✈ MEL → ORD
19H 16M FLIGHT. YOU WILL FORGET WHAT GRASS LOOKS LIKE.
Flight from Melbourne to Chicago
From Tullamarine (MEL), Australia Oceania → O'Hare (ORD), USA North America
How long is the flight from Melbourne to Chicago?
A nonstop flight from Melbourne (MEL) to Chicago (ORD) takes about 19 hours 16 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 9,666 miles (15,556 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
19h 16m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
9,666 mi
15,556 km · great-circle
Avg speed
807 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Melbourne timezone
UTC+10
Australia/Melbourne
Chicago timezone
UTC-5
America/Chicago
Time difference
-15h
15 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~10.5d
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.