Wayfli › Chicago (ORD) › To Madrid (MAD)

Chicago (ORD) to Madrid (MAD) flights

There are direct flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, sold by 4 airlines (including codeshares): American Airlines, Finnair, British Airways and Iberia. The distance is 6,746 km, about 8h 45m in the air. There are also 18 one-stop options, via airports such as Amsterdam, Paris and Frankfurt.

Live fares for ORD → MADSee all routes on the map
6,746 kmdistance
~8h 45mdirect flight time (estimate)
4direct airlines
18one-stop options

Direct flights from Chicago to Madrid

RouteAirlines (incl. codeshares)DistanceTime (est.)
ORD → MADAmerican Airlines, Finnair, British Airways, Iberia6,746 km~8h 45m

Best one-stop connections

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

ViaAirlinesDistanceTime (est.)
AMS AmsterdamKLM and Lufthansa then KLM and China Eastern8,073 km~12h 30m
CDG ParisAmerican Airlines and Air France then Air France and easyJet7,729 km~12h 5m
FRA FrankfurtLufthansa and United Airlines then Finnair and Ethiopian Airlines8,393 km~12h 55m
MUC MunichLufthansa and United Airlines then Iberia and Lufthansa8,767 km~13h 20m
LHR LondonAmerican Airlines and Finnair then British Airways and Iberia7,590 km~11h 55m
ATL AtlantaAmerican Airlines and Air France then Air France and Aeromexico7,938 km~12h 20m
JFK New YorkAmerican Airlines and jetBlue then American Airlines and Air France6,950 km~11h 10m
EWR NewarkAmerican Airlines and United Airlines then Lufthansa and United Airlines6,944 km~11h 10m
DUB DublinAmerican Airlines and Finnair then Aer Lingus and Ryanair7,349 km~11h 40m
MAN ManchesterAmerican Airlines and Finnair then Ryanair7,576 km~11h 55m
ZRH ZurichSWISS and United Airlines then Iberia and SWISS8,371 km~12h 55m
BRU BrusselsBrussels Airlines and United Airlines then Aeromexico and Hainan Airlines7,991 km~12h 25m

More from Chicago and Madrid

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.