Distance from Chicago to New Orleans (United States)

The distance between Chicago, Illinois and New Orleans, Louisiana is 1,338 kilometers (831 miles).

Chicago, Illinois, United States

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

From Chicago to New Orleans, the straight-line distance is 1,338 kilometers, heading south. Chicago is situated at an altitude of 180 meters above sea level, while New Orleans is at only 18 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 4-5 days
Motorcycle 1-2 days
Car 1-2 days
Airplane 2-3 hours
Speed Time
50 km/h
100 km/h
150 km/h
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)
New Orleans, United States

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Chicago

Coordinates: 29.9547° N 90.0751° W

Elevation: 18 m (59 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Lakefront Airport (NEW)
  • New Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender Field (NBG)
  • Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)
  • Gulfport Biloxi International Airport (GPT)
  • Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR)

Other distances from Chicago

Distance 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

Other distances from New Orleans

Distances between cities Kilometers
From New Orleans to New York City 1,881 km
From New Orleans to Los Angeles 2,691 km
From New Orleans to Chicago 1,338 km
From New Orleans to Houston 511 km
From New Orleans to Phoenix 2,117 km

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains the cities of United States that are at equal or similar distances as between Chicago and New Orleans.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Denver, United States Los Angeles, United States 1,338 km
Valencia, Spain London, United Kingdom 1,338 km
Detroit, United States Jacksonville, United States 1,337 km
Belmopan, Belize Morelia, Mexico 1,339 km
Brampton, Canada Kansas City, United States 1,337 km
Belo Horizonte, Brazil Porto Alegre, Brazil 1,340 km
Jacksonville, United States Brooklyn, United States 1,340 km
Tegucigalpa, Honduras Cartagena, Colombia 1,335 km
Valencia, Spain Islington, United Kingdom 1,341 km
Chengdu, China Shenzhen, China 1,341 km
Denver, United States Fresno, United States 1,335 km
San Antonio, United States Mesa, United States 1,341 km
El Paso, United States Fresno, United States 1,341 km
Santiago, Chile Montevideo, Uruguay 1,341 km
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Bucaramanga, Colombia 1,334 km
Miami, United States Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 1,334 km
Mississauga, Canada Kansas City, United States 1,342 km
Denver, United States San Diego, United States 1,342 km

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