There are 5 ways to get from Springfield to Athens by plane, taxi, 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 from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport
best- Fly from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SPI - ATH
16h 16m€251–873Taxi to Decatur Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Springfield to Decatur Airport (DEC)taxi
- Fly from Decatur Airport (DEC) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane DEC - ATH
16h 35m€347–925Bus to University Of Illinois Willard Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Springfield SMTD Transfer Center to Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctrbus
- Fly from University Of Illinois Willard Airport (CMI) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane CMI - ATH
19h 11m€270–901Bus to Peoria International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Springfield to Peoria Amtrak Stationbus
- Fly from Peoria International Airport (PIA) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane PIA - ATH
18h 16mTrain to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal, fly
- Take the train from Springfield to Bloomington-Normaltrain
- Fly from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal (BMI) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane BMI - ATH
19h 49m€257–829
Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Springfield to Athens is to train and fly which costs €250 - €850 and takes 19h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Springfield to Athens is to fly which takes 16h 16m and costs €250 - €900.
The distance between Springfield and Athens is 9080 km.
It takes approximately 16h 16m to get from Springfield to Athens, including transfers.
Athens is 8h ahead of Springfield. It is currently 7:58 AM in Springfield and 3:58 PM in Athens.
There are 12346+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Springfield, IL, USA and Athens, Greece?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI) to Athens International Airport (ATH) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 11m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from Decatur Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from Decatur Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from Decatur Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from Decatur Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €240–800
Flights from University Of Illinois Willard Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from Peoria International Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from Peoria International Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from Peoria International Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €240–800
Flights from Peoria International Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 59m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €240–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from Decatur Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from University Of Illinois Willard Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from University Of Illinois Willard Airport to Athens International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,000
Flights from Peoria International Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–850
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 11m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from University Of Illinois Willard Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from Peoria International Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from Peoria International Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–950
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–850
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Athens International Airport via Orlando, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 44m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from Decatur Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from University Of Illinois Willard Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from Peoria International Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–850
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to Athens International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Springfield to Bloomington-Normal
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–19
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Springfield SMTD Transfer Center to Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Springfield to Peoria Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Estimated price
- €95–120
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