✈ LAX → ORD

4H 5M FROM LOS ANGELES TO CHICAGO. THAT'S A WORK SHIFT.

Flight time
4h 5m
Distance
1,741 mi
Or
2,802 km
Jet lag
2h

Flight from Los Angeles to Chicago

From LAX (LAX), USA North America  →  O'Hare (ORD), USA North America

↔ Flying the other way? Chicago → Los Angeles

How long is the flight from Los Angeles to Chicago?

A nonstop flight from Los Angeles (LAX) to Chicago (ORD) takes about 4 hours 5 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 1,741 miles (2,802 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

4h 5m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

1,741 mi

2,802 km · great-circle

Avg speed

686 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Los Angeles timezone

UTC-7

America/Los_Angeles

Chicago timezone

UTC-5

America/Chicago

Time difference

+2h

2 hours ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~2d

Eastward — worse

CO₂ footprint per passenger

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

✈ Flight 342 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 479 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 115 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.7× a car driven alone over the same distance.