There are 12 ways to get from Purdue University to Springfield by shuttle, plane, bus, bus (Amtrak, Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, train, or bus (Amtrak, Greyhound)
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 Boston Logan Airport, bus
best- 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 bus from Boston to Springfield Union Stationbus
7h 30m$338–1,023Fly Purdue University Airport to Bradley International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Purdue University Airport (LAF) to Bradley International Airport (BDL)plane LAF - BDL
- Take the train from Hartford Amtrak Station to Springfieldtrain
9h 2m$146–675Bus 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$172–291Train (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$150–216Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Bradley International Airport, train
- 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
- Take the train from Hartford Amtrak Station to Springfieldtrain
8h 31m$166–595Shuttle 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 22m$204–774Shuttle to Indianapolis, fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Ford Hall - Stadium Ave to Indianapolis Airport
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane IND - JFK
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to New Haventrain
- Take the train from New Haven to Springfieldtrain
10h 18m$159–1,067Shuttle 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 26m$282–1,617Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Bradley International Airport, train
- 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
- Take the train from Hartford Amtrak Station to Springfieldtrain
11h 17m$233–990Bus
- Take the bus from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Springfield Union Stationbus
27h 27m$181–306Train 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 $140 - $220 and takes 15h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Purdue University to Springfield is to shuttle and fly and bus which takes 7h 30m and costs $330 - $1,100.
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 987 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 $170 - $300.
It takes approximately 7h 30m 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 $170 - $300. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $550 - $950 and takes 25h.
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
- delta.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Indianapolis to Boston Logan Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bradley International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–500
Flights from Indianapolis to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Indianapolis to Laguardia Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Indianapolis to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Indianapolis to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Indianapolis to Newark Liberty International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Indianapolis to Newark Liberty International Airport via Raleigh/Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Bradley International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Boston Logan Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Purdue University Airport to Bradley International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bradley International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bradley International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Indianapolis to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Indianapolis to Newark Liberty International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Indianapolis to Newark Liberty International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–420
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bradley International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bradley International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bradley International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Indianapolis to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Indianapolis to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Indianapolis to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–420
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Boston Logan Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Indianapolis to Boston Logan Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Bradley International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Bradley International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–900
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bradley International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Indianapolis to Newark Liberty International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact 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 Hartford Amtrak Station to Springfield
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–22
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Hartford Amtrak Station to Springfield
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–22
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from New Haven to Springfield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- 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 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 Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Hartford Amtrak Station to Springfield
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–22
- 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 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
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 Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Boston to Springfield Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–25
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $140–220
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Springfield Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Boston to Springfield Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Gary Bus Station to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from New York Midtown to Springfield Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- 1-800-343-9999
- Website
- Peter Pan
Bus from Boston to Springfield Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- Peter Pan
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact 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
- +1 765-637-5124
- [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
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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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