✈ AMS → ORD
8H 37M FLIGHT. TWO MOVIES, NO SLEEP, ONE EXISTENTIAL CRISIS.
Flight from Amsterdam to Chicago
From Schiphol (AMS), Netherlands Europe → O'Hare (ORD), USA North America
↔ Flying the other way? Chicago → Amsterdam
How long is the flight from Amsterdam to Chicago?
A nonstop flight from Amsterdam (AMS) to Chicago (ORD) takes about 8 hours 37 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,109 miles (6,613 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
8h 37m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
4,109 mi
6,613 km · great-circle
Avg speed
767 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Amsterdam timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Amsterdam
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.
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