There are 6 ways to get from Spring Valley to Elkhart by plane, car, train, taxi, or bus
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Fly from Rochester
best- Fly from Rochester (RST) to South Bend (SBN)RST - SBN
4h 30m$192–561Drive 427.9 mi
cheapest- Drive from Spring Valley to Elkhart427.9 mi
8h 33m$79–113Drive, train (Amtrak)
- Drive from Spring Valley to Winona
- Take the train from Winona to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Elkhart Amtrak Station
9h 55m$87–230Taxi, bus via Chicago
- Take the taxi from Spring Valley to Rochester
- Take the bus from Rochester to Madison
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St
- Take the bus from Chicago to South Bend, IN
14h 23m$144–293Taxi, bus to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Spring Valley to Groome Transportation Office - Rochester
- Take the bus from Groome Transportation Office - Rochester to Minneapolis / St Paul Airport
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to South Bend (SBN)MSP - SBN
4h 54m$257–755Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Spring Valley to Rochester
- Take the bus from Rochester to Madison
- Take the bus from Madison to Chicago Bus Station
- Take the bus from Chicago to South Bend, IN
14h 38m$151–303
Rochester (RST) to South Bend (SBN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Spring Valley to Elkhart is to drive which costs $75 - $120 and takes 8h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Spring Valley to Elkhart is to fly which takes 4h 30m and costs $190 - $600.
The distance between Spring Valley and Elkhart is 390 miles. The road distance is 430.4 miles.
The best way to get from Spring Valley to Elkhart without a car is to taxi and bus via Chicago which takes 14h 23m and costs $140 - $300.
It takes approximately 4h 30m to get from Spring Valley to Elkhart, including transfers.
Elkhart is 1h ahead of Spring Valley. It is currently 4:22 PM in Spring Valley and 5:22 PM in Elkhart.
Yes, the driving distance between Spring Valley to Elkhart is 430 miles. It takes approximately 8h 33m to drive from Spring Valley to Elkhart.
There are 212+ hotels available in Elkhart.
What companies run services between Spring Valley, MN, USA and Elkhart, IN, USA?
United Airlines, Delta, and American Airlines fly from Rochester (RST) to South Bend (SBN) 5 times a day.
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- Website
- united.com
Flights from Rochester to South Bend via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–400
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to South Bend via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Rochester to South Bend via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–430
Flights from Rochester to South Bend via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–490
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to South Bend
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to South Bend via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Winona to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–160
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Elkhart Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Rochester to Madison
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–95
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Phone
- +1 608-752-5407
- vangalder@coachusa.com
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- https://www.coachusa.com/van-galder-bus-company
- 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
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
- $17–27
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- + 1 507-280-9270
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Groome Transportation Office - Rochester to Minneapolis / St Paul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–45
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/minneapolis-st-paul-airport/rochester
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Madison to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Estimated price
- $90–120
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