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$178 Find cheap flights from Chicago to London Gatwick Airport

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Cheap flight deals from Chicago to Gatwick (CHI-LGW)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Chicago to Gatwick that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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8:25 pm - 8:50 pmORD-LGW
18h 25m2 stops
4:35 pm - 3:30 pmLGW-ORD
28h 55m1 stop
$480TAP AIR PORTUGAL
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Sun, Nov 3 - Tue, Nov 5
6:00 pm - 2:00 pmORD-LGW
14h 00m1 stop
3:55 pm - 4:30 pmLGW-ORD
29h 35m1 stop
$487TAP AIR PORTUGAL
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Wed, Oct 23 - Thu, Oct 31
11:14 am - 6:20 amORD-LGW
13h 06m1 stop
9:00 pm - 10:14 amLGW-ORD
42h 14m2 stops
Wed, Oct 9 - Sun, Oct 27
10:00 am - 7:00 amORD-LGW
15h 00m1 stop
9:00 pm - 10:14 amLGW-ORD
42h 14m2 stops
Mon, Oct 21 - Sun, Oct 27
10:15 pm - 11:45 amORD-LGW
31h 30m1 stop
1:00 pm - 6:15 pmLGW-ORD
11h 15m1 stop
$554Icelandair
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Fri, Sep 13 - Fri, Sep 20
7:30 pm - 11:45 amORD-LGW
10h 15m1 stop
1:00 pm - 6:15 pmLGW-ORD
11h 15m1 stop
$566Icelandair
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Mon, Sep 9 - Fri, Sep 27
11:50 am - 8:35 amORD-LGW
14h 45m2 stops
3:05 pm - 8:17 amLGW-ORD
23h 12m2 stops
$575American Airlines
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Wed, Oct 9 - Tue, Oct 15
1:04 pm - 8:10 amORD-LGW
13h 06m1 stop
3:05 pm - 11:36 pmLGW-ORD
14h 31m2 stops
$576American Airlines
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Wed, Oct 9 - Wed, Oct 23
11:50 am - 8:10 amORD-LGW
14h 20m1 stop
3:05 pm - 8:42 amLGW-ORD
23h 37m1 stop
$612British Airways
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Tue, Oct 1 - Fri, Oct 11
10:20 pm - 4:35 pmORD-LGW
12h 15m1 stop
2:30 pm - 1:42 pmLGW-ORD
29h 12m1 stop
$668British Airways
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Tue, Jun 18 - Tue, Jul 9

Flights from Chicago to Gatwick - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Chicago to Gatwick to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Chicago to London Gatwick Airport?

The average price of all flights from Chicago to London Gatwick Airport clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to London Gatwick Airport on a Friday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Tuesday is the most expensive day to fly from Chicago to London Gatwick Airport. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Monday and avoiding Fridays for the best deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Chicago to London Gatwick Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Chicago to London Gatwick Airport, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.
The cheapest month for flights from Chicago to London Gatwick Airport is February, where tickets cost $563 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and July, where the average cost of tickets is $1,359 and $1,118 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Chicago to London Gatwick Airport?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Chicago to London Gatwick Airport, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price on the flight from Chicago to London Gatwick Airport, you should book around 1 day before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 63 days before departure.

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April

High season

September

Cheapest flight

$178
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 23% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 10% lower on average.
Flight from Chicago Midway Airport to London Gatwick Airport

When to book flights from Chicago to Gatwick

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Chicago to Gatwick based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking Chicago to London Gatwick Airport flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Chicago to London Gatwick Airport?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Chicago to London Gatwick Airport was $178 for a one-way ticket and $480 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Chicago and London Gatwick Airport?

    A passport is required to fly from Chicago to London Gatwick Airport.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Chicago to London Gatwick Airport?

    When flying out of Chicago you will be using one of these airports: Chicago Midway or Chicago O'Hare Intl. You will be landing at London Gatwick.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Chicago to London Gatwick Airport?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Chicago to London Gatwick Airport?

