What airlines fly to Chicago?

Aer Lingus, British Airways and Scandinavian Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Chicago from Birmingham according to our data. Aer Lingus is the first choice among our users, with 60% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Chicago. Keep in mind that there are 3 different airlines that fly to Chicago on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

What is the cheapest airline that flies from Birmingham to Chicago?

Aer Lingus is the most popular carrier operating from Birmingham to Chicago

When did momondo last update prices for flights from Birmingham Airport to Chicago?

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How many operators does momondo search for flights from Birmingham Airport to Chicago?

As of September 2026, there is 1 operator available to choose from for flights from Birmingham Airport to Chicago.

How old do you have to be to fly from Birmingham Airport to Chicago?

Although the minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UMNR) service may have their own age limits, which could be impacted by factors such as flight length, timing, and layovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel from Birmingham Airport to Chicago.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Chicago?

The travel and health documents you'll need for your trip to Chicago may differ based on your itinerary and personal situation. Typically, you should have several documents on hand, such as a national ID card or driver's license and a passport that is valid for six months after your intended arrival at Chicago. It is always advisable to seek advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.

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6:45 am - 5:20 pmBHX Birmingham-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

16h 35m2 stops Dublin Reykjavik Keflavik Intl

6:30 pm - 9:10 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-BHX Birmingham

20h 40m2 stops Reykjavik Keflavik Intl Dublin

$635Multiple Airlines

Sat, Nov 21 - Sat, Nov 28

6:15 am - 6:20 pmBHX Birmingham-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

18h 05m1 stop Dublin

3:55 pm - 7:40 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-BHX Birmingham

9h 45m1 stop Dublin

$646Multiple Airlines

Fri, Nov 6 - Wed, Nov 11

6:45 am - 2:10 pmBHX Birmingham-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

13h 25m1 stop Dublin

3:55 pm - 9:00 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-BHX Birmingham

11h 05m1 stop Dublin

$691Multiple Airlines

Sat, Nov 14 - Sat, Nov 21

6:45 am - 2:10 pmBHX Birmingham-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

13h 25m1 stop Dublin

3:55 pm - 7:50 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-BHX Birmingham

9h 55m1 stop Dublin

$692Multiple Airlines

Sat, Nov 21 - Sat, Nov 28

8:30 am - 7:15 pmBHX Birmingham-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

16h 45m1 stop Dublin

9:00 pm - 2:45 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-BHX Birmingham

11h 45m1 stop Dublin

$693Multiple Airlines

Sun, Oct 11 - Sun, Oct 18

8:30 am - 7:15 pmBHX Birmingham-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

16h 45m1 stop Dublin

3:45 pm - 7:55 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-BHX Birmingham

10h 10m1 stop Dublin

$693Multiple Airlines

Wed, Oct 14 - Wed, Oct 21

8:50 am - 7:15 pmBHX Birmingham-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

16h 25m1 stop Dublin

3:45 pm - 11:35 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-BHX Birmingham

13h 50m1 stop Dublin

$697Multiple Airlines

Thu, Oct 1 - Wed, Oct 14

8:10 am - 3:10 pmBHX Birmingham-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

12h 00m1 stop Dublin

3:55 pm - 8:55 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-BHX Birmingham

11h 00m1 stop Dublin

$708Multiple Airlines

Thu, Oct 29 - Thu, Nov 5

8:20 am - 2:10 pmBHX Birmingham-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

11h 50m1 stop Dublin

8:05 pm - 4:05 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-BHX Birmingham

14h 00m1 stop Dublin

$712Aer Lingus

Sat, Nov 7 - Sun, Nov 22

1:20 pm - 6:20 pmBHX Birmingham-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

11h 00m1 stop Dublin

8:05 pm - 4:05 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-BHX Birmingham

14h 00m1 stop Dublin

$715Aer Lingus

Fri, Nov 6 - Sun, Nov 22

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6:00 am - 3:10 pmBHX Birmingham-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

15h 10m1 stop Paris Charles de Gaulle

5:10 pm - 1:40 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-BHX Birmingham

14h 30m1 stop Paris Charles de Gaulle

$860Air France

Sat, Sep 19 - Sat, Sep 26

6:00 am - 3:10 pmBHX Birmingham-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

15h 10m1 stop Paris Charles de Gaulle

6:00 pm - 1:40 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-BHX Birmingham

13h 40m2 stops Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Paris Charles de Gaulle

