By plane
The Peoria International Airport (http://www.flypia.com/ind...) provides daily flights to several cities, including the hubs at Chicago O'Hare, Denver, St. Louis, Dallas/Fort Worth, Atlanta, and Minneapolis, and more limited flights to leisure destinations including Las Vegas, Detroit, Phoenix/Mesa, Orlando, and Tampa.
Mt. Hawley Airport on the north side of Peoria is a general aviation airport available for charter flights.
The Bloomington/Normal Airport (http://www.cira.com/) is located about 50 miles from Peoria and provides further air options.
Many visitors fly into Chicago or St. Louis and drive to Peoria. Each city is approximately 150 miles from Peoria and the drive takes 2 1/2 to 3 hours, depending on traffic. Indianapolis is 200 miles away and takes 3 1/2 to 4 hours to reach by car.
By car
I-74 is the main interstate that runs through the city. Peoria can also be approached from Interstate 55 which connects Chicago and St. Louis by taking a state highway such as IL 116 from Interstate 55 into Peoria, about 50 miles. This provides a somewhat more scenic trip through farming country and small towns.