Lincoln Park to South Bend runs about 5 times a day, with the first departure around 06:22 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays between €16.29 and €16.84, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 1h 44m over 137 km, on services run by 2 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 2 operators and 1 way of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares · Priced for 7 October 2026
€16.29 to €16.84
- 118%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Lincoln Park
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:22First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 5Services per day
- 40%Run direct
Departure times on this route
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Buying this journey
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €34.44Mon21
- about €35.54Tue22
- about €35.54Wed23
- about €33.34Thu24
- about €29.49Fri25
- about €36.09Sat26
- about €27.84Sun27
- about €23.99Mon28
- about €20.14Tue29
- about €20.14Wed30
- about €25.64Thu1
- about €25.64Fri2
- about €22.89Sat3
- about €20.69Sun4
- about €16.84Mon5
- about €16.84Tue6
- about €16.29Wed7
- about €20.69Thu8
- about €22.89Fri9
- about €19.59Sat10
- about €20.14Sun11
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
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When to book Lincoln Park to South Bend
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €19.0490 days
- €20.6960 days
- €16.2945 days
- €17.3930 days
- €20.1421 days
- €20.6914 days
- €27.847 days
- €35.543 days
- €34.441 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €16.29.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 118 percent. The dearest point is €35.54, 3 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Lincoln Park to South Bend and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
1 hours ahead on arrival. The clock moves even though you do not.
The shape of it
137 km
119 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services take. The bearing runs east.
Who lives at each end
66,959 → 101,516
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 40% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 60% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 137 km against 119 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Wyoming, Grand Rapids, Gary. The gap between arriving and leaving is 51 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 18 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.
Who runs this route
South Bend is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Left luggage near South Bend station
Most of the points near South Bend station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Lincoln Park to South Bend
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Lincoln Park to South Bend?
The fastest journey from Lincoln Park to South Bend takes 1h 44m door to door, of which 1h 2m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 1h 49m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Lincoln Park to South Bend?
The cheapest fare from Lincoln Park to South Bend is €16.29, as of 20 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €25.37. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Lincoln Park to South Bend?
The cheapest way from Lincoln Park to South Bend is by train, at €16.29 for one passenger on 7 October 2026. That journey takes 1h 46m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Lincoln Park to South Bend?
Fares from Lincoln Park to South Bend bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €16.29. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 118 percent, measured on 20 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Lincoln Park to South Bend?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Lincoln Park to South Bend, at €20.14. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 20 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Lincoln Park to South Bend?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Lincoln Park to South Bend, at €14.09 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Lincoln Park to South Bend?
Amtrak, NICTD publish service areas covering both Lincoln Park and South Bend, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Lincoln Park to South Bend?
40 percent of the services we sell from Lincoln Park to South Bend are direct. The rest connect at Wyoming, Grand Rapids, Gary, with about 51 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Lincoln Park to South Bend use?
Services from Lincoln Park to South Bend by train leave from Lincoln Park station and arrive at South Bend station. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Lincoln Park to South Bend?
2 of the 2 operators we sell from Lincoln Park to South Bend allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area The operators listed publish a service area covering both places. That evidences the corridor rather than a named service.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Lincoln Park to South Bend on 20 September 2026: 137 km of route against 119 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €16.29, and 1h 44m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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The two ends, compared
Lincoln Park reaches 20 places in 1 countries on services we hold, over distances from 40 to 439 km. South Bend reaches 45 places in 2 countries, from 80 to 2,560 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Lincoln Park
- 20Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 3Operators
Arriving in South Bend
Leaving South Bend
- 45Places you can leave for
- 2Countries
- 7Operators