Travel

Getting to Champaign-Urbana

University of Illinois Willard Airport (CMI)

  • 5 miles from I Hotel and Conference Center
  • Estimated costs: UBER $9-13
  • Direct from Chicago-O’Hare (ORD) and Dallas-Ft. Worth (DFW)
  • note:  commercial airline service to Champaign-Urbana is changing!  United Airlines will no longer serve CMI as of September 5th, 2018 so plan on using American Airlines for service in and out of CMI.

Nearby Airports

Central Illinois Regional – Bloomington-Normal (BMI)

  • 50 miles from I Hotel and Conference Center
  • Delta – Minneapolis-St. Paul (MSP), Atlanta (ATL)
  • American – Chicago-O’Hare (ORD), Dallas-Ft. Worth (DFW)
  • Allegiant – Orlando-Sanford (SFB), St. Pete-Clearwater (PIE)
  • Frontier (new!) – Denver (DEN), Orlando (MCO)

Peoria International – Peoria (PIA)

  •  96 miles from I Hotel and Conference Center
  • Delta – Minneapolis-St. Paul (MSP), Atlanta (ATL), Detroit (DTW)
  • American – Chicago-O’Hare (ORD), Dallas-Ft. Worth (DFW), Charlotte (CLT)
  • Allegiant – Orlando-Sanford (SFB), St. Pete-Clearwater (PIE), Punta Gorda (PGD), Mesa (AZA), Las Vegas (LAS), Destin (VPS)
  • United – Chicago-O’Hare (ORD)

Indianapolis International – Indianapolis (IND)

  • 126 miles from I Hotel and Conference Center
  • numerous flights available from 11 airlines
  • note: flights to/from IND are in Eastern Time, Champaign-Urbana is in Central Time

Chicago Airports

From Chicago to Champaign:

  • Peoria Charter: Buses departing from both MDW and ORD
    • Estimated cost: $30
  • AMTRAK: Train departs from Chicago Union Station (downtown) and arrives at Illinois Terminal in downtown Champaign
    • Estimated Cost: $15-30
  • Getting to Union Station:
    • UBER, estimated cost:
      • From Midway: $24-30
      • From O’Hare: $38-48
    •  CTA mass transit, estimated cost: $ 5