✈ DFW → ORD

2H 39M, 802 MI. DALLAS → CHICAGO. ONE NAP, ONE BAD COFFEE.

Flight time
2h 39m
Distance
802 mi
Or
1,290 km
Jet lag
None

Flight from Dallas to Chicago

From Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW), USA North America  →  O'Hare (ORD), USA North America

How long is the flight from Dallas to Chicago?

A nonstop flight from Dallas (DFW) to Chicago (ORD) takes about 2 hours 39 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 802 miles (1,290 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

2h 39m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

802 mi

1,290 km · great-circle

Avg speed

487 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Dallas timezone

UTC-5

America/Chicago

Chicago timezone

UTC-5

America/Chicago

Time difference

Same

Same time zone

CO₂ footprint per passenger

Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.

✈ Flight 201 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 221 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 53 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.8× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.