There are 10 ways to get from Carlinville to Niagara Falls by train, plane, bus, train (Amtrak), or car
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Train to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport, fly to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, bus
best- Take the train from Carlinville Station to St. Louistrain
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane STL - BUF
- Take the bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Niagara Falls USAbus
8h 28m$187–899Train to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport, fly to Toronto Pearson International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Carlinville Station to St. Louistrain
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)plane STL - YYZ
- Take the bus from Toronto Union Station to Niagara Falls, ONbus
9h 22m$115–524Train
- Take the train from Carlinville Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Buffalo Depew Stationtrain
- Take the train from Buffalo Depew Station to Niagara Falls Amtrak Stationtrain
17h 50m$252–646Train, bus via Chicago
- Take the train from Carlinville Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Union Station to Detroitbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Torontobus
- Take the bus from Toronto Union Station to Niagara Falls, ONbus
21h 39m$217–413Drive 729.6 mi
- Drive from Carlinville to Niagara Fallscar 729.6 mi
12h 42m$134–193Train to Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport, fly to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Carlinville Station to Springfieldtrain
- Fly from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane SPI - BUF
- Take the bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Niagara Falls USAbus
10h 56m$151–700Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Carlinville Station to Summit Amtraktrain
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane MDW - BUF
- Take the bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Niagara Falls USAbus
8h 23m$177–580Train, bus to Decatur Airport, fly to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Carlinville Station to Springfieldtrain
- Take the bus from Springfield SMTD Transfer Center to Decatur Downtown Transportation Centerbus
- Fly from Decatur Airport (DEC) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane DEC - BUF
- Take the bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Niagara Falls USAbus
12h 28m$150–714Train to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport, fly to Toronto Island Airport, bus
- Take the train from Carlinville Station to St. Louistrain
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Toronto Island Airport (YTZ)plane STL - YTZ
- Take the bus from Toronto Union Station to Niagara Falls, ONbus
10h 40m$509–1,045Train, bus
- Take the train from Carlinville Station to St. Louistrain
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Columbusbus
- Take the bus from Columbus - Mound St to Buffalo, NYbus
21h 48m$121–249
Carlinville to Niagara Falls by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Carlinville to Niagara Falls is to drive which costs $130 - $200 and takes 12h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Carlinville to Niagara Falls is to train and fly and bus which takes 8h 23m and costs $170 - $600.
No, there is no direct train from Carlinville station to Niagara Falls station. However, there are services departing from Carlinville Station and arriving at Niagara Falls Amtrak Station via Chicago Union Station and Buffalo Depew Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 50m.
The distance between Carlinville and Niagara Falls is 780 miles. The road distance is 733.8 miles.
The best way to get from Carlinville to Niagara Falls without a car is to train which takes 17h 50m and costs $250 - $650.
It takes approximately 8h 28m to get from Carlinville to Niagara Falls, including transfers.
Carlinville to Niagara Falls train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Carlinville Station.
Niagara Falls is 1h ahead of Carlinville. It is currently 2:55 PM in Carlinville and 3:55 PM in Niagara Falls.
Carlinville to Niagara Falls train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Carlinville to Niagara Falls is 734 miles. It takes approximately 12h 42m to drive from Carlinville to Niagara Falls.
What companies run services between Carlinville, IL, USA and Niagara Falls, NY, USA?
You can take a train from Carlinville Station to Niagara Falls Amtrak Station via Chicago Union Station and Buffalo Depew Station in around 17h 50m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Decatur Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Toronto Island Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Toronto Island Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Carlinville Station to St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Carlinville Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Buffalo Depew Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $170–350
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Buffalo Depew Station to Niagara Falls Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–22
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Carlinville Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Carlinville Station to Springfield
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–26
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Carlinville Station to St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Carlinville Station to Summit Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Carlinville Station to Springfield
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–26
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Carlinville Station to St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Carlinville Station to St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Buffalo Depew Station to Niagara Falls Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–150
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $9–50
- Business
- $40–140
- Business Plus
- $50–150
- Economy
- $10–55
- Economy Plus
- $11–65
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Niagara Falls USA
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Niagara Falls USA
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Niagara Falls USA
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Springfield SMTD Transfer Center to Decatur Downtown Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $6–11
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Niagara Falls USA
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Niagara Falls USA
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Niagara Falls USA
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Niagara Falls USA
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Niagara Falls USA
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Chicago Union Station to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 866 488 4452
- [email protected]
- Website
- ca.megabus.com
Bus from Toronto Union Station to Niagara Falls, ON
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–55
- Website
- https://ca.megabus.com/
- Adult Advanced Booking
- $7–45
- Adult Standard
- $16–55
Bus from Toronto Union Station to Niagara Falls, ON
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–55
- Website
- https://ca.megabus.com/
- Adult Advanced Booking
- $7–45
- Adult Standard
- $16–55
Bus from Toronto Union Station to Niagara Falls, ON
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–55
- Website
- https://ca.megabus.com/
- Adult Advanced Booking
- $7–45
- Adult Standard
- $16–55
- Website
- example.com
Bus from Toronto Union Station to Niagara Falls, ON
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
Bus from Toronto Union Station to Niagara Falls, ON
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
Bus from Toronto Union Station to Niagara Falls, ON
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Columbus - Mound St to Buffalo, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
- Website
- example.com
Bus from Columbus - Mound St to Buffalo, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
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