✈ ORD → PVG

14H 15M IN A METAL TUBE. 7,043 MILES. EARN THE LEG.

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

↔ Flying the other way? Shanghai → Chicago

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.