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The cheapest month for flights from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport to Edinburgh is January, where tickets cost £490 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is £1,307 and £961 respectively.

No, with an average price for the route of £714, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

In the past 5 days, the cheapest return tickets from Chicago to Edinburgh were found on Scandinavian Airlines (£637) and JetBlue (£640).

There is just one airline that flies from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport to Edinburgh direct and that is Aer Lingus. The best return deal found from Aer Lingus for the route is £345.

Weekly flights between Chicago and Edinburgh historically see delays in approximately 34% of cases, with the average delay over the past year being 187 minutes.

Typically, flights leaving at night tend to face fewer delays, whereas flights in the evening have historically encountered delays more often.

Statistically, Tuesday is the day of the week with the fewest delays on this flight route, while Sunday has typically experienced more delays than other days.

Based on our data, United Airlines have experienced the fewest delays on this route in the past 12 months, with only about 34% of their flights encountering any delays.

Dublin (DUB) is the top choice – 60% of KAYAK users who clicked on one-stop flights from Chicago to Edinburgh picked an itinerary connecting there.

Flights via Reykjavik (KEF) offer the most affordable fares, with an average price of £403 for a return.

Consider flying via Toronto (YYZ) for the shortest journey. The average one-way travel time for flights connecting there is 9h 35m.

If you prefer a quick connection, London (LHR) often has the shortest stopovers from Chicago to Edinburgh, with an average time of 1h 33m.

There is only one cabin class option available for the route, which is Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

There is a maximum of 1 direct flight a day that takes off from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport and lands in Edinburgh, with an average flight time of 7h 45m. The most common departure time is 18:00 and most flights take off in the evening. Each week, there are 7 flights.