✈ LIS → ORD

8H 25M FROM LISBON TO CHICAGO. JET LAG IS NOW YOUR PERSONALITY.

Flight time
8h 25m
Distance
3,999 mi
Or
6,436 km
Jet lag
6h

Flight from Lisbon to Chicago

From Humberto Delgado (LIS), Portugal Europe  →  O'Hare (ORD), USA North America

How long is the flight from Lisbon to Chicago?

A nonstop flight from Lisbon (LIS) to Chicago (ORD) takes about 8 hours 25 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 3,999 miles (6,436 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

8h 25m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

3,999 mi

6,436 km · great-circle

Avg speed

765 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Lisbon timezone

UTC+1

Europe/Lisbon

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.

✈ Flight 953 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1101 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 264 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.