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Distance from Detroit, MI to ORD

The total driving distance from Detroit, MI to ORD is 306 miles or 492 kilometers.

The total straight line flight distance from Detroit, MI to ORD is 251 miles.

This is equivalent to 404 kilometers or 218 nautical miles.

Your trip begins in Detroit, Michigan. It ends at Chicago O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois.

Your flight direction from Detroit, MI to ORD is West (-94 degrees from North).

The distance calculator helps you figure out how far it is to get from Detroit, MI to ORD. It does this by computing the straight line flying distance ("as the crow flies") and the driving distance if the route is drivable. It uses all this data to compute the total travel mileage.

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