There are 7 ways to get from Springfield to Rhinelander by plane, car, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Central Wisconsin Airport, drive
best- Fly from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI) to Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA)plane SPI - CWA
- Drive from Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA) to Rhinelandercar
6h 29m$76–375Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Springfield to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Wittenberg, WIbus
- Drive from Wittenberg, WI to Rhinelandercar
12h 3m$189–301Drive 448.1 mi
- Drive from Springfield to Rhinelandercar 448.1 mi
7h 34m$82–119Fly Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Appleton International Airport, drive
- Fly from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI) to Appleton International Airport (ATW)plane SPI - ATW
- Drive from Appleton International Airport (ATW) to Rhinelandercar
8h 2m$87–382Train to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport, fly to Rhinelander
- Take the train from Springfield to St. Louistrain
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Rhinelander (RHI)plane STL - RHI
7h 27m$145–541Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Springfield SMTD Transfer Center to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Milwaukee Intermodal Stationbus
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Wausau Transit Centerbus
- Drive from Wausau Transit Center to Rhinelandercar
13h 40m$94–131Bus, drive via Peoria
- Take the bus from Springfield to Peoria Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the bus from Peoria to O'Hare International Terminal 2bus
- Take the bus from Multi-Modal/Rental Car Facility to Mitchell Airportbus
- Take the bus from Milwaukee to Wausau Transitbus
- Drive from Wausau Transit to Rhinelandercar
17h 15m
Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI) to Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Springfield to Rhinelander is to drive which costs $80 - $120 and takes 7h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Springfield to Rhinelander is to fly and drive which takes 6h 29m and costs $75 - $380.
The distance between Springfield and Rhinelander is 416 miles. The road distance is 450.7 miles.
It takes approximately 6h 29m to get from Springfield to Rhinelander, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Springfield to Rhinelander is 451 miles. It takes approximately 7h 34m to drive from Springfield to Rhinelander.
There are 36+ hotels available in Rhinelander.
What companies run services between Springfield, IL, USA and Rhinelander, WI, USA?
There is no direct connection from Springfield to Rhinelander. However, you can take the taxi to Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI) airport, fly to Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA), then drive to Rhinelander. Alternatively, you can take a train from Springfield to Rhinelander via Chicago Union Station, Milwaukee, Milwaukee Intermodal Station, and Wittenberg, WI in around 12h 3m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Central Wisconsin Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–340
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Appleton International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Rhinelander via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–440
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Springfield to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Springfield to St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Wittenberg, WI
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–50
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Milwaukee Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–23
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Wausau Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Springfield SMTD Transfer Center to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Milwaukee Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- 920 496 3600
- Website
- example.com
Bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Wausau Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $39–44
- Schedules at
- golamers.com
Bus from Milwaukee to Wausau Transit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–45
- Schedules at
- golamers.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Springfield to Peoria Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800-448-0572
- ticketsales@peoriacharter.com
- Website
- Peoria Charter
Bus from Peoria to O'Hare International Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $46–60
- Website
- Peoria Charter
- Schedules at
- Peoria Charter Schedules
- cash
- $60
- online
- $46
- Phone
- (866) 912 6224
- questions@coachusa.com
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from Multi-Modal/Rental Car Facility to Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–38
- Website
- coachusa.com
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