How to get from West Des Moines to Chicago by car, truck, bike, walk

Distance between West Des Moines and Chicago is 510 kilometers (316 miles).
Driving distance from West Des Moines to Chicago is 550 kilometers (341 miles)

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4 Ways from West Des Moines (United States/Iowa) to Chicago (United States/Illinois)

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Route instructions

1. Continue 21 m
2. Turn right 120 m
3. Turn right 106 m
4. Turn left 37 m
5. Turn right onto Mills Civic Parkway 1.32 km
6. Turn slight right onto Valley West Drive 2.05 km
7. Keep right 19.44 km
8. Keep right onto Ramp 137 D 415 m
9. Keep right onto Ramp 137 D 276.87 km
10. Keep right 90.62 km
11. Keep left onto Ronald Reagan Memorial Tollway, I 88, IL 110 126.43 km
12. Keep right onto Ronald Reagan Memorial Tollway, I 88, IL 110 32.96 km
13. Turn right onto South Michigan Avenue 12 m
14. Arrive at destination 0 m
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