$863Air France

Sat, Sep 19 - Sat, Sep 26

5:55 am - 4:14 pmBHX Birmingham-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

16h 19m2 stops Amsterdam Schiphol Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

6:00 pm - 1:40 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-BHX Birmingham

13h 40m2 stops Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Paris Charles de Gaulle

$884Multiple Airlines

Sat, Sep 19 - Sat, Sep 26

8:10 am - 7:15 pmBHX Birmingham-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

17h 05m1 stop Dublin

3:45 pm - 4:05 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-BHX Birmingham

18h 20m1 stop Dublin

$942Aer Lingus

Thu, Sep 17 - Fri, Oct 16

10:20 am - 10:44 pmBHX Birmingham-MDW Chicago Midway

18h 24m2 stops Paris Charles de Gaulle Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

2:00 pm - 12:40 pmMDW Chicago Midway-BHX Birmingham

16h 40m2 stops Minneapolis St Paul Amsterdam Schiphol

$963Multiple Airlines

Sat, Sep 19 - Sat, Sep 26

8:50 am - 4:00 pmBHX Birmingham-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

37h 10m2 stops Dublin Lisbon Humberto Delgado

3:45 pm - 11:30 amORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-BHX Birmingham

13h 45m1 stop Dublin

$1,081Multiple Airlines

Thu, Sep 17 - Fri, Oct 16

8:25 pm - 4:00 pmBHX Birmingham-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

25h 35m2 stops Dublin Lisbon Humberto Delgado

7:25 pm - 9:05 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-BHX Birmingham

19h 40m3 stops Reykjavik Keflavik Intl Brussels Bruxelles-National Dublin

$1,111Multiple Airlines

Thu, Sep 17 - Fri, Oct 16

8:25 pm - 4:00 pmBHX Birmingham-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

25h 35m2 stops Dublin Lisbon Humberto Delgado

2:15 pm - 5:25 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-BHX Birmingham

21h 10m2 stops Toronto Pearson Intl Frankfurt am Main

$1,148Multiple Airlines

Thu, Sep 17 - Fri, Oct 16

4:35 pm - 4:10 pmBHX Birmingham-ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

29h 35m3 stops Dublin Stockholm Arlanda Kastrup Copenhagen

7:15 pm - 9:05 pmORD Chicago O'Hare Intl-BHX Birmingham

19h 50m2 stops Kastrup Copenhagen Dublin

$1,266Multiple Airlines

Sat, Sep 19 - Sat, Sep 26

9:20 am - 6:19 pmBHX Birmingham-MDW Chicago Midway

14h 59m2 stops Amsterdam Schiphol Minneapolis St Paul

10:03 am - 8:35 amMDW Chicago Midway-BHX Birmingham

16h 32m2 stops Minneapolis St Paul Amsterdam Schiphol

$1,565Delta

Thu, Sep 17 - Fri, Oct 16

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British Airways flights from Birmingham to Chicago

