✈ ORD → HND
12H 48M IN A METAL TUBE. 6,291 MILES. EARN THE LEG.
Flight from Chicago to Tokyo
From O'Hare (ORD), USA North America → Haneda (HND), Japan Asia
How long is the flight from Chicago to Tokyo?
A nonstop flight from Chicago (ORD) to Tokyo (HND) takes about 12 hours 48 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 6,291 miles (10,124 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
12h 48m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
6,291 mi
10,124 km · great-circle
Avg speed
791 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Chicago timezone
UTC-5
America/Chicago
Tokyo timezone
UTC+9
Asia/Tokyo
Time difference
+14h
14 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~14d
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.