Cheapest€58.55
- SkyWest SW259114:321h 11m15:43Joplin JLNDecatur DEC
Door to door 4h 21mCO2 145.1 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Traveling from Joplin to Decatur costs €58.55 at the cheapest and takes 4h 19m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 590 km. Cheapest is by flight, fastest is by flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 590 km
- Fastest
- 4h 19m
- Average
- 4h 23m
- Services per day
- 2
- Cheapest
- €58.55
- CO2 per passenger
- 145.1 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 28, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 4h 21m | 1h 11m | 3h 10m | €62.09 | 145.1 kg | 2 |
- 4h 21mFastest, by Flight
- €62.09Cheapest, by Flight
- 145.1 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 590 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€66.22
- SkyWest SW607406:191h 11m07:30Joplin JLNDecatur SPI
Door to door 4h 21mCO2 145.1 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Checking the live timetables.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Joplin to Decatur | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 | FriSep 25 | SatSep 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €127.58 | €112.24 | €93.36 | €92.77 | €117.55 | €99.85 | €121.09 | €72.12 | €80.97 | €62.09 | €78.61 | €80.97 | €83.92 | €84.51 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €58.55
The flight gets you into Decatur. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
Rooms within reach of Wabash Railroad Station and Railway Express Agency
Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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When to book Joplin to Decatur
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €71.5390 days
- €49.7060 days
- €46.7545 days
- €48.5230 days
- €61.5021 days
- €84.5114 days
- €121.097 days
- €93.363 days
- €127.581 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €46.75.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 173 percent. The most expensive point is €127.58, 1 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.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 45 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €72.12Sun
- €80.97Mon
- €70.35Tue
- €78.61Wed
- €80.97Thu
- €83.92Fri
- €84.51Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €93.36Sep
- €66.81Oct
- €63.27Nov
- €51.47Dec
- €61.50Jan
- €55.01Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 590 km against 573 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Joplin at 06:19 and the last at 14:32, across 2 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Joplin
Rail
- Joplin Union Depot
Bus
- Greyhound
Air
- JLN
Decatur
Rail
- Wabash Railroad Station and Railway Express Agency
Bus
- Senator Severns Transit Center
Air
- SPI
- DEC
Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 SkyWest | €58.55 | 4h 19m | 740 km/h | Fixed fare | Not published |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €42.00 | 72% |
| Taxes | €7.56 | 13% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 12% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 3% |
| Total you pay | €58.55 | 100% |
Decatur is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Baggage storage near Wabash Railroad Station and Railway Express Agency
Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Questions about Joplin to Decatur
The questions people actually ask about this trip, 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 Joplin to Decatur?
The fastest journey from Joplin to Decatur takes 4h 19m door to door, of which 1h 11m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 4h 23m, 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 Joplin to Decatur?
The cheapest fare from Joplin to Decatur is €58.55, checked on September 12, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €84.22. 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 Joplin to Decatur?
The cheapest way from Joplin to Decatur is by flight, at €62.09 for one passenger on September 28, 2026. That journey takes 4h 21m 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 Joplin to Decatur?
Fares from Joplin to Decatur bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €46.75. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 173 percent, measured on September 12, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Joplin to Decatur?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Joplin to Decatur, at €70.35. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 12, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Joplin to Decatur?
December is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Joplin to Decatur, at €51.47 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 service from Joplin to Decatur?
1 operators sell services from Joplin to Decatur across 1 mode: SkyWest. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Joplin to Decatur?
Every service we sell from Joplin to Decatur is direct, with around 2 departures a day and a fastest journey of 4h 19m door to door. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.
Which station or terminal do services from Joplin to Decatur use?
Services from Joplin to Decatur by flight leave from Joplin JLN and arrive at Decatur SPI. Allow about 3h 10m 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 Joplin to Decatur?
0 of the 1 operators we sell from Joplin to Decatur 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
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Joplin to Decatur on September 12, 2026: 590 km of route against 573 km in a straight line, 2 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €58.55, and 4h 19m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Plenty of what is worth seeing sits outside Decatur and elsewhere in United States. None of it is ours to sell.
What to book in Decatur before you go
Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Decatur, with free cancellation on most of it.
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