Munich (MUC) – Chicago (ORD)
- Distance
- 7,289 km
- 4,529 mi · 3,936 nm
- Flight time
- 9 h 27 min / 8 h 33 min
- Average gate to gate: MUC → ORD / back
- Time difference
- 7 h
- CO2 per passenger
- 851 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (503 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 378,064
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · −6.0%
- Flights / week
- 33
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 86%
- 438,398 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 2
- LH, UA
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 MUC
- 306°
- Heading from ORD
- 46°
- Halfway point
- 57.31, -41.85
- Great-circle km
- 7,270 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air MUC → ORD
- 8 h 52 min
- In the air ORD → MUC
- 7 h 57 min
- Clocks
- Chicago is 7 h behind Munich
The estimate for a route without real times is 9 h 25 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 39,070 |
| Sep 2025 | 38,791 |
| Oct 2025 | 36,804 |
| Nov 2025 | 24,085 |
| Dec 2025 | 28,348 |
| Jan 2026 | 25,389 |
| Feb 2026 | 20,966 |
| Mar 2026 | 25,078 |
| Apr 2026 | 21,854 |
| May 2026 | 35,214 |
| Jun 2026 | 40,110 |
| Jul 2026 | 42,355 |
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| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 165 |
| Sep 2025 | 162 |
| Oct 2025 | 155 |
| Nov 2025 | 120 |
| Dec 2025 | 124 |
| Jan 2026 | 120 |
| Feb 2026 | 110 |
| Mar 2026 | 119 |
| Apr 2026 | 112 |
| May 2026 | 166 |
| Jun 2026 | 167 |
| Jul 2026 | 176 |
Airlines flying MUC–ORD nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| LHLufthansa German Airlines | 19 | 60% |
| UAUnited Air Lines | 14 | 40% |
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 A350-900 · 974 flights
- B787-800 Dreamliner · 673 flights
- B787-900 Dreamliner · 29 flights
- Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner · 20 flights
Also carried: 19,401 tonnes of freight and 8 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 7,270 km.
MUC Munich → ORD Chicago
EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).
Covers any airline.
ORD Chicago → MUC Munich
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 Munich and Chicago
Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All Chicago airports
More routes from MUC
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 |