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$387
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Flight from Edinburgh to Chicago

FAQs for booking flights from Scotland to Illinois

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Scotland to Illinois?

    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 Scotland to Illinois.

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

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

    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 Scotland to Illinois 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 Scotland to Illinois?

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

  • Which airlines fly most frequently to Illinois?

    Air Canada connects Scotland to Illinois with 7 flights per week and both Lufthansa and United Airlines also offer 7 flights per week.

  • How many airports are there in Illinois?

    There are 12 airports in Illinois. The busiest airport is Chicago O'Hare Airport (ORD), with 92% of all flights arriving there.

  • Which is the cheapest airport to fly into in Illinois?

    Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in Illinois is Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport (ORD), with an average flight price of $1,014.

  • What is the cheapest day to fly to Illinois?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Illinois is Thursday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $1,163. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, where round-trip prices are $1,374 on average.

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

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Illinois is generally in the morning, when round-trip flights cost $1,240 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Illinois is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,240.

  • What is the cheapest flight to Illinois?

    The cheapest ticket to Illinois from Scotland found in the last 5 days was to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport, at $1,427 round-trip. The most popular route is Edinburgh (EDI) to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport (ORD) and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was $1,427.

  • What is the cheapest month to fly from Scotland to Illinois?

    The cheapest month for flights from Scotland to Illinois is November, when tickets cost $664 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and April, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $880 and $857 respectively.

  • How far in advance should I book a flight from Scotland to Illinois?

    To get a below average price on the flight from Scotland to Illinois, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 29% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 15 weeks before departure.

  • How many cities have direct flights to Illinois?

    From Scotland, there are direct flights to Illinois from 1 city. This city is Edinburgh and there are 21 direct flights each week.

  • How many direct flights to Illinois are there each day?

    There are around 3 direct flights from within Scotland to Illinois every day. All flights depart in the morning.

  • How many direct flights to Illinois are there each week?

    Each week there are around 21 direct flights from within Scotland to Illinois. The most common day for departures is Monday, with 14% of flights taking off on this day.

  • How long is the flight to Illinois?

    An average nonstop flight from Scotland to Illinois takes 14h 00m, covering a distance of 3766 miles. The shortest route is Edinburgh (EDI) to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport (ORD) with an average flight time of 8h 30m.

  • How many long-haul flights are there to Illinois each week?

    There are not any medium-haul (3-6 hour flight duration) or short-haul (up to 3 hour flight duration) flights to Illinois. Instead, there are 21 long-haul flights (6-12 hour flight duration), with the most arriving from Edinburgh.

  • What are the most popular destinations in Illinois?

    Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Chicago (91% of total searches to Illinois). The next most popular destination is St. Louis (9%).

Reviews of the top airline flying from Scotland to Illinois

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Scotland to Illinois? 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.
7.3
Aer LingusOverall score based on 1763 reviews
7.0Entertainment
7.2Comfort
8.1Crew
6.7Food
7.5Boarding
Airline reviews

Very comfortable flight. Great service, food options, and entertainment options. With Wi-Fi!

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Aug 2026
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Very comfortable flight. Great service, food options, and entertainment options. With Wi-Fi!

Small plane. Tight seating . What can one say except that it was fast!

Caring & friendly crew. Most important: got us SAFELY to our destination!

The flights are literally always delayed arriving, boarding and taking off so they are always late for the connection. I planned ahead so I was okay but many others aren't. The food was terrible. The staff was very pleasant. I appreciate boarding back to front.

All aspects were excellent - it helped that the flight was only 2/3 full and I had no one sitting in my row. The Pre-check (US Passport Control and Customs) in Dublin made everything so easy when we arrived in Chicago.

Very nice experience. Flight had good entertainment system and good food options. Customer service was very friendly and nice as well.

The same as I stated prior. We incurred extra costs that should be reimbursed, given we were not communicated with about schedule changes.

My flight from Dublin was delayed two hours which ment that I missed my connecting flight to Phoenix. American Airlines provided a hotel room and rebooked my flight for 7:30 AM the next day. I didn't get to the room until 11 pm and I had to be at the airport the next day by 5 AM. The airlines did their best but the schedule was challenging for an 81 year old.

I like Aer Lingus so that is why I’m writing this critique so they can become better. The boarding gate was too small to board properly. Our seats were toward the back of the plane knowing we would be boarding after business class, we moved to that area after business class boarded. An Aer Lingus employee told us we couldn’t stand there. We explained we were the next group to board and wouldn’t even be able to hear when our boarding was called. She didn’t care and was not very professional. The cabin was freezing. I wouldn’t feed my dog the food. We were over an hour late coming into chicago because of weather which can’t be avoided. I asked the crew if they could make an annoucement for before whose final destination is chicago to wait and allow the people with connecting to deplane first. He said there are a lot of people with connecting flights. He said, it doesn’t matter. Well, yes it does. He could have been more considerate of his passengers.

Very pleasant staff, there was some turbulence but the captain was very apologetic and gave notice where possible.

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