There are 10 ways to get from Lexington to Mattoon by plane, taxi, car, bus, 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 Blue Grass Airport to Decatur Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Decatur Airport (DEC)plane LEX - DEC
- Take the taxi from Decatur Airport (DEC) to Mattoontaxi
8h 25m$189–674Drive 281.1 mi
cheapest- Drive from Lexington to Mattooncar 281.1 mi
6h 13m$52–75Drive, bus, train (Amtrak)
- Drive from Lexington to Middletown Station @ Targetcar
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Chicago Union Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Mattoon Amtrak Stationtrain
14h 6mDrive, bus, train via Lafayette (Amtrak)
- Drive from Lexington to Middletown Station @ Targetcar
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Lafayette Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the train from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Mattoon Amtrak Stationtrain
16h 17mFly Blue Grass Airport to University Of Illinois Willard Airport, train
- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to University Of Illinois Willard Airport (CMI)plane LEX - CMI
- Take the train from Champaign-Urbana to Mattoon Amtrak Stationtrain
8h 49mDrive to Louisville International Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport, train
- Drive from Lexington to Louisville-Airport-SDFcar
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane SDF - MDW
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Mattoon Amtrak Stationtrain
7h 55mDrive to Covington, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport, train
- Drive from Lexington to Covington (CVG)car
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane CVG - MDW
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Mattoon Amtrak Stationtrain
7h 49mFly Blue Grass Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, train
- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane LEX - ORD
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Mattoon Amtrak Stationtrain
9h 56mDrive, bus, train via Champaign
- Drive from Lexington to Middletown Station @ Targetcar
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Chicago Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctrbus
- Take the train from Champaign-Urbana to Mattoon Amtrak Stationtrain
15h 26mDrive, bus, train via Indianapolis
- Drive from Lexington to Middletown Station @ Targetcar
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Chicagobus
- Take the bus from Chicago to Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctrbus
- Take the train from Champaign-Urbana to Mattoon Amtrak Stationtrain
16h 2m
Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Decatur Airport (DEC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lexington to Mattoon is to drive which costs $50 - $75 and takes 6h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Lexington to Mattoon is to drive which takes 6h 13m and costs $50 - $75.
The distance between Lexington and Mattoon is 319 miles. The road distance is 282.7 miles.
It takes approximately 8h 25m to get from Lexington to Mattoon, including transfers.
Mattoon is 1h behind Lexington. It is currently 8:35 PM in Lexington and 7:35 PM in Mattoon.
Yes, the driving distance between Lexington to Mattoon is 283 miles. It takes approximately 6h 13m to drive from Lexington to Mattoon.
There are 38+ hotels available in Mattoon.
What companies run services between Lexington, KY, USA and Mattoon, IL, USA?
There is no direct connection from Lexington to Mattoon. However, you can take the line 3 bus to Transit Center, take the line 8 bus to Terminal @ Bluegrass Field, walk to Blue Grass Airport (LEX) airport, fly to Decatur Airport (DEC), then take the taxi to Mattoon. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Lexington to Mattoon Amtrak Station via Middletown Station @ Target, S 5th @ W Jefferson, W Jefferson @ S 6th, W Broadway @ S 10th, Louisville, KY, Chicago Union Station, and Chicago Union Station in around 14h 6m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Decatur Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to University Of Illinois Willard Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–380
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to University Of Illinois Willard Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to University Of Illinois Willard Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to University Of Illinois Willard Airport via Charlotte, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–380
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–470
Flights from Covington to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–430
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Mattoon Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- amtrak.com
Train from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- amtrak.com
Train from Champaign-Urbana to Mattoon Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- amtrak.com
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Louisville, KY to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $50–60
Bus from Louisville, KY to Lafayette Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $30–50
Bus from Louisville, KY to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $22–45
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago to Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.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
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Estimated price
- $100–130
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