Cheap flights from Chicago to Edinburgh from £208

The month of January is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Edinburgh from Chicago, with most prices found around £41. If you don’t want to visit Edinburgh in January, then you should wait until October to fly from Chicago, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of £51.

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You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Edinburgh from Chicago when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Edinburgh for around £740 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Edinburgh from Chicago for as low as £615 on momondo.

There is only 1 cabin class available to choose from on Chicago 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 33% on your flight if you consider stops on a Chicago to Edinburgh flight.

Historically, on average around 35% 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 199 minutes.

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

Tuesday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest 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 fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 35% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

As of May 2026, there are 3 flights per day flying from Chicago to Edinburgh. The most common time of day flights depart is 18:00, with 100% of flights taking off in the evening.

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