There are 7 ways to get from San Antonio to South Bend by plane, 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.
Recommended option
Fly to South Bend
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Fly from San Antonio (SAT) to South Bend (SBN)
Cheapest option
Fly to Chicago Midway, train
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Fly from San Antonio (SAT) to Chicago Midway (MDW)
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Take the train from Chicago Union Station to South Bend Amtrak Station
5 alternative options
Fly to Chicago O'Hare, train
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Fly from San Antonio (SAT) to Chicago O'Hare (ORD)
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Take the train from Chicago Union Station to South Bend Amtrak Station
Bus
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Take the bus from San Antonio Bus Station to Dallas Bus Station
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Take the bus from Dallas to Chicago
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Take the bus from Chicago to South Bend, IN
Train
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Take the train from San Antonio Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
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Take the train from Chicago Union Station to South Bend Amtrak Station
Bus via St Louis
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Take the bus from San Antonio to Saint Louis
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Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Chicago 95Th & Dan Ryan
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Take the bus from Chicago 95th & Dan R, IL to South Street Station - South Bend
Drive
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Drive from San Antonio to South Bend
San Antonio to South Bend by train
The train journey time between San Antonio and South Bend is around 33h 13m and covers a distance of around 1392 miles. This includes an average layover time of around 1h. Operated by Amtrak, the San Antonio to South Bend train service departs from San Antonio Amtrak Station and arrives in South Bend Amtrak Station. Typically 10 trains run weekly, although weekend and holiday schedules can vary so check in advance.
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Questions & Answers
The cost-effective way to get from San Antonio to South Bend is to train, which costs $150 - $220 and takes 33h 13m.
The quickest way to get from San Antonio to South Bend is to fly which costs $230 - $1,000 and takes 6h 2m.
No, there is no direct bus from San Antonio station to South Bend. However, there are services departing from San Antonio Bus Station and arriving at South Bend, IN via Commerce @ Austin - E - Ns, Dallas, California & 35th Street, Cicero & 24th Place Terminal and Chicago. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h.
No, there is no direct train from San Antonio station to South Bend station. However, there are services departing from San Antonio Amtrak Station and arriving at South Bend Amtrak Station via Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 13m.
The distance between San Antonio and South Bend is 1095 miles. The road distance is 1289.3 miles.
The best way to get from San Antonio to South Bend without a car is to bus which takes 28h and costs $240 - $310.
It takes approximately 6h 2m to get from San Antonio to South Bend, including transfers.
San Antonio to South Bend bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from San Antonio Bus Station.
San Antonio to South Bend train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from San Antonio Amtrak Station.
The best way to get from San Antonio to South Bend is to fly which takes 6h 2m and costs $230 - $1,000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $240 - $310 and takes 28h, you could also train, which costs $150 - $220 and takes 33h 13m.
- Distance: 1095.4 miles
- Duration: 6h 2m
What companies run services between San Antonio, TX, USA and South Bend, IN, USA?
American Airlines, United Airlines and Delta fly from San Antonio to South Bend hourly. Alternatively, you can take a bus from San Antonio to South Bend via Dallas Bus Station, Commerce @ Austin - E - Ns, Ih 30 @ St Francis - E - Mb, Dallas, Chicago, California & 35th Street, Cicero & 24th Place Terminal, Harrison & Jefferson, and Chicago in around 28h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Antonio to Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $850
Flights from San Antonio to Chicago Midway via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180 - $850
Flights from San Antonio to Chicago Midway via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $190 - $900
Flights from San Antonio to Chicago Midway via New Orleans
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $210 - $1,000
Flights from San Antonio to Chicago Midway via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $180 - $850
Flights from San Antonio to Chicago O'Hare via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140 - $650
Flights from San Antonio to Chicago O'Hare via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160 - $750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Antonio to South Bend via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240 - $1,100
Flights from San Antonio to South Bend via Houston, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240 - $1,200
Flights from San Antonio to Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290 - $1,300
Flights from San Antonio to Chicago O'Hare via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290 - $1,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Antonio to South Bend via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220 - $950
Flights from San Antonio to South Bend via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230 - $1,100
Flights from San Antonio to Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250 - $700
Flights from San Antonio to Chicago O'Hare via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250 - $700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Antonio to South Bend via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290 - $950
Flights from San Antonio to South Bend via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300 - $950
Amtrak is a rail service that connects the US and three Canadian provinces. Covering 21,000 route miles (34,000km) Amtrak operates more than 300 trains daily. These medium and long distance intercity services operate at speeds of up to 240km/h, to more than 500 destinations. Founded in 1971, it is based in Washington, D.C. and offers four classes of travel: First Class, Sleeper, Business and Coach. Ticket fares are divided into five subclasses: Saver, Value, Flexible, Business and Premium. Amtrak trains are known for their wide seats, plug-in power, big windows and storage capabilities.
