FLIGHT HOP.fyi

✈ ORD → LAX

4H 5M FROM CHICAGO TO LOS ANGELES. THAT'S A WORK SHIFT.

Flight time
4h 5m
Distance
1,741 mi
Or
2,802 km
Jet lag
2h

Flight from Chicago to Los Angeles

From O'Hare (ORD), USA North America  →  LAX (LAX), USA North America

↔ Flying the other way? Los Angeles → Chicago

How long is the flight from Chicago to Los Angeles?

A nonstop flight from Chicago (ORD) to Los Angeles (LAX) takes about 4 hours 5 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 1,741 miles (2,802 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

4h 5m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

1,741 mi

2,802 km · great-circle

Avg speed

686 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Chicago timezone

UTC-5

America/Chicago

Los Angeles timezone

UTC-7

America/Los_Angeles

Time difference

-2h

2 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~1.4d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.

✈ Flight 342 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 479 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 115 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.7× a car driven alone over the same distance.

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