From Indiana, through Illinois, Missouri and Oklahoma to Texas
If you leave Indiana and drive to Texas, you typically pass through four states: Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, and then into Texas. Depending on your specific route, you might also briefly pass through other states, but the most common journey includes these four.
Indiana is in between Ohio and Illinois.
The driving distance from Dallas, Texas to Chicago, Illinois is 968 miles via I-30 E to I-55 N per MapQuest. The driving time per MapQuest is 14 hours and 8 minutes.
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About 800 miles.
If you drove in a straight line from the center of Ohio to the center of Arizona, you would pass through Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico.
The driving distance from Houston, Texas to Lafayette, Indiana is 1049 miles via I-57 N per MapQuest. The driving time per MapQuest is 15 hours and 52 minutes.
883 miles
Arkansas and Missouri are in between Texas and Illinois.
The state of Illinois is bordered on the north by the state of Wisconsin. Illinois also shares borders with Iowa to the northwest, Missouri to the west, Kentucky to the southeast, and Indiana to the east. In the northeastern part of the state, Illinois borders Lake Michigan where Chicago is located.
The driving distance from Goshen, Indiana to McKinney, Texas is about 985 miles.