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to South Bend Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27 - $40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/routes.html
- Coach Seat
- $27 - $40
- Premium
- $180 - $260
- Flexi Coach Seat
- $40 - $60
- Business Seat
- $35 - $55
Train from San Antonio Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120 - $180
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/routes.html
- Coach Seat
- $120 - $180
- Premium
- $370 - $550
- Flexi Coach Seat
- $250 - $380
- Business Seat
- $270 - $390
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- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Antonio Bus Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $21 - $60
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult Standard Purchase
- $26 - $60
- Adult Advance Purchase
- $21 - $29
Greyhound is a leading bus company based in Dallas, Texas, serving over 3800 destinations across North America, Mexico and Canada. Greyhound carries around 18 million passengers a year who travel 5.4 billion miles (8.6 billion km) a year on their fleet of around 1700 vehicles. For travel flexibility, you can board or get off a Greyhound bus at official Greyhound stations, partner stations and curbside stops. There are around 230 Greyhound stations across the US where you can both catch your bus and buy tickets, that are also available on the official website and via the mobile app.
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Antonio to Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30 - $50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Economy
- $30 - $50
- Flexible
- $55 - $85
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to South Bend
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16 - $24
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Economy
- $16 - $24
- Flexible
- $35 - $50
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Chicago 95Th & Dan Ryan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35 - $50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Economy
- $35 - $50
- Flexible
- $60 - $90
- Phone
- 800 507 5500
- contacto@estrellablanca.com.mx
- Website
- estrelladelnorte.mx
Bus from San Antonio to Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30 - $50
- Schedules at
- estrelladelnorte.mx
Bus from San Antonio to Saint Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110 - $160
- Schedules at
- estrelladelnorte.mx
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Dallas to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- 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
- $24 - $65
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-544-2383
- Website
- hoosierride.com
Bus from Chicago, IL to South Street Station - South Bend
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17 - $35
- Book at
- hoosierride.com
- Child Fares
- $17 - $25
Bus from Chicago 95th & Dan R, IL to South Street Station - South Bend
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16 - $35
- Book at
- hoosierride.com
- Child Fares
- $16 - $23
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There is no direct flight from San Antonio Airport to South Bend Airport. The quickest flight takes 4h 35m and has one stopover.
San Antonio to South Bend bus services, operated by Barons Bus, arrive at South Bend, IN station.
South Bend is 1h ahead of San Antonio. It is currently 1:29 PM in San Antonio and 2:29 PM in South Bend.
San Antonio to South Bend train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at South Bend Amtrak Station.
Yes, the driving distance between San Antonio to South Bend is 1289 miles. It takes approximately 21h 3m to drive from San Antonio to South Bend.
Delta, American Airlines and United Airlines offer flights from San Antonio Airport to South Bend Airport.
Book your San Antonio to South Bend train tickets online with Omio.
There are 76+ hotels available in South Bend. Prices start at $100 USD per night.
The best way to get from San Antonio to San Antonio Airport is to line 7 bus which takes 14 min and costs $2.