✈ ORD → KUL
18H 33M, 9,289 MILES. YOUR ANCESTORS WALKED LESS THAN THIS.
Flight from Chicago to Kuala Lumpur
From O'Hare (ORD), USA North America → KLIA (KUL), Malaysia Asia
↔ Flying the other way? Kuala Lumpur → Chicago
How long is the flight from Chicago to Kuala Lumpur?
A nonstop flight from Chicago (ORD) to Kuala Lumpur (KUL) takes about 18 hours 33 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 9,289 miles (14,949 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
18h 33m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
9,289 mi
14,949 km · great-circle
Avg speed
806 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Chicago timezone
UTC-5
America/Chicago
Kuala Lumpur timezone
UTC+32
Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
Time difference
+37h
37 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~37d
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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