✈ ORD → ATL
2H 8M FLIGHT. JUST ENOUGH TIME TO REGRET CHECKING A BAG.
Flight from Chicago to Atlanta
From O'Hare (ORD), USA North America → Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL), USA North America
How long is the flight from Chicago to Atlanta?
A nonstop flight from Chicago (ORD) to Atlanta (ATL) takes about 2 hours 8 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 606 miles (976 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
2h 8m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
606 mi
976 km · great-circle
Avg speed
459 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Chicago timezone
UTC-5
America/Chicago
Atlanta timezone
UTC-4
America/New_York
Time difference
+1h
1 hour ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~1d
Eastward — worse
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3.8× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.