✈ ORD → JFK
2H 29M IN ECONOMY. YOUR KNEES WILL REMEMBER.
Flight from Chicago to New York
From O'Hare (ORD), USA North America → JFK (JFK), USA North America
↔ Flying the other way? New York → Chicago
How long is the flight from Chicago to New York?
A nonstop flight from Chicago (ORD) to New York (JFK) takes about 2 hours 29 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 738 miles (1,188 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
2h 29m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
738 mi
1,188 km · great-circle
Avg speed
479 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Chicago timezone
UTC-5
America/Chicago
New York timezone
UTC-4
America/New_York
Time difference
+1h
1 hour ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~1d
Eastward — worse
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3.8× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.
Flights from Chicago
Nearest destinations
- Chicago → Toronto
- Chicago → Atlanta
- Chicago → Dallas
- Chicago → Boston
- Chicago → Miami
- Chicago → Cancun
- Chicago → Las Vegas
- Chicago → Mexico City
- Chicago → Seattle
- Chicago → Los Angeles
Long-haul from Chicago
- Chicago → Bali (Denpasar)
- Chicago → Melbourne
- Chicago → Singapore
- Chicago → Kuala Lumpur
- Chicago → Sydney
- Chicago → Johannesburg
- Chicago → Bangkok
- Chicago → Cape Town
- Chicago → Auckland
- Chicago → Manila
More flights to North America
Flights to New York
Nearest origins
- Boston → New York
- Toronto → New York
- Atlanta → New York
- Miami → New York
- Dallas → New York
- Cancun → New York
- Mexico City → New York
- Las Vegas → New York
- Seattle → New York
- Vancouver → New York
Long-haul to New York
- Melbourne → New York
- Bali (Denpasar) → New York
- Sydney → New York
- Singapore → New York
- Kuala Lumpur → New York
- Auckland → New York
- Bangkok → New York
- Manila → New York
- Hong Kong → New York
- Johannesburg → New York