How far is Oshkosh, WI from Cudahy, CA?

The driving distance from Oshkosh, WI to Cudahy, CA is about 2058 miles (3312 km), with a travel time of about 36h 41m by car.

  • The straight-line flight distance is about 1725 miles (2776.1 km).
  • For a round trip, plan for roughly 73h 22m of driving time before adding stops, traffic, or weather delays.
  • A comfortable departure window is usually 6:00 AM to 7:30 AM CDT.
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Road
2058.01 mi
36h 41m
Flight
1724.96 mi
2776.05 km direct

This drive is better planned with a longer stop or an overnight stay.

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Flight Distance

Direct air line
1724.96 mi
Kilometers
2776.05 km
Flight Time
03h 28m

Driving Distance

Road route
2058.01 mi
Kilometers
3312.04 km
Drive Time
36h 41m

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Drive time stays fixed at 36h 41m.

Arrival Snapshot
Arrive in Cudahy
Thu, Sep 24, 9:30 PM PDT
Return by in Oshkosh
Sat, Sep 26, 12:11 PM CDT
Useful when you're deciding between a quick errand, a day trip, or a longer stop.
Leave Oshkosh
2026-09-23T10:49
Arrive Cudahy
Thu, Sep 24, 11:30 PM CDT
Route Timing
36h 41m
One way by road
Best Departure Window
6:00 AM to 7:30 AM CDT
Treat this as a longer travel day
Arrive between
4:41 PM to 6:11 PM PDT

Starting early still helps, but most travelers will want a longer stop or an overnight stay on a route this long.

Leave by
10:38 AM CDT
Keeps a same-day return open with about 08h 00m at the destination.
Back in Oshkosh
8:00 PM CDT
Overnight-style route

You are leaving earlier than the recommended window, which gives you extra margin for breaks and traffic.

Halfway Point

A useful midpoint for breaks, coffee, or meeting in the middle.

Mid-route stop
Brighton
CO

A city in Adams County, Colorado.

From Oshkosh
1014.1 mi
18h 20m
To Cudahy
1044 mi
18h 20m

Route Weather Snapshot

Check the forecast at both ends before you head out.

Origin
64°F
Wednesday

Mostly Sunny

Starts
Wed, Sep 23 6:00 AM CDT
Wind
10 mph ENE
Destination
88°F
Wednesday

Sunny

Starts
Wed, Sep 23 6:00 AM PDT
Wind
0 to 10 mph WNW

Driving Route Map

The map below follows the saved road route between Oshkosh and Cudahy.

Turn-by-Turn Driving Directions

Step-by-step road directions between Oshkosh and Cudahy.

  1. 1

    Start on Jackson Street

    22 m · 9 sec · Jackson Street

  2. 2

    Turn left onto West Irving Avenue

    659 ft · 18 sec · West Irving Avenue

  3. 3

    Turn left onto Wisconsin Street

    2976 ft · 1 min · Wisconsin Street

  4. 4

    Continue on Ohio Street

    1.4 km · 1 min · Ohio Street

  5. 5

    Turn right onto West South Park Avenue

    1.4 mi · 2 min · West South Park Avenue

  6. 6

    Continue on W South Park Ave

    1834 ft · 33 sec · W South Park Ave

  7. 7

    Continue on W South Park Ave

    707 ft · 14 sec · W South Park Ave

  8. 8

    Continue on State Highway 44/91

    552 ft · 17 sec · State Highway 44/91

  9. 9

    Turn left onto I-41_South: Milwaukee

    1681 ft · 43 sec

  10. 10

    Merge slight left

    2.1 mi · 2 min

  11. 11

    Take the exit slight right toward WI 26, CTH N: Rosendale

    2112 ft · 52 sec

  12. 12

    Turn right onto State Highway 26

    10.7 mi · 15 min · State Highway 26

  13. 13

    Continue on North Main Street

    1 mi · 3 min · North Main Street

  14. 14

    Continue on State Highway 26

    9.7 mi · 13 min · State Highway 26

  15. 15

    Take the ramp slight right

    2383 ft · 58 sec

  16. 16

    Merge slight left

    50.6 mi · 57 min

  17. 17

    Take the exit slight right toward I 39 South, I 90 East, I 94 East: Chicago, Milwaukee

