Transportation

Getting to Champaign-Urbana

Airplane

• The University of Illinois Willard Airport (Airport Code: CMI) serves the Champaign-Urbana area.
• Other Airport Options (the following airports are at least two hours away from Urbana-Champaign and will require you to make additional arrangements to get to campus).
• Chicago O’Hare International Airport
• Chicago Midway International Airport
• Lambert – St. Louis International Airport
• Indianapolis International Airport

Train

• AMTRAK has service between downtown Chicago and Champaign.

Bus/Shuttle

• The ISSS O'Hare to Urbana-Champaign Shuttle Service will be available to new incoming international students arriving in Fall 2024. Learn more about the ISSS Shuttle Service.
• Peoria Charter (private bus company) erves many locations, including Chicago airports (O'Hare and Midway), Downtown Chicago, and several Chicago suburbs. Both pick-up and drop-off are available from both campus and several Chicagoland locations.
• Greyhound (private bus company) has daily service between Chicago and Champaign. Pick up is available from downtown Chicago with drop-off at the Illinois Terminal in downtown Champaign.

Taxi

The average cost of a taxi is $15-20 to campus from Willard Airport or the Illinois Terminal. For assistance, please ask an employee at the airport or the terminal. Be sure to agree on the cost of your cab fare before leaving for your destination.

Local Options

After you arrive on campus, there are local transit options. For more information, visit the Public Transportation page.