✈ MXP → ORD

9H 24M IN ECONOMY. PACK MELATONIN. PACK A NECK PILLOW. PACK REGRETS.

Flight time
9h 24m
Distance
4,511 mi
Or
7,260 km
Jet lag
7h

Flight from Milan to Chicago

From Malpensa (MXP), Italy Europe  →  O'Hare (ORD), USA North America

How long is the flight from Milan to Chicago?

A nonstop flight from Milan (MXP) to Chicago (ORD) takes about 9 hours 24 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 4,511 miles (7,260 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

9h 24m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

4,511 mi

7,260 km · great-circle

Avg speed

773 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Milan timezone

UTC+2

Europe/Rome

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.

✈ Flight 1074 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 1241 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 298 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.