Distance from Charleston to Chicago (United States)

The distance between Charleston, West Virginia and Chicago, Illinois is 643 kilometers (400 miles).

Charleston, West Virginia, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

From Charleston to Chicago, the straight-line distance is 643 kilometers, heading northwest. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Charleston at 198 meters above sea level and Chicago at 180 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 2-3 days
Motorcycle 18-20 hours
Car 14-16 hours
Helicopter 3-4 hours
Airplane 1-2 hours
Speed Time
30 km/h
60 km/h
90 km/h
120 km/h
Charleston, United States

Local time:

Time Zone: America/New_York

Coordinates: 38.3498° N 81.6326° W

Elevation: 198 m (650 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Yeager Airport (CRW)
  • Raleigh County Memorial Airport (BKW)
  • Tri-State/Milton J. Ferguson Field (HTS)
  • Ohio University Snyder Field (ATO)
  • Wood County Airport (PKB)
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 Charleston

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Charleston to New York City 706 km
From Charleston to Los Angeles 3,305 km
From Charleston to Chicago 643 km
From Charleston to Houston 1,583 km
From Charleston to Phoenix 2,788 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 Charleston and Chicago.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Dallas, United States Nuevo Laredo, Mexico 644 km
Budapest, Hungary Bucharest, Romania 645 km
Guadalajara, Mexico San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico 645 km
Reynosa, Mexico Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico 645 km
Guadalupe, Mexico Guadalajara, Mexico 641 km
Zaragoza, Spain Sevilla, Spain 646 km
San Pedro Sula, Honduras Cancún, Mexico 640 km
Detroit, United States Baltimore, United States 639 km
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Santiago de Cuba, Cuba 647 km
Zapopan, Mexico San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico 639 km
Saltillo, Mexico Culiacán, Mexico 647 km
Buenos Aires, Argentina Córdoba, Argentina 648 km
Reynosa, Mexico León de los Aldama, Mexico 648 km
Córdoba, Argentina Puente Alto, Chile 648 km
Monterrey, Mexico Guadalajara, Mexico 638 km
Sucre, Bolivia Salta, Argentina 637 km
Guadalupe, Mexico Tonalá, Mexico 637 km
Santiago, Chile Córdoba, Argentina 649 km
Torreón, Mexico San Antonio, United States 649 km
Surat, India Nagpur, India 650 km

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