There are 5 ways to get from Decatur to South Bend by plane, taxi, train, bus, 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
best- Fly from Decatur Airport (DEC) to South Bend (SBN)DEC - SBN
3h 28m$84–414Drive 235.5 mi
cheapest- Drive from Decatur to South Bend235.5 mi
4h 8m$43–63Taxi, train (Amtrak)
- Take the taxi from Decatur to Lincoln Station
- Take the train from Lincoln Station to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to South Bend Station
6h 9m$141–310Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Decatur to Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr
- Take the bus from Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr to Chicago Bus Station
- Take the bus from Chicago to South Bend, IN
6h 22m$157–259Taxi, train, bus
- Take the taxi from Decatur to Lincoln Station
- Take the train from Lincoln Station to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to Gary Metro CenterSsl
- Take the bus from Gary to South Bend, IN
7h 5m$134–312
Decatur Airport (DEC) to South Bend (SBN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Decatur to South Bend is to drive which costs $40 - $65 and takes 4h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Decatur to South Bend is to fly which takes 3h 28m and costs $80 - $420.
The distance between Decatur and South Bend is 196 miles. The road distance is 236.8 miles.
The best way to get from Decatur to South Bend without a car is to taxi and train which takes 6h 9m and costs $140 - $310.
It takes approximately 3h 28m to get from Decatur to South Bend, including transfers.
South Bend is 1h ahead of Decatur. It is currently 4:38 PM in Decatur and 5:38 PM in South Bend.
Yes, the driving distance between Decatur to South Bend is 237 miles. It takes approximately 4h 8m to drive from Decatur to South Bend.
There are 219+ hotels available in South Bend.
What companies run services between Decatur, IL, USA and South Bend, IN, USA?
United Airlines flies from Decatur Airport (DEC) to South Bend (SBN) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Decatur Airport to South Bend via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–380
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
- $26–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to South Bend Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from Van Buren St. to Gary Metro Center
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $7–9
- 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
- $27–50
- 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 South Bend, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–45
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Bus from Gary to South Bend, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $5–40
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Chicago to South Bend, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Estimated price
- $90–150
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