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
17h 8m€281–1,123Taxi 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
17h 5m€380–1,229Bus 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 15m€304–1,044Bus 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 21m€300–1,043Train 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
20h 8m€294–1,041
Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Springfield to Athens is to fly which costs €280 - €1200 and takes 17h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Springfield to Athens is to taxi and fly which takes 17h 5m and costs €380 - €1300.
The distance between Springfield and Athens is 9080 km.
It takes approximately 17h 8m to get from Springfield to Athens, including transfers.
Athens is 8h ahead of Springfield. It is currently 8:40 AM in Springfield and 4:40 PM in Athens.
There are 12647+ 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) 3 times a day.
- 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
- €260–1,100
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,300
Flights from Decatur Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Decatur Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,300
Flights from Decatur Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 53m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from University Of Illinois Willard Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from University Of Illinois Willard Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from Peoria International Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Peoria International Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,300
Flights from Peoria International Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
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
- €260–1,000
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
- 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
- €260–1,100
Flights from Decatur Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 8m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from University Of Illinois Willard Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from University Of Illinois Willard Airport to Athens International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Peoria International Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
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
- €260–1,000
- 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
- €260–1,100
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,300
Flights from University Of Illinois Willard Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 34m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Peoria International Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Peoria International Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,300
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
- €260–1,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Athens International Airport via Orlando, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 14m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,200
Flights from Decatur Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 8m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from University Of Illinois Willard Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Peoria International Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
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
- €260–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to Athens International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Decatur Airport to Athens International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
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
- €14–35
- 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
- €9–16
- 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
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Estimated price
- €100–120
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