Traveling to SIUC

Mass Transit Options

• Air travel: American Connections regional commuter flights arrive at the Williamson County airport (618-993-3353) several times daily. The airport is located 16 miles east of campus, just off of interstate 57
• Train travel: Amtrak provides rail services out of its Chicago hub
• Bus travel: Greyhound offers bus service in and out of town.
• BART (Bootheel Area Rapid Transit) is a shuttle service traveling between Lambert International Airport in St. Louis, Missouri (120 miles northwest of Carbondale - approximately 2 and 1/2 hours away) and the Southern Illinois region. BART can be contacted to arrange your pick up at 573/335-0844 or 800/284-2278 or by email at bart@BigRiverTell.Net.

Reaching the SIUC Campus

Take your best route to Illinois 13 which brings you to Carbondale. From Route 13 to SIUC:

• Turn south on U.S. Route 51 (South University Avenue)
• Continue south about 2 miles
• Turn right on Lincoln Drive (at SIUC welcome sign)

Please use our campus map to reach your final destination.

Carbondale, an economic center of Southern Illinois and home to Southern Illinois University's Carbondale campus, has been cited in a recent study as one of America's 50 most desirable places. Only a few hours from Chicago, St. Louis and Memphis, the University sits amid rolling hills, farmlands and orchards just 60 miles above the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers.