Distance from Boston to Chicago (United States)

The distance between Boston, New York and Chicago, Illinois is 740 kilometers (460 miles).

Boston, New York, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

From Boston to Chicago, the straight-line distance is 740 kilometers, heading west. Boston is situated at an altitude of 289 meters above sea level, while Chicago is at 180 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 2-3 days
Motorcycle 1 day
Car 16-18 hours
Helicopter 3-4 hours
Airplane 1-2 hours
Speed Time
30 km/h
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90 km/h
120 km/h
Boston, United States

Local time:

Time Zone: America/New_York

Coordinates: 42.629° N 78.7375° W

Elevation: 289 m (948 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)
  • Chautauqua County-Dunkirk Airport (DKK)
  • Niagara Falls International Airport (IAG)
  • Chautauqua County-Jamestown Airport (JHW)
  • Niagara District Airport (YCM)
Chicago, United States

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Chicago

Coordinates: 41.85° N 87.6501° W

Elevation: 180 m (591 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Chicago Meigs Airport (CGX)
  • Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)
  • Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)
  • Gary Chicago International Airport (GYY)
  • Chicago Executive Airport (PWK)

Other distances from Boston

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Boston to New York City 448 km
From Boston to Los Angeles 3,547 km
From Boston to Chicago 740 km
From Boston to Houston 2,060 km
From Boston to Phoenix 3,075 km

Other distances from Chicago

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Chicago to New York City 1,149 km
From Chicago to Los Angeles 2,807 km
From Chicago to Houston 1,510 km
From Chicago to Phoenix 2,338 km
From Chicago to Philadelphia 1,072 km

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains the cities of United States that are at equal or similar distances as between Boston and Chicago.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Bangkok, Thailand 741 km
Córdoba, Argentina Salta, Argentina 741 km
Mexico City, Mexico Reynosa, Mexico 742 km
Quito, Ecuador Chiclayo, Peru 738 km
Naucalpan de Juárez, Mexico Reynosa, Mexico 738 km
Málaga, Spain Bilbao, Spain 738 km
Fort Worth, United States Reynosa, Mexico 742 km
San Francisco, United States San Diego, United States 737 km
Paris, France Bilbao, Spain 743 km
León de los Aldama, Mexico Nuevo Laredo, Mexico 736 km
Nashville, United States Raleigh, United States 736 km
Panama City, Panama Bucaramanga, Colombia 735 km
San Antonio, United States Chihuahua, Mexico 745 km
Louisville, United States Hamilton, Canada 746 km
Montréal, Canada Baltimore, United States 734 km
Ciudad Juárez, Mexico Torreón, Mexico 746 km
Houston, United States Saltillo, Mexico 734 km
Bogotá, Colombia Santa Marta, Colombia 733 km
Paris, France Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom 733 km
Bengaluru, India Pune, India 733 km

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