$239 Find Cheap Flights from Chicago to Ireland

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Chicago to Ireland departing on 10/16. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
1 adult
1 adult, Economy

KAYAK searches hundreds of travel sites at once for deals on flights to Ireland

Travelers love KAYAK
41,299,237 searches in the past 7 days on KAYAK

Save 20% or moreCompare multiple travel sites with one search.

Track pricesNot ready to book? Create a price alert for when prices drop.

Bundle and saveSave money when you bundle your flight + hotel.

Filter your dealsChoose cabin class, free Wi-Fi and more.

Flights Deals
Useful Info
Flights Deals

Best Ireland Flight Deals from Chicago

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Dublin
Dublin1 stop$374
Shannon
Shannon1 stop$485
Dublin
Dublin1 stop$374
Shannon
Shannon1 stop$485

Cheap Flights from Chicago to Ireland

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Chicago to Ireland 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent round-trip flight deals from Chicago to Ireland

Mon, Oct 6 - Wed, Oct 15
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
7:15 pm - 6:15 pmORD-DUB
17h 00m1 stop
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
7:05 pm - 4:10 pmDUB-ORD
27h 05m1 stop
$374Scandinavian Airlines
Find Deal
Wed, Nov 5 - Sun, Nov 9
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
7:20 pm - 10:00 amORD-DUB
32h 40m2 stops
Scandinavian Airlines Logo
7:05 pm - 4:45 pmDUB-ORD
27h 40m1 stop
$376Scandinavian Airlines
Find Deal
Tue, Aug 5 - Tue, Aug 19
American Airlines Logo
7:10 pm - 4:10 pmORD-SNN
15h 00m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
9:15 pm - 11:55 amSNN-ORD
20h 40m1 stop
$485American Airlines
Find Deal
Tue, Aug 5 - Wed, Aug 20
American Airlines Logo
8:15 pm - 8:35 pmORD-SNN
18h 20m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
7:40 am - 6:29 pmSNN-ORD
16h 49m2 stops
$495American Airlines
Find Deal
Wed, Nov 5 - Thu, Nov 13
Aer Lingus Logo
7:40 pm - 9:00 amORD-DUB
7h 20mnonstop
Aer Lingus Logo
11:30 am - 2:00 pmDUB-ORD
8h 30mnonstop
$508Aer Lingus
Find Deal
Mon, Jul 28 - Tue, Aug 19
Aer Lingus Logo
9:15 pm - 10:40 amORD-DUB
7h 25mnonstop
Aer Lingus Logo
11:35 am - 2:00 pmDUB-ORD
8h 25mnonstop
$512Aer Lingus
Find Deal
Tue, Aug 5 - Wed, Aug 20
United Airlines Logo
6:05 pm - 7:30 amORD-SNN
7h 25mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
9:30 am - 11:45 amSNN-ORD
8h 15mnonstop
$522United Airlines
Find Deal
Tue, Aug 5 - Wed, Aug 20
United Airlines Logo
3:40 pm - 10:15 amORD-SNN
12h 35m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
9:30 am - 11:45 amSNN-ORD
8h 15mnonstop
$526United Airlines
Find Deal
Thu, Oct 23 - Sat, Nov 15
Icelandair Logo
7:25 pm - 11:05 amORD-DUB
9h 40m1 stop
Icelandair Logo
11:30 am - 5:20 pmDUB-ORD
11h 50m1 stop
$529Icelandair
Find Deal
Fri, Aug 1 - Thu, Aug 21
Icelandair Logo
7:25 pm - 1:15 pmORD-DUB
11h 50m1 stop
Icelandair Logo
2:15 pm - 9:15 pmDUB-ORD
13h 00m1 stop
$546Icelandair
Find Deal
Useful Info

KAYAK's insights & trends for Chicago to Ireland flights

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

What is the cheapest Chicago to Ireland flight route?

The cheapest price for flight routes found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks for round-trip flights from Chicago to Ireland.

