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Route · United States and Canada

EWR Newark ⇄ ORD Chicago

Newark Liberty International Airport (United States) and Chicago O'Hare International Airport (United States): great-circle distance, estimated scheduled flight time each way, time difference and jet lag.

Distance1,154 km717 mi623 nautical miles
EWR → ORD2 h 30 minestimated block time
ORD → EWR2 h 15 minestimated block time
Clock change−1 hChicago vs Newark, today
Great-circle route from Newark (EWR) to Chicago (ORD)EWRNewarkORDChicago
The shortest path over the Earth’s surface (great circle), drawn on a Natural Earth projection. Real flight paths bend around weather, winds and closed airspace.

Flight time each way

EWR → ORD

2 h 30 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 282° (WNW).

Leave Newark Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Chicago Sat 7 Nov, 11:30 local.

ORD → EWR

2 h 15 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 93° (E).

Leave Chicago Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Newark Sat 7 Nov, 13:15 local.

ORD-bound flights are the slower direction by about 15 minutes in our estimate: the route runs mostly east–west through latitudes where the prevailing westerly winds at cruise height are strong, so heading east rides a tailwind and heading west fights a headwind. How we estimate it.

Distance

Great-circle distance1,154 km · 717 mi · 623 nmi
Initial heading282° (WNW) from EWR; 93° (E) from ORD
Farthest from the equator42.0°N
Crossesneither the equator nor the 180th meridian
Share of the longest possible trip6% of the 20,015 km to the far side of the Earth

Time zones and jet lag

EWRAmerica/New_York — UTC−4 now; UTC−5 standard time, UTC−4 during daylight saving time
ORDAmerica/Chicago — UTC−5 now; UTC−6 standard time, UTC−5 during daylight saving time
DifferenceChicago is 1 hour behind Newark today.

Jet lag, flying EWR → ORD. Your body clock has to move 1 hour later, like a westward trip. A shift this small rarely causes much jet lag; most people feel normal within a day or so. Flying the other way, the shift is reversed.

General information, not medical advice.

The two airports

EWR Newark Liberty International AirportNewark, United States · longest runway 11,000 ft3,353 m ORD Chicago O'Hare International AirportChicago, United States · longest runway 13,000 ft3,962 m

Same cities, other airports

JFKORD New York – Chicago 1,188 km738 mi · 2 h 35 min LGAORD New York – Chicago 1,177 km731 mi · 2 h 35 min

More routes from EWR and ORD

EWRMCO Newark – Orlando 1,511 km939 mi · 2 h 50 min EWRLAX Newark – Los Angeles 3,941 km2,449 mi · 6 h 05 min EWRDUB Newark – Dublin 5,125 km3,185 mi · 6 h 25 min EWRLHR Newark – London 5,562 km3,456 mi · 6 h 55 min EWRFRA Newark – Frankfurt 6,211 km3,859 mi · 7 h 35 min SINEWR Singapore – Newark 15,337 km9,530 mi · 18 h 30 min ORDMSP Chicago – Minneapolis 537 km334 mi · 1 h 45 min DFWORD Dallas–Fort Worth – Chicago 1,291 km802 mi · 2 h 25 min ORDMCO Chicago – Orlando 1,620 km1,007 mi · 2 h 50 min SEAORD Seattle – Chicago 2,762 km1,716 mi · 3 h 55 min ORDLHR Chicago – London 6,344 km3,942 mi · 7 h 45 min ORDICN Chicago – Seoul 10,519 km6,536 mi · 13 h 30 min

Routes of a similar length

LHRVCE London – Venice 1,151 km715 mi · 2 h 15 min SGNHAN Ho Chi Minh City – Hanoi 1,160 km721 mi · 2 h 20 min LHRBCN London – Barcelona 1,148 km713 mi · 2 h 20 min HKGMNL Hong Kong – Manila 1,146 km712 mi · 2 h 20 min

Need a different pair? The flight-time calculator works for any two of 3,245 airports. Not covered: which airlines fly this route, schedules, fares and live status — that data is proprietary and we don’t guess it.

Photos on airport pages are credited there. Estimates are rounded to 5 minutes; typical error about 13 minutes (validation).