There are 9 ways to get from Effingham to Toronto by car, plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive to Decatur Airport, fly to Toronto Island Airport
best- Drive from Effingham to Decatur Airport (DEC)car
- Fly from Decatur Airport (DEC) to Toronto Island Airport (YTZ)plane DEC - YTZ
5h 14m$95–482Train via Detroit
- Take the train from Effingham Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Detroittrain
- Take the train from Windsor to Toronto Union Stationtrain
15h 35m$229–551Bus
- Take the bus from Effingham to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis, IN to Detroit, MIbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Torontobus
16h 10m$114–238Drive 1,041.3 km
- Drive from Effingham to Torontocar 1,041.3 km
11h 18m$203–293Drive to Decatur Airport, fly to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Drive from Effingham to Decatur Airport (DEC)car
- Fly from Decatur Airport (DEC) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)plane DEC - YYZ
7h 12m$99–465Train to University Of Illinois Willard Airport, fly to Toronto Island Airport
- Take the train from Effingham Station to Champaign-Urbanatrain
- Fly from University Of Illinois Willard Airport (CMI) to Toronto Island Airport (YTZ)plane CMI - YTZ
9h 17m$132–550Bus to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport, fly to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Take the bus from Effingham to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)plane STL - YYZ
6h 56m$687–1,662Train
- Take the train from Effingham Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Buffalo Depew Stationtrain
- Take the train from Buffalo to Toronto Union Stationtrain
20h 28m$307–738Bus via Pittsburgh
- Take the bus from Effingham to Pittsburgh Intermodal Stationbus
- Take the bus from Pittsburgh to Buffalobus
- Take the bus from Buffalo to Torontobus
25h 10m$194–514
Effingham to Toronto by train and car
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Effingham to Toronto is to bus which costs $110 - $240 and takes 16h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Effingham to Toronto is to drive and fly which takes 5h 14m and costs $95 - $490.
No, there is no direct bus from Effingham to Toronto. However, there are services departing from Effingham and arriving at Toronto via Indianapolis, IN and Detroit Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Effingham station to Toronto station. However, there are services departing from Effingham Station and arriving at Toronto Union Station via Chicago Union Station and Buffalo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 28m.
The distance between Effingham and Toronto is 989 km. The road distance is 1041.3 km.
The best way to get from Effingham to Toronto without a car is to bus which takes 16h 10m and costs $110 - $240.
It takes approximately 5h 14m to get from Effingham to Toronto, including transfers.
Effingham to Toronto bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Effingham station.
Effingham to Toronto train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Effingham Station.
The best way to get from Effingham to Toronto is to train via Detroit which takes 15h 35m and costs $220 - $550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $110 - $240 and takes 16h 10m.
What companies run services between Effingham, IL, USA and Toronto, ON, Canada?
You can take a train from Effingham Station to Toronto Union Station via Chicago Union Station, Detroit, and Windsor in around 15h 35m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Effingham to Toronto via Indianapolis, IN and Detroit Bus Station in around 16h 10m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Decatur Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–460
Flights from Decatur Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Decatur Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–430
Flights from Decatur Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–480
Flights from Decatur Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–430
Flights from Decatur Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Cleveland
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from University Of Illinois Willard Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–460
Flights from University Of Illinois Willard Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from University Of Illinois Willard Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Decatur Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from University Of Illinois Willard Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from University Of Illinois Willard Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Effingham Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–170
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–240
- 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
- $27–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Buffalo Depew Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $200–450
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Windsor to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–140
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $60–140
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $60–110
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $50–70
Train from Buffalo to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–120
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $35–120
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $35–95
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $30–50
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Effingham to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Effingham to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Effingham to Pittsburgh Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–230
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Buffalo to Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Indianapolis, IN to Detroit, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–95
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Buffalo to Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 814-574-1827
- Website
- fullingtontours.com
Bus from Pittsburgh to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–280
- Website
- https://www.fullingtontours.com
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- trailways.com
Bus from Pittsburgh to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–240
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $55–230
- Flexible
- $110–240
Bus from Buffalo to Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–90
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $30–85
- Flexible
- $60–90
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More Questions & Answers
Effingham to Toronto bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Indianapolis Union Station.
Toronto is 1h ahead of Effingham. It is currently 9:53 AM in Effingham and 10:53 AM in Toronto.
Effingham to Toronto train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Effingham to Toronto is 1041 km. It takes approximately 11h 18m to drive from Effingham to Toronto.
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