The cheapest ticket to Ireland from Chicago found in the last 72 hours was to Dublin, at $526 round-trip. The most popular route is from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport (ORD) to Dublin (DUB), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $526.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Chicago to Ireland?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop layover the cheapest option at $1,845 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Chicago to Ireland?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Chicago to Ireland, 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 Ireland is February, when tickets cost $537 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and July, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $892 and $813 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Chicago to Ireland?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Chicago to Ireland clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Ireland on a Tuesday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Friday is the most expensive day to fly from Chicago to Ireland. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Wednesday and avoiding Mondays for the best deals.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Chicago to Ireland, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Chicago to Ireland, you should book around 4 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 10 weeks before departure.


Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
High seasonSeptember
Cheapest flight$239
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 18% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 13% lower on average.
Flight from Chicago O'Hare Airport to Dublin

FAQs - booking Ireland flights

  • How do you get downtown from the Dublin Airport?

    You can take a public bus from the airport into the city of Dublin. The airport bus will take you to Sutton Station. From here, you can take another bus to your final destination. Go to Zone 15, which is close to the atrium, an attached hall to the airport. Taxis are also available for transportation from the airport into the city. The taxi stand is outside of Terminals 1 and 2.

  • What airport should I choose when flying into Ireland?

    Dublin is one of the largest cities in Ireland. It is also just a short drive from the big cities of Louth and Belfast, making this a convenient airport to fly into if you're visiting eastern or northern Ireland. If you're visiting southern Ireland, you might want to fly into Cork Airport, which is a short drive from the cities of Cork and Waterford. Shannon Airport is within close proximity of Munster.

  • Are there car rental companies at any of the airports?

    There are numerous car rental agencies at the Dublin Airport. The offices are outside of Terminal 2. At Cork Airport, the car rental agencies are located in the arrival hall. If you've flown into Shannon Airport, you can also rent a car at the airport. Again, you'll find the offices for car rental services in its arrival hall.

  • Where can I park my car at Chicago O'Hare Airport (ORD)?

    At Chicago O'Hare Airport, there is a parking lot right next to the international terminal. International Lot D is for short-term parking only. If you need long-term parking, you'll probably want to park in one of the economy lots. These are off-site, and a shuttle will take you to the airport after parking your car.

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

    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 Ireland.

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

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

    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 from Chicago to Ireland with an airline and back with another airline.

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

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

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Ireland?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Ireland is generally in the morning, when round-trip flights cost $714 on average. Morning departures are around 7% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Ireland is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $766.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Ireland

  • Dublin Airport (DUB) is one of the busiest airports in Ireland. Other large airports in Ireland include Cork (ORK) and Shannon Airport (SNN).
  • Book a nonstop flight to Dublin from Chicago (ORD) with Aer Lingus. If flying into other airports in Ireland, you will have one or two layovers in Frankfurt, Toronto or London.
  • Relax before leaving Dublin in one of its travel lounges. There is one outside of Terminal 1, two in Terminal 2, and another for Aer Lingus passengers only.
  • Chicago O'Hare Airport (ORD) has an on-site hotel. Book a room at the Hilton Chicago O'Hare Hotel if you have an early flight. The hotel is located directly across the street from the terminals.
  • Once you land at Dublin Airport, you can exchange currency at the Bureau of Change located in the departure and arrival halls as well as the baggage claim area. There is also a currency exchange center at Shannon Airport in the customs hall and the departure lounge.
  • Dublin Airport is about 23min from the city center. Shannon Airport is 24min from the city of Clare and Cork Airport is about 20min from the center of Cork.
  • If you're looking for something to occupy your time while waiting for your flight to leave, Chicago O'Hare Airport has an art center where you can enjoy murals, paintings and sculptures.

Top 5 airlines serving from Chicago to Ireland

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Chicago to Ireland? 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 8790 reviews
6.6Food
7.7Boarding
7.3Comfort
7.0Entertainment
8.1Crew
Airline reviews

The boarding of took of late.The presentation of the food was horrable as was the tast of the food was cold and tastless.

4.0 OkayJ, May 2025ORD - EDI
Read more United Airlines reviews

The boarding of took of late.The presentation of the food was horrable as was the tast of the food was cold and tastless.

Delay and keep changing gates. I have to run around from B to C then to E.

I was charged for my daughters bag when I am supposed to receive two free checked bags with my United Explorer card.

