California

No. Alaska is bigger (larger in area) than California..

Alaska and Texas are both larger states than California.

California is "bigger" than Alaska based on population - it is more populous.

2,015 mi - about 31 hours driving time.

Chicago, IL, USA to Norwalk, CA, USA.
1. Head north on S Morgan St toward W Cermak Rd 0.1 mi
2. Turn right at W Cermak Rd 59 ft
3. Slight left at S Canalport Ave 0.4 mi
4. Turn left at S Ruble St 0.1 mi
5. Merge onto I-90 W/I-94 N via the ramp on the left to I-290/Roosevelt Rd/Taylor St 0.5 mi
6. Take exit 51H to merge onto I-290 W toward W Suburbs 14.2 mi
7. Continue onto I-88 W (signs for I-88/S Tollway/Aurora/I-294/W Tollway/Indiana)
Partial toll road 140 mi
8. Take exit 1B to merge onto I-80 W toward Des Moines
Passing through Iowa
Entering Nebraska 661 mi
9. Continue onto I-76 W
Entering Colorado 187 mi
10. Merge onto I-70 W
Entering Utah 501 mi
11. Take the exit onto I-15 S toward Las Vegas
Passing through Arizona, Nevada
Entering California 464 mi
12. Take the exit onto CA-210 W toward Pasadena 19.0 mi
13. Continue onto I-210 W 8.2 mi
14. Take the exit onto I-605 S 16.1 mi
15. Take the I-5 S/I-5 N/Santa Ana Fwy exit toward Los Angeles/Santa Ana 0.2 mi
16. Keep left at the fork to continue toward I-5 S/Santa Ana Fwy and merge onto I-5 S/Santa Ana Fwy 1.8 mi
17. Take the Pioneer Blvd exit toward Imperial Hwy 0.2 mi
18. Slight right at Pioneer Blvd 1.2 mi
19. Turn left at Rosecrans Ave 302 ft
20. Make a U-turn at Arlee Ave 66 ft
Norwalk, CA, USA

1,300 miles taking this route:

1. Take SR-91 EAST to SR-60 EAST to INDIO at EXIT 65B near downtown Riverside, INLAND EMPIRE.
2. Follow SR-60 EAST to I-10 EAST towards INDIO.
3. Take I-10 EAST all the way across to I-19 SOUTH to TUCSON at EXIT 260 in downtown TUCSON, ARIZONA. To bypass PHOENIX, take the PHOENIX BYPASS ROUTE. [SR-85 SOUTH (EXIT 112 off I-10 in ARIZONA) (33 miles) SOUTH to I-8 EAST in Gila Bend; then I-8 (59 miles) EAST to I-10 EAST to TUCSON (EXIT 178A off I-8).]
4. Take I-19 SOUTH to NOGALES, where you will cross the border into MEXICO.
5. Once you have crossed the border, follow ROUTE 15 to Guadalajara. I STRONGLY recommend you take the TOLL ROADS (15D roads).