✈ ORD → MIA
3H 3M FROM CHICAGO TO MIAMI. THAT'S A WORK SHIFT.
Flight from Chicago to Miami
From O'Hare (ORD), USA North America → Miami International (MIA), USA North America
How long is the flight from Chicago to Miami?
A nonstop flight from Chicago (ORD) to Miami (MIA) takes about 3 hours 3 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 1,199 miles (1,930 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
3h 3m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
1,199 mi
1,930 km · great-circle
Avg speed
633 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Chicago timezone
UTC-5
America/Chicago
Miami timezone
UTC-4
America/New_York
Time difference
+1h
1 hour ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~1d
Eastward — worse
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.7× a car driven alone over the same distance.