There are 8 ways to get from Austin to Effingham by plane, bus, bus (Flixbus), train, or car
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Fly Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL)plane AUS - STL
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Effinghambus
6h 58m$159–784Fly Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to University Of Illinois Willard Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to University Of Illinois Willard Airport (CMI)plane AUS - CMI
- Take the train from Champaign-Urbana to Effingham Stationtrain
8h 2m$152–625Bus
- Take the bus from Downtown Austin to Downtown Dallas / Deep Ellumbus FlixBus 2230
- Take the bus from Dallas to Lupita's Grocery - Effinghambus Milwaukee
19h 25m$153–312Train, bus
- Take the train from Austin to St. Louistrain Texas Eagle
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Effinghambus Greyhound US0421
24h 49m$323–639Drive 924.7 mi
- Drive from Austin to Effinghamcar 924.7 mi
15h 10m$169–244Fly Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Indianapolis, bus
- Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Indianapolis (IND)plane AUS - IND
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Effinghambus
8h 35m$193–865Bus to San Antonio International Airport, fly to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Austin Eastside Bus Plaza to San Antonio Bus Stationbus
- Fly from San Antonio International Airport (SAT) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL)plane SAT - STL
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Effinghambus
8h 47m$172–757Fly Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport, train
- Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane AUS - MDW
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Effingham Stationtrain
9h 32m$181–690
Austin to Effingham by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Austin to Effingham is to drive which costs $160 - $250 and takes 15h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Austin to Effingham is to fly and bus which takes 6h 58m and costs $150 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Austin to Effingham. However, there are services departing from Downtown Austin and arriving at Lupita's Grocery - Effingham via Gaston @ Good Latimer - N - Ns and Dallas. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 25m.
The distance between Austin and Effingham is 848 miles. The road distance is 930.1 miles.
The best way to get from Austin to Effingham without a car is to bus which takes 19h 25m and costs $150 - $320.
It takes approximately 6h 58m to get from Austin to Effingham, including transfers.
Austin to Effingham bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Downtown Austin station.
Austin to Effingham bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Downtown Dallas / Deep Ellum station.
Yes, the driving distance between Austin to Effingham is 930 miles. It takes approximately 15h 10m to drive from Austin to Effingham.
There are 18+ hotels available in Effingham.
What companies run services between Austin, TX, USA and Effingham, IL, USA?
You can take a bus from Downtown Austin to Lupita's Grocery - Effingham via Downtown Dallas / Deep Ellum, Gaston @ Good Latimer - N - Ns, Samuell @ Cinnabar - E - Ns, and Dallas in around 19h 25m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Indianapolis via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Indianapolis via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Tulsa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to University Of Illinois Willard Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to University Of Illinois Willard Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Indianapolis via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Austin to St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $300–650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Champaign-Urbana to Effingham Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- 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
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Effingham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–29
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Effingham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–29
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Effingham
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Austin Eastside Bus Plaza to San Antonio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–23
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Effingham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–29
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Downtown Austin to Downtown Dallas / Deep Ellum
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Austin Eastside Bus Plaza to San Antonio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–20
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Dallas to Lupita's Grocery - Effingham
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–260
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $120–260
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