There are 10 ways to get from Lansdale to Champaign by train, plane, bus (Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, bus, or bus (Flixbus)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly to University Of Illinois Willard Airport
best- Take the train from Lansdale to Suburban Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to University Of Illinois Willard Airport (CMI)plane PHL - CMI
8h 9m$133–631Bus to Lehigh Valley International Airport, fly to University Of Illinois Willard Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Doylestown SEPTA Station to Lehigh Valley International Airportbus
- Fly from Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) to University Of Illinois Willard Airport (CMI)plane ABE - CMI
10h 41m$102–457Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Stationbus Greyhound US0421
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctrbus Greyhound US0157S
20h 47m$136–223Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Champaign-Urbanatrain
25h 38m$525–1,418Drive 748.9 mi
- Drive from Lansdale to Champaigncar 748.9 mi
13h 13m$137–198Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Lansdale to Suburban Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane PHL - MDW
- Take the bus from Chicago Midway Airport to Illinois Terminalbus
8h 9m$200–438Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly to Indianapolis, bus
- Take the train from Lansdale to Suburban Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Indianapolis (IND)plane PHL - IND
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctrbus
9h 12m$146–517Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, train
- Take the train from Lansdale to Suburban Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane PHL - ORD
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Champaign-Urbanatrain
9h 44m$200–316Bus via Chicago
- Take the bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus FlixBus N2642
- Take the bus from Downtown Chicago to Illinois Terminalbus Chicago Area to Champaign SOUTH
25h 45m$164–259Train, bus
- Take the train from Lansdale to Suburban Stationtrain Lan
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Indianapolistrain
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctrbus
26h 52m$486–793
Lansdale to Champaign by bus (Greyhound)
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lansdale to Champaign is to drive which costs $130 - $200 and takes 13h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Lansdale to Champaign is to train and fly which takes 8h 9m and costs $130 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Lansdale to Champaign. However, there are services departing from Main St & Highland Av - MBNS and arriving at Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr via Chestnut Hill Loop, Philadelphia Bus Station and Indianapolis Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 47m.
No, there is no direct train from Lansdale to Champaign. However, there are services departing from Lansdale and arriving at Champaign-Urbana via 11th St, 30th Street Station, Washington Union Station and Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 38m.
The distance between Lansdale and Champaign is 733 miles. The road distance is 753.3 miles.
The best way to get from Lansdale to Champaign without a car is to bus which takes 20h 47m and costs $130 - $230.
It takes approximately 8h 9m to get from Lansdale to Champaign, including transfers.
Lansdale to Champaign bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Philadelphia Bus Station.
Lansdale to Champaign train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from 30th Street Station.
The best way to get from Lansdale to Champaign is to bus which takes 20h 47m and costs $130 - $230. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $500 - $1,500 and takes 25h 38m.
What companies run services between Lansdale, PA, USA and Champaign, IL, USA?
You can take a bus from Main St & Highland Av - MBNS to Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr via Chestnut Hill Loop, 12th St & Market St, Philadelphia Bus Station, and Indianapolis Union Station in around 20h 47m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lansdale to Champaign-Urbana via Jefferson Station, 11th St, Drexel Station at 30th St, 30th Street Station, Washington Union Station, and Chicago Union Station in around 25h 38m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to University Of Illinois Willard Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to University Of Illinois Willard Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to University Of Illinois Willard Airport via Pittsburgh, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to University Of Illinois Willard Airport via Detroit, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to University Of Illinois Willard Airport via Harrisburg, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Lehigh Valley International Airport to University Of Illinois Willard Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Flights from Lehigh Valley International Airport to University Of Illinois Willard Airport via Charlotte, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–420
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Pittsburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–420
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Indianapolis via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Indianapolis via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Indianapolis via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–420
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Indianapolis via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–420
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Phone
- +1 215-580-7800
- Website
- SEPTA
Train from Lansdale to Suburban Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- SEPTA
- Schedules at
- SEPTA: World Cup 2026
Train from Lansdale to Suburban Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- SEPTA
- Schedules at
- SEPTA: World Cup 2026
Train from Lansdale to Suburban Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- SEPTA
- Schedules at
- SEPTA: World Cup 2026
Train from Lansdale to Suburban Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- SEPTA
- Schedules at
- SEPTA: World Cup 2026
Train from Lansdale to Suburban Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- SEPTA
- Schedules at
- SEPTA: World Cup 2026
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Washington Union Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $420–650
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Champaign-Urbana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Champaign-Urbana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $460–750
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–180
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Doylestown SEPTA Station to Lehigh Valley International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–10
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 800-448-0572
- [email protected]
- Website
- Peoria Charter
Bus from Chicago Midway Airport to Illinois Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Website
- Peoria Charter
- Schedules at
- Peoria Charter Schedules
- cash
- $60
- online
- $45
Bus from Downtown Chicago to Illinois Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Website
- Peoria Charter
- Schedules at
- Peoria Charter Schedules
- cash
- $60
- online
- $45
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140–220
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Downtown Chicago to Illinois Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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Booking & Getting There
Lansdale to Champaign bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Indianapolis Union Station.
Champaign is 1h behind Lansdale. It is currently 6:33 PM in Lansdale and 5:33 PM in Champaign.
Lansdale to Champaign train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Washington Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lansdale to Champaign is 753 miles. It takes approximately 13h 13m to drive from Lansdale to Champaign.
There are 43+ hotels available in Champaign.















