There are 11 ways to get from Tempe to Defiance by plane, bus, taxi, train, or car
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Fly to Indianapolis, bus, taxi
best- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Indianapolis (IND)plane PHX - IND
- Take the bus from Indianapolis, IN to Fort Wayne, INbus
- Take the taxi from Fort Wayne, IN to Defiancetaxi
10h 13m$364–880Fly to Chicago Midway International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane PHX - MDW
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Bryan Amtrak Stationtrain
10h 24m$219–807Bus, train via Flagstaff
- Take the bus from Tempe to Flagstaff Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Flagstaff to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Bryan Amtrak Stationtrain
41h 16m$277–1,518Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Phoenix Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis, IN to Fort Wayne, INbus
- Take the bus from Fort Wayne, IN to Van Wertbus
- Take the taxi from Van Wert to Defiancetaxi
43h$239–689Drive 1,848.9 mi
- Drive from Tempe to Defiancecar 1,848.9 mi
30h 6m$338–488Fly to John Glenn Columbus International Airport, bus, taxi
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH)plane PHX - CMH
- Take the bus from N Wilson Rd & Ferrell Pl - Columbus to Delphosbus
- Take the taxi from Delphos to Defiancetaxi
10h 17m$437–1,392Fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, train
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane PHX - ORD
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Bryan Amtrak Stationtrain
10h 38m$312–810Fly to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, train
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)plane PHX - CLE
- Take the train from Cleveland Amtrak to Bryan Amtrak Stationtrain
11h 2m$460–1,010Fly to Detroit, bus, train
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Detroit (DTW)plane PHX - DTW
- Take the bus from Dearborn to Toledobus
- Take the train from Toledo to Bryan Amtrak Stationtrain
10h 51mFly to General Mitchell International Airport, train
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)plane PHX - MKE
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Bryan Amtrak Stationtrain
12h 34m$351–1,472Bus, train (Amtrak)
- Take the bus from North Phoenix Metro Center Transit Station to Maricopa Amtrakbus
- Take the train from Maricopa Amtrak to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Bryan Amtrak Stationtrain
2d 15h
Phoenix (PHX) to Indianapolis (IND) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tempe to Defiance is to drive which costs $330 - $490 and takes 30h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Tempe to Defiance is to fly and bus and taxi which takes 10h 13m and costs $360 - $900.
The distance between Tempe and Defiance is 1684 miles. The road distance is 1859.7 miles.
The best way to get from Tempe to Defiance without a car is to bus and train via Flagstaff which takes 41h 16m and costs $270 - $1,600.
It takes approximately 10h 13m to get from Tempe to Defiance, including transfers.
Defiance is 2h ahead of Tempe. It is currently 7:44 AM in Tempe and 9:44 AM in Defiance.
Yes, the driving distance between Tempe to Defiance is 1860 miles. It takes approximately 30h 6m to drive from Tempe to Defiance.
There are 12+ hotels available in Defiance.
What companies run services between Tempe, AZ, USA and Defiance, OH, USA?
There is no direct connection from Tempe to Defiance. However, you can take the vehicle to 44th St/Washington, walk to Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Station, take the vehicle to Terminal 4 Station, walk to Phoenix (PHX) airport, fly to Indianapolis (IND), walk to Indianapolis Airport, take the bus to Indianapolis Union Station, take the bus to Fort Wayne, IN, then take the taxi to Defiance. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Tempe to Defiance via Flagstaff Train Station, Flagstaff, Chicago Union Station, and Bryan Amtrak Station in around 41h 16m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Phoenix to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Phoenix to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Phoenix to Indianapolis via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Phoenix to Indianapolis via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Phoenix to Indianapolis via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Phoenix to John Glenn Columbus International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Phoenix to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Phoenix to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Phoenix to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Phoenix to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Phoenix to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Phoenix to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–440
Flights from Phoenix to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Phoenix to Chicago Midway International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Phoenix to Chicago Midway International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Phoenix to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Phoenix to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Phoenix to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Phoenix to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Phoenix to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Phoenix to Detroit via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Phoenix to Detroit via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Phoenix to General Mitchell International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from Phoenix to General Mitchell International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from Phoenix to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Phoenix to General Mitchell International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Phoenix to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Phoenix to Indianapolis via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Phoenix to John Glenn Columbus International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Phoenix to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–440
Flights from Phoenix to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Phoenix to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Phoenix to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Phoenix to General Mitchell International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from Phoenix to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Phoenix to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Phoenix to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Phoenix to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–440
Flights from Phoenix to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Phoenix to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Phoenix to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from Phoenix to General Mitchell International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Phoenix to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–440
Flights from Phoenix to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Phoenix to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Phoenix to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Phoenix to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Phoenix to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Flagstaff to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–1,300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Bryan Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Cleveland Amtrak to Bryan Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Toledo to Bryan Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–30
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Maricopa Amtrak to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $190–650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $190–550
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $290–650
- Business - advance purchase
- $400–1,600
- Business Class
- $500–1,400
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Indianapolis, IN to Fort Wayne, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–50
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Bus from Fort Wayne, IN to Van Wert
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–35
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Bus from N Wilson Rd & Ferrell Pl - Columbus to Delphos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–45
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Tempe to Flagstaff Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Phoenix Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–340
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 888 954 6287
- gobus@hapcap.org
- Website
- ridegobus.com
Bus from N Wilson Rd & Ferrell Pl - Columbus to Delphos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Website
- https://ridegobus.com
- Book at
- https://booking.ridegobus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Dearborn to Toledo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from North Phoenix Metro Center Transit Station to Maricopa Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Estimated price
- $85–160
Deluxe Taxi Co
- Phone
- +1-260-426-8555
- Website
- deluxetaxifortwayne.net
Black and White Transportation
- Phone
- +1-419-536-8294
- Website
- bwtransportation.com
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