There are 10 ways to get from Akron to Carbondale by bus, plane, train, bus (Amtrak, Flixbus), car, or bus (Greyhound, Amtrak, Flixbus)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, fly to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport, bus
best- Take the bus from Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron to Cleveland Ohio Greyhound Stationbus
- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL)plane CLE - STL
- Take the bus from St. Louis to Carbondalebus
8h 4m$211–471Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron to W. Prospect Ave & Superior Avebus 61
- Take the train from Cleveland Amtrak to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Carbondaletrain
15h 15m$81–281Bus via Louisville
- Take the bus from Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron to Louisville, KY Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Nashvillebus
- Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to Carbondale Intermodal Stationbus
15h 55m$88–217Drive 543.5 mi
- Drive from Akron to Carbondalecar 543.5 mi
9h 32m$100–144Bus to John Glenn Columbus International Airport, fly to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron to John Glenn Columbus Intnl Airportbus
- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL)plane CMH - STL
- Take the bus from St. Louis to Carbondalebus
9h 48m$135–748Fly Akron to Williamson County Regional Airport
- Fly from Akron (CAK) to Williamson County Regional Airport (MWA)plane CAK - MWA
6h 42m$94–403Bus to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, fly to Williamson County Regional Airport
- Take the bus from Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron to Cleveland Ohio Greyhound Stationbus
- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Williamson County Regional Airport (MWA)plane CLE - MWA
7h 26m$114–530Bus to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, fly to Nashville, bus
- Take the bus from Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron to Cleveland Ohio Greyhound Stationbus
- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Nashville (BNA)plane CLE - BNA
- Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to Carbondale Intermodal Stationbus
9h 45m$146–462Bus to Pittsburgh International Airport, fly to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron to Pittsburgh Intermodal Stationbus
- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL)plane PIT - STL
- Take the bus from St. Louis to Carbondalebus
10h 21m$404–915Bus
- Take the bus from Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron to Cambridgebus
- Take the bus from Cambridge, OH to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St. Louis to Carbondalebus
16h 25m$83–189
Akron to Carbondale by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Akron to Carbondale is to bus which costs $80 - $190 and takes 16h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Akron to Carbondale is to fly which takes 6h 42m and costs $90 - $410.
No, there is no direct bus from Akron to Carbondale station. However, there are services departing from Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron and arriving at Carbondale Intermodal Station via Louisville, KY and Nashville Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 55m.
The distance between Akron and Carbondale is 647 miles. The road distance is 546.7 miles.
The best way to get from Akron to Carbondale without a car is to bus and train which takes 15h 15m and costs $80 - $290.
It takes approximately 8h 4m to get from Akron to Carbondale, including transfers.
Akron to Carbondale bus services, operated by Barons Bus, depart from Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron station.
The best way to get from Akron to Carbondale is to bus via Louisville which takes 15h 55m and costs $85 - $220. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $90 - $410 and takes 6h 42m.
Akron to Carbondale bus services, operated by Barons Bus, arrive at Louisville, KY Bus Station.
Carbondale is 1h behind Akron. It is currently 1:38 AM in Akron and 12:38 AM in Carbondale.
What companies run services between Akron, OH, USA and Carbondale, IL, USA?
You can take a bus from Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron to Carbondale Intermodal Station via Louisville, KY and Nashville Bus Station in around 15h 55m. Alternatively, United Airlines, Corporate Flight Management Inc, and American Airlines fly from Akron (CAK) to Williamson County Regional Airport (MWA) twice daily.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–700
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–450
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Nashville via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–800
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Nashville via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–470
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Nashville via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Nashville via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
- Website
- contouraviation.com
Flights from Akron to Williamson County Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–370
Flights from Akron to Williamson County Regional Airport via Charlotte, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Williamson County Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–450
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Williamson County Regional Airport via Detroit, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Williamson County Regional Airport via Washington Dulles, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Williamson County Regional Airport via Reagan Washington, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Nashville via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Cleveland Amtrak to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Carbondale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron to Cleveland Ohio Greyhound Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–35
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Bus from Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron to Louisville, KY Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Bus from Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron to Cambridge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–45
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
- Phone
- +1 502-368-5644 x 135
- Website
- ridewithmiller.com
Bus from Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron to Cleveland Ohio Greyhound Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–25
- Website
- https://ridewithmiller.com
- Phone
- +1 888 954 6287
- gobus@hapcap.org
- Website
- ridegobus.com
Bus from Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron to Cleveland Ohio Greyhound Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://ridegobus.com
- Book at
- https://booking.ridegobus.com
Bus from Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron to John Glenn Columbus Intnl Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–17
- Website
- https://ridegobus.com
- Book at
- https://booking.ridegobus.com
Bus from Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron to Cambridge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://ridegobus.com
- Book at
- https://booking.ridegobus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron to Cleveland Ohio Greyhound Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron to Pittsburgh Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Cambridge, OH to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from St. Louis to Carbondale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from St. Louis to Carbondale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–28
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to Carbondale Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $25–90
- Phone
- +1 330 762 0341
- Website
- yourmetrobus.org
Bus from Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron to W. Prospect Ave & Superior Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- yourmetrobus.org
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Louisville, KY to Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $30–50
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