, 2026 and contains 245 seven-night fare observations for this route. Search fare; return may require confirmation. This is our record, not an industry-wide all-time low or a current offer.

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START WITH THE RIGHT AIRPORT

O’Hare or Midway?

Same dates: Jan 23–Jan 30. Same arrival airports: LHR.

ORD
O’Hare International
$674

1 stop outbound

MDW
Midway International
$948

2 stops outbound

$274 separates the lowest and highest airport sample for these dates. These are search-result fares for seven-night trips. Flight times, stops and baggage can differ. Ground transport is excluded.

Across 13 matched date pairs in this sample, ORD had the lowest airport fare 13 time(s); MDW had the lowest airport fare 0 time(s). Ties count for each airport. This describes the sampled dates only.

YOUR AIRPORT, YOUR MATH

Which airport wins for you?

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ORD

Flight sample $964

$964fare + transport
MDW

Flight sample $1,269

$1,269fare + transport

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One adult, economy, USD. The two fares use identical dates and arrival-airport sets, checked within 24 hours. Transport starts at $0 because we don’t know your starting point. Baggage and other extras are excluded. Prices and itineraries can differ.

A FEW NUMBERS TO TRAVEL BY

London, by the flight.

7h 45m

Fastest sampled outbound

ORD → LHR, Oct 11. Nonstop.

17

Airlines in the mix

Across 26 seven-night airport/date searches. Includes connecting carriers.

13

Travel windows sampled

Lowest: $674, Jan 23–Jan 30 from ORD.

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Origins with nonstop samples

ORD in these outbound results. This is not a full schedule.

Derived from the current seven-night observations on this page. Outbound times describe the outbound journey only; fare amounts are round-trip search results. See sources and coverage.

A LITTLE FLEXIBILITY CAN HELP

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Lowest fare in each sampled departure month. Seven-night trips only.

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Departure monthLowest sampleDate pairs
2026-10$7752
2026-11$7221
2026-12$7222
2027-01$6741
2027-02$7351
2027-03$7671
2027-04$7721
2027-05$7331
2027-06$9972
2027-07$9511

Sampled dates, not a complete fare calendar. Each month can have different date coverage. This chart describes future travel dates, not past price movements.

