Distance from Indianapolis to Chicago (United States)

The distance between Indianapolis, Indiana and Chicago, Illinois is 263 kilometers (164 miles).

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

From Indianapolis to Chicago, the straight-line distance is 263 kilometers, heading northwest. Indianapolis is situated at an altitude of 248 meters above sea level, while Chicago is at 180 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 1 day
Motorcycle 6-8 hours
Car 6-8 hours
Helicopter 1-2 hours
Airplane 20-30 minutes
Speed Time
30 km/h
60 km/h
90 km/h
120 km/h
Indianapolis, United States

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Indiana/Indianapolis

Coordinates: 39.7684° N 86.158° W

Elevation: 248 m (814 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Indianapolis International Airport (IND)
  • Eagle Creek Airpark (EYE)
  • Indianapolis Regional Airport (MQJ)
  • Anderson Municipal Darlington Field (AID)
  • Columbus Bakalar Municipal Airport (CLU)
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 Indianapolis

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Indianapolis to New York City 1,039 km
From Indianapolis to Los Angeles 2,912 km
From Indianapolis to Chicago 263 km
From Indianapolis to Houston 1,392 km
From Indianapolis to Phoenix 2,413 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 Indianapolis and Chicago.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Detroit, United States Columbus, United States 263 km
Leeds, United Kingdom Reading, United Kingdom 263 km
London, United Kingdom Manchester, United Kingdom 262 km
Paris, France Brussels, Belgium 265 km
Leeds, United Kingdom Newport, United Kingdom 265 km
London, United Kingdom Swansea, United Kingdom 265 km
San Francisco, United States Fresno, United States 261 km
Quito, Ecuador Guayaquil, Ecuador 265 km
Valencia, Spain Palma, Spain 261 km
Sucre, Bolivia Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia 260 km
Bristol, United Kingdom Bradford, United Kingdom 266 km
Morelia, Mexico Aguascalientes, Mexico 267 km
Dublin, Ireland Manchester, United Kingdom 267 km
Sheffield, United Kingdom Swansea, United Kingdom 258 km
Ecatepec de Morelos, Mexico Irapuato, Mexico 268 km
Naucalpan de Juárez, Mexico Irapuato, Mexico 258 km
Gustavo Adolfo Madero, Mexico Irapuato, Mexico 269 km
Bristol, United Kingdom Preston, United Kingdom 257 km
Liverpool, United Kingdom Reading, United Kingdom 257 km

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