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✈ ORD → MEX

3H 59M FLIGHT. 1,689 MILES. YOUR PHONE WILL DIE.

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

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