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10 sie 2023 · The 830-mile road trip from Chicago to Washington DC will take you around 14 hours to drive non-stop. Highlights include the cities of Indianapolis, Dayton and Columbus; as well as Wayne National Forest, Seneca Rocks, Shenandah National Park and Monongahela National Forest.
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The total straight line flight distance from Chicago, IL to Washington, DC is 595 miles. This is equivalent to 957 kilometers or 517 nautical miles. Your trip begins in Chicago, Illinois. It ends in Washington, District of Columbia.
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Flight distance: 595 miles or 957 km. Flight time: 1 hour, 21 minutes. The straight line flight distance is 104 miles less than driving on roads, which means the driving distance is roughly 1.2x of the flight distance. Your plane flies much faster than a car, so the flight time is about 1/7th of the time it would take to drive.
