✈ EZE → ORD

11H 31M IN A METAL TUBE. 5,623 MILES. EARN THE LEG.

Flight time
11h 31m
Distance
5,623 mi
Or
9,049 km
Jet lag
2h

Flight from Buenos Aires to Chicago

From Ezeiza (EZE), Argentina South America  →  O'Hare (ORD), USA North America

↔ Flying the other way? Chicago → Buenos Aires

How long is the flight from Buenos Aires to Chicago?

A nonstop flight from Buenos Aires (EZE) to Chicago (ORD) takes about 11 hours 31 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 5,623 miles (9,049 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

11h 31m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

5,623 mi

9,049 km · great-circle

Avg speed

785 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Buenos Aires timezone

UTC-3

America/Argentina/Buenos_Aires

Chicago timezone

UTC-5

America/Chicago

Time difference

-2h

2 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~1.4d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.

✈ Flight 1339 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1547 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 371 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.