THE DETAILS BEHIND THE PRICE

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Round-trip search fares · 36 representative results · return verification marked individually
Dates / airportsAirline / outboundRound tripCheck price
Jan 23–Jan 30ORD → LHR · 7 nightsAmericanBritish Airways1 stop · 27h 30m$674Select return to confirmChecked Sep 27Google Skyscanner ↗
Nov 6–Nov 13ORD → LHR · 7 nightsTap Air Portugal1 stop · 15h 20m$722Select return to confirmChecked Sep 27Google Skyscanner ↗
Dec 2–Dec 9ORD → LHR · 7 nightsTap Air Portugal1 stop · 14h 30m$722Select return to confirmChecked Sep 27Google Skyscanner ↗
May 6–May 13ORD → LHR · 7 nightsAmericanBritish Airways1 stop · 19h 25m$733Select return to confirmChecked Sep 27Google Skyscanner ↗
Dec 2–Dec 9ORD → LHR · 7 nightsIcelandair1 stop · 10h 20m$733Select return to confirmChecked Sep 27Google Skyscanner ↗
Feb 18–Feb 25ORD → LHR · 7 nightsIcelandair1 stop · 10h 20m$735Select return to confirmChecked Sep 27Google Skyscanner ↗
Jan 23–Jan 30ORD → LHR · 7 nightsIcelandair1 stop · 10h 20m$735Select return to confirmChecked Sep 27Google Skyscanner ↗
Mar 15–Mar 22ORD → LHR · 7 nightsIcelandair1 stop · 10h 20m$767Select return to confirmChecked Sep 27Google Skyscanner ↗
Apr 10–Apr 17ORD → LHR · 7 nightsIcelandair1 stop · 10h 30m$772Select return to confirmChecked Sep 27Google Skyscanner ↗
Oct 25–Nov 1ORD → LHR · 7 nightsIcelandair1 stop · 10h 20m$775Select return to confirmChecked Sep 27Google Skyscanner ↗
Feb 18–Feb 25ORD → LHR · 7 nightsAmericanBritish Airways1 stop · 13h 25m$796Select return to confirmChecked Sep 27Google Skyscanner ↗
Nov 6–Nov 13ORD → LHR · 7 nightsIcelandair1 stop · 19h 0m$798Select return to confirmChecked Sep 27Google Skyscanner ↗
May 6–May 13ORD → LHR · 7 nightsIcelandair1 stop · 18h 55m$809Select return to confirmChecked Sep 27Google Skyscanner ↗
Dec 2–Dec 9ORD → LHR · 7 nightsAer Lingus1 stop · 10h 10m$859Select return to confirmChecked Sep 27Google Skyscanner ↗
Dec 2–Dec 9ORD → LHR · 7 nightsUnitedNonstop · 8h 10m$868Select return to confirmChecked Sep 27Google Skyscanner ↗
Dec 28–Jan 4ORD → LHR · 7 nightsAmericanBritish Airways1 stop · 15h 14m$872Select return to confirmChecked Sep 27Google Skyscanner ↗
Feb 18–Feb 25ORD → LHR · 7 nightsAmericanNonstop · 7h 45m$874Select return to confirmChecked Sep 27Google Skyscanner ↗
Feb 18–Feb 25ORD → LHR · 7 nightsBritish AirwaysNonstop · 7h 45m$874Select return to confirmChecked Sep 27Google Skyscanner ↗
Dec 2–Dec 9MDW → LHR · 7 nightsDelta1 stop · 12h 28m$882Select return to confirmChecked Sep 27Google Skyscanner ↗
Oct 25–Nov 1ORD → LHR · 7 nightsUnitedNonstop · 8h 10m$918Return also checkedChecked Sep 27Google Skyscanner ↗
Itinerary

ORD → LHR
UA 938 · 2026-10-25 22:50

LHR → BRU
SN 2104 · 2026-11-01 6:50

BRU → ORD
UA 973 · 2026-11-01 10:10

Feb 18–Feb 25MDW → LHR · 7 nightsDelta1 stop · 12h 15m$925Select return to confirmChecked Sep 27Google Skyscanner ↗
Mar 15–Mar 22MDW → LHR · 7 nightsDelta1 stop · 13h 35m$925Select return to confirmChecked Sep 27Google Skyscanner ↗
May 6–May 13MDW → LHR · 7 nightsDelta1 stop · 11h 55m$929Select return to confirmChecked Sep 27Google Skyscanner ↗
Nov 6–Nov 13MDW → LHR · 7 nightsDelta1 stop · 12h 18m$932Select return to confirmChecked Sep 27Google Skyscanner ↗
Oct 25–Nov 1MDW → LHR · 7 nightsDelta1 stop · 10h 51m$940Select return to confirmChecked Sep 27Google Skyscanner ↗
Jan 23–Jan 30MDW → LHR · 7 nightsDeltaVirgin Atlantic2 stops · 20h 35m$948Select return to confirmChecked Sep 27Google Skyscanner ↗
Jul 23–Jul 30ORD → LHR · 7 nightsTap Air Portugal1 stop · 12h 45m$951Select return to confirmChecked Sep 27Google Skyscanner ↗
Oct 11–Oct 18ORD → LHR · 7 nightsJetBlue1 stop · 14h 52m$964Select return to confirmChecked Sep 27Google Skyscanner ↗
Apr 10–Apr 17MDW → LHR · 7 nightsDelta2 stops · 30h 26m$976Select return to confirmChecked Sep 27Google Skyscanner ↗
Jun 1–Jun 8ORD → LHR · 7 nightsJetBlue1 stop · 15h 40m$997Select return to confirmChecked Sep 27Google Skyscanner ↗
Dec 28–Jan 4MDW → LHR · 7 nightsDeltaVirgin Atlantic2 stops · 15h 22m$1,002Select return to confirmChecked Sep 27Google Skyscanner ↗
Jun 27–Jul 4ORD → LHR · 7 nightsTap Air Portugal1 stop · 18h 50m$1,026Select return to confirmChecked Sep 27Google Skyscanner ↗
Jul 23–Jul 30MDW → LHR · 7 nightsDelta1 stop · 12h 10m$1,099Select return to confirmChecked Sep 27Google Skyscanner ↗
Jun 1–Jun 8MDW → LHR · 7 nightsDelta1 stop · 11h 20m$1,158Select return to confirmChecked Sep 27Google Skyscanner ↗
Oct 11–Oct 18MDW → LHR · 7 nightsDeltaVirgin Atlantic1 stop · 12h 26m$1,269Select return to confirmChecked Sep 27Google Skyscanner ↗
Jun 27–Jul 4MDW → LHR · 7 nightsDelta1 stop · 12h 10m$1,370Select return to confirmChecked Sep 27Google Skyscanner ↗