    2195 ft · 53 sec

  18. 18

    Keep slight left

    1937 ft · 47 sec

  19. 19

    Merge slight left

    1.5 mi · 2 min

  20. 20

    Keep slight right to continue on I 39, I 90: Chicago

    3.8 mi · 4 min

  21. 21

    Take the exit slight right toward US 12 West, US 18 West: Madison

    1.4 km · 1 min

  22. 22

    Merge slight left onto South Beltline Highway

    8.2 mi · 11 min · South Beltline Highway

  23. 23

    Take the exit slight right toward US 18 West, US 151 South: Dodgeville

    77.4 mi · 1 hr 31 min

  24. 24

    Continue on Great River Road

    7.7 mi · 9 min · Great River Road

  25. 25

    Continue on Dubuque-Wisconsin Bridge

    8.2 mi · 11 min · Dubuque-Wisconsin Bridge

  26. 26

    Take the exit slight right

    57 mi · 1 hr 6 min

  27. 27

    Turn left

    1.1 mi · 2 min

  28. 28

    Turn right

    15.2 mi · 19 min

  29. 29

    Take the exit slight right toward US 30 West, US 218 North: Tama, Marshalltown

    1.2 km · 1 min

  30. 30

    Merge slight left onto 16th Avenue Southwest

    2.4 mi · 3 min · 16th Avenue Southwest

  31. 31

    Continue on 73rd Street

    24.4 mi · 28 min · 73rd Street

  32. 32

    Continue on Lincoln Highway

    37.3 mi · 43 min · Lincoln Highway

  33. 33

    Take the exit slight right toward IA 330: Melbourne, Des Moines

    1818 ft · 46 sec

  34. 34

    Turn left onto Marshalltown Boulevard

    33.7 mi · 40 min · Marshalltown Boulevard

  35. 35

    Continue on Northeast Hubbell Avenue

    1.1 km · 58 sec · Northeast Hubbell Avenue

  36. 36

    Take the exit slight right toward I 80 west, US 65 south: Des Moines

    13 mi · 16 min

  37. 37

    Continue straight

    5.6 mi · 6 min

  38. 38

    Keep slight right to continue on I 80 West: Omaha

    95.5 mi · 1 hr 43 min

  39. 39

    Keep slight left to continue on I 80 West: Council Bluffs, Omaha Nebraska

    23.7 mi · 26 min

  40. 40

    Keep slight left to continue on I 80 West Express: Council Bluffs, Omaha

    355.4 mi · 6 hr 3 min

  41. 41

    Keep slight right to continue on I 76 West: Denver

    188 mi · 3 hr 10 min

  42. 42

    Merge slight left

    501.7 mi · 8 hr 38 min

  43. 43

    Keep slight left to continue on I 15 South: Las Vegas

    1.2 mi · 3 min

  44. 44

    Merge slight left onto Veterans Memorial Highway

    160.9 mi · 2 hr 40 min · Veterans Memorial Highway

  45. 45

    Continue on Las Vegas Freeway

    123.8 mi · 2 hr 10 min · Las Vegas Freeway

  46. 46

    Continue on Barstow and Mojave Freeway

    5.7 mi · 6 min · Barstow and Mojave Freeway

  47. 47

    Keep slight left to continue on Barstow and Mojave Freeway

    1.4 km · 57 sec · Barstow and Mojave Freeway

  48. 48

    Merge slight right

    151.2 mi · 2 hr 43 min

  49. 49

    Continue on CHP Officer Larry L. Wetterling and San Bernardino County Sheriff's Lieutenant Alfred E. Stewart Memorial Highway

    5.6 mi · 6 min · CHP Officer Larry L. Wetterling and San Bernardino County Sheriff's Lieutenant Alfred E. Stewart Memorial Highway

