✈ ORD → MXP

CHICAGO → MILAN: 9H 24M, 4,511 MILES. WELCOME TO THE LONG GAME.

Flight time
9h 24m
Distance
4,511 mi
Or
7,260 km
Jet lag
7h

Flight from Chicago to Milan

From O'Hare (ORD), USA North America  →  Malpensa (MXP), Italy Europe

↔ Flying the other way? Milan → Chicago

How long is the flight from Chicago to Milan?

A nonstop flight from Chicago (ORD) to Milan (MXP) takes about 9 hours 24 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,511 miles (7,260 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

9h 24m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

4,511 mi

7,260 km · great-circle

Avg speed

773 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Chicago timezone

UTC-5

America/Chicago

Milan timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Rome

Time difference

+7h

7 hours ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~7d

Eastward — worse

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 1074 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1241 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 298 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.