Chicago, United States → Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
1,711 nautical miles · Direction: southeast
The straight-line distance from Chicago to Punta Cana is 3,169 km (1,969 miles). Punta Cana lies roughly southeast of Chicago; the initial great-circle bearing is 139° (SE). It is an international route from United States to Dominican Republic.
Chicago (Midwest, United States) sits at 41.8781°N, 87.6298°W; Punta Cana (La Altagracia, Dominican Republic) is at 18.5601°N, 68.3725°W. The initial great-circle bearing is 139° (SE); on a great circle the heading changes along the way.
| Mode | Figure | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| ✈️ Flight | ~4h 28min | Estimate: 800 km/h + 30 min taxi. Not a schedule; total trip time is longer. |
| 🚗 Road | No estimate | No road connection |
There is no continuous road connection between Chicago and Punta Cana — the two cities sit on separate landmasses, so the journey requires air or sea transport.
The geographic halfway point of the great-circle path between Chicago and Punta Cana lies at approximately 30.5687°N, 76.8331°W — the position that is an equal 1,585 km from each city along that path. It is a geometric midpoint, not a halfway point by road.
Depending on the date, Punta Cana (America/Puerto_Rico) is 1 or 2 hours ahead of Chicago (America/Chicago), because daylight saving changes on different dates in the two zones or applies in only one of them.
The straight-line distance from Chicago to Punta Cana is approximately 3,169 km (1,969 miles, 1,711 nautical miles).
Punta Cana lies roughly southeast of Chicago; the initial great-circle bearing is 139° (SE).
Estimated flight time is about 4h 28min (great-circle distance at 800 km/h plus 30 min for taxi, take-off and landing). It is not an airline schedule; total airport-to-airport trip time is longer.
There is no continuous road connection between Chicago and Punta Cana — the two cities sit on separate landmasses, so the journey requires air or sea transport.
Depending on the date, Punta Cana (America/Puerto_Rico) is 1 or 2 hours ahead of Chicago (America/Chicago), because daylight saving changes on different dates in the two zones or applies in only one of them.
Straight-line distance uses the great-circle (Haversine) method. Flight and road figures, where shown, are estimates rather than schedules or live routing. How SnapDistance calculates distances