Chicago → Springfield
Chicago to Springfield by train
Chicago
Springfield
A direct train runs from Chicago to Springfield, scheduled from 2 h 55 min, with 38 departures in a timetable week.
- Service
- Direct: one train, no change
- Scheduled time
- from 2 h 55 min (typically 3 h 09 min)
- Departures in a timetable week
- 38
- Operator
- Amtrak
- Stations
- Chicago Union Station → Springfield
- Straight-line distance
- 283 km
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What this is based on
Arrive inSpringfield →- From the operator's published timetable, valid to 31 May 2027. The departure count is for one week of that timetable (the week it was read, early October 2026) and counts every direct departure from Chicago to Springfield; it is not a daily figure.
- The stations shown are the pair used by the most departures; other stations in either place may also be served.
- Source: Open timetable data (GTFS): Amtrak US. How Head Your Way works.
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Airports: Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI) · Stations: Springfield
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