How to get from Chicago to Santa Monica by car, truck, bike, walk

Distance between Chicago and Santa Monica is 2826 kilometers (1752 miles).
Driving distance from Chicago to Santa Monica is 3268 kilometers (2026 miles)

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4 Ways from Chicago (United States/Illinois) to Santa Monica (United States/California)

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Route instructions

1. Continue onto South Michigan Avenue 126 m
2. Turn right onto East Harrison Street 272 m
3. Turn right onto South State Street 147 m
4. Turn left onto West Ida B. Wells Drive 23.05 km
5. Keep left onto Ronald Reagan Memorial Tollway, I 88, IL 110 3.02 km
6. Keep right onto Ronald Reagan Memorial Tollway, I 88, IL 110 132.04 km
7. Continue onto Ronald Reagan Memorial Tollway, I 88, IL 110 89.78 km
8. Keep right 593 m
9. Keep right 272.49 km
10. Keep left onto I 80 26.94 km
11. Keep right onto I 80 153.31 km
12. Keep left onto I 80 38.04 km
13. Keep left onto I 80 Express 98.82 km
14. Keep left onto I 80 472.02 km
15. Keep right onto I 76 286.02 km
16. Keep left onto I 76 822.35 km
17. Keep left 391.84 km
18. Keep left 78.83 km
19. Continue onto Mojave Freeway, I 15 262.42 km
20. Keep left onto Ontario Freeway, I 15 14.02 km
21. Keep right 43.87 km
22. Keep right 13.63 km
23. Keep right 284 m
24. Keep right 23.92 km
25. Keep right onto Santa Monica Freeway, I 10 19.89 km
26. Keep right 469 m
27. Turn right onto Lincoln Boulevard 652 m
28. Arrive at destination 0 m
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