    Star Alliance, oneworld, and SkyTeam are the airline alliances operating flights between Chicago and London Gatwick Airport, with SkyTeam being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Chicago to London, American Airlines or Icelandair?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Chicago to London are American Airlines and Icelandair. With an average price for the route of $686 and an overall rating of 7.3, American Airlines is the most popular choice. Icelandair is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $675 and an overall rating of 7.1.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Chicago to London Gatwick Airport?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Chicago to London Gatwick Airport.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Chicago to London Gatwick Airport?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to London Gatwick Airport from Chicago is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Chicago to London Gatwick Airport?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to London Gatwick Airport with an airline and back to Chicago with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Chicago to London Gatwick Airport?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to London Gatwick Airport from Chicago up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top 5 airlines serving from Chicago to Gatwick

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Chicago to London. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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7.3
American AirlinesOverall score based on 14677 reviews
7.1Entertainment
7.2Comfort
8.0Crew
7.6Boarding
6.6Food
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Terrible boarding , Business class seats are sub standard. As usual crew will miss your food too

4.0 OkayArun, Apr 2024CLT - LHR
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Terrible boarding , Business class seats are sub standard. As usual crew will miss your food too

Just get Economy Plus for international flights, so worth it the extra room, bigger seats…

It was spectacular. I had basic Economy and was given so much space and their seats lean back so far. Staff was superb, food was superb, everything was superb, Finnair is Fantastic.

Good flights. Departure and arrivals were on time. DFW was a little problematic in that the Skytrain without prior notice bypassed the Echo terminal so that delayed my arrival at my connecting flight.

Because I can’t stand very long in one place, I was allowed to reword.

The return trip was a customer service disaster. American Airlines needs an overhaul of how they treat their customers.

Was flying in premium eco and there were around 5-6 movies I wanted to watch and none of those could I play for some reasons. Not just me we checked w the person sitting next to me. Few of the movies were only playable :( Also that was not great that we couldn't upgrade to business however tried to, many times before the flight :(

You cancelled my flight by email then made it very difficult to get in contact with you. Then put me in a flight with a long layover in Mexico returning to the wrong airport in uk. Mind blowing my stressful. I missed see my grand dad because of you.

This was not the BA business class it used to be. Mediocre food, attendants seemed stretched thin. All the little luxuries that used to make BA business fun were missing. Flight delayed and the explanation given was they forgot to pick up crew - I hope I misheard! Transfer in LHR “sticky” - we thought we had way too much time at 3hours but it was needed. Next time will try different route.

Always getting updates by email very easy to check in on line. There was plenty of checking in staff to get you all through. It was nice that the flight attendants took time to talk to you and were interested in your holiday.

The flight was half full and I presume that the next few days are even less busy not sure why they are still charging a premium to change a flight.

Are Longus was fine. I booked thru Kayak and was unable to get my business class seat early. Sat next to galley. Crew forgot to wake me for breakfast.

I loved how they arrange boarding (starting with people seated in back and moving to the front). Flight crew was very polite and welcoming. Seating was ok, I felt like there was enough leg space however it is noticeable when the passenger in front of you sets their seat back.

Short flight so not much to rate. Surprised I had to pay for a soda.

Nice to be on a flight that wasn't fully booked so there were only two of us in the three seat row.

The only problem was there are games on the entertaiment system. The guy behind me played poker the entire time and poking the back of my seat. I hope they remove these.

Very good need to offer better choice of food for business

Great travel. Wonderful experience. Hope to do it again in the near future. God willing

Aer Lingus doesn't have plug ins for devices at each seat. They also did not give me a dairy free meal as requested and confirmed by staff. It was as if I had not requested anything. Otherwise, they were great!

The transatlantic flight was wonderful. The regional reminded me of jet blue. Crazy and packed. Not enough overhead space and tough on elderly.

Decent service - nice seats. Crew were not overly attentive but can’t complain overall for the money

Very nice flight, easy connections in Keflavík, and friendly crew.

I will never fly this airline again. Checking in was poor , we had to go back to the check in counter at Raleigh - Durham international airport three times because they didn’t issue my boarding pass but rather duplicated my husband’s twice which caused a big headache at the passport control at the airport which triggered security alert and wouldn’t let us pass through we we had to wait for long time to be able to explain and clear everything after talking to the supervisor.. No food on the plane , not even crackers. No food was offered to buy ether . No ear phone was provided . Very little time to make from one plane to another and nobody to assist with smooth transition. Flight itself , we felt safe so thank you to the pilots . But customer service was terrible . We spent $ 2500 on 2 tickets, so I cannot say that service was consistent with the price .

