How far are the cities of New York and Washington DC from Chicago
Chicago is a popular tourist destination, and many visitors come to this city frequently from the other US cities of Washington DC and New York. To know how far these cities lie from Chicago, we must gauge the approximate time taken for travelling between the two cities, i.e. from New York to Chicago and from Washington DC to Chicago separately, by air, road and rail.
The flight travel time from New York to Chicago is about 2 hours. By rail, if you are on board the Pennsylvanian, the travel to New York would be approximately 21 hours, and if you are travelling from the city to Washington DC on the Capitol, you will take close to 18 hours to reach.
Travelling by road to New York from Chicago will take you about 17 hours.
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