United StatesUnited StatesChicago to Dallas shipping route.
1,554 km by road, about 25 h 54 min in transit.
Road Distance Between Cities: Chicago and Dallas
City to City Driving Distance on the map, along the road network.
ChicagoRoadDallasTrucking transit time
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| City to City Driving Distance | 1,554 km (966 mi) |
| Straight line | 1,295 km |
| Transit time | 25 h 54 min |
| Hours at the wheel | 14 h 54 min |
| Ferry | No |
| Assumption | 9 driving hours a day |
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About the Chicago to Dallas shipping route by road
Chicago to Dallas by road: 1,554 km of driving distance, south west from the United States. The straight line is 1,295 km.
Transit time for one driver is about 25 h 54 min, of which 14 h 54 min at the wheel. We assume 9 driving hours a day and an 11 hour rest between shifts. A two driver team can keep the truck moving and cut the trucking transit time almost in half.
Road freight on Chicago to Dallas is booked as FTL (a full truck for one shipper) or LTL and groupage (you pay for the pallet places you use). FTL is faster and safer for high value goods; groupage is cheaper for a few pallets but adds consolidation time.
By rail the same trip is 1,498 km and takes about 2.1 days at freight train speed.
Of 19 road routes from Chicago in this directory, Dallas is the 9th shortest. Closer destinations: Savannah (1,543 km), Montreal (1,376 km) and New York (1,353 km).
FAQ
What is the driving distance from Chicago to Dallas?
1,554 km by road (1,295 km in a straight line).
What is the trucking transit time from Chicago to Dallas?
About 25 h 54 min for one driver at 9 driving hours a day (14 h 54 min at the wheel). A two-driver team is faster.
Is the return route the same?
The reverse route Dallas to Chicago has its own page with the same distance and route.
More city to city driving distance
- Chicago to Columbus579 km
- Chicago to Kansas City823 km
- Chicago to
Toronto847 km - Chicago to Memphis861 km
- Chicago to Atlanta1,234 km
- Chicago to New York1,353 km
- Houston to Dallas386 km
- Laredo to Dallas691 km
- Memphis to Dallas731 km
- Kansas City to Dallas904 km
Monterrey to Dallas920 km- Atlanta to Dallas1,275 km
How we count: road distance on the truck network, 9 driving hours a day with rest periods. Engine navo-distance-time 0.3.0. See all road distance between cities or the Shipping Routes Directory.