Seats are way too much now with these new airplanes especially long flights like we had. I was 7 month pregnant and in a lot of discomfort due to small seats.

Food was horrible. This wasn’t business class. No leg space, can’t sleep in row position, huge delay

I liked how easy my transfers between flights in Keflavik were. I would have appreciated more food options in Keflavik.

The plane was flaming hot! Could not breathe. Everyone coughing from heat. Awful.

My biggest problem was the flight from KEF to DUB was delayed, which caused me to miss my connecting flight in DUB and we were forced into an unplanned 10-hour layover in DUB. Crew and boarding staff were all very friendly but this was a real inconvenience and especially uncomfortable for my disabled wife.

Not much! This was my first flight with Iceland air and unfortunately it wasn’t what I have expected. My luggage is lost nothing as of yet where it was left. Not a good service at all!!

The seat size was more like a domestic than an international flight. In fact, i would compare the ammenities, quality and service to a short hall ryan air flight, which was unexpected for an international flight. The plane was extremely hot so sleeping was difficult. My biggest complaint was that they are very strict on carry on luggage only allowing it to weigh 10kg/22lb. I try to limit myself to a carryon so i don't have to mess with bagage claim, but the wieght restriction made it impossible. I have never had a carry on weight restriction (at least enforced) on an international flight. Will not be including them in future searches.

Try to humanize onboarding and take AI out. It's embarrassing and useless

Disappointed everytime. The app doesn't load the boarding passes. They have lots of agent that seem to be busy doing nothing with a long line waiting to get paper boarding passes. Food choices are poor. Entertainment is less than entertaining.

Horrible experience. Nothing to give to kids to keep them entertained.

Trouble keeps changing the time and I was booked different flight without knowing it was bad experience

I ended up buying (for $340) "extra space" seats because I my flying partner was given a STY boarding pass, leading me to conclude that she was on standby and that we had to buy seats on the flight. I later learned that the flight was not sold out and that we could have gotten on as usual. To be honest, I felt swindled.

This flight is always a cramped bus. The gate area was inadequate and announcements were hard to hear. The flight was delayed 45 minutes to an hour by a broken aircraft door, making our total delay from Vilnius 5 hours.

I'm Canadian. I have the unfortunate experience of pretty not having the choice to fly with them. THEY ARE TERRIBLE.

The process overall was pretty seamless, and the crew were very friendly (especially Michael). Considering we booked expecting Lufthansa and the flight was operated by United, it was still a very good service and journey overall. The in-flight entertainment was great, with lots of quality options. One slight negative was that I had selected a vegetarian meal prior to flying, but received a vegan one. I think there should be more dietary options as it meant I missed out on some food that I would have preferred (and it seemed like the standard meals and snacks had a vegetarian option anyway). There was also a group of people who were moving around a lot and being generally disruptive at the quietest part of the flight, when the lights were off and most people were sleeping. I would have appreciated staff stepping in to encourage them to be mindful of others). Towards the end of the flight (which was very early in the morning in both time zones), the lights suddenly came on and breakfast was served. In my opinion, this was too early, and everyone was rudely awoken from sleep. After breakfast was cleared away, the lights went off again for about 45 minutes, allowing people to sleep some more. Then the lights came on again for landing. It seems like if they had served breakfast later, the lights on-lights off-lights on shenanigans could have been avoided, and people could have slept longer (and staff could have rested longer too).

You only get a chocolate square and small bottle of water.!

to be bussed around the airport, then have to sit on the plane for an hour whilst the plane was deiced not once, but twice, then to have to wait for a tug driver is unacceptable. The Captain was very good at communicating.

The seats were tiny, being of a fairly petite build, I don’t usually expect to feel crammed and cramped in a seat, but I definitely was on this flight. I couldn’t even bend over to get anything out from under the seat in front and getting up to go to the bathroom at night with the seat backs reclined was nearly impossible. I had to do gymnastics to get over and out. For an airline that does long flights overnight, it’s kind of ridiculous.

British Airways planes are too old verses other airlines, followed by luggage not turning up, with a customer service team unhelpful in trying to locate or send to hotel was appalling. 3 days without suitcases on a leg that flies 2 x daily.

