Distance from Chicago, IL to Des Plaines, IL

Driving distance between Chicago, IL and Des Plaines, IL is 18.95 miles (or 30.50 kilometers). This guide provides essential information to help you plan effectively for this trip.

If you drove an average car with a fuel efficiency of about 25 miles per gallon (mpg), you would be using approximately 0.04 gallons of gas per mile, and the gas would cost you around $, since you would need about gallons of fuel.

Estimated travel time

Leaving from Chicago, IL you would reach Des Plaines, IL in about 25 minutes if you keep an average speed of 65 miles per hour, assuming you don’t make any breaks or get stuck in traffic.

Driving distance in miles

19 mi31 km

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CO2 emissions: kg

Emission estimated with the eco2 norme
(185 CO2 grams/mile)

This is a map overview of the best driving route from Chicago, IL to Des Plaines, IL in which you can see the origin and destination points marked with A (Chicago) and B (Des Plaines) respectively as well as blue line along the road route you can take. You can zoom in to see more details, including road numbers and even street names both in Chicago, IL and Des Plaines, IL as well as every other town you may pass by on your way.

Fuel consumption if you drive from Chicago, IL to Des Plaines, IL

To cover the 18.95 mi that separate Des Plaines from Chicago you are going to need between of fuel, considering you drive an average car (25 mpg) and , if you drive an SUV or a heavy car (20 mpg). If you drive a fuel efficient car (45 mpg), your consumption will only be .

Cost of driving from Chicago, IL to Des Plaines, IL

Depending on the fuel efficiency level of your car, driving from Chicago to Des Plaines will cost you between and . An average car would make the trip for . We calculate the route cost using real time average gas prices for the US and other costs such as tolls are not included in this calculation.

Note: This price is subject to change based on current gas rates.

Driving directions

To help you plan your trip from Chicago to Des Plaines, we offer a detailed map together with full, turn by turn, driving directions from Chicago, IL to Des Plaines, IL.

Flying or direct distance between Chicago, IL and Des Plaines, IL

The flying distance represent the straight distance from Chicago to Des Plaines, the length of an hypothetical flight trip between the geographic center of Chicago, IL and the geographic center of Des Plaines, IL. We also offer nearby airports to both Chicago to Des Plaines and a flight ticket price comparison form, in case you want to make that hypothetical flight real :).

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