Distance from East Lansing to Chicago (United States)

The distance between East Lansing, Michigan and Chicago, Illinois is 279 kilometers (173 miles).

East Lansing, Michigan, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

From East Lansing to Chicago, the straight-line distance is 279 kilometers, heading west. East Lansing is situated at an altitude of 262 meters above sea level, while Chicago is at 180 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 1 day
Motorcycle 8-10 hours
Car 6-8 hours
Helicopter 1-2 hours
Airplane 20-30 minutes
Speed Time
30 km/h
60 km/h
90 km/h
120 km/h
East Lansing, United States

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Detroit

Coordinates: 42.737° N 84.4839° W

Elevation: 262 m (860 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Capital City Airport (LAN)
  • Jackson County Reynolds Field (JXN)
  • Bishop International Airport (FNT)
  • Gratiot Community Airport (AMN)
  • W K Kellogg Airport (BTL)
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 East Lansing

Distance between cities Kilometers
From East Lansing to New York City 900 km
From East Lansing to Los Angeles 3,079 km
From East Lansing to Chicago 279 km
From East Lansing to Houston 1,737 km
From East Lansing to Phoenix 2,615 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 East Lansing and Chicago.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Buenos Aires, Argentina Rosario, Argentina 279 km
Medellín, Colombia Montería, Colombia 278 km
Birmingham, United Kingdom Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom 278 km
Manhattan, United States Baltimore, United States 280 km
Austin, United States Arlington, United States 280 km
Leeds, United Kingdom Cardiff, United Kingdom 280 km
Detroit, United States Hamilton, Canada 281 km
London, United Kingdom Bradford, United Kingdom 277 km
Iztapalapa, Mexico Irapuato, Mexico 281 km
Glasgow, United Kingdom Bradford, United Kingdom 281 km
Edmonton, Canada Calgary, Canada 281 km
Reynosa, Mexico Saltillo, Mexico 282 km
Jacksonville, United States Tampa, United States 276 km
Fort Worth, United States Austin, United States 276 km
Barquisimeto, Venezuela Caracas, Venezuela 275 km
Queens, United States Baltimore, United States 283 km
Madrid, Spain Zaragoza, Spain 275 km
San Pedro Sula, Honduras Guatemala City, Guatemala 284 km
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela 284 km
Barranquilla, Colombia Montería, Colombia 274 km

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