As expected for a BA long haul flight in economy - you get what you pay for. Good leg space, in flight entertainment and food and drink provided. Staff on the return flight (overnight) we're a bit brisk and just wanted to get everyone fed and watered before turning the lights down. We're vegetarian so ordered it separately through the booking, although when we were in flight we realised there was a normal and vegetarian option anyway, and we were given vegan. This is fine, however on the return trip we were told there were no more specially ordered meals left, so be aware in case you have specific dietary requirements.

Quick boarding Clean aircraft Departure delayed but landed early Evening wrap was very good, breakfast was okay.

Terrible. The flight from Islamabad to London took 3 hours more then previously planned, I missed my connection to Chicago, and instead had to go New York, spend an extra day before arriving at my final destination. The return leg of the journey was similar. The connection time in Qatar was shrinked to less then an hour unannounced, I had to scramble to barely make it to my flight to Islamabad. Terrible experience, never using British airways again.

We were kept waiting at the gate for 2 hours without explanation

The crew on this flight were attentive, efficient and friendly. It really made for an enjoyable flight.

Suite door was jammed but seat itself was very comfortable.

On boarding, I used the bathroom. There was dirt (perhaps food) on the bathroom floor, and the sink in the bathroom was overflowing (old dirty water in the sink). There was zero entertainment, no charging capabilities for phones, and there was no food. The only complimentary beverage was a cup of water. This is atrocious for a 4 hour international flight. British Airways should be embarassed!

I was unable to input the API information in online. I phoned and a member of staff input it for me, however when I went to check in online was told that I had not entered the API needed. It took 7 seperate calls to get all the information added. I added bags separately to booking the flights. When I went to check bags in at the airport and print the lable the machine kept telling me I didn't have bags, despite the online information telling me that I had. A helpful member of staff at Gatwick sorted and printed the lables.

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Chicago to London found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
9/25Wed
1 stop
28h 47mMDW-LGW
$178
9/16Mon
1 stop
28h 47mMDW-LGW
$179
9/16Mon
1 stop
28h 47mMDW-LGW
$180
9/18Wed
1 stop
27h 45mORD-LGW
$184
9/4Wed
1 stop
28h 47mMDW-LGW
$186
10/6Sun
1 stopIcelandair
10h 15mORD-LGW
$238
10/20Sun
1 stopIcelandair
10h 15mORD-LGW
$250
10/8Tue
1 stopIcelandair
10h 15mORD-LGW
$255
8/19Mon
1 stopIcelandair
10h 20mORD-LGW
$295
9/9Mon
1 stopJetBlue
14h 08mORD-LGW
$417

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Last minute flights from Chicago to Gatwick

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from Chicago to London that are departing in the next 10 days.
5/13Mon
multi-stopDelta
16h 55mORD-LGW
5/29Wed
multi-stopDelta
14h 11mLGW-ORD
$634
5/12Sun
multi-stopDelta
16h 55mORD-LGW
5/22Wed
multi-stopDelta
14h 11mLGW-ORD
$644
5/11Sat
multi-stopDelta
16h 55mORD-LGW
10/24Thu
multi-stopDelta
15h 00mLGW-ORD
$674
5/9Thu
multi-stopIberia
11h 35mORD-LGW
5/13Mon
multi-stopIberia
23h 40mLGW-ORD
$694
5/9Thu
multi-stopLufthansa
12h 25mORD-LGW
5/15Wed
multi-stopLufthansa
25h 10mLGW-ORD
$753
5/9Thu
multi-stopLufthansa
19h 00mORD-LGW
5/22Wed
multi-stopLufthansa
25h 10mLGW-ORD
$763
5/9Thu
multi-stopBritish Airways
11h 35mORD-LGW
5/12Sun
multi-stopBritish Airways
33h 30mLGW-ORD
$781
5/12Sun
multi-stopIberia
11h 35mORD-LGW
5/21Tue
multi-stopIberia
23h 40mLGW-ORD
$930
5/12Sun
multi-stopIcelandair
21h 05mORD-LGW
6/4Tue
multi-stopIcelandair
11h 15mLGW-ORD
$1,109
5/13Mon
multi-stopIcelandair
21h 05mORD-LGW
5/29Wed
multi-stopIcelandair
11h 15mLGW-ORD
$1,113

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London Gatwick Airport (LGW)United Kingdom

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