✈ ORD → JFK

2H 29M IN ECONOMY. YOUR KNEES WILL REMEMBER.

Flight time
2h 29m
Distance
738 mi
Or
1,188 km
Jet lag
1h

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.

✈ Flight 185 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 203 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 49 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.8× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.