Distance from Chicago to Washington (United States)

The distance between Chicago, Illinois and Washington, Illinois is 195 kilometers (121 miles).

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Washington, Illinois, United States

From Chicago to Washington, the straight-line distance is 195 kilometers, heading southwest. Chicago is at 180 meters above sea level, while Washington is at 232 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Walk 1-2 days
Bicycle 16-18 hours
Motorcycle 5-6 hours
Car 4-5 hours
Helicopter 1-2 hours
Speed Time
30 km/h
60 km/h
90 km/h
120 km/h
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)
Washington, United States

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Chicago

Coordinates: 40.7037° N 89.4073° W

Elevation: 232 m (761 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • General Downing - Peoria International Airport (PIA)
  • Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal (BMI)
  • Rinkenberger RLA Airport (BDF)
  • Illinois Valley Regional Airport-Walter A Duncan Field (VYS)
  • Galesburg Municipal Airport (GBG)

Other distances from Chicago

Distance 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

Other distances from Washington

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Washington to New York City 1,300 km
From Washington to Los Angeles 2,645 km
From Washington to Chicago 195 km
From Washington to Houston 1,328 km
From Washington to Phoenix 2,163 km

Cities within similar distances

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

From To Distance (kilometers)
Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico 195 km
Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico Iztapalapa, Mexico 195 km
Glasgow, United Kingdom Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom 195 km
Liverpool, United Kingdom Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom 195 km
Maracay, Venezuela Barquisimeto, Venezuela 194 km
Reynosa, Mexico Nuevo Laredo, Mexico 197 km
Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico Tlalpan, Mexico 192 km
Vancouver, Canada Seattle, United States 192 km
London, United Kingdom Newport, United Kingdom 199 km
Washington, United States Philadelphia, United States 199 km
Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico Xochimilco, Mexico 200 km
San Jose, United States Fresno, United States 200 km
Gibraltar, Gibraltar Córdoba, Spain 201 km
Kano, Nigeria Kaduna, Nigeria 201 km
Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico Iztacalco, Mexico 189 km
Recife, Brazil Maceió, Brazil 202 km
Kumasi, Ghana Accra, Ghana 202 km
Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico Coyoacán, Mexico 188 km
Reynosa, Mexico Guadalupe, Mexico 202 km
Morelia, Mexico Ciudad López Mateos, Mexico 203 km

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