✈ MAD → ORD
8H 47M FLIGHT. TWO MOVIES, NO SLEEP, ONE EXISTENTIAL CRISIS.
Flight from Madrid to Chicago
From Barajas (MAD), Spain Europe → O'Hare (ORD), USA North America
How long is the flight from Madrid to Chicago?
A nonstop flight from Madrid (MAD) to Chicago (ORD) takes about 8 hours 47 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,191 miles (6,744 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
8h 47m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
4,191 mi
6,744 km · great-circle
Avg speed
768 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Madrid timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Madrid
Chicago timezone
UTC-5
America/Chicago
Time difference
-7h
7 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~4.9d
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.