Great-circle route ORD → CDG. Faint dots are other airports, for geographic context. Download this map — free to reuse with a link back to this page.
The flight time from Chicago to Paris is approximately 8h 30m nonstop. The distance is 4,141 miles (6,664 km). There are about 3 nonstop flights from Chicago to Paris per day.
That is a great-circle estimate, not a scheduled block time. An airline's published time will differ by roughly 15 to 45 minutes depending on routing, winds and taxi.
| Route | Est. time | Distance | Frequency | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORD → CDG Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Charles de Gaulle International Airport |
8h 30m | 4,141 mi | 21/wk | Air France, American Airlines, United Airlines |
Frequencies come from our most recent schedule sample. Where a pairing shows “—” we track it as an operating nonstop but hold no schedule sample for it — we would rather show nothing than guess.
3 airlines fly nonstop from Chicago to Paris, including Air France, American Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Airbus A350-900, Boeing 787, Boeing 787-8.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
On a long east–west route like this one the two directions do not take the same time. Aircraft flying eastbound ride the mid-latitude jet stream and typically arrive earlier than the westbound leg, which flies into it. The difference is commonly 30 to 90 minutes on transatlantic and transpacific flights, and it varies by season. The estimate above does not model wind — treat it as a midpoint and check the airline's own timetable for the block time on your date.
The distance from Chicago to Paris is 4,141 miles, or 6,664 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 4,141 mi |
| Kilometres | 6,664 km |
| Nautical miles | 3,598 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 3 airlines fly it nonstop, with about 21 departures a week. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 8h 30m in the air on the ORD–CDG nonstop. That is a great-circle estimate from the 4,141-mile distance, not a scheduled block time — an airline's published time will differ by roughly 15 to 45 minutes depending on routing, winds and taxi.
4,141 miles (6,664 km) great-circle between Chicago O'Hare International Airport and Charles de Gaulle International Airport.
Air France, American Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Airbus A350-900, Boeing 787, Boeing 787-8. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