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British Airways

Dec 4

BHX12:20 pmBirmingham

12h 00m

1 stop

ORD6:20 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

Dec 11

ORD8:05 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

9h 45m

1 stop

BHX11:50 amBirmingham

$804

British Airways

Nov 25

BHX8:20 amBirmingham

36h 16m

2 stops

ORD2:36 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

Nov 29

ORD3:55 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

18h 10m

1 stop

BHX4:05 pmBirmingham

$840

British Airways

Nov 25

BHX8:20 amBirmingham

36h 16m

2 stops

ORD2:36 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

Nov 29

ORD3:55 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

18h 10m

1 stop

BHX4:05 pmBirmingham

$841

Aer Lingus flights from Birmingham to Chicago

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Aer Lingus

Nov 7

BHX8:20 amBirmingham

11h 50m

1 stop

ORD2:10 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

Nov 22

ORD8:05 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

14h 00m

1 stop

BHX4:05 pmBirmingham

$712

Aer Lingus

Nov 6

BHX1:20 pmBirmingham

11h 00m

1 stop

ORD6:20 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

Nov 22

ORD8:05 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

14h 00m

1 stop

BHX4:05 pmBirmingham

$715

Aer Lingus

Nov 13

BHX1:25 pmBirmingham

10h 55m

1 stop

ORD6:20 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

Nov 23

ORD8:05 pmChicago O'Hare Intl

14h 00m

1 stop

BHX4:05 pmBirmingham

$744

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BirminghamChicago

BHX Birmingham - ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

BHXORD

Birmingham

Sat 11/21

6:45 am-5:20 pm

2 stops16h 35m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Sat 11/28

6:30 pm-9:10 pm

2 stops20h 40m

$635

BirminghamChicago

BHX Birmingham - ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

BHXORD

Birmingham

Fri 11/6

6:15 am-6:20 pm

1 stop18h 05m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Wed 11/11

3:55 pm-7:40 am

1 stop9h 45m

$646

BirminghamChicago

BHX Birmingham - ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

BHXORD

Birmingham

Sat 11/14

6:45 am-2:10 pm

1 stop13h 25m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Sat 11/21

3:55 pm-9:00 am

1 stop11h 05m

$691

BirminghamChicago

BHX Birmingham - ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

BHXORD

Birmingham

Sat 11/21

6:45 am-2:10 pm

1 stop13h 25m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Sat 11/28

3:55 pm-7:50 am

1 stop9h 55m

$692

BirminghamChicago

BHX Birmingham - ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

BHXORD

Birmingham

Sun 10/11

8:30 am-7:15 pm

1 stop16h 45m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Sun 10/18

9:00 pm-2:45 pm

1 stop11h 45m

$693

BirminghamChicago

BHX Birmingham - ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

BHXORD

Birmingham

Wed 10/14

8:30 am-7:15 pm

1 stop16h 45m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Wed 10/21

3:45 pm-7:55 am

1 stop10h 10m

$693

BirminghamChicago

BHX Birmingham - ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

BHXORD

Birmingham

Thu 10/1

8:50 am-7:15 pm

1 stop16h 25m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Wed 10/14

3:45 pm-11:35 am

1 stop13h 50m

$697

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BirminghamChicago

BHX Birmingham - ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

BHXORD

Birmingham

Thu 10/29

8:10 am-3:10 pm

1 stop12h 00m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Thu 11/5

3:55 pm-8:55 am

1 stop11h 00m

$708

BirminghamChicago

BHX Birmingham - ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

BHXORD

Birmingham

Sat 11/7

8:20 am-2:10 pm

1 stop11h 50m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Sun 11/22

8:05 pm-4:05 pm

1 stop14h 00m

$712

BirminghamChicago

BHX Birmingham - ORD Chicago O'Hare Intl

BHXORD

Birmingham

Fri 11/6

1:20 pm-6:20 pm

1 stop11h 00m

Chicago O'Hare Intl

Sun 11/22

8:05 pm-4:05 pm

1 stop14h 00m

$715

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What is the typical price of a round-trip flight between Birmingham and Chicago?

Prices are currently low for flights on this route.

Typical prices usually range from $859 to $960.
The lowest price recently found on this route was $635.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Chicago?

The month of March is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Chicago from Birmingham, with most prices found around $815. If you’re not able to fly to Chicago in March, then February is your next best option. Flight prices from Birmingham to Chicago during February average around $828.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Birmingham to Chicago?

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Chicago from Birmingham when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Chicago for around $936 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Chicago from Birmingham for as low as $799 on momondo.

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Best Price Found	$659
Fastest flight time	11h 50m
Direct flights	None

The best one-way flight to Chicago from Birmingham in the past 72 hours is $659. The best round-trip flight deal from Birmingham to Chicago found on momondo in the last 72 hours is $635.

The fastest flight from Birmingham to Chicago takes 11h 50m

There are no direct flights from Birmingham to Chicago. There are no popular flight routes from Birmingham to Chicago.

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Frequently asked questions about flying from Birmingham to Chicago

How far is Birmingham to Chicago by plane?
Chicago is 3847.2 mi away from Birmingham. A reasonable flight in good conditions will take 11h 50m.
When did momondo last update prices for flights from Birmingham Airport to Chicago?
Prices for flights from Birmingham Airport to Chicago are updated daily.
How many operators does momondo search for flights from Birmingham Airport to Chicago?
As of September 2026, there is 1 operator available to choose from for flights from Birmingham Airport to Chicago.
How old do you have to be to fly from Birmingham Airport to Chicago?
Although the minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UMNR) service may have their own age limits, which could be impacted by factors such as flight length, timing, and layovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel from Birmingham Airport to Chicago.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Chicago?
The travel and health documents you'll need for your trip to Chicago may differ based on your itinerary and personal situation. Typically, you should have several documents on hand, such as a national ID card or driver's license and a passport that is valid for six months after your intended arrival at Chicago. It is always advisable to seek advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.

Best airlines flying from Birmingham to Chicago

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