✈ ORD → MEX

3H 59M FROM CHICAGO TO MEXICO CITY. THAT'S A WORK SHIFT.

Flight time
3h 59m
Distance
1,689 mi
Or
2,718 km
Jet lag
1h

Flight from Chicago to Mexico City

From O'Hare (ORD), USA North America  →  Benito Juárez (MEX), Mexico North America

↔ Flying the other way? Mexico City → Chicago

How long is the flight from Chicago to Mexico City?

A nonstop flight from Chicago (ORD) to Mexico City (MEX) takes about 3 hours 59 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 1,689 miles (2,718 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

3h 59m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

1,689 mi

2,718 km · great-circle

Avg speed

682 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Chicago timezone

UTC-5

America/Chicago

Mexico City timezone

UTC-6

America/Mexico_City

Time difference

-1h

1 hour behind

Jet lag (rough)

~0.7d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 332 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 465 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 111 kg CO₂

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