There are 7 ways to get from Edmonton to Champaign by plane, taxi, bus, car, 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 Decatur Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to Decatur Airport (DEC)plane YEG - DEC
- Take the taxi from Decatur Airport (DEC) to Champaigntaxi
12h 39m$236–706Fly to University Of Illinois Willard Airport
cheapest- Fly from Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to University Of Illinois Willard Airport (CMI)plane YEG - CMI
10h 49m$144–579Bus, drive, train via Saint Paul
- Take the bus from Edmonton to Lethbridgebus
- Drive from Lethbridge to Port of Sweet Grasscar
- Take the bus from Port of Sweet Grass to Shelby Transit Centerbus
- Take the train from Shelby Amtrak Station to St. Paul-Minneapolistrain
- Take the bus from Saint Paul Union Depot to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctrbus
44h 15m$268–489Bus, drive, train
- Take the bus from Edmonton, AB -10235 101 St NW to Calgary, AB - Whitehorn LRT Stationbus
- Take the bus from Calgary to Lethbridgebus
- Drive from Lethbridge to Port of Sweet Grasscar
- Take the bus from Port of Sweet Grass to Shelby Transit Centerbus
- Take the train from Shelby Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Downtown Chicago to Champaign Armorybus
44h 46m$318–489Drive 1,732.4 mi
- Drive from Edmonton to Champaigncar 1,732.4 mi
29h 49m$397–573Fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, train
- Fly from Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane YEG - ORD
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Champaign-Urbanatrain
10h 55m$236–821Fly to Chicago Midway International Airport, bus
- Fly from Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane YEG - MDW
- Take the bus from Chicago Midway Airport to Illinois Terminalbus
12h 23m$201–766
Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to Decatur Airport (DEC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edmonton to Champaign is to fly which costs $140 - $600 and takes 10h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Edmonton to Champaign is to fly which takes 10h 49m and costs $140 - $600.
The distance between Edmonton and Champaign is 1561 miles. The road distance is 1742.6 miles.
It takes approximately 12h 39m to get from Edmonton to Champaign, including transfers.
Champaign is 1h ahead of Edmonton. It is currently 2:52 PM in Edmonton and 3:52 PM in Champaign.
Yes, the driving distance between Edmonton to Champaign is 1743 miles. It takes approximately 29h 49m to drive from Edmonton to Champaign.
There are 68+ hotels available in Champaign.
What companies run services between Edmonton, AB, Canada and Champaign, IL, USA?
WestJet, American Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to University Of Illinois Willard Airport (CMI) every 4 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Decatur Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–1,000
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Decatur Airport via Denver, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Decatur Airport via Calgary, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 9m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,000
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Decatur Airport via Toronto, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Decatur Airport via Vancouver, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to University Of Illinois Willard Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–1,000
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to University Of Illinois Willard Airport via Toronto, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–1,100
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to University Of Illinois Willard Airport via Calgary, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–1,000
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to University Of Illinois Willard Airport via Salt Lake City, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to University Of Illinois Willard Airport via Minneapolis, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–1,000
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to University Of Illinois Willard Airport via Denver, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to University Of Illinois Willard Airport via Denver, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–480
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–550
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–550
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–550
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,100
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,300
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 29m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Shelby Amtrak Station to St. Paul-Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Shelby Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $190–330
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Champaign-Urbana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Edmonton to Lethbridge
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Saint Paul Union Depot to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Calgary to Lethbridge
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 406-470-0727
- tctransit@gmail.com
- Website
- northern.rural-transit.com
Bus from Port of Sweet Grass to Shelby Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- northern.rural-transit.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Saint Paul Union Depot to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-448-0572
- ticketsales@peoriacharter.com
- Website
- peoriacharter.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- peoriacharter.com
- cash
- $60
- online
- $45
Bus from Downtown Chicago to Champaign Armory
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- peoriacharter.com
- cash
- $60
- online
- $45
Bus from Chicago Midway Airport to Illinois Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- peoriacharter.com
- cash
- $60
- online
- $45
- Phone
- +14036689600
- reservation@thecanadabus.com
- Website
- thecanadabus.com
Bus from Edmonton, AB -10235 101 St NW to Calgary, AB - Whitehorn LRT Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $51–52
- Website
- https://thecanadabus.com/
- Book at
- https://thecanadabus.betterez.com/cart/61117df83dadc111b0a7d369/reservation/61117df83dadc111b0a7d36a
- Standard
- $51–52
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Estimated price
- $120–150
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