✈ ORD → BKK
17H 8M FROM CHICAGO TO BANGKOK. THIS IS NOT TRAVEL. THIS IS ENDURANCE.
Flight from Chicago to Bangkok
From O'Hare (ORD), USA North America → Suvarnabhumi (BKK), Thailand Asia
How long is the flight from Chicago to Bangkok?
A nonstop flight from Chicago (ORD) to Bangkok (BKK) 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
Chicago timezone
UTC-5
America/Chicago
Bangkok timezone
UTC+7
Asia/Bangkok
Time difference
+12h
12 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~12d
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.