There are 9 ways to get from Peoria to Knoxville by plane, bus, train, bus (Amtrak, Flixbus), car, taxi, 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.
Fly from Peoria International Airport
best- Fly from Peoria International Airport (PIA) to Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS)plane PIA - TYS
5h 44m$186–821Drive 554.1 mi
cheapest- Drive from Peoria to Knoxvillecar 554.1 mi
9h 27m$102–147Bus, train via Galesburg
- Take the bus from Peoria Amtrak Station to Galesburg Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the train from Galesburg Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Croton-Harmon Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Croton-Harmon to 125th Street - Harlemtrain
- Take the bus from New York, NY to Knoxville, TNbus Ny
40h 17m$494–912Bus via Springfield
- Take the bus from Peoria Amtrak Station to Springfieldbus
- Take the bus from Springfield SMTD Transfer Center to Chicagobus
- Take the bus from Chicago to New York Midtownbus
- Take the bus from New York to Knoxvillebus Nyc
40h 52m$388–593Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Peoria, Bradley University to O'Hare International Terminal 2bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS)plane ORD - TYS
7h 23m$210–780Bus to Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Peoria Amtrak Station to Springfieldbus
- Fly from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI) to Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS)plane SPI - TYS
8h 23m$221–869Bus, taxi to Quad City International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Peoria Amtrak Station to Galesburg Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the taxi from Galesburg Amtrak Station to SouthPark Mall Sheltertaxi
- Fly from Quad City International Airport (MLI) to Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS)plane MLI - TYS
7h 58m$322–993Bus, train
- Take the bus from Peoria to O'Hare International Terminal 2bus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the bus from New York to Knoxvillebus Nyc
40h 23m$520–968Bus
- Take the bus from Peoria to O'Hare International Terminal 2bus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to New York City Chinatownbus
- Take the bus from New York, NY to Knoxville, TNbus Ny
44h 26m$296–430
Peoria International Airport (PIA) to Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Peoria to Knoxville is to drive which costs $100 - $150 and takes 9h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Peoria to Knoxville is to fly which takes 5h 44m and costs $180 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Peoria station to Knoxville. However, there are services departing from Peoria Amtrak Station and arriving at Knoxville via Washington & 4th, Springfield SMTD Transfer Center, Chicago and New York. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 52m.
The distance between Peoria and Knoxville is 479 miles. The road distance is 557.3 miles.
The best way to get from Peoria to Knoxville without a car is to bus and train via Galesburg which takes 40h 17m and costs $490 - $950.
It takes approximately 5h 44m to get from Peoria to Knoxville, including transfers.
Peoria to Knoxville bus services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Peoria Amtrak Station.
The best way to get from Peoria to Knoxville is to fly which takes 5h 44m and costs $180 - $850. Alternatively, you can bus via Springfield, which costs $380 - $600 and takes 40h 52m.
Peoria to Knoxville bus services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Springfield station.
Knoxville is 1h ahead of Peoria. It is currently 3:24 PM in Peoria and 4:24 PM in Knoxville.
What companies run services between Peoria, IL, USA and Knoxville, TN, USA?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and Allegiant Air fly from Peoria International Airport (PIA) to Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Peoria Amtrak Station to Knoxville via Springfield, Washington & 4th, Springfield SMTD Transfer Center, Chicago, New York Midtown, 23 St, East Broadway, New York, and Knoxville in around 40h 52m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Peoria International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Peoria International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Peoria International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Peoria International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Peoria International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Orlando Sanford
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via St. Petersburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Galesburg Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $280–600
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $290–650
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 877.690.5114
- Website
- Metro North Railroad
Train from Croton-Harmon to 125th Street - Harlem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Website
- Metro North Railroad
- Schedules at
- Metro North Railroad Schedules
- Off-Peak
- $10–12
- Peak
- $14–17
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Peoria Amtrak Station to Galesburg Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Peoria Amtrak Station to Springfield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Peoria Amtrak Station to Springfield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Peoria Amtrak Station to Galesburg Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 615-939-8887
- [email protected]
- Website
- New York to Tennessee Bus
Bus from New York, NY to Knoxville, TN
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–110
- Website
- New York to Tennessee Bus
- Adult One-way
- $95–110
Bus from New York, NY to Knoxville, TN
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–110
- Website
- New York to Tennessee Bus
- Adult One-way
- $95–110
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Springfield SMTD Transfer Center to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Chicago to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $150–250
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to New York City Chinatown
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $150–250
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 646-630-7186
- [email protected]
- Website
- Wanda Coach
Bus from New York to Knoxville
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Website
- Wanda Coach
- Book at
- GotoBus.com
- Adult One Way
- $95–140
Bus from New York to Knoxville
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Website
- Wanda Coach
- Book at
- GotoBus.com
- Adult One Way
- $95–140
- Phone
- +1 800-448-0572
- [email protected]
- Website
- Peoria Charter
Bus from Peoria, Bradley University to O'Hare International Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $46–60
- Website
- Peoria Charter
- cash
- $60
- online
- $46
Bus from Peoria to O'Hare International Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $46–60
- Website
- Peoria Charter
- cash
- $60
- online
- $46
Bus from Peoria to O'Hare International Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $46–60
- Website
- Peoria Charter
- cash
- $60
- online
- $46
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Estimated price
- $120–150
United American Cab Co
- Phone
- +1-309-341-6161
- Website
- galesburgtaxi.com
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Yes, the driving distance between Peoria to Knoxville is 557 miles. It takes approximately 9h 27m to drive from Peoria to Knoxville.
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