There are 7 ways to get from Lexington to South Bend by car, bus, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, bus
best- Drive from Lexington to Middletown Station @ Targetcar
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to South Street Station - South Bendbus
10h 16m$76–128Drive 319.1 mi
cheapest- Drive from Lexington to South Bendcar 319.1 mi
5h 59m$59–85Fly Blue Grass Airport to South Bend
- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to South Bend (SBN)plane LEX - SBN
6h 49m$137–770Drive, bus via Speedway
- Drive from Lexington to Middletown Station @ Targetcar
- Take the bus from El Mercadito Grocery - Clarksville, IN to Indianapolisbus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to South Street Station - South Bendbus
11h 57m$96–225Drive to Louisville International Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport, train
- Drive from Lexington to Louisville-Airport-SDFcar
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane SDF - MDW
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to South Bend Stationtrain
6h 7m$96–424Drive to Covington, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport, train
- Drive from Lexington to Covington (CVG)car
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane CVG - MDW
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to South Bend Stationtrain
6h 1m$107–475Fly Blue Grass Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, train
- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane LEX - ORD
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to South Bend Stationtrain
8h 9m$86–432
Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to South Bend (SBN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lexington to South Bend is to drive which costs $55 - $85 and takes 5h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Lexington to South Bend is to drive which takes 5h 59m and costs $55 - $85.
The distance between Lexington and South Bend is 342 miles. The road distance is 321 miles.
It takes approximately 10h 16m to get from Lexington to South Bend, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Lexington to South Bend is 321 miles. It takes approximately 5h 59m to drive from Lexington to South Bend.
There are 216+ hotels available in South Bend.
What companies run services between Lexington, KY, USA and South Bend, IN, USA?
Delta, United Airlines, and American Airlines fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to South Bend (SBN) every 3 hours.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–340
Flights from Covington to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–390
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to South Bend via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–370
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to South Bend via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to South Bend via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to South Bend via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–420
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to South Bend via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–370
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to South Bend Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- 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
- $27–55
- 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
- $27–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Louisville, KY to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $22–45
- Phone
- +1 502-368-5644 x 135
- Website
- ridewithmiller.com
Bus from Indianapolis Union Station to South Street Station - South Bend
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://ridewithmiller.com
Bus from Indianapolis Union Station to South Street Station - South Bend
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://ridewithmiller.com
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- [email protected]
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from El Mercadito Grocery - Clarksville, IN to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–140
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $40–140
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