Distance from Louisville to Chicago (United States)

The distance between Louisville, Kentucky and Chicago, Illinois is 431 kilometers (268 miles).

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

From Louisville to Chicago, the straight-line distance is 431 kilometers, heading north. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Louisville at 143 meters above sea level and Chicago at 180 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 1-2 days
Motorcycle 12-14 hours
Car 10-12 hours
Helicopter 2-3 hours
Airplane 30-45 minutes
Speed Time
30 km/h
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90 km/h
120 km/h
Louisville, United States

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Kentucky/Louisville

Coordinates: 38.2542° N 85.7594° W

Elevation: 143 m (469 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Bowman Field (LOU)
  • Louisville International Airport (SDF)
  • Godman Army Air Field (FTK)
  • Capital City Airport (FFT)
  • Blue Grass Airport (LEX)
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 Louisville

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Louisville to New York City 1,046 km
From Louisville to Los Angeles 2,945 km
From Louisville to Chicago 431 km
From Louisville to Houston 1,292 km
From Louisville to Phoenix 2,427 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 Louisville and Chicago.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Paris, France Amsterdam, Netherlands 431 km
Las Vegas, United States Mesa, United States 430 km
León de los Aldama, Mexico Puebla, Mexico 430 km
Torreón, Mexico Chihuahua, Mexico 433 km
Cartagena, Colombia Cúcuta, Colombia 429 km
Minsk, Belarus Kyiv, Ukraine 433 km
Mexicali, Mexico Tucson, United States 428 km
Chennai, India Coimbatore, India 428 km
Gibraltar, Gibraltar Murcia, Spain 428 km
Brussels, Belgium Leicester, United Kingdom 427 km
Philadelphia, United States South Boston, United States 435 km
Lahore, Pakistan New Delhi, India 427 km
San Diego, United States Las Vegas, United States 427 km
Philadelphia, United States Boston, United States 436 km
Cartagena, Colombia Maracaibo, Venezuela 426 km
Ciudad Juárez, Mexico Tucson, United States 426 km
Delhi, India Lahore, Pakistan 425 km
Abuja, Nigeria Ibadan, Nigeria 437 km
Naucalpan de Juárez, Mexico Tonalá, Mexico 437 km

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