Distance from Denver to Chicago (United States)

The distance between Denver, Colorado and Chicago, Illinois is 1,479 kilometers (919 miles).

Denver, Colorado, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

From Denver to Chicago, the straight-line distance is 1,479 kilometers, heading east. Denver is situated at an altitude of 1,636 meters above sea level, while Chicago is at 180 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 5-6 days
Motorcycle 1-2 days
Car 1-2 days
Airplane 2-3 hours
Speed Time
50 km/h
100 km/h
150 km/h
Denver, United States

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Denver

Coordinates: 39.7392° N 104.9847° W

Elevation: 1,636 m (5,367 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Buckley Air Force Base (BKF)
  • Buckley Air Force Base (BFK)
  • Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC)
  • Centennial Airport (APA)
  • Denver International Airport (DEN)
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 Denver

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Denver to New York City 2,625 km
From Denver to Los Angeles 1,338 km
From Denver to Chicago 1,479 km
From Denver to Houston 1,413 km
From Denver to Phoenix 943 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 Denver and Chicago.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Panama City, Panama 1,479 km
Guatemala City, Guatemala Aguascalientes, Mexico 1,479 km
Sucre, Bolivia Lima, Peru 1,479 km
Charlotte, United States Omaha, United States 1,479 km
Fort Worth, United States Azcapotzalco, Mexico 1,478 km
Torreón, Mexico Colorado Springs, United States 1,480 km
Zapopan, Mexico Tucson, United States 1,478 km
Dallas, United States Tampa, United States 1,478 km
Naucalpan de Juárez, Mexico Fort Worth, United States 1,480 km
Villa Nueva, Guatemala Aguascalientes, Mexico 1,480 km
Taipei, Taiwan Seoul, South Korea 1,481 km
Gustavo Adolfo Madero, Mexico Arlington, United States 1,481 km
Jacksonville, United States Mississauga, Canada 1,481 km
Dallas, United States Ecatepec de Morelos, Mexico 1,477 km
Birmingham, United Kingdom Palma, Spain 1,477 km
Chennai, India Kanpur, India 1,481 km
Rome, Italy Reading, United Kingdom 1,477 km
Gustavo Adolfo Madero, Mexico Fort Worth, United States 1,477 km
Mexico City, Mexico New Orleans, United States 1,481 km

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