$280 Find Cheap Flights from Chicago to Galway

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Cheapest round-trip
$693
Typical prices: $841-$622
United Airlines
Sun 8/16Wed 8/26
ORD - SNN • Non-stop
Cheapest one-way
$280
Multiple Airlines
Sun 7/19
ORD - SNN • 2 stops
Arrival airport
You can't fly directly to Galway. It is served by Shannon (SNN), located 39.9 miles from Galway.
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Cheap Flights from Chicago to Galway (CHI-SNN)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Chicago to Galway 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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Recent round-trip flight deals from Chicago to Galway

Sun, Aug 16 - Wed, Aug 26
United Airlines Logo
6:05 pm - 7:30 am
ORD
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SNN
7h 25mnonstop
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9:30 am - 11:50 am
SNN
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ORD
8h 20mnonstop
$693United Airlines
Tue, Aug 11 - Wed, Aug 26
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6:05 pm - 7:30 am
ORD
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SNN
7h 25mnonstop
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9:30 am - 11:50 am
SNN
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ORD
8h 20mnonstop
$694United Airlines
Sun, Aug 16 - Wed, Aug 26
United Airlines Logo
1:30 pm - 10:15 am
ORD
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SNN
14h 45m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
9:30 am - 11:50 am
SNN
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ORD
8h 20mnonstop
$698United Airlines
Sun, Aug 16 - Wed, Aug 26
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4:00 pm - 10:15 am
ORD
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SNN
12h 15m
2 stops
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9:30 am - 11:50 am
SNN
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ORD
8h 20mnonstop
$702United Airlines
Tue, Aug 4 - Wed, Aug 19
Delta Logo
6:00 pm - 11:10 am
ORD
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SNN
11h 10m
1 stop
Delta Logo
1:05 pm - 9:52 pm
SNN
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ORD
14h 47m
1 stop
$708Delta
Tue, Aug 11 - Wed, Aug 26
Delta Logo
10:54 am - 11:10 am
MDW
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SNN
18h 16m
2 stops
Delta Logo
1:05 pm - 10:36 pm
SNN
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MDW
15h 31m
2 stops
$712Delta
Sun, Aug 16 - Wed, Aug 26
Multiple Airlines Logo
10:07 am - 11:10 am
ORD
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SNN
19h 03m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
1:05 pm - 4:17 pm
SNN
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ORD
33h 12m
2 stops
$712Multiple Airlines
Sun, Aug 16 - Wed, Aug 26
KLM Logo
10:07 am - 11:10 am
ORD
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SNN
19h 03m
1 stop
KLM Logo
1:05 pm - 4:51 pm
SNN
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ORD
33h 46m
2 stops
$713KLM
Tue, Aug 18 - Thu, Aug 27
Multiple Airlines Logo
1:51 pm - 11:10 am
MDW
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SNN
15h 19m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
1:05 pm - 4:15 pm
SNN
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MDW
33h 10m
2 stops
$713Multiple Airlines
Tue, Jul 21 - Mon, Aug 3
KLM Logo
11:05 am - 11:10 am
MDW
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SNN
18h 05m
2 stops
KLM Logo
1:05 pm - 4:15 pm
SNN
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MDW
33h 10m
2 stops
$909KLM
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Low seasonAugust
Cheapest flight$280
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 33% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 4% increase in price.
Flight from Chicago O'Hare Airport to Shannon

When to book flights from Chicago to Galway

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FAQs for booking flights from Chicago to Galway

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Chicago to Galway?

    When flying out of Chicago you’ll be using one of these airports: Chicago Midway or Chicago O'Hare Intl. Galway does not have its own airport so you’ll be flying into nearby Shannon airport, which is 39.9 mi away.

  • How long does a flight from Chicago to Galway take?

    Direct flights cover the 3,572 miles separating Chicago and Galway in about 7h 25m.

  • How many flights are there between Chicago and Galway?

    3 direct flights run between Chicago and Galway on a daily basis. On average, there are about 21 departures each week.

  • What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly between Chicago and Galway?

    Consider leaving on a Tuesday and avoid Wednesdays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Chicago, you’ll find the best rates on Sundays and the most expensive ones on Tuesdays.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Chicago to Galway?

    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 Galway.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Galway 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 Galway?

    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 Galway 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 Galway?

    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 Galway from Chicago up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Chicago to Galway?

    In the last 5 days, the cheapest one-way ticket between Chicago and Galway found on KAYAK was with United Airlines for $418. American Airlines offered a round-trip connection from $470 and United Airlines from $584.

Top tips for finding cheap flights from Chicago to Galway

  • There is no airport in Galway. Instead, you’ll be flying into Shannon Airport when flying between Chicago and Galway.
  • High season is considered to be May, June and July. The cheapest month to fly is August.

Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving Chicago to Galway

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Chicago to Galway? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7.4
United AirlinesOverall score based on 9808 reviews
8.1Crew
7.1Entertainment
7.7Boarding
6.6Food
7.3Comfort
Airline reviews

Smooth travel. Immediate update prior flight delay so I can arrange myself properly without too rush.

