There are 10 ways to get from Tuscaloosa to Elkhart by car, plane, bus, train, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus, Amtrak), bus (Greyhound), or train (Amtrak)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive to Golden Triangle Regional Airport, fly to South Bend
best- Drive from Tuscaloosa to Golden Triangle Regional Airport (GTR)car
- Fly from Golden Triangle Regional Airport (GTR) to South Bend (SBN)plane GTR - SBN
6h 3m$188–738Drive 666.9 mi
cheapest- Drive from Tuscaloosa to Elkhartcar 666.9 mi
12h 7m$122–176Bus, train
- Take the bus from Tuscaloosa Bus Stop to Jacksonbus
- Take the train from Jackson to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Elkhart Amtrak Stationtrain
22h 34m$299–615Bus
- Take the bus from Tuscaloosa Bus Stop to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Union Station to Elkhart Amtrak Stationbus
23h 9m$178–336Bus to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport, fly to South Bend
- Take the bus from Embassy Suites by Hilton Tuscaloosa Alabama Dowtown to Birmingham-Shuttlesworthbus
- Fly from Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) to South Bend (SBN)plane BHM - SBN
7h 22m$253–933Bus to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Embassy Suites by Hilton Tuscaloosa Alabama Dowtown to Birmingham-Shuttlesworthbus
- Fly from Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane BHM - MDW
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Elkhart Amtrak Stationtrain
7h 50m$168–591Bus to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, fly to South Bend
- Take the bus from Tuscaloosa Bus Stop to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to South Bend (SBN)plane ATL - SBN
8h 38m$211–834Bus to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Embassy Suites by Hilton Tuscaloosa Alabama Dowtown to Birmingham-Shuttlesworthbus
- Fly from Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane BHM - ORD
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Elkhart Amtrak Stationtrain
8h 24m$150–528Bus via Indianapolis
- Take the bus from Tuscaloosa Bus Stop to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to South Street Station - South Bendbus
23h 29m$159–292Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Tuscaloosa Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Elkhart Amtrak Stationtrain
30h 29m$428–916
Tuscaloosa to Elkhart by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tuscaloosa to Elkhart is to drive which costs $120 - $180 and takes 12h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Tuscaloosa to Elkhart is to drive and fly which takes 6h 3m and costs $180 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Tuscaloosa to Elkhart station. However, there are services departing from Tuscaloosa Bus Stop and arriving at Elkhart Amtrak Station via Atlanta Bus Station and Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 9m.
No, there is no direct train from Tuscaloosa station to Elkhart station. However, there are services departing from Tuscaloosa Station and arriving at Elkhart Amtrak Station via New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal and Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 29m.
The distance between Tuscaloosa and Elkhart is 676 miles. The road distance is 670.8 miles.
The best way to get from Tuscaloosa to Elkhart without a car is to bus and train which takes 22h 34m and costs $290 - $650.
It takes approximately 6h 3m to get from Tuscaloosa to Elkhart, including transfers.
Tuscaloosa to Elkhart bus services, operated by Greyhound-us, depart from Tuscaloosa Bus Stop station.
Tuscaloosa to Elkhart train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Tuscaloosa Station.
The best way to get from Tuscaloosa to Elkhart is to bus which takes 23h 9m and costs $170 - $340. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $420 - $950 and takes 30h 29m.
What companies run services between Tuscaloosa, AL, USA and Elkhart, IN, USA?
You can take a bus from Tuscaloosa Bus Stop to Elkhart Amtrak Station via Atlanta Bus Station, Chicago Bus Station, and Chicago Union Station in around 23h 9m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Tuscaloosa Station to Elkhart Amtrak Station via New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal and Chicago Union Station in around 30h 29m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Golden Triangle Regional Airport to South Bend via Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Golden Triangle Regional Airport to South Bend via Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport to South Bend via Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport to South Bend via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–490
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to South Bend
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–420
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Golden Triangle Regional Airport to South Bend via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport to South Bend via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport to South Bend via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport to South Bend via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to South Bend via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport to South Bend via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to South Bend via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to South Bend via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–390
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Jackson to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–490
- 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
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
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
Train from Tuscaloosa Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $300–650
- 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
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Tuscaloosa Bus Stop to Jackson
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Tuscaloosa Bus Stop to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Tuscaloosa Bus Stop to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Tuscaloosa Bus Stop to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Tuscaloosa Bus Stop to Jackson
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Tuscaloosa Bus Stop to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Tuscaloosa Bus Stop to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Tuscaloosa Bus Stop to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Chicago Union Station to Elkhart Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (205) 719-0469
- [email protected]
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Embassy Suites by Hilton Tuscaloosa Alabama Dowtown to Birmingham-Shuttlesworth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com
- Schedules at
- https://groometransportation.com/birmingham/
Bus from Embassy Suites by Hilton Tuscaloosa Alabama Dowtown to Birmingham-Shuttlesworth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com
- Schedules at
- https://groometransportation.com/birmingham/
Bus from Embassy Suites by Hilton Tuscaloosa Alabama Dowtown to Birmingham-Shuttlesworth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com
- Schedules at
- https://groometransportation.com/birmingham/
- 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
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More Questions & Answers
Tuscaloosa to Elkhart bus services, operated by Greyhound-us, arrive at Atlanta Bus Station.
Elkhart is 1h ahead of Tuscaloosa. It is currently 2:34 PM in Tuscaloosa and 3:34 PM in Elkhart.
Tuscaloosa to Elkhart train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Tuscaloosa to Elkhart is 671 miles. It takes approximately 12h 7m to drive from Tuscaloosa to Elkhart.
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