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Chicago (ORD) to Abu Dhabi (AUH) flights

There are direct flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Abu Dhabi International Airport, sold by 2 airlines (including codeshares): American Airlines and Etihad Airways. The distance is 11,688 km, about 14h 45m in the air. There are also 26 one-stop options, via airports such as Istanbul, Amsterdam and Paris.

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11,688 kmdistance
~14h 45mdirect flight time (estimate)
2direct airlines
26one-stop options

Direct flights from Chicago to Abu Dhabi

RouteAirlines (incl. codeshares)DistanceTime (est.)
ORD → AUHAmerican Airlines, Etihad Airways11,688 km~14h 45m

Best one-stop connections

Through the biggest hubs first. Times include about 100 minutes to change planes.

ViaAirlinesDistanceTime (est.)
IST IstanbulTurkish Airlines then Etihad Airways and Turkish Airlines11,832 km~17h 5m
AMS AmsterdamKLM and Lufthansa then Air France and airBaltic11,803 km~17h 5m
CDG ParisAmerican Airlines and Air France then Air France and Etihad Airways11,916 km~17h 10m
FRA FrankfurtLufthansa and United Airlines then airBaltic and Etihad Airways11,833 km~17h 5m
MAD MadridAmerican Airlines and Finnair then Etihad Airways12,384 km~17h 45m
FCO RomeAmerican Airlines and Finnair then ITA Airways and Etihad Airways12,082 km~17h 25m
MUC MunichLufthansa and United Airlines then airBaltic and Etihad Airways11,850 km~17h 5m
LHR LondonAmerican Airlines and Finnair then American Airlines and British Airways11,860 km~17h 10m
JFK New YorkAmerican Airlines and jetBlue then American Airlines and Etihad Airways12,219 km~17h 35m
YYZ TorontoAmerican Airlines and Air Canada then Air Canada and Etihad Airways11,823 km~17h 5m
DUB DublinAmerican Airlines and Finnair then Aer Lingus and Etihad Airways11,836 km~17h 5m
DOH DohaAmerican Airlines and Qatar Airways then Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways11,779 km~17h

More from Chicago and Abu Dhabi

Routes come from current airline fares, updated weekly (last update 9 November 2026), plus older schedule data for airports with few recent fares. “Direct” can include a few same-plane flights with a stop. Flight times are estimates from distance. Always check with the airline before booking.