There are 7 ways to get from Lemont to State College by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train, fly to Penn State University Park Airport
best- Take the train from Lemont to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Penn State University Park Airport (SCE)plane ORD - SCE
5h 50m$71–328Train, bus via Pittsburgh
- Take the train from Lemont to Chicago Union Stationtrain Hc
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Pittsburgh Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to State College Bus Stationbus
16h 42m$107–236Train, bus
- Take the train from Lemont to Chicago Union Stationtrain Hc
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to State College Regional Airportbus FlixBus N2640
17h 15m$94–153Drive 575.1 mi
- Drive from Lemont to State Collegecar 575.1 mi
9h 49m$105–152Train, fly to Johnstown-Cambria County Airport, bus
- Take the train from Lemont to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Johnstown-Cambria County Airport (JST)plane ORD - JST
- Take the bus from Johnstown Bus Stop to State College Bus Stationbus
7h 48m$93–389Train, fly to Harrisburg International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Lemont to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Harrisburg International Airport (MDT)plane ORD - MDT
- Take the bus from Harrisburg Bus Station to State College Bus Stationbus
8h 52m$78–378Train, bus via Gary
- Take the train from Lemont to Chicago Union Stationtrain Hc
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to Gary Metro Centertrain Ssl
- Take the bus from Gary Bus Station to Pittsburgh Intermodal Stationbus
- Take the bus from Pittsburgh to State Collegebus
19h 55m$135–233
Lemont to State College by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lemont to State College is to train and bus which costs $90 - $160 and takes 17h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Lemont to State College is to train and fly which takes 5h 50m and costs $70 - $330.
The distance between Lemont and State College is 580 miles. The road distance is 578.4 miles.
The best way to get from Lemont to State College without a car is to train and bus via Pittsburgh which takes 16h 42m and costs $100 - $240.
It takes approximately 5h 50m to get from Lemont to State College, including transfers.
State College is 1h ahead of Lemont. It is currently 9:54 PM in Lemont and 10:54 PM in State College.
Yes, the driving distance between Lemont to State College is 578 miles. It takes approximately 9h 49m to drive from Lemont to State College.
There are 56+ hotels available in State College.
What companies run services between Lemont, IL, USA and State College, PA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Lemont to State College. However, you can take the train to Chicago Union Station, walk to LaSalle, take the subway to O'Hare, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Penn State University Park Airport (SCE), walk to State College, then take the bus to State College. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lemont to State College Bus Station via Chicago Union Station, Pittsburgh Amtrak Station, and Pittsburgh Intermodal Station in around 16h 42m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Penn State University Park Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Penn State University Park Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–330
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Johnstown-Cambria County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Johnstown-Cambria County Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–330
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Harrisburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–310
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Harrisburg International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–330
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Penn State University Park Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Harrisburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–310
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Harrisburg International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–340
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Harrisburg International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–320
- Phone
- +1 312-322-6777
- Website
- metra.com
Train from Lemont to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://metra.com
- Adult
- $4–6
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Pittsburgh Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from Van Buren St. to Gary Metro Center
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $7–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to State College Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Johnstown Bus Stop to State College Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Harrisburg Bus Station to State College Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Gary Bus Station to Pittsburgh Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-877-462-6342
- questions@us.megabus.com
- Website
- us.megabus.com
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to State College Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://us.megabus.com
- Phone
- +1 814-574-1827
- Website
- fullingtontours.com
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to State College Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Website
- https://www.fullingtontours.com
Bus from Pittsburgh to State College
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Website
- https://www.fullingtontours.com
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- trailways.com
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to State College Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–90
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $27–85
- Flexible
- $50–90
Bus from Harrisburg Bus Station to State College Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $20–55
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $20–50
- Flexible
- $40–55
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to State College Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $75–130
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