✈ ORD → PVG
14H 15M FROM CHICAGO TO SHANGHAI. THIS IS A LIFESTYLE NOW.
Flight from Chicago to Shanghai
From O'Hare (ORD), USA North America → Pudong (PVG), China Asia
↔ Flying the other way? Shanghai → Chicago
How long is the flight from Chicago to Shanghai?
A nonstop flight from Chicago (ORD) to Shanghai (PVG) takes about 14 hours 15 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 7,043 miles (11,334 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
14h 15m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
7,043 mi
11,334 km · great-circle
Avg speed
796 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Chicago timezone
UTC-5
America/Chicago
Shanghai timezone
UTC+32
Asia/Shanghai
Time difference
+37h
37 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~37d
Eastward — worse
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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