There are 8 ways to get from Austin to Effingham by plane, car, bus (Flixbus), train, or bus
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Fly to Decatur Airport, drive
best- Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Decatur Airport (DEC)plane AUS - DEC
- Drive from Decatur Airport (DEC) to Effinghamcar
8h 37m$112–518Bus
- 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 26m$149–307Train, bus
- Take the train from Austin to Bloomington-Normaltrain
- Take the bus from Bloomington to Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctrbus
- Take the train from Champaign-Urbana to Effingham Stationtrain
29h 46m$347–742Drive 924.7 mi
- Drive from Austin to Effinghamcar 924.7 mi
15h 9m$169–244Fly to University Of Illinois Willard Airport, train
- 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$124–520Fly 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 24m$168–787Fly to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL)plane AUS - STL
- Take the bus from St. Louis to Carbondalebus
- Take the train from Carbondale to Effingham Stationtrain
9h 52m$196–980Bus via Dallas
- Take the bus from 534 Red River St Austin to 593 S Lamar St Dallasbus Austin / ...
- Take the bus from Dallas to Lupita's Grocery - Effinghambus Milwaukee
19h 33m$176–359
Austin to Effingham by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Austin to Effingham is to bus which costs $140 - $310 and takes 19h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Austin to Effingham is to fly and train which takes 8h 2m and costs $120 - $550.
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 26m.
The distance between Austin and Effingham is 903 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 26m and costs $140 - $310.
It takes approximately 8h 37m 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 9m to drive from Austin to Effingham.
There are 38+ 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 26m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via New Orleans
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to University Of Illinois Willard Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to University Of Illinois Willard Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Decatur Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Decatur Airport via Dallas, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Austin to Bloomington-Normal
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $310–700
- 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
- $20–45
- 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
- $55–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Carbondale to Effingham Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Downtown Austin to Downtown Dallas / Deep Ellum
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from St. Louis to Carbondale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–22
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Bloomington to Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–18
- 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
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 877 733 0724
- Website
- redcoachusa.com
Bus from 534 Red River St Austin to 593 S Lamar St Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://www.redcoachusa.com
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