Toronto (YYZ) to Chicago (ORD) shipping route.

Toronto to Chicago by air: flight distance 735 km, heading west from Canada to the United States. The shortest line over the globe is 700 km, and real airways add the rest.

Flight time is about 1 h 42 min at 800 km/h block speed. On a short route like this one, trucking under an air waybill (road feeder service) is common, and the cargo may never board a plane. Door to door air freight transit time is usually 1 to 3 days longer than the flight because of acceptance, security screening, customs and handling at both airports.

In the week we checked there were 4 flights between YYZ and ORD, 4 of them on freighters, operated by Korean Air.

Air freight rates are charged per kilogram of chargeable weight: the higher of the actual weight and the volume weight (length x width x height in cm divided by 6,000). Light, bulky cargo pays for space, so compact packing on Toronto to Chicago saves money. The shipment crosses from Canada into the United States, so export and import customs clearance are part of the lead time.

Among 69 routes from Toronto (YYZ) in this directory, Chicago (ORD) is the 3rd shortest by flight distance. Shorter flights from Toronto: Cincinnati (697 km) and New York (618 km).