There are 6 ways to get from Kankakee to Edwardsville by train, bus, car, plane, taxi, or train (Amtrak)
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 Kankakee to Champaign-Urbanatrain Saluki / ...
- Take the bus from Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr to St Louis Bus Stationbus FlixBus N2521 / ...
6h 11m$90–140Drive 216 mi
cheapest- Drive from Kankakee to Edwardsvillecar 216 mi
4h 3m$40–57Train, bus via Bloomington
- Take the train from Kankakee to Champaign-Urbanatrain
- Take the bus from Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr to Bloomingtonbus
- Take the train from Bloomington-Normal to Alton Stationtrain
6h 43m$79–142Train, train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the train from Kankakee to Homewoodtrain
- Take the train from Homewood to Museum Campus/11th St.train
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL)plane MDW - STL
- Take the taxi from St-Louis-Airport-STL to Edwardsvilletaxi
5h 24m$163–772Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Kankakee to Chicago Union Stationtrain Saluki / ...
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Alton Stationtrain Texas Eagle / ...
7h 9m$67–163Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the train from Kankakee to Homewoodtrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL)plane ORD - STL
- Take the taxi from St-Louis-Airport-STL to Edwardsvilletaxi
5h 54m$283–712
Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kankakee to Edwardsville is to drive which costs $35 - $60 and takes 4h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Kankakee to Edwardsville is to drive which takes 4h 3m and costs $35 - $60.
The distance between Kankakee and Edwardsville is 280 miles. The road distance is 217.2 miles.
The best way to get from Kankakee to Edwardsville without a car is to train and bus which takes 6h 11m and costs $85 - $140.
It takes approximately 6h 11m to get from Kankakee to Edwardsville, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Kankakee to Edwardsville is 217 miles. It takes approximately 4h 3m to drive from Kankakee to Edwardsville.
There are 67+ hotels available in Edwardsville.
What companies run services between Kankakee, IL, USA and Edwardsville, IL, USA?
You can take a train from Kankakee to Edwardsville via Chicago Union Station and Alton Station in around 7h 9m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–420
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–420
- Website
- gojetairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–420
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Kankakee to Champaign-Urbana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–26
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Bloomington-Normal to Alton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Kankakee to Homewood
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Kankakee to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–24
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Alton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–95
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 312-322-6777
- Website
- metra.com
Train from Homewood to Museum Campus/11th St.
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://metra.com
- Adult
- $4–6
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr to Bloomington
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–22
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Estimated price
- $70–85
On Time Cab Service
- Phone
- +1-314-606-9679
- Website
- ontimecabservice.com
Chesterfield Taxi
- Phone
- +1 314-734-0100
- Website
- chesterfieldtaxi.com
Metro West Transport
- Phone
- +1-636-272-8294
- Website
- metrowesttaxi.net
On Time Cab Service
- Phone
- +1-314-606-9679
- Website
- ontimecabservice.com
Chesterfield Taxi
- Phone
- +1 314-734-0100
- Website
- chesterfieldtaxi.com
Metro West Transport
- Phone
- +1-636-272-8294
- Website
- metrowesttaxi.net
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