Travel

By Plane

Visitors to Champaign-Urbana can fly through Willard Airport (CMI) in nearby Savoy, about 10 minutes from the campus of the University of Illinois. There are several connecting flights offered daily from O'Hare Airport (ORD) in Chicago or Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) Airport, via American Airlines.

By Bus or Train

Located in the heart of downtown Champaign, Illinois Terminal offers visitors a magnificent facility through which one can access intercity bus services, local mass transit, Amtrak trains, Greyhound and taxis. Spacious waiting areas, an on-site restaurant and gift shop make in between times fly by. Peoria Charter Coach Company also has several buses running between both Chicago airports and our campus, per day. Here is their schedule (pdf).

By Car

Champaign-Urbana is conveniently located at the crossroads of Interstates I-57, I-74, and I-72, about a 2-3 hour drive from Chicago, Indianapolis, St. Louis, and Peoria.

Parking

Parking is very limited at the Illini Union and Alice Campbell Alumni Center. There are a few meters available in lots adjacent to the Union and Alumni Center, or on nearby streets. Free residential street parking can be found east of Lincoln Avenue in Urbana. Please go to the Campus Parking website for more information.