Route guide
Chicago London
O'Hare International (ORD) — Heathrow (LHR)
Eastbound 6h shift Best side: right
- Distance
- 6,360 km
- Duration
- 7.5h
- Time-zone shift
- 6h east
- Best window side
- right
Overview
Chicago O'Hare to London Heathrow — one of the main midwest-UK trunks. Overnight east; sleep on the plane and aircraft type are the two controllables that matter.
Jet lag
6-hour eastward shift, overnight. Sleep aligned to London night; morning light on arrival; expect a slightly rougher first day than a 5-hour shift but functional by day 2.
Build a ORD→LHR adaptation scheduleBest window side
Eastbound overnight — the right side faces north and catches sunrise nearing Europe. Window over view if you're trying to sleep.
Cabin humidity
BA's A350-1000 and United's 787-9 are noticeably easier on the cabin than 777-300ER on this sector. Filter by aircraft if you can.