The flight time from South Bend to Chicago is 57 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves SBN South Bend, IN 5 minutes early.
15 minutes taxiing out
24 minutes in the air
13 minutes taxiing in
Arrives ORD Chicago, IL 9 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

United
82%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from South Bend to Chicago is 57 minutes. The time spent in the air is 24 minutes.

The flight distance from South Bend to Chicago is 84 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Chicago to South Bend
49 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

United
57m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 15m 30m 45m1h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

35

Distance

84 Miles

Flights By Month ?

JFMAMJJASOND050100150

Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

United
35

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is South Bend from Chicago by plane?

The distance from South Bend to Chicago by plane is 84 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from South Bend to Chicago?

The flight time from South Bend to Chicago is 57 minutes. The time spent in the air is 24 minutes. These numbers are averages.

What airlines fly from South Bend to Chicago?

United is the only airline with direct flights from South Bend to Chicago.

Does Southwest fly from South Bend to Chicago?

Southwest does not fly from South Bend (SBN) to Chicago (ORD). Keep in mind that Southwest may fly to other nearby airports, as they will often fly into smaller airpors instead of larger ones. This is because the costs are often lower to fly into smaller airports, and they pass the savings on to you.

Tables and Explanations

Data Source

Our information is computed from the latest available data from the US Department of Transportation.

Average Timeline Timeline Chart

The average timeline contains the median time a flight spends in 3 stages. The first of these three stages is taxiing out which includes the time from the flight leaving the gate to taking off. The second stage is in the air, which includes the time spent from the flight leaving the ground to touching back down at the end of it's journey. The last stage is taxiing in, which is from when the flight touches down to the flight arriving at it's gate.

The average timeline also estimates on average of when the flight will leave and arrive relative to it's stated departure time.

Leaves South Bend 5 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 15 minutes
In the Air 24 minutes
Taxiing In 13 minutes
Arrives Chicago 9 minutes early

Flight Reliability Reliability Chart

The reliability of an airline measures how often the airline's flights on this route are cancelled or delayed more than 20 minutes. For example, from South Bend to Chicago, United is 82% reliable, which means that United flights are on time 82% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
United 82% 16% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between South Bend and Chicago, this is due to different operational factors on the ground, as well as scheduling of planes. Each airline's flight time is split into three stages which are described above in the "Average Timeline" section. There are also miscellaneous operational issues which are included in the below total but are not accounted for in one of the three stages.

Airline Taxiing Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxiing In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
United 15 24 13 57

Flights By Time of Day Flight Time By Day Chart

This one is pretty self explanatory, it represents the number of flights that leave the gate in a given hour of the day. The tricky thing here is that this is normally not a whole number since it is an average over 52 weeks. Partial numbers may indicate that a flight may be seasonal or may take off at different times due to different operational factors.

Time Count
6am 0.95
2pm 0.01
4pm 0.33
6pm 0.16
5pm 0.63
1pm 0.97
3pm 0
11am 0.13
9am 0.83
7am 0.93
8am 0.08

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from South Bend to Chicago that take off in a given month of the year. This number changes because some flights are seasonal, and almost all flights have uneven demand througout the year.

Month Count
January 154
February 140
March 155
April 150
May 155
June 148
July 153
August 154
September 180
October 187
November 151
December 143

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from South Bend to Chicago that take off on a given day of the week. Some routes only have enough demand to sustain a few trips a week, while others have many flights a day. This number is also an average across the year, and hence may not be a whole number.

Day Count
Monday 5.08
Tuesday 5.12
Wednesday 5.13
Thursday 5.12
Friday 5.19
Saturday 5.12
Sunday 5.21

Flight per Airline (per Week) Flights By Airline Chart

How many times an airline flies this route in a week. Different factors play into how often a carrier chooses to fly a given route including it's need to connect disparate routes, and demand.

Airline Flights per Week
United 1

Flight Time By Time of Day Flight Time by Time of Day Chart

The total flight time varies by each hour of the day due to factors such as airport traffic. More flights leaving an airport may cause higher taxi in or taxi out times. See the description of the average timeline above for a deeper discussion of each of these times.

Time Taxi Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxi In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
6am 13 23 8 47
2pm 19 23 17 61
4pm 15 23 13 54
6pm 15 27 17 63
5pm 14 29 14 58
1pm 15 23 14 57
3pm 15 31 15 61
11am 16 23 10 57
9am 16 23 16 61
7am 18 25 13 63
8am 13 25 13 55
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.