There are 7 ways to get from Decatur to Fort Wayne by plane, taxi, bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Decatur Airport
best- Fly from Decatur Airport (DEC) to Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA)plane DEC - FWA
3h 56m$95–372Drive 257 mi
cheapest- Drive from Decatur to Fort Waynecar 257 mi
4h 51m$47–68Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Decatur to Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctrtaxi
- Take the bus from Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago to Fort Wayne, INbus
9h 32m$163–261Taxi, train, bus via Elkhart
- Take the taxi from Decatur to Lincoln Stationtaxi
- Take the train from Lincoln Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Elkhart Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Goshen, IN to Fort Wayne, INbus
11h 2m$139–248Taxi to University Of Illinois Willard Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Decatur to University Of Illinois Willard Airport (CMI)taxi
- Fly from University Of Illinois Willard Airport (CMI) to Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA)plane CMI - FWA
7h 2m$194–486Taxi to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal, fly
- Take the taxi from Decatur to Bloomington-Airport-BMItaxi
- Fly from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal (BMI) to Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA)plane BMI - FWA
4h 22m$209–504Taxi, train, bus
- Take the taxi from Decatur to Lincoln Stationtaxi
- Take the train from Lincoln Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago to Fort Wayne, INbus
9h 43m$128–222
Decatur Airport (DEC) to Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Decatur to Fort Wayne is to drive which costs $45 - $70 and takes 4h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Decatur to Fort Wayne is to fly which takes 3h 56m and costs $90 - $380.
The distance between Decatur and Fort Wayne is 228 miles. The road distance is 258.5 miles.
The best way to get from Decatur to Fort Wayne without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 9h 32m and costs $160 - $270.
It takes approximately 3h 56m to get from Decatur to Fort Wayne, including transfers.
Fort Wayne is 1h ahead of Decatur. It is currently 6:36 AM in Decatur and 7:36 AM in Fort Wayne.
Yes, the driving distance between Decatur to Fort Wayne is 258 miles. It takes approximately 4h 51m to drive from Decatur to Fort Wayne.
There are 76+ hotels available in Fort Wayne.
What companies run services between Decatur, IL, USA and Fort Wayne, IN, USA?
United Airlines flies from Decatur Airport (DEC) to Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA) twice daily.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from University Of Illinois Willard Airport to Fort Wayne International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–300
Flights from University Of Illinois Willard Airport to Fort Wayne International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to Fort Wayne International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–300
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to Fort Wayne International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Decatur Airport to Fort Wayne International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–310
Flights from University Of Illinois Willard Airport to Fort Wayne International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–300
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to Fort Wayne International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Lincoln Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Elkhart Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800-448-0572
- ticketsales@peoriacharter.com
- Website
- peoriacharter.com
Bus from Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- peoriacharter.com
- cash
- $60
- online
- $45
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Chicago to Fort Wayne, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–55
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Bus from Goshen, IN to Fort Wayne, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–40
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Estimated price
- $90–160
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