✈ BRU → ORD
BRUSSELS → CHICAGO: 8H 42M, 4,148 MILES. WELCOME TO THE LONG GAME.
Flight from Brussels to Chicago
From Zaventem (BRU), Belgium Europe → O'Hare (ORD), USA North America
How long is the flight from Brussels to Chicago?
A nonstop flight from Brussels (BRU) to Chicago (ORD) takes about 8 hours 42 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,148 miles (6,676 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
8h 42m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
4,148 mi
6,676 km · great-circle
Avg speed
768 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Brussels timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Brussels
Chicago timezone
UTC-5
America/Chicago
Time difference
-7h
7 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~4.9d
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.