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Distance from Chicago to Detroit

Distance between Chicago and Detroit is 384 kilometers (238 miles).
Driving distance from Chicago to Detroit is 460 kilometers (286 miles).

air 384 km
air 238 miles
car 460 km
car 286 miles

Distance Map Between Chicago and Detroit

Chicago, Springfield, United StatesDetroit, Lansing, United States = 238 miles = 384 km.

How far is it between Chicago and Detroit

Chicago is located in United States with (41.85,-87.6501) coordinates and Detroit is located in United States with (42.3314,-83.0458) coordinates. The calculated flying distance from Chicago to Detroit is equal to 238 miles which is equal to 384 km.

If you want to go by car, the driving distance between Chicago and Detroit is 459.73 km. If you ride your car with an average speed of 112 kilometers/hour (70 miles/h), travel time will be 04 hours 06 minutes. Please check the avg. speed travel time table on the right for various options.
Difference between fly and go by a car is 76 km.

City/PlaceLatitude and LongitudeGPS Coordinates
Chicago 41.85, -87.6501 41° 51´ 0.1080'' N
87° 39´ 0.1800'' W
Detroit 42.3314, -83.0458 42° 19´ 53.1480'' N
83° 2´ 44.7000'' W

Estimated Travel Time Between Chicago and Detroit

Average SpeedTravel Time
30 mph (48 km/h) 09 hours 34 minutes
40 mph (64 km/h) 07 hours 10 minutes
50 mph (80 km/h) 05 hours 44 minutes
60 mph (97 km/h) 04 hours 44 minutes
70 mph (112 km/h) 04 hours 06 minutes
75 mph (120 km/h) 03 hours 49 minutes
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