Travel desk · 2025-26
Chicago Bulls
The Bulls cover 38,156 miles this season — 26th-most in the league — across 41 road games, with 14 back-to-backs and 39h of time-zone change, Nov is the heaviest month on the calendar.
The season, month by month
Miles per month
2kOct5 gm · 1 road0 b2b · 2h zones
8.9kNov14 gm · 10 road4 b2b · 11h zones
4.4kDec14 gm · 5 road1 b2b · 5h zones
7.2kJan16 gm · 7 road3 b2b · 7h zones
3.9kFeb11 gm · 5 road2 b2b · 5h zones
7.2kMar15 gm · 9 road3 b2b · 5h zones
4.5kApr7 gm · 4 road1 b2b · 4h zones
Road trips
19 trips this season
| Dates | Route | Games | Miles | Zones |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25 | Orlando | 1 | 987 | 1h |
| Nov 2 | New York | 1 | 714 | 1h |
| Nov 7 – Nov 8 | Milwaukee → Cleveland | 2 | 417 | 1h |
| Nov 12 – Nov 19 | Detroit → Salt Lake City → Denver → Portland | 4 | 3,077 | -2h |
| Nov 24 – Dec 1 | New Orleans → Charlotte → Indianapolis → Orlando | 4 | 2,734 | 1h |
| Dec 12 | Charlotte | 1 | 589 | 1h |
| Dec 19 – Dec 23 | Cleveland → Atlanta | 3 | 865 | 1h |
| Jan 5 – Jan 7 | Boston → Detroit | 2 | 1,463 | 1h |
| Jan 13 | Houston | 1 | 941 | 0h |
| Jan 16 | Brooklyn | 1 | 715 | 1h |
| Jan 22 | Minneapolis | 1 | 353 | 0h |
| Jan 28 | Indianapolis | 1 | 166 | 1h |
| Jan 31 – Feb 5 | Miami → Milwaukee → Toronto | 4 | 2,892 | 1h |
| Feb 9 – Feb 11 | Brooklyn → Boston | 2 | 906 | 1h |
| Mar 5 – Mar 13Longest | Phoenix → Sacramento → San Francisco → Los Angeles → Inglewood | 5 | 2,511 | -1h |
| Mar 25 – Mar 30 | Philadelphia → Oklahoma City → Memphis → San Antonio | 4 | 2,973 | 0h |
| Apr 3 | New York | 1 | 714 | 1h |
| Apr 7 – Apr 9 | Washington | 2 | 597 | 1h |
| Apr 12 | Dallas | 1 | 803 | 0h |
The fine print
What stands out
- Nov is the heaviest stretch: 8,896 miles over 14 games, with 4 back-to-backs.
- Oct is the softest month — 1,974 miles over 5 games.
- The longest trip runs Mar 5 – Mar 13: 5 games through Phoenix, Sacramento, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Inglewood, 2,511 miles.
- The longest single hop is Portland to Chicago — 1,752 miles, landing Nov 21.
- 3 five-in-seven windows on the schedule — the toughest cluster the league hands out.