Travel

Transportation to Champaign

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is centrally located between Chicago, Indianapolis, and St. Louis.

You can fly directly into Willard Airport (CMI) and rent a car or use ride-sharing services (10 minute drive to UIUC campus). You could also fly into Bloomington (BMI) and rent a car (45 minutes) or Indianapolis (IND) and rent a car (2 hours). Finally, you could fly into Chicago and either rent a car, take the Peoria Charter Bus directly from the airport to campus, or take the Amtrak train from Union Station in downtown Chicago to downtown Champaign (2.5 – 3 hours).

Please note that while the Peoria Charter Bus travels to both O’Hare and Midway, its Champaign-O’Hare routes operate more frequently. Please review the Champaign-Urbana Daily Service Timetable if you’re planning to use this service. We recommend purchasing tickets in advance.

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Accommodations

We recommend staying at the following hotels:

Illini Union Hotel (conference venue). The current rates are $159/night for one Queen or King bed or $164/night for two Queen or Full beds. Please use this link to make a reservation.

TownePlace Suites Champaign-Urbana/Campustown. This is an extended stay hotel so rooms include a kitchenette. Please use this link to view current availability and rates, and make a reservation.

Hilton Champaign-Urbana. Hilton has multiple hotels in the area, including Homewood Suites and Hilton Garden Inn. Please use this link to view current availability and rates, and make a reservation.

There are other hotels and Airbnb available in the area. The closest hotels to the conference venue are the Illini Union Hotel and the TownePlace Suites.

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