✈ ORD → TLV
12H 34M FLIGHT. YOU WILL CRY DURING A ROMCOM. IT'S FINE.
Flight from Chicago to Tel Aviv
From O'Hare (ORD), USA North America → Ben Gurion (TLV), Israel Middle East
How long is the flight from Chicago to Tel Aviv?
A nonstop flight from Chicago (ORD) to Tel Aviv (TLV) takes about 12 hours 34 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 6,166 miles (9,924 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
12h 34m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
6,166 mi
9,924 km · great-circle
Avg speed
790 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Chicago timezone
UTC-5
America/Chicago
Tel Aviv timezone
UTC+3
Asia/Jerusalem
Time difference
+8h
8 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~8d
Eastward — worse
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.