✈ YYZ → ORD
TORONTO → CHICAGO: 1H 40M. SHORT ENOUGH TO SKIP THE MOVIE.
Flight from Toronto to Chicago
From Pearson (YYZ), Canada North America → O'Hare (ORD), USA North America
How long is the flight from Toronto to Chicago?
A nonstop flight from Toronto (YYZ) to Chicago (ORD) takes about 1 hour 40 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 436 miles (701 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
1h 40m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
436 mi
701 km · great-circle
Avg speed
420 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Toronto timezone
UTC-4
America/Toronto
Chicago timezone
UTC-5
America/Chicago
Time difference
-1h
1 hour behind
Jet lag (rough)
~0.7d
Westward — easier
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3.8× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.