Distance from Boston to Chicago (United States)

The distance between Boston, Pennsylvania and Chicago, Illinois is 679 kilometers (422 miles).

Boston, Pennsylvania, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

From Boston to Chicago, the straight-line distance is 679 kilometers, heading west. Boston is situated at an altitude of 233 meters above sea level, while Chicago is at 180 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 2-3 days
Motorcycle 1 day
Car 16-18 hours
Helicopter 3-4 hours
Airplane 1-2 hours
Speed Time
30 km/h
60 km/h
90 km/h
120 km/h
Boston, United States

Local time:

Time Zone: America/New_York

Coordinates: 40.312° N 79.8231° W

Elevation: 233 m (764 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Allegheny County Airport (AGC)
  • Rostraver Airport (FWQ)
  • Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (LBE)
  • Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)
  • Beaver County Airport (BVI)
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 Boston

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Boston to New York City 495 km
From Boston to Los Angeles 3,454 km
From Boston to Chicago 679 km
From Boston to Houston 1,834 km
From Boston to Phoenix 2,956 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 Boston and Chicago.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Milwaukee, United States Etobicoke, Canada 679 km
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Curitiba, Brazil 679 km
Brooklyn, United States Raleigh, United States 679 km
Guadalupe, Mexico Mazatlán, Mexico 680 km
Oklahoma City, United States New South Memphis, United States 680 km
Oklahoma City, United States Memphis, United States 680 km
Monterrey, Mexico Cuautitlán Izcalli, Mexico 677 km
Memphis, United States Dallas, United States 677 km
Moscow, Russia Minsk, Belarus 677 km
Guadalupe, Mexico Cuautitlán Izcalli, Mexico 677 km
San Antonio, United States Oklahoma City, United States 676 km
Brampton, Canada Chicago, United States 676 km
Navi Mumbai, India Nagpur, India 676 km
Caracas, Venezuela Cúcuta, Colombia 682 km
Mississauga, Canada Chicago, United States 682 km
New York City, United States Raleigh, United States 682 km
Ottawa, Canada Detroit, United States 682 km
Cartagena, Colombia Barquisimeto, Venezuela 676 km
Reynosa, Mexico Irapuato, Mexico 676 km
Vancouver, Canada Calgary, Canada 676 km

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