Direct Flights from Chicago to Brussels
Brussels · Belgium
Nonstop service from ORD to BRU on United. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
Only 4 cities have a nonstop to Brussels, so this is a route worth knowing about — most travelers connect to get there.
How long to go to Brussels for, from Chicago
8h 50m in the air, 4,148 miles. Give Brussels a week: the first day goes to the journey and the jet lag, whatever you intend.
About Brussels
Brussels is the capital of Belgium and one of the three administrative regions within the country, together with Flanders and Wallonia. Apart from its role within its country, it is also an internationally important city, hosting numerous international institutions, and in particular the headquarters of NATO and the core institutions of the European Union. Due to that, it is sometimes referred to informally as the capital of the EU, and even used as a metonym for the EU institutions.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Brussels
- The Atomium is a landmark modernist building in Brussels, Belgium, originally constructed as the centrepiece of the 1958 Brussels World's Fair.
- The Cathedral of Our Lady is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Antwerp, Belgium. Today's seat of the Diocese of Antwerp started in 1352 and, although the first stage of construction was ended in 1521, has never been fully co…
- The Plantin–Moretus Museum is a printing museum in Antwerp, Belgium which focuses on the work of the 16th-century printers Christophe Plantin and Jan Moretus.
- The Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula, usually shortened to the Cathedral of St. Gudula or St. Gudula by locals, is a medieval Catholic cathedral in central Brussels, Belgium.
- The Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium are a group of art museums in Brussels, Belgium.
- The FIAPF, created in 1933, is an organization composed of 36 film producers associations from 30 countries. Its Secretariat is located in Brussels, Belgium.
- Saint Bavo's Cathedral, also known as Sint-Baafs Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Ghent, Belgium.
- The Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp is a museum in Antwerp, Belgium, founded in 1810, that houses a collection of paintings, sculptures and drawings from the fourteenth to the twentieth centuries.
- St. Rumbold's Cathedral is the Roman Catholic metropolitan archiepiscopal cathedral in Mechelen, Belgium, dedicated to Saint Rumbold, Christian missionary and martyr who founded an abbey nearby.
- The Museum of Fine Arts an art museum in Ghent, Belgium, is situated at the East side of the Citadelpark.
- The Horta Museum is a museum in Brussels, Belgium, dedicated to the life and work of the architect Victor Horta and his time.
- The Rubenshuis is the former home and workshop of Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640) in Antwerp. Purchased in 1610, Rubens had the Flemish townhouse renovated and extended on the basis of designs by Rubens himself.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Brussels weather, compared with Chicago
Within 1° of Chicago on the annual average, so pack much as you would at home — but the two cities do not track each other month to month:
- January
- Brussels 43°F · Chicago 31°F · 11° warmer
- April
- Brussels 58°F · Chicago 59°F · much the same
- July
- Brussels 74°F · Chicago 84°F · 11° colder
- October
- Brussels 59°F · Chicago 62°F · 4° colder
January bottoms out near 43°F — a real coat, not a layer. Brussels is the steadier of the two, moving 31° between its coldest and warmest months where Chicago moves 53°.
Daily highs averaged from Meteostat station records (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Brussels
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Brussels is May–September, when daytime highs are a comfortable 64–74°F.
- How long to stay
- Brussels rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Atomium, Cathedral of Our Lady (Antwerp), and Plantin–Moretus Museum and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Chicago to Brussels?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Chicago (ORD) to Brussels (BRU) on United.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Chicago to Brussels?
- United flies nonstop between Chicago (ORD) and Brussels (BRU).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Chicago to Brussels?
- There is about 1 nonstop departure per day (roughly 7 per week) from Chicago to Brussels.
- How far is Brussels from Chicago?
- Brussels is about 4,148 miles from Chicago by air.
- Is there a direct flight from Chicago to Belgium?
- Yes — Brussels (BRU) has nonstop service from Chicago on United, making it a nonstop gateway to Belgium.
- What is there to do in Brussels?
- Popular things to do include Atomium, Cathedral of Our Lady (Antwerp), Plantin–Moretus Museum, Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula, and more.
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