There are 7 ways to get from Athens to Springfield by plane, taxi, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI)plane ATH - SPI
16h 18m$324–1,227Fly to Decatur Airport, taxi
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Decatur Airport (DEC)plane ATH - DEC
- Take the taxi from Decatur Airport (DEC) to Springfieldtaxi
30h 14m$420–1,350Fly to Peoria International Airport, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Peoria International Airport (PIA)plane ATH - PIA
- Take the bus from Peoria Amtrak Station to Springfieldbus
20h 26m$334–1,251Fly to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal (BMI)plane ATH - BMI
- Take the train from Bloomington-Normal to Springfieldtrain
21h 28m$327–1,251Fly to University Of Illinois Willard Airport, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to University Of Illinois Willard Airport (CMI)plane ATH - CMI
- Take the bus from Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr to Springfield SMTD Transfer Centerbus
19h 16m$338–1,251Fly to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL)plane ATH - STL
- Take the train from St. Louis to Springfieldtrain
20h 41m$688–1,273Fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane ATH - ORD
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Springfieldtrain
19h 8m$392–925
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Springfield is to fly and train which costs $390 - $950 and takes 19h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Springfield is to fly which takes 16h 18m and costs $320 - $1,300.
The distance between Athens and Springfield is 5675 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 18m to get from Athens to Springfield, including transfers.
Springfield is 8h behind Athens. It is currently 4:06 AM in Athens and 8:06 PM in Springfield.
There are 99+ hotels available in Springfield.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Springfield, IL, USA?
American Airlines and United Airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI) twice daily.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Peoria International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Peoria International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 58m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Peoria International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Athens International Airport to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to University Of Illinois Willard Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 38m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Athens International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 38m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Decatur Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Decatur Airport via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 43m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Decatur Airport via Munich, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 13m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Decatur Airport via Milan Malpensa, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 13m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Peoria International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Peoria International Airport via Munich, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 28m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Peoria International Airport via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 37m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Athens International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Athens International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Athens International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Athens International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Athens International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Athens International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Athens International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Athens International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Peoria International Airport via Munich, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Peoria International Airport via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 37m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Athens International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Athens International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Bloomington-Normal to Springfield
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from St. Louis to Springfield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Springfield
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Peoria Amtrak Station to Springfield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr to Springfield SMTD Transfer Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Estimated price
- $110–140
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