There are 9 ways to get from Normal to Phoenix by plane, bus, train, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), or car
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Fly Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to Phoenix
best- Fly from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal (BMI) to Phoenix (PHX)BMI - PHX
7h 39m$151–701Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Phoenix
cheapest- Take the train from Bloomington-Normal to Summit Amtrak
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Phoenix (PHX)MDW - PHX
7h 38m$138–599Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bloomington/Normal to Galesburg
- Take the train from Galesburg Amtrak Station to Flagstaff
- Take the bus from Flagstaff Train Station to Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Station
35h 20m$190–572Bus
- Take the bus from Bloomington to Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr
- Take the bus from Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr to St Louis Bus Station
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Phoenix Bus Station
36h 15m$187–498Drive 1,568.7 mi
- Drive from Normal to Phoenix1,568.7 mi
27h 46m$287–414Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Phoenix
- Take the train from Bloomington-Normal to Chicago Union Station
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Phoenix (PHX)ORD - PHX
8h 17m$240–891Train to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport, fly to Phoenix
- Take the train from Bloomington-Normal to St. Louis
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Phoenix (PHX)STL - PHX
8h$346–610Fly Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport
- Fly from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal (BMI) to Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport (AZA)BMI - AZA
6h 21m$179–569Train, bus (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Bloomington-Normal to Maricopa AmtrakTexas Eagle
- Take the bus from Maricopa Amtrak to North Phoenix Metro Center Transit StationAmtrak Thruway Connecting Service
2d 11h
Normal to Phoenix by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Normal to Phoenix is to train and fly which costs $130 - $600 and takes 7h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Normal to Phoenix is to fly which takes 6h 21m and costs $170 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Normal to Phoenix station. However, there are services departing from Bloomington and arriving at Phoenix Bus Station via Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr and St Louis Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 15m.
The distance between Normal and Phoenix is 1376 miles. The road distance is 1577.9 miles.
The best way to get from Normal to Phoenix without a car is to bus and train which takes 35h 20m and costs $190 - $600.
It takes approximately 7h 39m to get from Normal to Phoenix, including transfers.
Normal to Phoenix bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Bloomington station.
The best way to get from Normal to Phoenix is to fly which takes 7h 39m and costs $150 - $700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $180 - $500 and takes 36h 15m.
Normal to Phoenix bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr station.
Phoenix is 1h behind Normal. It is currently 4:07 PM in Normal and 3:07 PM in Phoenix.
What companies run services between Normal, IL, USA and Phoenix, AZ, USA?
American Airlines and Delta fly from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal (BMI) to Phoenix (PHX) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bloomington to Phoenix Bus Station via Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr and St Louis Bus Station in around 36h 15m.
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- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Phoenix via Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Phoenix via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Phoenix via Colorado Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Phoenix via Albuquerque
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Phoenix via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Phoenix via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Phoenix via Tulsa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to Phoenix via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to Phoenix via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to Phoenix via Dallas/Ft.Worth, El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Phoenix via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Phoenix via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to Phoenix via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Galesburg Amtrak Station to Flagstaff
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–420
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $130–370
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $190–420
- Business - advance purchase
- $260–1,100
- Business Class
- $370–950
Train from Bloomington-Normal to Summit Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Bloomington-Normal to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–190
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Bloomington-Normal to St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Bloomington-Normal to Maricopa Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 7h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $180–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $180–550
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $280–600
- Business - advance purchase
- $380–1,500
- Business Class
- $500–1,300
- Phone
- +1 (319) 753-2864
- info@burlingtontrailways.com
- Website
- burlingtontrailways.com
Bus from Bloomington/Normal to Galesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $30–45
- Flexible Fares
- $40–60
Bus from Bloomington to Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $25–40
- Flexible Fares
- $30–50
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Flagstaff Train Station to Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–95
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- 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 Bloomington to Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Phoenix Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–400
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Maricopa Amtrak to North Phoenix Metro Center Transit Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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