There are 10 ways to get from Albuquerque to Effingham by plane, train, bus, train (Amtrak), or car
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Fly to University Of Illinois Willard Airport, train
best- Fly from Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ) to University Of Illinois Willard Airport (CMI)ABQ - CMI
- Take the train from Champaign-Urbana to Effingham Station
8h 38m$142–637Fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)ABQ - ORD
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Effingham Station
10h 4m$119–526Bus, train
- Take the bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr
- Take the train from Champaign-Urbana to Effingham Station
27h 37m$124–275Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center to Chicago Union StationSouthwest Chief
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Effingham StationSaluki / ...
30h 51m$202–428Drive 1,136.5 mi
- Drive from Albuquerque to Effingham1,136.5 mi
17h 50m$208–300Fly to Decatur Airport, drive
- Fly from Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ) to Decatur Airport (DEC)ABQ - DEC
- Drive from Decatur Airport (DEC) to Effingham
11h 34m$131–617Fly to Chicago Midway International Airport, train
- Fly from Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)ABQ - MDW
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Effingham Station
9h 39m$149–686Fly to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL)ABQ - STL
- Take the bus from St. Louis to Carbondale
- Take the train from Carbondale to Effingham Station
11h 57m$190–893Fly to Peoria International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ) to Peoria International Airport (PIA)ABQ - PIA
- Take the bus from Peoria to Champaign
- Take the train from Champaign-Urbana to Effingham Station
11h 54m$145–625Bus, train via Denver
- Take the bus from ABQ Alvarado Transportation Center to Denver
- Take the bus from Denver to Champaign
- Take the train from Champaign-Urbana to Effingham Station
29h 37m$249–439
Albuquerque to Effingham by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Albuquerque to Effingham is to bus and train which costs $120 - $280 and takes 27h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Albuquerque to Effingham is to fly and train which takes 8h 38m and costs $140 - $650.
No, there is no direct train from Albuquerque to Effingham station. However, there are services departing from Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center and arriving at Effingham Station via Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 51m.
The distance between Albuquerque and Effingham is 1150 miles. The road distance is 1143.1 miles.
The best way to get from Albuquerque to Effingham without a car is to bus and train which takes 27h 37m and costs $120 - $280.
It takes approximately 8h 38m to get from Albuquerque to Effingham, including transfers.
Albuquerque to Effingham train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center station.
Effingham is 1h ahead of Albuquerque. It is currently 1:12 PM in Albuquerque and 2:12 PM in Effingham.
Albuquerque to Effingham train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Albuquerque to Effingham is 1143 miles. It takes approximately 17h 50m to drive from Albuquerque to Effingham.
What companies run services between Albuquerque, NM, USA and Effingham, IL, USA?
You can take a train from Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center to Effingham Station via Chicago Union Station in around 30h 51m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to University Of Illinois Willard Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to University Of Illinois Willard Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–440
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Peoria International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Peoria International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Decatur Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Decatur Airport via Denver, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Decatur Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Decatur Airport via Minneapolis, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Decatur Airport via Dallas, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Decatur Airport via Austin, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–440
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Peoria International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Peoria International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Albuquerque International Airport to Peoria International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Champaign-Urbana to Effingham Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–13
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–350
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Effingham Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–80
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Carbondale to Effingham Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–19
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Albuquerque Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–210
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from St. Louis to Carbondale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.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 (319) 753-2864
- info@burlingtontrailways.com
- Website
- burlingtontrailways.com
Bus from Peoria to Champaign
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $30–45
- Flexible Fares
- $40–60
Bus from Denver to Champaign
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–320
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $160–230
- Flexible Fares
- $220–320
- Saver Fare
- $203
- Flex Fare
- $279
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from ABQ Alvarado Transportation Center to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–110
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
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