The schedule to Moline changed 5 times. The gate changed 6 times. That is a pathetic way to run an airline. No wonder that no one in our company flies on United Express to or from Moline. Changes happen most of the time. I learned my lesson on this trip…never again!

Flight was great. Efficient boarding. Short flight. Early arrival. Friendly flight crew. The entertainment system did not work well. Could not access it until the aircraft reached 10K feet or more. Lots of glitches.

A bit rush for transit. Food and entertainment are not available

Boarding was a little difficult. The gate area at O'Hare was very small and crowded due to multiple gates in the area. Could not hear the intercom, so had to rely on signage to see when my group was boarding and the signage was blocked by passengers standing in the gate. Flight was great and we arrived in Montreal on time.

Smooth boarding process. Early departure, smooth flight, early arrival. The entertainment package has very good recent movie options. The flight crew were friendly and professional.

I do prefer to fly United and have always had excellent service, except for bad weather. Flights are on time and staff is alway curtious and helpful

They switched out gate from terminal 1 to terminal two ten minutes before boarding. So we had to make a 20 min crazy fast walk to a different terminal. Then we boarded the plane and waited for over 40 minutes until push back. Brutal

I have long legs, my foot was out in the aisle and when a flight attendant came walking by and I didn't notice, instead of saying "excuse me" or anything like that, she kicked my foot. Extremely rude

Excellent! The gate agents were kind enough to rebook me on an earlier flight saving me from a 6 hour layover. Even my luggage made it despite the fact that the connection was technically too narrow. The flight itself was very comfortable, roomy, and clean. Plenty of space for my carryon items with plugs to charge my phone. After a long international flight of 14 hours, this was an excellent way to end my travels!

Great experience. Flight boarded easily. Departed early. Smooth flight. Great arrival in DC--almost no taxing! Almost direct to gate from runway. Crew was terrific. Same cookies and beverages in main cabin. I did not use the entertainment system on this flight.

This particular flight wasn't very full at the back, so there were three seats available for spreading out and getting relatively comfortable

Most of the delay was due to weather which is not what was at issue here. One delay was due to a missing flashlight and in the end the flashlight was actually found on the plane. The entertainment system is very limited. Live TV options offer only a few channels that are not very appealing. Boarding and deplaning are always difficult. It just takes too much time to get on and off the plane. On the plus side, I missed my connecting flight, but was easily able to book a later flight from the app while enroute.

You were more on time than United. I'm so over united delays.

The meals were mediocre and the alcohol selection was poor. I enjoyed the selection of movies and other entertainment.

I chatted with the captain before the flight, and similarly during the welcome announcement, he warned of a turbulent flight that may impact the in-flight service. However, once at altitude, he announced that the weather changed and he immediately turned off the seatbelt sign. But it appeared the cabin crew had already decided to take off this flight. They remained seated and then just chatted in the galley. The flight was fully catered, but only first class received service.

My flight attendant was attentive! The elderly person next to me was flatulent and the flight attendant could see that I was in distress and brought me some face masks

My boarding pass wouldn't pull up in the app very easily and had to really dig through my email. That caused a delay in TSA..

There was no room in the seats, smallest room we've ever had and the food was awful.

I dont fly them much anymore. Other carries offere better pricing and better seating options

Seats weren't very comfortable for a long haul flight but the service made up for it.

This flight was of exactly the same high standard as the outbound leg, exactly a week earlier - except that we didn't have any food or drink because it departed at around midnight.

The Glasgow to Dublin route was very efficiently boarded, flight and landing and disembarkation were all super smooth. Dublin to JFK flight I was very pleasantly surprised overall. This was my first time on Aer Lingus and having already come off the short regional flight I was curious to know how the international flight would go. Aircraft was solid, entertainment options were better than expected, flight crew were experienced and operated like clockwork. Main entree left a little something to be desired but the snack was very tasty. Boarding and disembarkation again very smooth and pilots got us in earlier than expected. Would definitely fly again

I liked how they looked after couples by providing a row of 4 seats if available.

Food was very bad. Boarding was disorganized and messy. Crew was friendly

I believe it was short flight in plane I understand not that much compared to other airlines but weighting for checkin was too long need extra person for checkin or Atleast someone to let the customer knows don’t worry someone will be here shortly.

