There are 5 ways to get from Burlington to Fort Wayne by car, plane, taxi, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, fly
best- Drive from Burlington to Moline-Airport-MLIcar
- Fly from Quad City International Airport (MLI) to Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA)plane MLI - FWA
5h 41m$93–364Drive 344.4 mi
cheapest- Drive from Burlington to Fort Waynecar 344.4 mi
7h 16m$63–91Taxi, train, bus
- Take the taxi from Burlington to Galesburg Amtrak Stationtaxi
- Take the train from Galesburg Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago to Fort Wayne, INbus
9h 57m$177–296Taxi, train, bus via Elkhart
- Take the taxi from Burlington to Galesburg Amtrak Stationtaxi
- Take the train from Galesburg Amtrak 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 16m$197–352Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Burlington to Galesburgtaxi
- Take the bus from Galesburg to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis, IN to Fort Wayne, INbus
10h 3m$158–256
Quad City International Airport (MLI) to Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Burlington to Fort Wayne is to drive which costs $60 - $95 and takes 7h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Burlington to Fort Wayne is to drive and fly which takes 5h 41m and costs $90 - $370.
The distance between Burlington and Fort Wayne is 365 miles. The road distance is 346.4 miles.
The best way to get from Burlington to Fort Wayne without a car is to taxi and train and bus which takes 9h 57m and costs $170 - $300.
It takes approximately 5h 41m to get from Burlington to Fort Wayne, including transfers.
Fort Wayne is 1h ahead of Burlington. It is currently 8:44 PM in Burlington and 9:44 PM in Fort Wayne.
Yes, the driving distance between Burlington to Fort Wayne is 346 miles. It takes approximately 7h 16m to drive from Burlington to Fort Wayne.
There are 83+ hotels available in Fort Wayne.
What companies run services between Burlington, IA, USA and Fort Wayne, IN, USA?
There is no direct connection from Burlington to Fort Wayne. However, you can drive to Moline-Airport-MLI airport, fly to Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA), then take the taxi to Fort Wayne. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Galesburg Amtrak Station, take the train to Chicago Union Station, walk to Chicago, take the bus to Fort Wayne, IN, walk to Central Station - Bay A, then take the line 8 bus to Coldwater at Northeast.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Fort Wayne International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Fort Wayne International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Fort Wayne International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Fort Wayne International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Fort Wayne International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Galesburg Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Galesburg Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- 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
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- 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
Bus from Indianapolis, IN to Fort Wayne, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–50
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Galesburg to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Estimated price
- $100–130
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