Top 15 road trips from Chicago
Chicago to Madison
starting from Chicago →
36 minutes → Arlington Heights
1 hour → Harvard
45 minutes → Rockford
1 hour → Lake Kegonsa State Park
21 minutes → Madison
36 minutes → Arlington Heights
1 hour → Harvard
45 minutes → Rockford
1 hour → Lake Kegonsa State Park
21 minutes → Madison
4 hours of driving
Chicago to Indianapolis
starting from Chicago →
38 minutes → Gary
45 minutes → Cedar Lake
60 minutes → Remington
41 minutes → Triple XXX Family Restaurant
35 minutes → Frankfort
52 minutes → Indianapolis Museum of Art
10 minutes → Indianapolis
38 minutes → Gary
45 minutes → Cedar Lake
60 minutes → Remington
41 minutes → Triple XXX Family Restaurant
35 minutes → Frankfort
52 minutes → Indianapolis Museum of Art
10 minutes → Indianapolis
4.5 hours of driving
Chicago to Ann Arbor
starting from Chicago →
50 minutes → Indiana Dunes State Park
56 minutes → Saint Joseph
57 minutes → Kalamazoo
39 minutes → Marshall
57 minutes → Waterloo State Recreation Area
36 minutes → Ann Arbor
50 minutes → Indiana Dunes State Park
56 minutes → Saint Joseph
57 minutes → Kalamazoo
39 minutes → Marshall
57 minutes → Waterloo State Recreation Area
36 minutes → Ann Arbor
5 hours of driving
Chicago to St. Louis
starting from Chicago →
1 hour → Morris
47 minutes → Pontiac
46 minutes → Bloomington
1 hour → Springfield
52 minutes → Carlinville
1 hour → St. Louis
1 hour → Morris
47 minutes → Pontiac
46 minutes → Bloomington
1 hour → Springfield
52 minutes → Carlinville
1 hour → St. Louis
5.5 hours of driving
Chicago to Louisville
starting from Chicago →
38 minutes → Gary
1 hour → Remington
41 minutes → Triple XXX Family Restaurant
1.5 hours → Indianapolis
41 minutes → Taylorsville
47 minutes → Scottsburg
35 minutes → Louisville
38 minutes → Gary
1 hour → Remington
41 minutes → Triple XXX Family Restaurant
1.5 hours → Indianapolis
41 minutes → Taylorsville
47 minutes → Scottsburg
35 minutes → Louisville
5.5 hours of driving
Chicago to Detroit
starting from Chicago →
50 minutes → Indiana Dunes State Park
56 minutes → Saint Joseph
1 hour → Fairfield Inn Kalamazoo West
52 minutes → Marshall
57 minutes → Waterloo State Recreation Area
1.5 hours → Detroit
50 minutes → Indiana Dunes State Park
56 minutes → Saint Joseph
1 hour → Fairfield Inn Kalamazoo West
52 minutes → Marshall
57 minutes → Waterloo State Recreation Area
1.5 hours → Detroit
6 hours of driving
Chicago to Cincinnati
starting from Chicago →
38 minutes → Gary
1 hour → Remington
41 minutes → Triple XXX Family Restaurant
1.5 hours → Indianapolis
57 minutes → Greensburg
59 minutes → Creation Museum
25 minutes → Cincinnati
38 minutes → Gary
1 hour → Remington
41 minutes → Triple XXX Family Restaurant
1.5 hours → Indianapolis
57 minutes → Greensburg
59 minutes → Creation Museum
25 minutes → Cincinnati
6 hours of driving
Chicago to Columbus
starting from Chicago →
1.5 hours → Remington
1.5 hours → Indianapolis
1.5 hours → Richmond
47 minutes → Dayton
1 hour → Columbus
1.5 hours → Remington
1.5 hours → Indianapolis
1.5 hours → Richmond
47 minutes → Dayton
1 hour → Columbus
6 hours of driving
Chicago to Traverse City
starting from Chicago →
50 minutes → Indiana Dunes State Park
1.5 hours → South Haven
57 minutes → Grand Rapids
1 hour → Stanwood
1 hour → Cadillac
1 hour → Traverse City
50 minutes → Indiana Dunes State Park
1.5 hours → South Haven
57 minutes → Grand Rapids
1 hour → Stanwood
1 hour → Cadillac
1 hour → Traverse City
6.5 hours of driving
Chicago to Des Moines
starting from Chicago →
1.5 hours → Sycamore
1 hour → Rock Falls
1 hour → Moline
1 hour → University of Iowa
1 hour → Brooklyn
1.5 hours → Des Moines
1.5 hours → Sycamore
1 hour → Rock Falls
1 hour → Moline
1 hour → University of Iowa
1 hour → Brooklyn
1.5 hours → Des Moines
7 hours of driving
Chicago to Lexington
starting from Chicago →
1.5 hours → Remington
1.5 hours → Indianapolis
1 hour → Nashville
60 minutes → Scottsburg
1.5 hours → Frankfort
43 minutes → Lexington
1.5 hours → Remington
1.5 hours → Indianapolis
1 hour → Nashville
60 minutes → Scottsburg
1.5 hours → Frankfort
43 minutes → Lexington
7.5 hours of driving
Chicago to Cleveland
starting from Chicago →
50 minutes → Indiana Dunes State Park
57 minutes → South Bend
46 minutes → Middlebury
1.5 hours → Rodeway Inn
48 minutes → Toledo
1 hour → Sandusky
1 hour → Cleveland
50 minutes → Indiana Dunes State Park
57 minutes → South Bend
46 minutes → Middlebury
1.5 hours → Rodeway Inn
48 minutes → Toledo
1 hour → Sandusky
1 hour → Cleveland
7.5 hours of driving
Chicago to Nashville
starting from Chicago →
50 minutes → Indiana Dunes State Park
2 hours → Triple XXX Family Restaurant
1.5 hours → Indianapolis
1.5 hours → Sellersburg
1.5 hours → Mammoth Cave National Park
1.5 hours → Nashville
50 minutes → Indiana Dunes State Park
2 hours → Triple XXX Family Restaurant
1.5 hours → Indianapolis
1.5 hours → Sellersburg
1.5 hours → Mammoth Cave National Park
1.5 hours → Nashville
9 hours of driving
Chicago to Minneapolis
starting from Chicago →
55 minutes → The Vine - Martini & Wine Bar
1 hour → Rockford
1.5 hours → Madison
1 hour → Wisconsin Dells
42 minutes → Oakdale
1 hour → Neillsville
1 hour → Eau Claire
1.5 hours → Stillwater
34 minutes → Minneapolis
55 minutes → The Vine - Martini & Wine Bar
1 hour → Rockford
1.5 hours → Madison
1 hour → Wisconsin Dells
42 minutes → Oakdale
1 hour → Neillsville
1 hour → Eau Claire
1.5 hours → Stillwater
34 minutes → Minneapolis
9.5 hours of driving
Chicago to Charleston
starting from Chicago →
2 hours → Triple XXX Family Restaurant
1.5 hours → Indianapolis
2 hours → Dayton
4 hours → Yellow Springs
5.5 hours → Wellston
1.5 hours → Charleston
2 hours → Triple XXX Family Restaurant
1.5 hours → Indianapolis
2 hours → Dayton
4 hours → Yellow Springs
5.5 hours → Wellston
1.5 hours → Charleston
16.5 hours of driving
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