10.0 ExcellentNakin, Jun 2026
ORD - HND
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Smooth travel. Immediate update prior flight delay so I can arrange myself properly without too rush.

Boarded early; and arrived home 40 mins early. After a long flight, it’s nice to be back home early. These flights have no amenities; no snacks. So need to bring your own

A long delay. Don't travel late in the day.

Super friendly with lots of drink options an entertainment. Friendly crew.

The crew was great. Very friendly and responsive. The plane was old, small and tight. We ran out of overhead space and I had to check. Middle seat was particularly tight.

Several missed and almost missed connections. It felt like everything was being patched together last minute without enough resources and it ended up being an extremely stressful experience that basically ruined our weekend on the west coast. What a waste.

Crew was friendly. Seats are too narrow, particularly when a big person is in the adjacent seat, but I understand this is due to smaller planes usually flight into Lincoln. I have experienced several flight delays going out and coming into Lincoln airport, I say maybe 50% or higher of the flights I've taken out of this airport have been delayed.

Great flight. Boarded efficiently. Arrived early at CLT. There was no in flight entertainment on this aircraft. Great crew.

The seat was comfortable. There was a lot of turbulence. If it weren't for that,it would have been okay.

Poor communication, flight was delayed for preventable reasons. I missed my connection.

It was so much better than expected, Ohare is not such a pleasant experience but American Airlines with the new, clean aeroplane and free Wi-Fi was outstanding and the crew so pleasant and helpful.

It wa sort of on time; the cab was left with some trash

My pillow had a shoe print on it, when I asked if I can have another pillow, I was told “I’m sorry but it is one pillow per guest, do YOU want to turn it inside out” to which I responded , no thanks I will go without. This is generally not ok, but For the price tag I paid flying business this is absolutely unacceptable. Hopefully American Airlines can update their accommodations to bedding that is not tossed on the ground and stepped on, or at least have a couple of extra pillows in hand, incase someone had decided to step on the pillows for what ever reason

American Airlines II: Delay Boogaloo. Multiple gate changes, delays, boarded and then MORE delays. I hate to say this won’t matter, but posting stuff about major corporations in 2026 is a post-modern “scream into the void.” Was multiple hours late coming home, so there you go.

Our flight was cancelled while we are on our way to the airport. So, no notice. We were rescheduled to another airline with a 2 hour later takeoff and so arrived at our destination on time. We pre-paid American Airlines $190 to upgrade our seats. No refund. So no use for AA or Kayak.

Terrible, horrible, disappointing- without telling us they changed planes and moved and separated our seats to opposite sides - said they changed seats putting us together - got to airport to find no, they did not - we sat opposing sides of plane - food overly salty to inedible, never saw stewardess but once - it was terrible

The airplane was an old model, the overhead didn’t have enough room for people’s items and made boarding and boarding disappointing and stressful. Crew allowed passengers to bring more than the permitted baggage sizes.

Original flight was on time, then late, then changed gates...4 times. Once our newest plane came in, it was fine.

I almost missed my flight and they helped me out enormously

Delays experienced in boarding/take off due to incoming plane delayed. However, the boarding time/depart time in the app was significantly delayed in providing these updates. Usually not updated until an hour after we should have already boarded. Poorly managed.

We sat in our seats on the tarmac for almost 3 hours due to storms. They would not give us water or a snack. We were to depart at 7.30 pm and it was about 10.30 when we took off. No dinner until much after that. Beef type noodle dish was terrible with about a teaspoon of beef in it. The breakfast sweet waffle with egg and sausage inside was horrible. An English muffin sandwich would have been much better. Food was the worst in all of our years of traveling the world.

Our screen kept turning off ...3 times...had to get crew attention to turn it on again

They messed up my seat so I didn’t get the one I paid for

Put me on standby; flight was late; missed my connecting flight; disaster

Flight attendants were fine, seats a bit hard but I use a cushion for extra support. The only issue was it was a bit too cool and I needed to ask for and received and extra blanket. I survived!!!

Very few things and/or people are excellent. It was very good.

Extremely uncomfortable seats. Experience was like a Frontier Airlines flight. Would not fly it again.

Very, very tight legroom. They must’ve jammed in an additional few rows of seat seating. Denver to Munich was the least legroom I’ve ever had on any flight, let alone a multi hour international journey. I will not take that flight again.

In my first flight with Air Canada we sat in the plane for 4:00pm to 6:30pm. Finally we were asked to get off the plane and we were told the flight was cancelled after 7:00pm There was o clear explanation of what was the problem. I was booked without my permission on a Delta Flight at 7:30pm that was leaving at 8:00pm and I still had to go get my luggage(my final destination was Rome with one stop in Toronto. The luggage claim for Canada was closed so had to return to finally get it on the luggage belt.. Of course I missed the Delta flight and all the next day flights were booked. I also lost what I paid for my stay in Rome because I did nt cancel in time. A complete nightmare.

Good food, overall very comfy. The flight was full so obviously not optimal, but it is what it is.

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