Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) in Bentonville serves Springdale, about 30 minutes north. It has direct flights from major hubs including Dallas, Chicago, Denver, Atlanta, and New York. Car rental is available at the airport; a car is essentially required to get around Northwest Arkansas.
By road, Springdale sits on Interstate 49 (formerly 540), the main north-south artery through Northwest Arkansas connecting Fayetteville, Rogers, and Bentonville. From Fayetteville it is about 15 minutes north; from Bentonville about 30 minutes south. Greyhound buses connect Springdale to Fort Smith and other Arkansas cities.