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ONE SEARCH, OVER TIME

How this search’s price moved.

ORD → LHR · Jan 23–Jan 30, 2027

Jul 29, 2026$484–$736Sep 27, 2026
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Observation datePrice
Jul 29, 2026$718
Jul 30, 2026$720
Jul 31, 2026$733
Aug 1, 2026$734
Aug 2, 2026$735
Aug 3, 2026$735
Aug 4, 2026$735
Aug 5, 2026$735
Aug 6, 2026$735
Aug 7, 2026$735
Aug 8, 2026$736
Aug 9, 2026$736
Aug 10, 2026$736
Aug 11, 2026$736
Aug 12, 2026$736
Aug 13, 2026$736
Aug 14, 2026$736
Aug 15, 2026$700
Aug 16, 2026$700
Aug 17, 2026$736
Aug 18, 2026$699
Aug 19, 2026$699
Aug 20, 2026$699
Aug 21, 2026$699
Aug 22, 2026$699
Aug 23, 2026$700
Aug 24, 2026$700
Aug 25, 2026$699
Aug 26, 2026$699
Aug 27, 2026$699
Aug 28, 2026$700
Aug 29, 2026$699
Aug 30, 2026$674
Aug 31, 2026$674
Sep 1, 2026$698
Sep 2, 2026$698
Sep 3, 2026$637
Sep 4, 2026$603
Sep 5, 2026$636
Sep 6, 2026$637
Sep 7, 2026$637
Sep 8, 2026$603
Sep 9, 2026$603
Sep 10, 2026$604
Sep 11, 2026$604
Sep 12, 2026$637
Sep 13, 2026$637
Sep 14, 2026$604
Sep 15, 2026$637
Sep 16, 2026$559
Sep 17, 2026$484
Sep 18, 2026$484
Sep 19, 2026$485
Sep 20, 2026$485
Sep 21, 2026$485
Sep 22, 2026$590
Sep 23, 2026$590
Sep 24, 2026$590
Sep 25, 2026$722
Sep 26, 2026$719
Sep 27, 2026$674

Google Flights price history returned through Scrapingdog for the dates and settings above. It is not a destination-wide average or a prediction. Source checked Sep 27, 2026.

THE FLIGHT IS ONLY PART OF THE TRIP

Arriving in London.

Airport context and source-backed details to help you compare the whole journey.

LHR · London Heathrow Airport

London, United Kingdom · Airport coordinates 51.471, -0.460

Lowest sample to LHR: $674 round trip from ORD, Jan 23–Jan 30. Different arrival airports may use different dates.

Airport information

Which London airports are included?

This page searches LHR — London Heathrow Airport. Airport coverage follows the destination city market in the passenger dataset, with minor airports excluded. Always check the airport code on both legs: a city search can include different arrival airports, and the cheapest option may not be closest to where you are staying.

