Cheap flights from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport to Edinburgh from $273

The month of January is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Edinburgh from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport, with most prices found around $651. If you aren’t able to travel to Edinburgh during the month of January, then flying in February is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of $735.

The cheapest day to depart from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport to Edinburgh is on a Thursday when prices can be found for as low as $1,172. Flights from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport to Edinburgh on a Friday will generally be more expensive and average around $1,426. Keep in mind that these prices on both days could fluctuate depending on the season and the demand.

Fly from Chicago O'Hare Intl to Edinburgh Turnhouse for the best Chicago O'Hare Intl - Edinburgh Turnhouse flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Edinburgh from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Edinburgh for around $1,026 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Edinburgh from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport for as low as $834 on momondo.

There are 3 cabin classes available to choose from on Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport to Edinburgh flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

You could potentially save up to 28% on your flight if you consider stops on a Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport to Edinburgh flight.

British Airways, United Airlines, and JetBlue are the most popular carriers operating from Chicago O'Hare Intl to Edinburgh Turnhouse

Icelandair, Aer Lingus and United Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Edinburgh from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport according to our data. Icelandair is the first choice among our users, with 30% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Edinburgh. Keep in mind that there are 10 different airlines that fly to Edinburgh on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 34% of flights between Chicago and Edinburgh have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 198 minutes.

Generally, flights departing at night tend to experience fewer delays. Flights in the evening have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Tuesday is statistically the day of the week which experiences the fewest number of delays on this flight route. Sunday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, United Airlines have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 35% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Dublin (DUB) was the most common stop: 48% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Reykjavik (KEF) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $592.

Flights connecting via Reykjavik (KEF) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 9h 25m.

Reykjavik (KEF) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 0h 48m.

3 flights are operational daily from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport to Edinburgh as of June 2026. The most popular departure time for this route is 6:00PM, with 100% of flights per day taking off in the evening.

The number of flights available between Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport and Edinburgh is 21 per week as of June 2026. The most frequent departure day is Mon, with 14% of weekly flights leaving on this day.