There are 6 ways to get from Melbourne to Springfield by plane, bus, train, or shuttle
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Fly to Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI)MEL - SPI
26h 47m$726–2,529Fly to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal, train
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal (BMI)MEL - BMI
- Take the train from Bloomington-Normal to Springfield
28h 5m$500–1,836Fly to University Of Illinois Willard Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to University Of Illinois Willard Airport (CMI)MEL - CMI
- Take the bus from Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr to Springfield SMTD Transfer Center
26h 30m$529–1,862Fly to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL)MEL - STL
- Take the train from St. Louis to Springfield
25h 50m$683–2,465Fly to Peoria International Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Peoria International Airport (PIA)MEL - PIA
- Take the bus from Peoria Amtrak Station to Springfield
25h 41mFly to Columbia Regional Airport, shuttle, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Columbia Regional Airport (COU)MEL - COU
- Take a shuttle bus from Jefferson City, Missouri to St Louis International Airport
- Take the train from St. Louis to Springfield
27h 37m$728–2,025
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Springfield is to fly and train which costs $500 - $1,900 and takes 28h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Springfield is to fly and train which takes 25h 50m and costs $650 - $2,500.
The distance between Melbourne and Springfield is 9615 miles.
It takes approximately 26h 47m to get from Melbourne to Springfield, including transfers.
Springfield is 17h behind Melbourne. It is currently 8:05 PM in Melbourne and 3:05 AM in Springfield.
There are 45+ hotels available in Springfield.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Springfield, IL, USA?
Qantas, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI) 3 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport via Los Angeles, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–3,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport via San Francisco, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–4,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport via Nadi, Dallas/Ft.Worth, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–4,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to University Of Illinois Willard Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to University Of Illinois Willard Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 24m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to University Of Illinois Willard Airport via Los Angeles, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to University Of Illinois Willard Airport via Los Angeles, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 39m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Peoria International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 26m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal via Los Angeles, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 54m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal via Los Angeles, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal via San Francisco, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Columbia Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 23m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Columbia Regional Airport via Los Angeles, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Peoria International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Columbia Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 23m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Columbia Regional Airport via Los Angeles, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Peoria International Airport via San Francisco, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Peoria International Airport via Los Angeles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 26m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Columbia Regional Airport via San Francisco, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Columbia Regional Airport via Los Angeles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 21m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–3,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from St. Louis to Springfield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Bloomington-Normal to Springfield
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–23
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr to Springfield SMTD Transfer Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–27
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Peoria Amtrak Station to Springfield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 573-368-4656
- info@usaxonline.com
- Website
- usaxonline.com
Shuttle from Jefferson City, Missouri to St Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $135–150
- Website
- https://usaxonline.com/
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