Cheap Flights to Chicago (CHI) from UK Airports

Chicago Cheapest Fares

The lowest fare found to Chicago (CHI) was £523 with KLM, the cheapest direct flight was £590 with American Airlines, while Business Class was £2179 with SAS. The fares shown here are the lowest flight prices to Chicago obtained in actual searches by Just The Flight customers. To search and book flights to Chicago in 2019 and 2020, please enter your requirements and click the search button above.

Useful Information about Chicago

• Just the Flight has found that with prices averaging £485, November is the best month to pick up a great deal

• The best fare found on Just the Flight departing from the UK was £315 leaving the week of 13 Nov 2016

• The nearest airports to Chicago include Chicago Midway approximately 9 miles and Chicago O Hare around 15 miles away

• We have found the cheapest prices are offered by Brussels Airlines, Austrian Airlines and United Airlines

• Chicago's time zone is -6 hours difference from the UK

• The most popular day to fly to Chicago is Saturday with most travellers staying for an average of 11 days

Chicago Home of the Blues

With direct flights to Chicago from Heathrow reinstated in May 2011, travellers to Chicago have more options for travelling to this great destination.

Chicago hosts festivals and events throughout the year and, by planning ahead, visitors can get the most from their trip to the Windy City. The spring and summer months offer everything from art fairs to wine festivals and from special museum exhibits to parades. The autumn and winter months are also packed with activities, including Celtic festivals and Christmas fairs making Chicago a year-round destination.

For music fans, particularly blues fans, Chicago is a great destination. The Chicago Blues Festival is not only Chicago’s largest music festival, it is also the world’s largest, free musical festival. Held every year in June in the beautiful Grant Park, the festival attracts more than 500,000 blues fans from across the world. Each year, the festival has a theme such as paying homage to a legendary blues musician of the past. The festival lasts three days with performances spread across five stages. In the past, the festival has played host to some of the biggest names in blues music, including BB King, Bonnie Raitt, Ray Charles and the late Bo Diddley as well as international musicians from Latvia, Japan, Switzerland, Australia and the UK attesting to Chicago’s position as the blues capital of the world. Visitors to the festival can enjoy a pleasant day in the park listening to old favourites and also hear some new songs. Food and drink is available throughout the day and evening.