Indiana

Distance from Fort Wayne to South Bend

Straight-line distance

71.1mi

Fort Wayne, IN and South Bend, IN are 71.1 miles (114.5 km) apart in a straight line. From Fort Wayne, the shortest path starts out heading NW (305°).

kilometers
114.5
nautical miles
61.8
heading from Fort Wayne
305° NW
heading from South Bend
124° SE
Fort WayneSouth Bend

Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Fort Wayne is from South Bend

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Fort Wayne and South Bend is 71.1 miles, 114.5 km or 61.8 nautical miles. That is the shortest path over the Earth's surface, computed with the haversine formula on a sphere with the mean Earth radius, 6,371.0 km. A course held on one compass bearing (a rhumb line) would be 71.1 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
71.1
Kilometers
114.5
Nautical miles
61.8
Bearing from Fort Wayne
305.2° NW
Bearing arriving at South Bend
304.5°
Bearing from South Bend
124.5° SE

Halfway between Fort Wayne and South Bend

The great-circle midpoint is at 41.383772, -85.703253 (41°23'1.58"N 85°42'11.71"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Syracuse, IN, with 3,236 residents, 3.5 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Both use America/Indiana/Indianapolis, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Fort Wayne gets 15 h 08 min of daylight and South Bend 15 h 12 min; on December 21, 9 h 13 min and 9 h 09 min. South Bend is 0.59° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Fort Wayne has 2.6 times the population of South Bend. From July 2020 to July 2024, Fort Wayne changed by +3.3% and South Bend by +0.4%. Both are in Indiana.

  1. 01Fort Wayne, IN273,203 (+3.3%)
  2. 02South Bend, IN103,713 (+0.4%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Fort Wayne from South Bend?

71.1 miles, 114.5 km or 61.8 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is South Bend from Fort Wayne?

NW. The great-circle path leaves Fort Wayne on a bearing of 305.2° and arrives at South Bend on 304.5°. The return trip starts on 124.5°.

What is halfway between Fort Wayne and South Bend?

The midpoint is at 41.383772, -85.703253. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Syracuse, IN, 3.5 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Fort Wayne and South Bend?

Both use America/Indiana/Indianapolis, so there is no time difference.

Which is bigger, Fort Wayne or South Bend?

Fort Wayne, with 273,203 residents in July 2024 against 103,713 for South Bend, 2.6 times as many.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census 2024 Gazetteer internal points and Vintage 2024 estimates; time zones from Open-Meteo.

  1. 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  2. 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  3. 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
  4. 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.