✈ BKK → ORD
17H 8M FLIGHT. YOU WILL FORGET WHAT GRASS LOOKS LIKE.
Flight from Bangkok to Chicago
From Suvarnabhumi (BKK), Thailand Asia → O'Hare (ORD), USA North America
How long is the flight from Bangkok to Chicago?
A nonstop flight from Bangkok (BKK) to Chicago (ORD) takes about 17 hours 8 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 8,551 miles (13,762 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
17h 8m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
8,551 mi
13,762 km · great-circle
Avg speed
803 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Bangkok timezone
UTC+7
Asia/Bangkok
Chicago timezone
UTC-5
America/Chicago
Time difference
-12h
12 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~8.4d
Westward — easier
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.