There are 6 ways to get from Charleston to Decatur by plane, train, taxi, or car
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 Decatur Airport
best- Fly from Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Decatur Airport (DEC)plane CHS - DEC
8h 5m$89–392Train, taxi
- Take the train from Charleston Amtrak Station to Petersburg Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Petersburg Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Lincoln Stationtrain
- Take the taxi from Lincoln Station to Decaturtaxi
33h 39m$511–1,076Drive 823.8 mi
- Drive from Charleston to Decaturcar 823.8 mi
17h$151–218Fly to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal, taxi
- Fly from Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal (BMI)plane CHS - BMI
- Take the taxi from Bloomington-Airport-BMI to Decaturtaxi
6h 31m$197–510Fly to University Of Illinois Willard Airport, taxi
- Fly from Charleston International Airport (CHS) to University Of Illinois Willard Airport (CMI)plane CHS - CMI
- Take the taxi from University Of Illinois Willard Airport (CMI) to Decaturtaxi
7h 9m$194–521Fly to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport, train, taxi
- Fly from Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL)plane CHS - STL
- Take the train from St. Louis to Lincoln Stationtrain
- Take the taxi from Lincoln Station to Decaturtaxi
8h 14m$232–753
Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Decatur Airport (DEC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Charleston to Decatur is to drive which costs $150 - $220 and takes 17h.
The fastest way to get from Charleston to Decatur is to fly and taxi which takes 6h 31m and costs $190 - $550.
The distance between Charleston and Decatur is 707 miles. The road distance is 828.6 miles.
The best way to get from Charleston to Decatur without a car is to train and taxi which takes 33h 39m and costs $500 - $1,100.
It takes approximately 8h 5m to get from Charleston to Decatur, including transfers.
Decatur is 1h behind Charleston. It is currently 1:02 AM in Charleston and 12:02 AM in Decatur.
Yes, the driving distance between Charleston to Decatur is 829 miles. It takes approximately 17h to drive from Charleston to Decatur.
There are 22+ hotels available in Decatur.
What companies run services between Charleston, SC, USA and Decatur, IL, USA?
United Airlines and American Airlines fly from Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Decatur Airport (DEC) 3 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal via Charlotte, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Charleston International Airport to University Of Illinois Willard Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Charleston International Airport to University Of Illinois Willard Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Charleston International Airport to University Of Illinois Willard Airport via Charlotte, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Decatur Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–380
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Charleston Amtrak Station to Petersburg Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Petersburg Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Lincoln Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from St. Louis to Lincoln Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Estimated price
- $90–160
A Green Cab
- Phone
- +1 217-732-8294
Red Top Cab
- Phone
- +1 309-827-9707
CiRyde
- Phone
- +1 309-828-0123
- Website
- ciryde.com
Yellow Checker Cab
- Phone
- +1 217-355-3553
- Website
- yellowcheckercabchampaign.com
A Green Cab
- Phone
- +1 217-732-8294
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