The driving distance between Albuquerque, NM and Chicago, IL is approximately 1335 miles. The driving time would be approximately 20 hours 30 minutes if you were to travel non-stop in good driving conditions. (The driving time does not take into consideration conditions which may extend trip time such as weather, road work, border crossings and rush hour traffic in urban areas.)
Driving from Chicago to Albuquerque you would pass the Sandia Mountains in New Mexico east of Albuquerque.
Google Maps estimates the driving time as 21 hours and 42 minutes.
Albuquerque to Billings.
Albuquerque to Billings.
Albuquerque to Billings.
Albuquerque to Billings.
Albuquerque to Billings.
Albuquerque to Billings.
Memphis to Chicago is shorter.
Billings too Albuquerque.
The trip from Albuquerque NM to Billings MT is longer. The driving distance from Memphis TN to Chicago IL is 533 miles per MapQuest. The driving distance from Albuquerque NM to Billings MT is 999 miles per MapQuest.
Billings, Montana is farther north than Chicago, Illinois.