Galesburg is located on Interstate 74 about 3 hours west of Chicago and 3 hours north of St. Louis. Click here for driving directions from major cities close to Galesburg or fill out the form at right for directions from your address:

Galesburg and Knox College are served by two regional airports — Peoria International Airport and Quad City International Airport in Moline — each 40 minutes from the campus. Most major airlines service these two airports including:

• American Airlines
• Delta Airlines
• Northwest Airlines
• United Airlines
• AirTran Airways
• Allegiant Air

For those traveling to Galesburg via charter or private planes, you can fly directly into the Galesburg Municipal Airport, where local operations are provided by Jet Air, Inc.

Galesburg is served by eight daily Amtrak trains operating on four national and regional routes:

• The California Zephyr runs from San Francisco through Reno, Salt Lake City, Denver, Omaha, and Galesburg on its way to Chicago.
• The Southwest Chief travels from Los Angeles through Albuquerque, Las Vegas, Kansas City, and Galesburg on its way to Chicago.
• The Illinois Zephyr goes from Galesburg to Chicago in the morning and retuns to Galesburg in the evening.
• The Carl Sandburg runs from Chicago to Galesburg in the morning and returns to Chicago in the evening.

You can use Chicago's rail and air routes to get to Knox from anywhere in the world. It is an easy connection to Chicago's Union Station from both O'Hare and Midway airports. Chicago Transit Authority rapid transit trains (the "El") provide frequent service on the Blue Line and Orange Line trains—just blocks away from Union Station.

From the East Coast and other cities, take Amtrak trains to Chicago and connect to Galesburg. For a complete schedule or to make your Amtrak reservation online, go to the Amtrak website at www.amtrak.com.

Galesburg is served by Greyhound and Amtrak's Thruway Motorcoach service.