There are 8 ways to get from Seattle to Champaign by plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train (Amtrak), 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 to University Of Illinois Willard Airport
best- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to University Of Illinois Willard Airport (CMI)plane SEA - CMI
9h 4m$144–579Fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane SEA - ORD
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Champaign-Urbanatrain
10h 13m$119–499Bus
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Spokane Stationbus
- Take the bus from Spokane to Billingsbus
- Take the bus from Billings to Dickinsonbus
- Take the bus from Dickinson to Minneapolisbus
- Take the bus from Minneapolis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctrbus
45h 25m$235–807Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Seattle to Chicago Union Stationtrain Empire Builder
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Champaign-Urbanatrain City of New Orleans / ...
2d 1h$217–1,294Drive 2,078 mi
- Drive from Seattle to Champaigncar 2,078 mi
33h 42m$380–548Fly to Chicago Midway International Airport, bus
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane SEA - MDW
- Take the bus from Chicago Midway Airport to Illinois Terminalbus
9h 12m$181–666Fly to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal, bus
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal (BMI)plane SEA - BMI
- Take the bus from Bloomington to Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctrbus
12h 29m$142–580Fly to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport, bus
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL)plane SEA - STL
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctrbus
10h 46m$229–909
Seattle to Champaign by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seattle to Champaign is to fly and train which costs $110 - $500 and takes 10h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to Champaign is to fly which takes 9h 4m and costs $140 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Seattle station to Champaign. However, there are services departing from Seattle Bus Station and arriving at Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr via Spokane, Billings, Dickinson, Minneapolis Bus Station and Chicago Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Seattle to Champaign. However, there are services departing from Seattle and arriving at Champaign-Urbana via Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 1h.
The distance between Seattle and Champaign is 1790 miles. The road distance is 2090.1 miles.
The best way to get from Seattle to Champaign without a car is to bus which takes 45h 25m and costs $230 - $850.
It takes approximately 9h 4m to get from Seattle to Champaign, including transfers.
Seattle to Champaign bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Seattle Bus Station.
Seattle to Champaign train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Seattle station.
The best way to get from Seattle to Champaign is to fly which takes 9h 4m and costs $140 - $600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $230 - $850 and takes 45h 25m, you could also train, which costs $210 - $1,300 and takes 2 days 1h.
What companies run services between Seattle, WA, USA and Champaign, IL, USA?
American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and Delta fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to University Of Illinois Willard Airport (CMI) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Seattle Bus Station to Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr via Spokane, Billings, Dickinson, Minneapolis Bus Station, and Chicago Bus Station in around 45h 25m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to University Of Illinois Willard Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to University Of Illinois Willard Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–420
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–420
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–420
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–420
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Missoula
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–420
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–420
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Seattle to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $190–1,300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Champaign-Urbana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Spokane Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–100
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Minneapolis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800-366-6975
- info@busnws.com
- Website
- northwesternstagelines.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Spokane Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–120
- Schedules at
- northwesternstagelines.com
- Adults
- $100–120
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- info@saltlakeexpress.com
- Website
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Spokane Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Spokane to Billings
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–190
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Billings to Dickinson
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–130
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Dickinson to Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–190
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Minneapolis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Bloomington to Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.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
Bus from Chicago Midway Airport to Illinois Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- peoriacharter.com
- cash
- $60
- online
- $45
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More Questions & Answers
Seattle to Champaign bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Spokane Station.
Champaign is 2h ahead of Seattle. It is currently 4:29 AM in Seattle and 6:29 AM in Champaign.
Seattle to Champaign train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Seattle to Champaign is 2090 miles. It takes approximately 33h 42m to drive from Seattle to Champaign.
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