  50. 50

    Continue on Barstow and Mojave Freeway

    6.3 mi · 7 min · Barstow and Mojave Freeway

  51. 51

    Take the exit slight left

    14.8 mi · 16 min

  52. 52

    Take the exit slight right toward I 10 West: Los Angeles

    2597 ft · 1 min

  53. 53

    Merge slight left onto San Bernardino Freeway

    1.5 mi · 2 min · San Bernardino Freeway

  54. 54

    Take the exit slight left

    62 m · 5 sec

  55. 55

    Merge slight left onto I-10 Metro ExpressLanes

    7.3 mi · 8 min · I-10 Metro ExpressLanes

  56. 56

    Merge slight right onto San Bernardino Freeway

    1.2 mi · 1 min · San Bernardino Freeway

  57. 57

    Keep slight right to continue on San Bernardino Freeway

    1.4 km · 1 min · San Bernardino Freeway

  58. 58

    Keep slight right to continue on San Bernardino Freeway

    1.3 mi · 2 min · San Bernardino Freeway

  59. 59

    Keep slight right to continue on San Bernardino Freeway

    1.9 mi · 2 min · San Bernardino Freeway

  60. 60

    Keep slight right to continue on San Bernardino Freeway

    1.9 mi · 2 min · San Bernardino Freeway

  61. 61

    Keep slight right to continue on San Bernardino Freeway

    1.6 mi · 2 min · San Bernardino Freeway

  62. 62

    Keep slight right to continue on San Bernardino Freeway

    1.4 mi · 2 min · San Bernardino Freeway

  63. 63

    Keep slight right to continue on San Bernardino Freeway

    1.5 mi · 2 min · San Bernardino Freeway

  64. 64

    Keep slight right to continue on San Bernardino Freeway

    1.1 mi · 1 min · San Bernardino Freeway

  65. 65

    Keep slight right to continue on San Bernardino Freeway

    2 mi · 2 min · San Bernardino Freeway

  66. 66

    Keep slight right to continue on San Bernardino Freeway

    1.6 mi · 2 min · San Bernardino Freeway

  67. 67

    Keep slight right to continue on San Bernardino Freeway

    1.3 mi · 1 min · San Bernardino Freeway

  68. 68

    Take the exit slight right toward I 605: San Gabriel River Freeway

    839 ft · 21 sec

  69. 69

    Keep slight left to continue on I 605 South: San Bernardino

    2135 ft · 52 sec

  70. 70

    Merge slight left onto San Gabriel River Freeway

    11.4 mi · 13 min · San Gabriel River Freeway

  71. 71

    Take the exit slight right toward Firestone Boulevard

    940 ft · 29 sec

  72. 72

    Turn right onto Firestone Boulevard

    4.1 mi · 7 min · Firestone Boulevard

  73. 73

    Continue on Firestone Boulevard

    1.4 km · 1 min · Firestone Boulevard

  74. 74

    Turn right onto Atlantic Avenue

    3209 ft · 1 min · Atlantic Avenue

  75. 75

    Arrive at your destination

    0 m · 1 sec · Atlantic Avenue

Car Route Details

A richer read on the saved driving route between Oshkosh and Cudahy.

OSRM road route
Drive Character

Long-distance drive

This route is long enough that fuel, rest stops, weather, and timing matter more than any single maneuver.

Directions
75 steps
10 turns on the saved route
Ramps & Exits
26
12 merges, 14 ramps or exits
Navigation Density
3.6 / 100 mi
Decision points by distance
Main Roads
I 76 West
690 mi · 34%
I 80 West Express
355 mi · 17%
Barstow and Mojave Freeway
179 mi · 9%
Veterans Memorial Highway
161 mi · 8%
I 80 west
138 mi · 7%
Las Vegas Freeway
124 mi · 6%
Longest Stretch

I 76 West

Merge slight left

502 mi · 08h 38m

Route Summary

A quick read on whether this route feels easy, ambitious, or worth planning around.

Trip Read

Better with a longer stop

This route is long enough that most travelers will be better off planning an overnight stay or a more deliberate stop window.

Drive Time
36h 41m
Overnight route
Same-Day Return
73h 22m
Round-trip wheel time
Road vs Air
+333 mi
1725 mi direct line
Halfway Stop
Brighton
18h 20m from Oshkosh
Leave By
10:38 AM CDT
Overnight-style route
Weather Watch

Mostly Sunny leaving Oshkosh and Sunny near Cudahy.

Trip Questions

Direct answers travelers usually want before committing to the drive.

How long does it take to drive from Oshkosh to Cudahy?

The road trip is about 2058 miles (3312 km) and usually takes 36h 41m in normal driving conditions.

Is this a same-day trip or an overnight route?

This route is long enough that most travelers will be better off planning an overnight stay or a more deliberate stop window.

What is the halfway point on this route?

Brighton is a useful midpoint, sitting about 1014.1 miles from Oshkosh and 1044 miles from Cudahy.

