Transportation

Rail Service

Canadian National Railroad - Chicago to New Orleans - 16 daily trains with 3 daily Amtrak trains. Carbondale has a train car maintenance facility and the distance to the nearest piggyback service is 10 miles

Motor Carrier

• Greyhound Bus Lines
  • 214 N Washington Street
    Carbondale, IL 62901
  • Phone: 618-549-3495
• Jackson County Mass Transit
  • 602 E College Street
    Carbondale, IL 62901
  • Phone: 618-549-0304
• Saluki Express Mass Transit
  • 255 Lincoln Drive (Southern Illinois University)
    Carbondale, IL 62901
  • Phone: 618-536-3351
  • (Includes intra and interstate carriers)
  • Bus to Chicago: 618-521-5207
  • Distance to nearest interstate interchange: 12 miles
  • Number of carriers: 6
  • Number of local terminals: 2
• West Bus Service (Charters)
  • 700 New Era Road
    Carbondale, IL 62901
  • Phone: 618-549-3913

Air Service

• Southern Illinois Airport
  • Located 2 miles from Carbondale
  • Type of runway: hard surface
  • Length of runway: 6,500 feet
  • Unicom radio: 122.95
  • Instrument landing system, VOR, Non-directional beacon
• Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois
  • Located 10 miles east of Carbondale at Hwy 13 and Hwy 148 Marion, Illinois.
  • Terminal Building
    • Phone: 618-993-3353