✈ EDI → ORD
7H 51M FROM EDINBURGH TO CHICAGO. JET LAG IS NOW YOUR PERSONALITY.
Flight from Edinburgh to Chicago
From Edinburgh Airport (EDI), United Kingdom Europe → O'Hare (ORD), USA North America
How long is the flight from Edinburgh to Chicago?
A nonstop flight from Edinburgh (EDI) to Chicago (ORD) takes about 7 hours 51 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 3,702 miles (5,957 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
7h 51m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
3,702 mi
5,957 km · great-circle
Avg speed
760 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Edinburgh timezone
UTC+1
Europe/London
Chicago timezone
UTC-5
America/Chicago
Time difference
-6h
6 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~4.2d
Westward — easier
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.