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Trip from Hammond, IN to Winfield, IN

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Compiled and reviewed by the US Trip Planner planning team at COD Solutions Oy · Last reviewed Sep 2, 2026 · Editorial standards

Drive Time

37m

Distance

23.9 mi

39 km

Drive Score

8/10

Great drive

Same Day?

Yes, doable

Fuel Cost

$4

one way

EV Charging

Unknown

Best Time to Leave

Save up to 9 min
4 AM
0h 35m ★
6 AM
0h 38m
8 AM
0h 44m
10 AM
0h 40m
12 PM
0h 40m
3 PM
0h 41m
5 PM
0h 44m
8 PM
0h 36m

Estimated drive times based on typical traffic patterns. Actual times may vary with weather, construction, and real-time conditions.

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Downtown Hammond, IN, IN

Hammond, IN

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town in Lake County, Indiana, United States

Winfield, IN

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Trip Overview

The drive from Hammond, IN to Winfield, IN covers 23.9 miles and takes about 37m behind the wheel. This route is realistic as a one-day drive if you keep your stops efficient.

The route leans on Casimir Pulaski Memorial Highway, Borman Expressway, Winfield Road for much of the mileage, and the overall profile is mixed highway & surface. The longest uninterrupted segment is about 9 miles on Casimir Pulaski Memorial Highway. At current regular gas prices, budget about $3.71 one way before food or hotel costs.

Main Roads

Road Distance Duration
Casimir Pulaski Memorial Highway 9 mi 10m
Borman Expressway 8.2 mi 11m
Winfield Road 1.1 mi 2m
East 109th Avenue 0.9 mi 1m
173rd Street 0.6 mi 1m
Iowa Street 0.5 mi 2m
East 113th Avenue 0.5 mi 1m
Southeastern Avenue 0.3 mi <1m
Longest stretch: Casimir Pulaski Memorial Highway — 9 mi, about 10m

Traffic on I-80

Hour-of-day weekday pattern from 110 FHWA count stations on your route.

Peak

3 PM

~5,771 veh/hr typical

Quietest

2 AM

~978 veh/hr

Peak-to-quiet ratio

5.9×

busier at peak than in the quiet hours

12a 6a noon 6p 11p

Averaged across 48 weeks of 2023 FHWA Travel Monitoring Analysis System data. Weekday hours only (Mon–Fri).

Turn-by-Turn Driving Directions

Step-by-step road directions between Hammond, IN and Winfield, IN.

1

Start on Columbia Avenue

0.2 mi · 30 sec · Columbia Avenue
2

Turn left onto 173rd Street

0.6 mi · 1 min · 173rd Street
3

Turn right onto Southeastern Avenue

0.3 mi · 46 sec · Southeastern Avenue
4

Turn left onto 175th Street

0.2 mi · 32 sec · 175th Street
5

Turn right onto SR 152

0.3 mi · 22 sec · Indianapolis Boulevard
6

Take the ramp

0.4 mi · 55 sec
Toward I 80 East, I 94 East, US 6 East: Detroit
7

Merge onto I 80; I 94; US 6

8.2 mi · 11 min · Borman Expressway
Use the straight / slight right lanes.
8

Take the exit

0.4 mi · 34 sec
Exit 11 Toward I 65 South: Indianapolis Use the slight right lane.
9

Keep slight left at fork

0.8 mi · 1 min
Use the straight / slight right lanes.
10

Merge onto I 65

9.0 mi · 10 min · Casimir Pulaski Memorial Highway
11

Take the exit

0.2 mi · 20 sec
Exit 249 Toward 109th Avenue Use the straight / slight right lanes.
12

