✈ ORD → BRU
CHICAGO → BRUSSELS: 8H 42M, 4,148 MILES. WELCOME TO THE LONG GAME.
Flight from Chicago to Brussels
From O'Hare (ORD), USA North America → Zaventem (BRU), Belgium Europe
↔ Flying the other way? Brussels → Chicago
How long is the flight from Chicago to Brussels?
A nonstop flight from Chicago (ORD) to Brussels (BRU) 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
Chicago timezone
UTC-5
America/Chicago
Brussels timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Brussels
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.
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Nearest origins
- Amsterdam → Brussels
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Long-haul to Brussels
- Auckland → Brussels
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