Dublin (DUB) – Chicago (ORD)
- Distance
- 5,912 km
- 3,674 mi · 3,192 nm
- Flight time
- 8 h 2 min / 7 h 20 min
- Average gate to gate: DUB → ORD / back
- Time difference
- 6 h
- CO2 per passenger
- 690 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (408 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 498,991
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · +7.6%
- Flights / week
- 45
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 79%
- 633,894 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 3
- EI, UA, AA
Traffic: U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service), Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources
The way there
- Heading from DUB
- 293°
- Heading from ORD
- 48°
- Halfway point
- 55.35, -52.51
- Great-circle km
- 5,895 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air DUB → ORD
- 7 h 23 min
- In the air ORD → DUB
- 6 h 37 min
- Clocks
- Chicago is 6 h behind Dublin
The estimate for a route without real times is 7 h 45 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 59,504 |
| Sep 2025 | 51,699 |
| Oct 2025 | 43,159 |
| Nov 2025 | 29,946 |
| Dec 2025 | 31,927 |
| Jan 2026 | 20,035 |
| Feb 2026 | 16,395 |
| Mar 2026 | 34,281 |
| Apr 2026 | 39,675 |
| May 2026 | 54,643 |
| Jun 2026 | 58,630 |
| Jul 2026 | 59,097 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 241 |
| Sep 2025 | 233 |
| Oct 2025 | 201 |
| Nov 2025 | 180 |
| Dec 2025 | 173 |
| Jan 2026 | 118 |
| Feb 2026 | 109 |
| Mar 2026 | 172 |
| Apr 2026 | 180 |
| May 2026 | 234 |
| Jun 2026 | 237 |
| Jul 2026 | 247 |
Airlines flying DUB–ORD nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| EIAer Lingus | 25 | 62% |
| UAUnited Air Lines | 14 | 26% |
| AAAmerican Airlines | 5.7 | 12% |
Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Airlines with at least one flight a month. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service). Sources
Aircraft on this route
- Airbus Industrie A330-200 · 1,322 flights
- B787-800 Dreamliner · 672 flights
- Boeing 767-300/300ER · 291 flights
- Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner · 34 flights
- B787-900 Dreamliner · 6 flights
Also carried: 9,889 tonnes of freight and 33 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 5,895 km.
DUB Dublin → ORD Chicago
EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).
Covers any airline.
ORD Chicago → DUB Dublin
EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).
Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.
Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.
Every airport pair between Dublin and Chicago
Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All Chicago airports
More routes from DUB
More routes from ORD
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| ORD → LGA | 1,180 km | 2,736,902 |
| ORD → LAX | 2,808 km | 2,332,419 |
| ORD → SFO | 2,971 km | 1,976,484 |
| ORD → DEN | 1,430 km | 1,974,190 |
| ORD → MCO | 1,617 km | 1,924,694 |
| ORD → DFW | 1,290 km | 1,916,312 |
| ORD → BOS | 1,395 km | 1,886,038 |
| ORD → EWR | 1,157 km | 1,731,402 |
| ORD → IAH | 1,489 km | 1,711,056 |
| ORD → PHX | 2,317 km | 1,706,053 |