How to get from Chicago to San Francisco by car, truck, walk, bike

Distance between Chicago and San Francisco is 2985 kilometers (1851 miles).
Driving distance from Chicago to San Francisco is 3428 kilometers (2125 miles)

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Routes from chicago-illinois to san-francisco-california
Cheapest
Car
32h 35m
3428 km
cost $685
Fastest
Truck
32h 35m
price $685
Others
Walk
29d 17h 31m
distance 3597 km
Bike
9d 6h 49m
distance 4021 km

4 Ways from Chicago (United States/Illinois) to San Francisco (United States/California)

Choose 1 of the options below and start your journey
Cheapest
Car
32h 35m
3428 km
cost $685
Fastest
Truck
32h 35m
price $685
Others
Walk
29d 17h 31m
distance 3597 km
Bike
9d 6h 49m
distance 4021 km

Route instructions

1. Continue onto South Michigan Avenue 126 m
2. Turn right onto East Harrison Street 272 m
3. Turn right onto South State Street 147 m
4. Turn left onto West Ida B. Wells Drive 23.05 km
5. Keep left onto Ronald Reagan Memorial Tollway, I 88, IL 110 3.02 km
6. Keep right onto Ronald Reagan Memorial Tollway, I 88, IL 110 132.04 km
7. Continue onto Ronald Reagan Memorial Tollway, I 88, IL 110 89.78 km
8. Keep right 593 m
9. Keep right 272.49 km
10. Keep left onto I 80 26.94 km
11. Keep right onto I 80 153.31 km
12. Keep left onto I 80 38.04 km
13. Keep left onto I 80 Express 98.82 km
14. Keep left onto I 80 1408.48 km
15. Keep right onto Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway, I 80 265.16 km
16. Continue onto I 80, US 93 ALT 763.13 km
17. Keep left onto North Sacramento Beltline Freeway, I 80 88.33 km
18. Keep left onto I 80 50.35 km
19. Keep right onto I 80 1.54 km
20. Keep left onto I 80 715 m
21. Keep right onto I 80 9.20 km
22. Keep left 637 m
23. Turn slight right onto 5th Street 579 m
24. Turn left onto Mission Street 1.02 km
25. Turn right onto 9th Street 205 m
26. Keep left onto Hayes Street 292 m
27. Turn right onto Van Ness Avenue, US 101 192 m
28. Arrive at destination 0 m
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