Illini and Saluki trains travel between Chicago and Carbondale. Popular with college students, both trains stop near the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Southern Illinois University Carbondale. You can also ride these trains to reach museums, lakes and the Shawnee National Forest.

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Travel Times

• Travel time between Chicago and Champaign-Urbana is 2.5 hours.
• Travel time between Chicago and Carbondale is about 5.5 hours.
• Travel time between Champaign-Urbana and Carbondale is almost 3 hours.

Popular Stops

• Chicago
• Champaign-Urbana
• Du Quoin (near Du Quoin State Fairgrounds)
• Carbondale

Stations

• Chicago, IL – Union Station (CHI)
• Homewood, IL (HMW)
• Kankakee, IL (KKI)
• Gilman, IL (GLM)
• Rantoul, IL (RTL)
• Champaign-Urbana, IL (CHM)
• Mattoon, IL (MAT)
• Effingham, IL (EFG)
• Centralia, IL (CEN)
• Du Quoin, IL (DQN)
• Carbondale, IL (CDL)

More Information

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