How to get from Detroit to Chicago by car, truck, bike, walk

Distance between Detroit and Chicago is 874 kilometers (542 miles).
Driving distance from Detroit to Chicago is 1104 kilometers (684 miles)

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4 Ways from Detroit (United States/Alabama) to Chicago (United States/Illinois)

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Route instructions

1. Continue onto Myrtle Street 42 m
2. Turn sharp left onto Robertson Avenue 105 m
3. Turn left onto AL 17 15.98 km
4. Turn left 39 m
5. Turn left 216.73 km
6. Turn slight right onto Lamar Avenue, US 78 11.87 km
7. Keep right 1.74 km
8. Keep right 16.17 km
9. Keep right onto I 55 211.01 km
10. Keep right 288.94 km
11. Keep right onto I 57 9.82 km
12. Keep left onto I 57 313.30 km
13. Keep left 6.50 km
14. Keep left onto Dan Ryan Expressway (Express), I 94 6.99 km
15. Keep right 1.56 km
16. Keep left 940 m
17. Turn right onto West Cermak Road 83 m
18. Turn left onto South Clark Street 259 m
19. Turn right onto South Archer Avenue 291 m
20. Turn slight left onto South State Street 145 m
21. Turn right onto East 18th Street 267 m
22. Turn left onto South Michigan Avenue 1.99 km
23. Make a U-turn onto South Michigan Avenue 36 m
24. Arrive at destination 0 m
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