Chicago (ORD) – Zurich (ZRH)
- Distance
- 7,151 km
- 4,443 mi · 3,861 nm
- Flight time
- 8 h 40 min / 9 h 49 min
- Average gate to gate: ORD → ZRH / back
- Time difference
- 7 h
- CO2 per passenger
- 835 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (494 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 310,772
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · +4.2%
- Flights / week
- 32
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 83%
- 374,119 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 2
- LX, 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 ORD
- 48°
- Heading from ZRH
- 305°
- Halfway point
- 56.06, -42.71
- Great-circle km
- 7,131 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air ORD → ZRH
- 8 h 8 min
- In the air ZRH → ORD
- 9 h 13 min
- Clocks
- Zurich is 7 h ahead of Chicago
The estimate for a route without real times is 9 h 15 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 39,268 |
| Sep 2025 | 26,131 |
| Oct 2025 | 26,018 |
| Nov 2025 | 18,443 |
| Dec 2025 | 21,361 |
| Jan 2026 | 18,523 |
| Feb 2026 | 15,566 |
| Mar 2026 | 20,753 |
| Apr 2026 | 26,367 |
| May 2026 | 29,452 |
| Jun 2026 | 32,795 |
| Jul 2026 | 36,095 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 181 |
| Sep 2025 | 120 |
| Oct 2025 | 124 |
| Nov 2025 | 119 |
| Dec 2025 | 124 |
| Jan 2026 | 112 |
| Feb 2026 | 105 |
| Mar 2026 | 126 |
| Apr 2026 | 162 |
| May 2026 | 166 |
| Jun 2026 | 170 |
| Jul 2026 | 176 |
Airlines flying ORD–ZRH nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| LXSwiss International Airlines | 19 | 68% |
| UAUnited Air Lines | 14 | 32% |
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
- Boeing 767-300/300ER · 707 flights
- Airbus Industrie A330-200 · 595 flights
- Boeing 777-200ER/200LR/233LR · 317 flights
- Airbus Industrie A340-300 · 66 flights
Also carried: 14,127 tonnes of freight and 64 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 7,131 km.
ORD Chicago → ZRH Zurich
EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).
Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.
ZRH Zurich → ORD Chicago
EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).
Covers any airline.
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 Chicago and Zurich
Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All Chicago airports
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 |