Continue on this road

0.3 mi · 38 sec · this road
Exit 249 Toward 109th Avenue
13

Turn slight left onto East 109th Avenue

0.4 mi · 51 sec · East 109th Avenue
14

Enter roundabout onto East 109th Avenue

102 ft · 2 sec · East 109th Avenue
15

Continue on East 109th Avenue

0.4 mi · 45 sec · East 109th Avenue
16

Enter roundabout onto Iowa Street

18 ft · 0 sec · Iowa Street
17

Continue on Iowa Street

0.5 mi · 2 min · Iowa Street
18

Turn left onto East 113th Avenue

0.5 mi · 1 min · East 113th Avenue
19

Continue on Winfield Road

1.1 mi · 2 min · Winfield Road
20

Continue on East 117th Avenue

0.2 mi · 27 sec · East 117th Avenue
21

Arrive at destination

East 117th Avenue

Heads-up: tricky spots

5 of 14

5 decision points cluster between mile 0.2 and 20.3 — GPS handles the exact turns, but know they're coming. Your lane choice matters more than the turn itself.

4
0.2 mi into trip | ~0m in | 173rd Street

Turn left onto 173rd Street

Navigation decision point

5
2 mi into trip | ~4m in | I 80; I 94; US 6 / Borman Expressway

Merge onto I 80; I 94; US 6 / Borman Expressway

Merge point - match speed before joining. Lane positioning matters here

Use the straight / slight right lanes.
7
10.1 mi into trip | ~15m in

Take the exit toward I 65 South: Indianapolis

Exit ramp - move to the correct lane early. Lane positioning matters here

Use the slight right lane. Exit 11 Toward I 65 South: Indianapolis
6
10.5 mi into trip | ~16m in

Keep slight left at fork

Highway fork - watch signs carefully. Lane positioning matters here

Use the straight / slight right lanes.
7
20.3 mi into trip | ~28m in

Take the exit toward 109th Avenue

Exit ramp - move to the correct lane early. Lane positioning matters here

Use the straight / slight right lanes. Exit 249 Toward 109th Avenue

Fuel & Cost

Regular Gas

$3.71 one way

$7.41 round trip

$3.94/gal 25.4 MPG avg 8 kg CO2
Fuel Type $/gal One Way Round Trip
midgrade $4.32 $4.06 $8.13
premium $4.93 $4.64 $9.27
diesel $5.60 $5.27 $10.54

No toll roads detected on this route.

Drive Cost (one way)

Fuel

$4

Estimated CO2 emission: 8.4 kg one way. Prices: EIA weekly data, 2026-08-31.

Driving Electric?

About $3 in charging · 0 stops · 63% less CO2

Vehicle Type kWh Stops DC Fast Home Charge
Average EV 7.2 0 $2.51 $1.15
Efficient EV 6 0 $2.09 $0.96
EV Truck/SUV 9.6 0 $3.35 $1.53

Gas CO2

8 kg

EV CO2

3 kg (63% less)

This trip is well within single-charge range for most EVs. No charging stops needed if you start fully charged.

DC fast charging avg $0.35/kWh. Home charging avg $0.16/kWh. US grid CO2: 0.39 kg/kWh.

Travel Intel

Current conditions at both ends of the drive.

Forecast as of Aug 30, 2026

Origin

Hammond, IN

Afternoon in Hammond on Wednesday

Local time

2:26 PM

CDT

Current temp

82°F

Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms

SSW 10 to 15 mph 45% chance Live forecast

Heat Advisory

Heat Advisory issued August 30 at 12:20PM CDT until September 1 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Paducah KY

Extreme Heat Watch

Extreme Heat Watch issued August 30 at 12:20PM CDT until September 4 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY

Destination

Winfield, IN

Afternoon in Winfield on Wednesday

Local time

2:26 PM

CDT

Current temp

83°F

Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms

SSW 10 to 15 mph 35% chance Live forecast

Heat Advisory

Heat Advisory issued August 30 at 12:20PM CDT until September 1 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Paducah KY

Extreme Heat Watch

Extreme Heat Watch issued August 30 at 12:20PM CDT until September 4 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Paducah KY

Time zone

Same local time

Origin and destination are on the same clock, so arrival timing is easier to judge at a glance.

Temperature spread

1 degrees warmer at arrival

A meaningful temperature swing is a good cue to rethink layers, water, and how soon you want to arrive.