How much longer is the road route than the straight-line distance?

The direct path is about 1725 miles (2776.1 km), while the road route adds roughly 333 extra miles because roads do not follow the straight air line.

When is the best time to leave for this route?

A good departure window is usually 6:00 AM to 7:30 AM CDT. Starting early still helps, but most travelers will want a longer stop or an overnight stay on a route this long.

How much will gas cost for this route?

Using about 28.3 MPG, regular gas is estimated at $321.20 one way or $642.40 round trip. Estimated CO2 is about 645.4 kg one way.

Do you cross a time zone on this route?

Yes. There is about a 2 hour time difference between Oshkosh and Cudahy, so arrival and return times should be read in local time.

What should you check before leaving?

Before you leave, expect Mostly Sunny around Oshkosh and Sunny near Cudahy.

Stop Ideas Near Brighton

Useful break, food, and waypoint ideas within about 15 miles of the route midpoint.

Mid-route Guidance
These suggestions come from reviewed places and nearby services around Brighton and the surrounding midpoint area.
Fairplay Park
Scenic stop 11.3 mi away

Fairplay Park

Aurora , CO
2200 Altura Blvd, Aurora, CO 80011
Rating 4.2/5 125 reviews Tourist attraction,Park
Broomfield City Council
Meeting point 13.1 mi away

Broomfield City Council

Broomfield , CO
1 Descombes Dr, Broomfield, CO 80020
Rating 3.9/5 63 reviews City government office
Municipal Court Park
Scenic stop 12.1 mi away

Municipal Court Park

Westminster , CO
3025 W 76th Ave, Westminster, CO 80030
Rating 3.8/5 94 reviews Park
Historic Brighton City Hall
Scenic stop 5.1 mi away

Historic Brighton City Hall

Brighton , CO
22 S 4th Ave, Brighton, CO 80601
Rating 4.3/5 31 reviews Historical place,City Hall

Transit and Meeting Points

Useful pickup, handoff, or rendezvous points close to Brighton.

BUS

Denver (Bus Station), Colorado

30 mi away
1055 19th Street
RAIL

Union Station

30 mi away
1701 Wynkoop Street
BUS

Longmont, Colorado

31 mi away
623 Main St.
BUS

Boulder, Colorado

40 mi away
30th & Diagonal Highway

Flight Path Map

This map shows the direct air route between Oshkosh and Cudahy. Straight-line distance: 1724.96 mi (2776.05 km).

Oshkosh

#1 Oshkosh

City in and county seat of Winnebago County, Wisconsin

Population2,474
Coordinates44.0247100, -88.5426100
Altitude234
CountryUnited States
Cudahy

#2 Cudahy

City in California, United States

Population23,128
Coordinates33.9605700, -118.1853500
Altitude37
CountryUnited States
Start: Oshkosh (-88.54261, 44.02471)
End: Cudahy (-118.18535, 33.96057)

Estimated Travel Time

Distance: 3312 km by road

SpeedTime
30 mph (48.3 km/h)68h 34m
40 mph (64.37 km/h)51h 27m
50 mph (80.47 km/h)41h 09m
60 mph (96.56 km/h)34h 18m
70 mph (112.65 km/h)29h 24m
80 mph (129 km/h)25h 40m

Fuel, Round Trip and CO2

Estimated fuel cost and emissions for this route.

One-way fuel
72.62 gal
274.9 L · about $321.20
Round trip
$642.40
145.24 gal · 549.8 L
Estimated CO2
645.4 kg one way
Round trip: 1290.7 kg / 2846 lb CO2, using regular gasoline.
Fuel$/galOne wayRound trip
Regular gas $4.42 $321.20 $642.40
Mid-grade $4.99 $362.08 $724.17
Premium $5.59 $405.95 $811.89
Diesel $6.62 $480.67 $961.34

Assumes 8.3 L/100 km (about 28.3 MPG). CO2 is an estimate and varies by vehicle, fuel blend, traffic, and terrain.

Prices in Wisconsin · Sep 23, 2026

Please keep in mind that there is a 2 hours time gap between Oshkosh, WI and Cudahy, CA. The current time in Oshkosh is 10:49:44, although it is 08:49:44 in Cudahy.

Distance to Other Cities

How did we calculate? Place names are translated into coordinates. The Haversine formula calculates straight-line distance; driving distance uses road network data.