There are 12 ways to get from Purdue University to Springfield by shuttle, plane, bus (Amtrak, Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, bus, train, or bus (Amtrak, Greyhound, Flixbus)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Shuttle to Indianapolis, fly to Bradley International Airport
best- Take a shuttle bus from Ford Hall - Stadium Ave to Indianapolis Airport
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Bradley International Airport (BDL)plane IND - BDL
8h 39m$162–749Fly Purdue University Airport to Bradley International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Purdue University Airport (LAF) to Bradley International Airport (BDL)plane LAF - BDL
8h 33m$120–617Bus via Gary
- Take the bus from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Gary, INbus
- Take the bus from Gary Bus Station to New York Midtownbus
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Springfield Union Stationbus
24h 31m$161–281Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain Cardinal
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Springfieldtrain Lake Shore Limited
25h$566–911Drive 873.9 mi
- Drive from Purdue University to Springfieldcar 873.9 mi
15h 25m$160–231Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Bradley International Airport
- Take the bus from Purdue Memorial Union to O'Hare Multi-Modal Facilitybus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Bradley International Airport (BDL)plane ORD - BDL
8h 2m$150–557Shuttle to Indianapolis, fly to Boston Logan Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Ford Hall - Stadium Ave to Indianapolis Airport
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane IND - BOS
- Take the train from Boston to Springfieldtrain
9h 17m$292–1,077Shuttle to Indianapolis, fly to Laguardia Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Ford Hall - Stadium Ave to Indianapolis Airport
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane IND - LGA
- Take the train from 125th Street - Harlem to New Haventrain
- Take the train from New Haven to Springfieldtrain
10h 25m$284–674Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Bradley International Airport
- Take the train from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Bradley International Airport (BDL)plane MDW - BDL
10h 39m$197–832Shuttle to Indianapolis, fly to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Ford Hall - Stadium Ave to Indianapolis Airport
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane IND - EWR
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to New Haventrain
- Take the train from New Haven to Springfieldtrain
10h 28m$272–1,817Bus
- Take the bus from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Newark Penn Stationbus
- Take the bus from Newark Penn Station to Springfield Union Stationbus
26h 22m$165–291Train via New York (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain Cardinal
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Springfieldtrain Vermonter / ...
30h 11m$626–1,021
Purdue University to Springfield by foot and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Purdue University to Springfield is to drive which costs $150 - $230 and takes 15h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Purdue University to Springfield is to bus and fly which takes 8h 2m and costs $150 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Purdue University to Springfield station. However, there are services departing from Aspire Apts at Discovery Park: BUS011 and arriving at Springfield Union Station via Lafayette Amtrak Station, Gary Bus Station and New York Midtown. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 31m.
No, there is no direct train from Purdue University station to Springfield. However, there are services departing from Lafayette Amtrak Station and arriving at Springfield via Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h.
The distance between Purdue University and Springfield is 823 miles. The road distance is 879 miles.
The best way to get from Purdue University to Springfield without a car is to bus via Gary which takes 24h 31m and costs $160 - $290.
It takes approximately 8h 39m to get from Purdue University to Springfield, including transfers.
Purdue University to Springfield bus services, operated by Amtrak Thruway, depart from Lafayette Amtrak Station.
Purdue University to Springfield train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Lafayette Amtrak Station.
The best way to get from Purdue University to Springfield is to bus via Gary which takes 24h 31m and costs $160 - $290. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $550 - $950 and takes 25h, you could also fly, which costs $120 - $650 and takes 8h 33m.
What companies run services between Purdue University, IN, USA and Springfield, MA, USA?
You can take a vehicle from Purdue University to Springfield Union Station via Aspire Apts at Discovery Park: BUS011, Columbia St & 4th St, Lafayette Amtrak Station, Gary, IN, Gary Bus Station, and New York Midtown in around 24h 31m. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Purdue University to Springfield via Lilly Hall on Mitch Daniels Blvd, Columbia St & 4th St, Lafayette Amtrak Station, and Chicago Union Station in around 25h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Bradley International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Indianapolis to Bradley International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Indianapolis to Boston Logan Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Indianapolis to Boston Logan Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Indianapolis to Laguardia Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Bradley International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Bradley International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Bradley International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Purdue University Airport to Bradley International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bradley International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–470
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bradley International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–490
Flights from Indianapolis to Boston Logan Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Indianapolis to Laguardia Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Indianapolis to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Indianapolis to Newark Liberty International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–410
Flights from Indianapolis to Newark Liberty International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Bradley International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Indianapolis to Bradley International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bradley International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–470
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bradley International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–490
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bradley International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–500
Flights from Indianapolis to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Indianapolis to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Bradley International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bradley International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–470
Flights from Indianapolis to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Indianapolis to Boston Logan Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Indianapolis to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Indianapolis to Laguardia Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Bradley International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Indianapolis to Newark Liberty International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Springfield
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $500–800
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Boston to Springfield
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from New Haven to Springfield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to New Haven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from New Haven to Springfield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $550–900
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Springfield
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 877.690.5114
- Website
- Metro North Railroad
Train from 125th Street - Harlem to New Haven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $18–28
- Website
- Metro North Railroad
- Schedules at
- Metro North Railroad Schedules
- Off-Peak
- $18–21
- Peak
- $25–28
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to New Haven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–600
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $17–450
- First Class
- $120–600
- Phone
- +1 800-589-6004
- [email protected]
- Website
- Go Express Travel
Shuttle from Ford Hall - Stadium Ave to Indianapolis Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $33
- Schedules at
- Go Express Travel
Shuttle from Ford Hall - Stadium Ave to Indianapolis Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $33
- Schedules at
- Go Express Travel
Shuttle from Ford Hall - Stadium Ave to Indianapolis Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $33
- Schedules at
- Go Express Travel
Shuttle from Ford Hall - Stadium Ave to Indianapolis Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $33
- Schedules at
- Go Express Travel
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Gary, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–45
- Website
- Amtrak
- Adult
- $19–45
Bus from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–45
- Website
- Amtrak
- Adult
- $14–45
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Gary Bus Station to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–200
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from New York Midtown to Springfield Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Newark Penn Station to Springfield Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 765-637-5124
- [email protected]
- Website
- Reindeer Shuttle
Bus from Purdue Memorial Union to O'Hare Multi-Modal Facility
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $56–75
- Website
- Reindeer Shuttle
- Online Advance
- $56–61
- Walk up Cash
- $65–75
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Newark Penn Station to Springfield Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Greyhound
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Booking & Getting There
Purdue University to Springfield bus services, operated by Amtrak Thruway, arrive at Gary, IN station.
Purdue University to Springfield train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Purdue University to Springfield is 879 miles. It takes approximately 15h 25m to drive from Purdue University to Springfield.
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