Road read

37m on the road

The weather snapshot is not static. If you are leaving later, give both cities one more quick forecast check before departure.

Weather data from the National Weather Service. Conditions may change; check closer to your travel date.

What kind of drive is this?

23.9 mi in 37m — 34% highway, the rest on surface roads. Biggest road: Casimir Pulaski Memorial Highway.

34% highway, the rest on surface roads — varied driving throughout.
21 navigation steps total — most of the decisions cluster near the start and finish.
Longest single stretch: 9 mi on Casimir Pulaski Memorial Highway.

How Hard Is This Drive?

7/10

This route mixes highway mileage with some local-road sections near the start or finish. This route has several spots where lane changes, forks, or exits need your full attention. The trickiest moment comes around 0.2 miles in near 173rd Street.

Driving Effort 7/10

Focused - busy navigation packed into a short drive

Balances navigation complexity with total wheel time.

This is a short but busy drive. With 14 decision points packed into just 23.9 miles, you will need to pay attention to lane changes and exits — but the whole thing is over in 37m.

Where does it get tricky?

The main spots that need attention: at 0.2 miles (173rd Street): Navigation decision point; at 2 miles (I 80; I 94; US 6 / Borman Expressway): Merge point - match speed before joining. Lane positioning matters here; at 10.1 miles: Exit ramp - move to the correct lane early. Lane positioning matters here.

Elevation Profile

Mostly flat terrain

709 ft 596 ft

Total Climb

183 ft

Total Descent

73 ft

Highest Point

709 ft

~23.9 mi in

Elevation Range

113 ft

About the Cities

Starting in Hammond, IN

Full guide →

Founded 1884

Hammond is a Chicagoland city of some 76,000 people (2019) in Lake County, Indiana—bordering Chicago's Far Southeast Side. Most visitors will find themselves passing through or on business, but Chicagoans would do well to include it in a close-in Lake County day trip, if for no other reason than to get some good food, perhaps stock up on fireworks, and realize that Chicagoland doesn't stop at the state line!

Top landmarks

  • • State Street Commercial Historic District — historic district in Indiana, United States

Arriving in Winfield, IN

Full guide →

Founded 1993

City content from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Wikidata (CC0).

Who Is This Route For?

Weekend Trip

Doable as a same-day drive at 37m. Total distance: 23.9 miles.

Family Friendly

Moderate complexity with 0 natural rest stops along the way.

Solo Traveler

37m drive, comfortable solo distance.

EV Driver

0 DC fast chargers along the route. Coverage: unknown.

First-Time Driver

Mostly highway driving (34%). Some complex stretches to watch for.

Scenic Drive

Mixed highway & surface route profile with national parks nearby.

Frequently Asked Questions

The longest stretch is about 9 miles on Casimir Pulaski Memorial Highway. The full list of main roads is in the Roads section above.

It helps. This route has a higher-than-average number of complex decision points, which get harder in the dark. If the last hour of the trip is on surface roads or mountain grades, aim to arrive at Winfield, IN before sunset when you can. Check the Trip Plan for departure windows that land you in daylight.

Yes. At under 2 hours behind the wheel, this works well for families — plan one quick stop if you have younger kids.

The main spots that need attention: at 0.2 miles (173rd Street): Navigation decision point; at 2 miles (I 80; I 94; US 6 / Borman Expressway): Merge point - match speed before joining. Lane positioning matters here; at 10.1 miles: Exit ramp - move to the correct lane early. Lane positioning matters here.

Yes — Indiana Dunes National Park. See the National Parks section for detour distances and tips on detours.

Yes. A round trip is manageable in a single day if you plan a break at Winfield, IN before heading back.

How this page is built

Compiled by the US Trip Planner planning team at COD Solutions Oy from open government datasets — OSRM over OpenStreetMap for geometry, EIA for fuel prices, USGS 3DEP for elevation, NPS for national parks, and FHWA TMAS for hourly traffic volumes. See our methodology for refresh cadence and limitations.

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