Air and Ground Transportation
Fly Directly Into Champaign
Fly into Champaign on American Airlines with connecting flights through Chicago or Dallas-Ft. Worth.
Air carrier website: https://www.aa.com
Airport Website: https://iflycu.com
Airport Code: CMI
Car Rental Information: https://iflycu.com/transportation/
Fly Chicago, then take the train, be driven, or drive!
Fly into Chicago and then take a shuttle on Peoria Charter (easy and requires a ride when in town), head onto the Amtrak (only recommended with flying into Chicago O'Hare and requires a ride on the "L" when in town although one can take an Uber or Lyft), or rent a car. Chicago likely has the least expensive and most flexible flights. One big advantage is being able to explore Chicago and the surrounding area.
Chicago Airports and Car Rentals
!!!PLEASE NOTE THERE ARE TOLL ROADS - Please talk to your rental company and/or set your navigation software to avoid toll roads if you do not wish to do that. It will likely take 30 to 90 minutes longer !!!
Chicago O'Hare Website: https://www.flychicago.com/ohare/home/pages/default.aspx
Airport Code: ORD
Car Rental Information: https://www.flychicago.com/ohare/tofrom/rentalcar/pages/default.aspx
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Chicago Midway Website: https://www.flychicago.com/midway/home/pages/default.aspx
Airport Code: MDW
Car Rental Information: https://www.flychicago.com/midway/tofrom/rentalcar/pages/default.aspx
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Peoria Charter - Airport Shuttle - Typically $40 Each Way
Website: https://peoriacharter.com
Instructions for heading from Chicago to Champaign-Urbana:
Please select either Midway Airport or O'Hare Multi-Modal Facility as your departure location. Your arrival location can be Illinois Terminal (Amtrak station in Champaign) or on campus at ISR or Armory. Any of those three locations are accessible via Uber or Lyft.
Instructions for heading from Champaign-Urbana to Chicago:
Please select Illinois Terminal (Amtrak station in Champaign) or on campus at ISR or Armory. Your arrival location can be Midway Airport or O'Hare Multi-Modal Facility .
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Amtrak via "The L" (Elevated Local Public Transit Train)
!!!PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS MAY TAKE A LONG TIME AND AMTRAK DELAYS ARE COMMON!!!
Website: https://www.Amtrak.com
Please see the website for the most up-to-date schedule. Select Chicago, IL - Union Station (CHI) as your "From" location and select Champaign-Urbana, IL - Union Station (CHM) as your "To" location..
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Directions from Chicago O'Hare Airport to Chicago's Union Station (Amtrak Station) via the "L"
https://maps.app.goo.gl/6aJHvJoRdoJkgqiC6
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Directions from Chicago Midway Airport to Chicago's Union Station (Amtrak Station) via the "L"
https://maps.app.goo.gl/pK97woR8NuqqpGRB8