Chicago Bears to travel the third fewest miles in the 2026 NFL season
The NFL travel miles are out for the 2026 season, and the Chicago Bears have the third fewest.
Jan 28, 2007; Miami, FL, USA; The pilot of a United Airlines charter flight hold a Chicago Bears flag out of the window after landing with the Bears at Miami International Airport for Super Bowl XLI which will be held on February 4th at Dolphin Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jason Parkhurst-Imagn Images Copyright © 2007 Jason Parkhurst We’re still waiting on the full NFL schedule to drop, but with all the International series games announced, we now know the travel miles for each franchise, and the Chicago Bears will travel the third fewest this season. Chicago’s longest trip, and its only road game west of the Central time zone, is against the Seattle Seahawks.
The Bears’ other road trips will be to their divisional opponents, the Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings, and Green Bay Packers, with trips southeast to play the Miami Dolphins, Carolina Panthers, and Atlanta Falcons, and one northeast to play the Buffalo Bills. Traveling in 2026 is a lot different from traveling in 1996, but it’s still time away, and the less that teams have to fly around the world, the better. Here’s the full travel miles for the entire league.
Here is reformatted chart — same info – with data going down for those who demanded it pic. twitter. com/rqeAM13EJL — Bill Speros (@billsperos) May 13, 2026 The nine International Series games make this the most combined travel miles in NFL history.
The San Francisco 49ers will have the most miles traveled this season, and they will also cross the most time zones (58), which is another single-season record. Do you think the travel time matters in this day and age?