✈ BER → ORD
9H 13M FLIGHT. TWO MOVIES, NO SLEEP, ONE EXISTENTIAL CRISIS.
Flight from Berlin to Chicago
From Brandenburg (BER), Germany Europe → O'Hare (ORD), USA North America
↔ Flying the other way? Chicago → Berlin
How long is the flight from Berlin to Chicago?
A nonstop flight from Berlin (BER) to Chicago (ORD) takes about 9 hours 13 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,415 miles (7,106 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
9h 13m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
4,415 mi
7,106 km · great-circle
Avg speed
772 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Berlin timezone
UTC+2
Europe/Berlin
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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