There are 7 ways to get from Arkansas to Mattoon by bus, train, car, plane, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Shell Gas Station - Little Rock, AR to Phillips Gas Station - Arcolabus Querétaro
11h 56m$137–268Drive 463.5 mi
cheapest- Drive from Little Rock to Mattooncar 463.5 mi
7h 38m$85–123Train, bus
- Take the train from Union Station to St. Louistrain
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctrbus
- Take the train from Champaign-Urbana to Mattoon Amtrak Stationtrain
13h 54m$134–283Fly Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Decatur Airport, taxi
- Fly from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport (LIT) to Decatur Airport (DEC)plane LIT - DEC
- Take the taxi from Decatur Airport (DEC) to Mattoontaxi
7h 49m$187–550Fly Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport to Decatur Airport, taxi
- Fly from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) to Decatur Airport (DEC)plane XNA - DEC
- Take the taxi from Decatur Airport (DEC) to Mattoontaxi
8h$230–677Fly Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport to University Of Illinois Willard Airport, train
- Fly from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) to University Of Illinois Willard Airport (CMI)plane XNA - CMI
- Take the train from Champaign-Urbana to Mattoon Amtrak Stationtrain
6h 20m$155–588Fly Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to University Of Illinois Willard Airport, train
- Fly from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport (LIT) to University Of Illinois Willard Airport (CMI)plane LIT - CMI
- Take the train from Champaign-Urbana to Mattoon Amtrak Stationtrain
6h 40m$117–461
Arkansas to Mattoon by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Arkansas to Mattoon is to drive which costs $80 - $130 and takes 7h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Arkansas to Mattoon is to fly and train which takes 6h 20m and costs $150 - $600.
The distance between Arkansas and Mattoon is 530 miles. The road distance is 466.2 miles.
The best way to get from Arkansas to Mattoon without a car is to bus which takes 11h 56m and costs $130 - $270.
It takes approximately 11h 56m to get from Arkansas to Mattoon, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Arkansas to Mattoon is 466 miles. It takes approximately 7h 38m to drive from Arkansas to Mattoon.
There are 22+ hotels available in Mattoon.
What companies run services between Arkansas, USA and Mattoon, IL, USA?
Tornado Bus Company operates a bus from Shell Gas Station - Little Rock, AR to Phillips Gas Station - Arcola once daily. Tickets cost $90–210 and the journey takes 9h.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport to University Of Illinois Willard Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–490
Flights from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport to University Of Illinois Willard Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to University Of Illinois Willard Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to University Of Illinois Willard Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Decatur Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Decatur Airport via Houston, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport to Decatur Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Union Station to St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–210
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Champaign-Urbana to Mattoon Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–28
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Shell Gas Station - Little Rock, AR to Phillips Gas Station - Arcola
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–210
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $90–210
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Estimated price
- $100–130
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