Seats were alarming close to the row in front of you. I didn’t do the measurements online, which I’m sure they’re available, but it seemed much tighter than other planes, but the airplane itself was well maintained and looked fairly new. My only complaint on the staff was that we’re on an international flight. Normally they give you wine with dinner and the flight attendant decided to pull some strict restrictions and wouldn’t give more than one glass of wine per person, and you could not share with your spouse, which seemed ridiculous when we have four people on the plane with us and only one person ordered wine asked for a second one and she said oh absolutely not. It’s only one per person Which on a transcontinental usually is not the case. They’re very attentive on making sure everyone is as comfortable as possible.

Boarding seemed a bit chaotic and we had to walk outside across the tarmac. Passengers of all ages had to drag carry on luggage up the outside stairway into the aircraft. There was no WiFi. Very uncomfortable crammed seats. Glad in-air time was only an hour!

Seats in premier saga class were narrow and hard. Very uncomfortable for a 5-hour flight.

Iceland airlines doesn't provide any meal on flight to and from New York, except water and soda. Airline over charge for checking in luggage. I'm really upset. If there is option to use another company, I suggest to other people use them.

I had an exit row and so was Comfortable on the long flight.

The seats on this airline are sooo small, even for a petite person. I felt like the seat tilted forward and I was fighting to stay in it. The lavatory is horribly small, with a wet floor because the sink is so small you can't help but splash the water all over when washing up.

For an economy lite experience, it's by far the best I've had. New planes, clean, great destinations. Very happy to have discovered Iceland Air.

Smooth efficient airline. Think they should have their own bag drop as the queue took 30mins to bmscan and drop

Good. Lacking overhead bin space. No food offered but you can order online or in flight and pay for snacks.

No food was served for 7.5 hrs flight. When our flight changed to other airlines due to wether issue, our seats booked with no checked in luggage when I already payed for. We end up to pay 90 euro per suitcase.

The flights were in time and the bags arrived. well done

Only serving 2 small coffee in 7.5 hrs flight with very limited choice to order food.

From boarding, to attention in flight, I couldn’t fault it.

Not having to check carry on bags when plane wasn’t full. (The told us it was)

I was in business class for the 8 hour flight where: 1. The WiFi did not work 2. The entertainment system did not work 3. We were told there were no hot drinks for the entire flight

I had an issue with the name on my ticket vs my passport name. I was very upset that the Iberia ticket clerk had no authorization to help me and I was left to fix it. It took 19 calls of persons promising to accomplish and not doing anything before I reached someone who helped me in 10 minutes. Two of them even hung up on me. I missed my original flight because of this. Terrible customer service.

The flight was delayed twice. When the crew explained about the debris causing flat tires, I was glad they took the time to change all four.

My carry-on bag was taken from me when I boarded. It was checked through to London at no charge. It took a big of shuffling, but I was glad not to need to mind it until baggage claim.

Flight boarded three hours late for no reason other than someone made a huge error in crew scheduling. We missed our connecting flight in Madrid and got zero help from American or Iberian airlines on rebooking. We had to pay for a car to take us to the Madrid train station and pay for train tickets to Santiago. We never used our booked flight to Santiago. American claims I can submit the expenses but they are not obligated to cover them. Very frustrating.

Flight delayed Service could be better Iberia staff are not really friendly

They cancelled the flight)(they said bad weather but many other flights took off) and made us wait 5 hours in line to figure out what to do. We ended up making a new flight the next day on another airlines...I hope they honor giving us our money back

The seats were way too crowded. Just because I do not have the luxury of a suite, does not mean that I want to fly from Austin to London scrunched between two people and the seat in front of me in my face. Ridiculous. I should have flown with Turkish Airlines...

Everything you need to know for your flight from Chicago to Ireland

Cabin class types available on flights to Ireland

Cabin classes available on flights to Ireland. Prices are the lowest found on KAYAK over the last 7 days. Price and availability is not guaranteed.

Not what you’re looking for? Find thousands of other hotels, flights, car rentals and package deals with KAYAK.