How many miles between Chicago and puerto villarta?

Answer 1

From Chicago to LAREDO, TX it is 1,415 miles taking this route:

1. Take I-57 SOUTH (towards Memphis), from Chicago, to I-55 SOUTH to MEMPHIS at EXIT 1A, in Missouri.
2. Take I-55 SOUTH to I-40 WEST to LITTLE ROCK at EXIT 8, in WEST MEMPHIS, Arkansas.
3. Take I-40 WEST to I-30 WEST to TEXARKANA, via I-440 WESTto bypass LITTLE ROCK, AR (EXIT 159 off I-40 to get onto I-440 WEST towards TEXARKANA).
4. Take I-30 WEST to I-35E SOUTH to WACO, via I-635 SOUTH(EXIT 56C off I-30 in TEXAS) and I-20 WEST towards FT. WORTH to bypass DALLAS, TX (EXIT 467B off I-20 to get onto I-35E SOUTH to WACO).
5. Take I-35 SOUTH to LAREDO, where you will CROSS THE BORDER into NUEVO LAREDO, MEXICO. To bypass AUSTIN, take SH-130 TOLL - SOUTH (EXIT 265 off I-35 to get onto SH-130 TOLL - SOUTH to SAN ANTONIO) to I-10 WEST towards SAN ANTONIO, and then I-10 WEST back to I-35 SOUTH to LAREDO, via I-410 SOUTH to bypass SAN ANTONIO (EXIT 581 off I-10 to get onto I-410 SOUTH ; EXIT 53 off I-410 to get onto I-35 SOUTH to LAREDO).

NOTE: the SH-130 TOLL ROAD in Texas is the brand new toll road that is 85 mph.

From Nuevo Laredo to Puerto Vallarta, it is 1,475 km (916 miles) taking this route:

1. From Nuevo Laredo, take MX-85 and MX-85D (cuota[toll]) towards MONTERREY to MX-40D (cuota) SALTILLO, outside of Monterrey.
2. Take MX-40D (and MX-40) to MX-15D ROSARIO.
3. Take MX-15D (and MX-15) to MX-200 PUERTO VALLARTA at Tepic.
4. Take MX-200 to Puerto Vallarta.

In total, it is 2,331 miles taking the route above.

Just a general advisory: be ESPECIALLY careful when travelling in Mexico, and alos make sure you have a safe place to stay for the night, as night driving can be dangerous.