Travel/Hotel

Travel

By air

The University of Illinois' Willard Airport serves Champaign-Urbana. It's located about four miles south of campus in Savoy, Illinois. It provides airline service by American Airlines, with connections to Chicago-O'Hare (ORD) and Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW).

By bus or train

Illinois Terminal in downtown Champaign is about a mile west of the Beckman Institute. See a full list of bus and train transportation options, as well as information about CU MTD, the area's award-winning mass transit system.

By automobile

The drive from Chicago takes about two hours; from Indianapolis, about two hours; and from St. Louis, about three hours.

Lodging

I Hotel
1900 South First Street
Champaign, IL 61820

Front Desk: 217-819-5000
Reservations: 1-888-Holiday
Email: info@StayAtTheI.com

Check in time: 4:00 PM
Check out time: 11:00 AM

Parking is free and plentiful.
*Official Hotel of the Illinois Conference Center

Block Rates are available until March 14th.
Block Code: NAEMEET23
Guest Password: a3#AS

Any guests making reservations by phone at 217-819-5000 MUST mention the block code NAEMEET23 to any of our Guest Service Agents. This rate will be available to guests until the cutoff date of 3/14/2023.

Holiday Inn Champaign
101 Trade Center Drive
Champaign, IL 61820

Front Desk: 217-398-3400
Reservations: 1-888-Holiday
Email: vdunn@holidayinncu.com

Check in time: 3:00 PM
Check out time: 11:00 AM

Parking is free and plentiful.

Illini Union Hotel
1401 West Green Street, Urbana, Illinois 61801 USA
Phone: +1-217-333-1241

To make a reservation online:

Go to illiniunionhotel.illinois.edu.
Enter your dates and click on the “Enter it now”
Scroll down until you see rooms available.

Hampton Inn Champaign/Urbana
1200 West University Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801 USA
Phone: +1 217-337-1100

You are welcome to use Google Maps to find additional hotel options.

Parking

Metered parking is available outside every building on-campus. While all meters take cash, we highly suggest you download MobileMeter. This app allows you to pay and add time to your meter using your phone. For more information regarding parking on campus, please visit: https://parking.illinois.edu/campus-parking/meter-info