✈ ORD → PVG

14H 15M FROM CHICAGO TO SHANGHAI. THIS IS A LIFESTYLE NOW.

Flight time
14h 15m
Distance
7,043 mi
Or
11,334 km
Jet lag
13h

Flight from Chicago to Shanghai

From O'Hare (ORD), USA North America  →  Pudong (PVG), China Asia

How long is the flight from Chicago to Shanghai?

A nonstop flight from Chicago (ORD) to Shanghai (PVG) takes about 14 hours 15 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 7,043 miles (11,334 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

14h 15m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

7,043 mi

11,334 km · great-circle

Avg speed

796 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Chicago timezone

UTC-5

America/Chicago

Shanghai timezone

UTC+8

Asia/Shanghai

Time difference

+13h

13 hours ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~13d

Eastward — worse

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 1677 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1938 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 465 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.