There are 6 ways to get from Springfield to Johnson City by plane, bus, taxi, train, car, or shuttle
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 Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport (TRI)plane SPI - TRI
6h 57m$214–677Drive 565.5 mi
cheapest- Drive from Springfield to Johnson Citycar 565.5 mi
12h 33m$104–150Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Springfield SMTD Transfer Center to Nashville Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to Roanoke Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from 3rd St Station Slip D to Exit 118 - Park and Ridebus Swb
- Take the bus from Christiansburg to Bristol Exit 5 Park & Ride Lotbus
- Take the taxi from Bristol Exit 5 Park & Ride Lot to Johnson Citytaxi
23h 37m$223–343Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Springfield to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Ashland Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Ashland to Wythevillebus
- Take the bus from Wytheville Rural King Parking Lot to Bristol Exit 5 Park & Ride Lotbus
- Take the taxi from Bristol Exit 5 Park & Ride Lot to Johnson Citytaxi
24h 44m$281–542Train 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 Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport (TRI)plane BMI - TRI
10h 1m$210–642Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Springfield SMTD Transfer Center to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Charlotte Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Charlotte Airport to ASU Peacock Hall Boonebus
- Take a shuttle bus from Boone to Black Bear Resort
24h 19m$352–485
Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI) to Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport (TRI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Springfield to Johnson City is to drive which costs $100 - $150 and takes 12h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Springfield to Johnson City is to fly which takes 6h 57m and costs $210 - $700.
The distance between Springfield and Johnson City is 517 miles. The road distance is 568.8 miles.
The best way to get from Springfield to Johnson City without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 23h 37m and costs $220 - $350.
It takes approximately 6h 57m to get from Springfield to Johnson City, including transfers.
Johnson City is 1h ahead of Springfield. It is currently 5:45 AM in Springfield and 6:45 AM in Johnson City.
Yes, the driving distance between Springfield to Johnson City is 569 miles. It takes approximately 12h 33m to drive from Springfield to Johnson City.
There are 103+ hotels available in Johnson City.
What companies run services between Springfield, IL, USA and Johnson City, TN, USA?
American Airlines and United Airlines fly from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI) to Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport (TRI) 4 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $85–500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport via Orlando Sanford
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport via St. Petersburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Springfield to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Ashland Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Springfield to Bloomington-Normal
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Springfield SMTD Transfer Center to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Springfield SMTD Transfer Center to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Charlotte Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 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 Nashville Bus Station to Roanoke Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Charlotte Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 540 982 2222
- info@valleymetro.com
- Website
- valleymetro.com
Bus from 3rd St Station Slip D to Exit 118 - Park and Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Website
- https://www.valleymetro.com
Bus from Christiansburg to Bristol Exit 5 Park & Ride Lot
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–30
- Schedules at
- virginiabreeze.drpt.virginia.gov
Bus from Wytheville Rural King Parking Lot to Bristol Exit 5 Park & Ride Lot
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–24
- Schedules at
- virginiabreeze.drpt.virginia.gov
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Ashland to Wytheville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–60
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
- Phone
- +1 828-327-2340
- reservations@hickoryhop.com
- Website
- hickoryhop.com
Bus from Charlotte Airport to ASU Peacock Hall Boone
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–110
- Schedules at
- hickoryhop.com
- Phone
- +1-423-725-5988
- Website
- blackbearresorttn.com
Shuttle from Boone to Black Bear Resort
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $86
- Website
- https://blackbearresorttn.com/Shuttle-Service.html
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Estimated price
- $80–100
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