San Jose to Chicago Flight Time, Distance, Route Map

Flight time from San Jose, United States to Chicago, United States is 3 hours 40 minutes under avarage conditions. Our flight time calculator assumes an average flight speed for a commercial airliner of 500 mph, which is equivalent to 805 km/hr or 434 knots. Actual flight times may vary depending on aircraft type, cruise speed, routing, weather conditions, passenger load, and other factors.

What is the Flight Distance Between San Jose and Chicago?

The flight distance from San Jose (United States) to Chicago (United States) is 1838 miles. This is equivalent to 2958 kilometers or 1596 nautical miles. The calculated distance (air line) is the straight line distance or direct flight distance between cities. The nearest airport to San Jose, is Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) and the nearest airport to Chicago, is Midway Airport (MDW).

San Jose - Chicago Timezones & Time Difference

Current local time in San Jose is 2024-11-22, 07:52:26 PST
Current local time in Chicago is 2024-11-22, 09:52:26 CST.
Time difference between San Jose (United States) and Chicago (United States) is 2 Hours.
Chicago time is 2 Hours ahead of San Jose.

San Jose to Chicago Flight Route Map

Flight map from San Jose, United States to Chicago, United States is given below.
Click the map to view San Jose to Chicago nonstop flight path and travel direction.

The distance between cities calculated based on their latitudes and longitudes. This is also called distance as the crow flies. Bird flight distance is calculated by drawing a straight line between two point coordinates. The length of this drawn line will give the shortest distance value. This distance may be very much different from the actual travel distance.


San Jose GPS Coordinates: Latitude: N 37° 20' 17.5'' Longitude: W 121° 53' 10.8''
Chicago GPS Coordinates: Latitude: N 41° 52' 41.2'' Longitude: W 87° 37' 47.3''

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