Distance from San Jose to Chicago (United States)

The distance between San Jose, California and Chicago, Illinois is 2,964 kilometers (1,842 miles).

San Jose, California, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

From San Jose to Chicago, the straight-line distance is 2,964 kilometers, heading east. San Jose is at only 23 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 Jose, United States

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Los_Angeles

Coordinates: 37.3394° N 121.895° W

Elevation: 23 m (75 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)
  • Reid-Hillview of Santa Clara County Airport (RHV)
  • Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ)
  • Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County (PAO)
  • San Carlos Airport (SQL)
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 Jose

Distance between cities Kilometers
From San Jose to New York City 4,112 km
From San Jose to Los Angeles 492 km
From San Jose to Chicago 2,964 km
From San Jose to Houston 2,593 km
From San Jose to Phoenix 990 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 San Jose and Chicago.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia Bucaramanga, Colombia 2,964 km
Torreón, Mexico Toronto, Canada 2,965 km
Arequipa, Peru Valencia, Venezuela 2,963 km
Naucalpan de Juárez, Mexico Valledupar, Colombia 2,963 km
Monterrey, Mexico The Bronx, United States 2,965 km
Detroit, United States Culiacán, Mexico 2,963 km
Tehran, Iran Lucknow, India 2,963 km
Milwaukee, United States San Francisco, United States 2,966 km
San Jose, United States Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico 2,966 km
San Jose, United States Azcapotzalco, Mexico 2,962 km
New York City, United States Belmopan, Belize 2,962 km
Kingston, Jamaica Wichita, United States 2,962 km
San Pedro Sula, Honduras Tucson, United States 2,966 km
San Jose, United States Ecatepec de Morelos, Mexico 2,962 km
Coyoacán, Mexico Cleveland, United States 2,961 km
Detroit, United States Coyoacán, Mexico 2,967 km
Portland, United States San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico 2,967 km
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Halifax, Canada 2,961 km
Belmopan, Belize Queens, United States 2,967 km

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