Distance from Downtown DC to Chicago (United States)

The distance between Downtown DC, District of Columbia and Chicago, Illinois is 960 kilometers (596 miles).

Downtown DC, District of Columbia, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

From Downtown DC to Chicago, the straight-line distance is 960 kilometers, heading northwest. Downtown DC is at only 12 meters above sea level, while Chicago is at 180 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 3-4 days
Motorcycle 1-2 days
Car 1 day
Airplane 1-2 hours
Speed Time
50 km/h
100 km/h
150 km/h
Downtown DC, United States

Local time:

Time Zone: America/New_York

Coordinates: 38.8935° N 77.0199° W

Elevation: 12 m (39 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)
  • Joint Base Andrews (ADW)
  • Davison Army Air Field (DAA)
  • Tipton Airport (FME)
  • Montgomery County Airpark (GAI)
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 Downtown DC

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Downtown DC to New York City 328 km
From Downtown DC to Los Angeles 3,702 km
From Downtown DC to Chicago 960 km
From Downtown DC to Houston 1,963 km
From Downtown DC to Phoenix 3,191 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 Downtown DC and Chicago.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Ciudad Juárez, Mexico Ensenada, Mexico 960 km
Detroit, United States Atlanta, United States 960 km
Adelaide, Australia Canberra, Australia 960 km
San Salvador, El Salvador Veracruz, Mexico 959 km
Chicago, United States Tulsa, United States 959 km
Nashville, United States Baltimore, United States 961 km
New York City, United States Halifax, Canada 959 km
Ahmedabad, India Lahore, Pakistan 961 km
Chicago, United States Washington, United States 958 km
Brooklyn, United States Halifax, Canada 958 km
Oslo, Norway Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom 962 km
Ottawa, Canada Halifax, Canada 958 km
Fort Worth, United States Colorado Springs, United States 958 km
Las Vegas, United States Colorado Springs, United States 958 km
La Paz, Bolivia Salta, Argentina 963 km
El Paso, United States Ensenada, Mexico 957 km
Surat, India Kanpur, India 963 km
Winnipeg, Canada Omaha, United States 964 km
Belo Horizonte, Brazil Salvador, Brazil 964 km
Berlin, Germany Minsk, Belarus 956 km

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