Distance from San Francisco to Chicago

The distance between San Francisco, Mexico and Chicago, United States is 2,970 kilometers (1,845 miles).

San Francisco, Guerrero, Mexico

Chicago, Illinois, United States

From San Francisco to Chicago, the straight-line distance is 2,970 kilometers, heading north. San Francisco is situated at an altitude of 491 meters above sea level, while Chicago is at 180 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 10-12 days
Motorcycle 3-4 days
Car 2-3 days
Airplane 4-5 hours
Speed Time
50 km/h
100 km/h
150 km/h
San Francisco, Mexico

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Mexico_City

Coordinates: 17.0058° N 99.2831° W

Elevation: 491 m (1,611 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • General Juan N Alvarez International Airport (ACA)
  • General Mariano Matamoros Airport (CVJ)
  • Ixtapa Zihuatanejo International Airport (ZIH)
  • Tehuacán Airport (TCN)
  • Hermanos Serdán International Airport (PBC)
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 San Francisco

Distance between cities Kilometers
From San Francisco to Mexico City 269 km
From San Francisco to Tijuana 2,474 km
From San Francisco to Iztapalapa 261 km
From San Francisco to Puebla 253 km
From San Francisco to Ciudad Juárez 1,784 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 cities that are at equal or similar distances as between San Francisco and Chicago.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Manhattan, United States Belmopan, Belize 2,970 km
Calgary, Canada Culiacán, Mexico 2,969 km
La Paz, Bolivia Barcelona, Venezuela 2,971 km
Baghdad, Iraq Ludhiana, India 2,969 km
Monterrey, Mexico Portland, United States 2,971 km
Louisville, United States Bakersfield, United States 2,969 km
Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico 2,971 km
Mexico City, Mexico San Jose, United States 2,971 km
Accra, Ghana Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain 2,969 km
San Jose, United States Cuauhtémoc, Mexico 2,969 km
Recife, Brazil Porto Alegre, Brazil 2,972 km
Detroit, United States Tlalpan, Mexico 2,972 km
San Jose, United States Venustiano Carranza, Mexico 2,972 km
Manaus, Brazil Kingston, Jamaica 2,972 km
Tehran, Iran Budapest, Hungary 2,972 km
Kingston, Jamaica Milwaukee, United States 2,968 km
Edmonton, Canada Laval, Canada 2,968 km
San Jose, United States Gustavo Adolfo Madero, Mexico 2,967 km
Detroit, United States Xochimilco, Mexico 2,973 km
Panama City, Panama Raleigh, United States 2,967 km

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