✈ ORD → AMS
8H 37M FLIGHT. TWO MOVIES, NO SLEEP, ONE EXISTENTIAL CRISIS.
Flight from Chicago to Amsterdam
From O'Hare (ORD), USA North America → Schiphol (AMS), Netherlands Europe
How long is the flight from Chicago to Amsterdam?
A nonstop flight from Chicago (ORD) to Amsterdam (AMS) takes about 8 hours 37 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,109 miles (6,613 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
8h 37m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
4,109 mi
6,613 km · great-circle
Avg speed
767 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Chicago timezone
UTC-5
America/Chicago
Amsterdam timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Amsterdam
Time difference
+7h
7 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~7d
Eastward — worse
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.