There are 6 ways to get from Effingham to Myrtle Beach by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus
best- Take the train from Effingham Station to Carbondaletrain
- Take the bus from Carbondale Intermodal Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta to Myrtle Beach, SCbus
19h 38m$113–228Drive to Decatur Airport, fly
cheapest- Drive from Effingham to Decatur Airport (DEC)car
- Fly from Decatur Airport (DEC) to Myrtle Beach (MYR)plane DEC - MYR
16h 24m$96–439Drive 795.5 mi
- Drive from Effingham to Myrtle Beachcar 795.5 mi
16h 39m$146–210Train, bus via Madison
- Take the train from Effingham Station to Carbondaletrain
- Take the bus from Carbondale Intermodal Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Madisonbus
- Take the bus from Madison to Myrtle Beach Bus Stationbus
21h 38m$126–308Train to University Of Illinois Willard Airport, fly
- Take the train from Effingham Station to Champaign-Urbanatrain
- Fly from University Of Illinois Willard Airport (CMI) to Myrtle Beach (MYR)plane CMI - MYR
9h 49m$108–457Train, bus to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Effingham Station to Carbondaletrain
- Take the bus from Carbondale to St. Louisbus
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Myrtle Beach (MYR)plane STL - MYR
8h 32m$143–669
Effingham to Myrtle Beach by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Effingham to Myrtle Beach is to train and bus via Madison which costs $120 - $310 and takes 21h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Effingham to Myrtle Beach is to train and bus and fly which takes 8h 32m and costs $140 - $700.
The distance between Effingham and Myrtle Beach is 931 miles. The road distance is 800.1 miles.
The best way to get from Effingham to Myrtle Beach without a car is to train and bus which takes 19h 38m and costs $110 - $230.
It takes approximately 19h 38m to get from Effingham to Myrtle Beach, including transfers.
Myrtle Beach is 1h ahead of Effingham. It is currently 10:42 AM in Effingham and 11:42 AM in Myrtle Beach.
Yes, the driving distance between Effingham to Myrtle Beach is 800 miles. It takes approximately 16h 39m to drive from Effingham to Myrtle Beach.
There are 5522+ hotels available in Myrtle Beach.
What companies run services between Effingham, IL, USA and Myrtle Beach, SC, USA?
There is no direct connection from Effingham to Myrtle Beach. However, you can take the train to Carbondale, walk to Carbondale Intermodal Station, take the bus to Atlanta Bus Station, walk to Atlanta, then take the bus to Myrtle Beach, SC. Alternatively, you can drive from Effingham to Myrtle Beach in around 16h 39m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from University Of Illinois Willard Airport to Myrtle Beach via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from University Of Illinois Willard Airport to Myrtle Beach via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Myrtle Beach via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Decatur Airport to Myrtle Beach via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 46m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Myrtle Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Myrtle Beach via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Decatur Airport to Myrtle Beach via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from University Of Illinois Willard Airport to Myrtle Beach via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–410
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Myrtle Beach via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Effingham Station to Carbondale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–19
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Effingham Station to Champaign-Urbana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–12
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Carbondale Intermodal Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $50–100
Bus from Carbondale to St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 404-591-2750
- info@southeasternstages.com
- Website
- southeasternstages.com
Bus from Atlanta to Myrtle Beach, SC
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–110
- Schedules at
- southeasternstages.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Madison
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–95
- Schedules at
- southeasternstages.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Atlanta to Myrtle Beach, SC
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Madison
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Madison to Myrtle Beach Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Carbondale to St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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