Direct Flights from Chicago to Barcelona
Barcelona · Spain
Nonstop service from ORD to BCN on American, United. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
Only 11 cities have a nonstop to Barcelona, so this is a route worth knowing about — most travelers connect to get there.
How long to go to Barcelona for, from Chicago
9h 20m in the air, 4,408 miles. Give Barcelona a week: the first day goes to the journey and the jet lag, whatever you intend.
About Barcelona
Barcelona is Spain's second largest city, with a population of nearly two million people, and the capital of Catalonia. A major port on the northeastern Mediterranean coast of Spain, Barcelona has a wide variety of attractions that bring in tourists from around the globe. The many faces of Barcelona include the medieval Old Town, and the unique street grid resulting from 19th-century urban planning. The city has long sandy beaches and green parks on the hills, pretty much side-by-side. It is also famous for a number of prominent buildings, of which the most-known are by the architect Antoni Gaudí, including his Sagrada Família, which became Barcelona's symbol to many.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Barcelona
- Park Güell is a complex of parks and gardens in Barcelona with architectural elements, located in the La Salut neighborhood of the Gràcia district in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
- The Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Saint Eulalia, also known as Barcelona Cathedral, is the seat of the archbishop of Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain.
- Santa Maria de Montserrat is an abbey of the Order of Saint Benedict located on the mountain of Montserrat in Monistrol de Montserrat, Catalonia, Spain.
- Casa Vicens is a modernist building situated in the Gràcia neighbourhood of Barcelona. It is the work of architect Antoni Gaudí and is considered to be his first major project.
- The Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, abbreviated as MNAC, is a museum of Catalan visual art located in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
- The Museu Picasso is an art museum in Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain. It houses an extensive collection of artworks by the twentieth-century Spanish artist Pablo Picasso, with a total of 4251 of his works.
- The Fundació Joan Miró is a modern art museum honoring the life and work of the Spanish artist Joan Miró, located on the hill called Montjuïc in Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain).
- The Arc de Triomf, translated: Arch of Victory, is a memorial arch in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It was built by architect Josep Vilaseca i Casanovas as the main access gate for the 1888 Barcelona World Fair.
- The Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art is a contemporary art museum situated in the Plaça dels Àngels, in El Raval neighborhood, Ciutat Vella district, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
- The FC Barcelona museum was inaugurated on 24 September 1984 under the presidency of Josep Lluís Nuñez. In 2000, the museum was renamed President Nuñez museum under the presidency of his successor, Joan Gaspart.
- The Parc de la Ciutadella is a park on the northeastern edge of Ciutat Vella, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. For decades following its creation in the mid-19th century, this park was the city's only green space.
- Barcelona Zoo is a zoo in the Parc de la Ciutadella in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The zoo used to be internationally known as the home of Snowflake, the only known albino gorilla, who died in 2003.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Barcelona weather, compared with Chicago
10° warmer than Chicago on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Barcelona 57°F · Chicago 31°F · 26° warmer
- April
- Barcelona 65°F · Chicago 59°F · 7° warmer
- July
- Barcelona 83°F · Chicago 84°F · much the same
- October
- Barcelona 72°F · Chicago 62°F · 10° warmer
Barcelona is the steadier of the two, moving 27° between its coldest and warmest months where Chicago moves 53°.
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Barcelona
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Barcelona is March–June and September–November, when daytime highs are a comfortable 62–79°F.
- How long to stay
- Barcelona rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Park Güell, Barcelona Cathedral, and Santa Maria de Montserrat Abbey and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Chicago to Barcelona?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Chicago (ORD) to Barcelona (BCN) on American, United.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Chicago to Barcelona?
- American, United fly nonstop between Chicago (ORD) and Barcelona (BCN).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Chicago to Barcelona?
- There is about 1 nonstop departure per day (roughly 7 per week) from Chicago to Barcelona.
- How far is Barcelona from Chicago?
- Barcelona is about 4,408 miles from Chicago by air.
- Is there a direct flight from Chicago to Spain?
- Yes — Barcelona (BCN) has nonstop service from Chicago on American, United, making it a nonstop gateway to Spain.
- What is there to do in Barcelona?
- Popular things to do include Park Güell, Barcelona Cathedral, Santa Maria de Montserrat Abbey, Casa Vicens, and more.
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