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Why this route is in our research

BTS recorded 528,855 scheduled passengers departing O’Hare and Midway for this destination city market from 2025-07 to 2026-06. That puts it at number 26 in our selected ranking. These are historical on-flight market passengers, not unique travelers, current flight frequencies or a measure of search popularity.

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Heathrow: choose a rail route for your London stop

Heathrow lists Heathrow Express, the Elizabeth line and the Piccadilly line among its rail options. They serve different London stations, so compare the onward journey to your accommodation before picking an arrival airport. Check the operator for your terminal and travel-day service.

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Gatwick: Victoria or the Thameslink corridor?

Gatwick Express serves London Victoria. Thameslink also connects Gatwick with London Bridge, Blackfriars, Farringdon and St Pancras International. The better arrival airport can depend on which London neighborhood you need; our flight comparison excludes rail fares.

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FLIGHT FOUND. ADVENTURE NEXT.

Make a trip of London.

Keep an eye on the whole travel budget, from your first night to your last mile.

A good stay. A happy budget.

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A little freedom to roam.

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GOOD QUESTIONS. STRAIGHT ANSWERS.

Before you take off for London.

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What is the cheapest flight to London you have recorded?

The lowest seven-night round-trip search fare in our archive is $674, recorded Sep 27, 2026 for ORD to LHR, Jan 23–Jan 30, 2027. Our route archive starts Sep 27, 2026. This is our observed record, not an industry-wide all-time low, a verified booking price or a current offer.

How much are cheap flights from Chicago to London?

Our lowest current seven-night sample is $674 round trip for one adult in economy, from ORD to LHR, Jan 23–Jan 30, 2027. It was checked Sep 27, 2026. This is a dated search result, not a guaranteed ticket price; confirm the return and full fare conditions before paying.

Is O’Hare or Midway cheaper for London?

For the matched Jan 23–Jan 30, 2027 search, ORD had the lowest sample at $674. The highest and lowest airport fares were $274 apart. That applies to those dates and settings only. Try other matched dates and add your own ground transport cost in the airport calculator above.

Can I fly nonstop from Chicago to London?

The current sample includes a nonstop outbound from ORD to LHR on Dec 2, 2026, with a round-trip search fare of $868. Check the return direction separately: a nonstop outbound does not guarantee a nonstop return.

What is the cheapest month to fly to London?

The travel-period chart compares only the dates we sampled. It cannot establish the cheapest month of the year. Start with a promising sampled period, then check nearby dates with the same trip length. The separate history chart tracks one specific search over time; it is not a travel calendar.

Which London airport should I choose?

This destination market includes London Heathrow Airport (LHR). Check the exact arrival code on the fare you choose, then compare the onward journey to your accommodation. The arrival section links airport information and our source-backed planning notes.

Will Skyscanner show the same price as Google Flights?

Not necessarily. The buttons open separate searches with matching airports and dates when a dated sample is available. Providers can show different airlines, sellers, baggage rules and live prices. The sampled Google Flights price is never a Skyscanner quote.

Are bags, hotels and rental cars included?

Do not assume bags are included unless the provider explicitly confirms them. Our research shows flight search fares; the accommodation and rental-car links are separate planning tools. Compare the final total, cancellation terms and location before booking any part of the trip.

Answers use the dated research and sources on this page. Read our flight-saving field notes for a broader planning checklist.

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OPEN ABOUT THE NUMBERS

Sources, coverage & limitations.

This page contains 243 current search-result observations across 26 airport/date searches. Route research is compiled by the Chicago Flight Research desk from the sources below.

Destination photography: photographer, source and reuse license. Airline logos identify the carriers shown in results; no partnership is implied.

BTS demand period: 2025-07 to 2026-06. Searches use one adult, economy, USD and the US market. We do not sell tickets, guarantee fares, or infer baggage inclusions. Read the full methodology