Travel

Hotel

Courtyard Marriot South Bend

Click "view" below to book a discounted room in our reserved hotel block. The cutoff to reserve a room at our discounted rate is May 30, 2025. Please let us know if you are told a room block is full and we will call to request additional rooms. The hotel is a 15 minute drive from the church in one direction, and 15 minutes to the reception venue in the other direction. It's also in the heart of downtown South Bend, with easy access to local watering holes like Fiddler's Hearth and attractions like the St. Joseph Riverwalk. And yes, the hotel has a pool.

Travel Note

Additional Hotels

There are plenty of additional hotels in the South Bend area. Downtown South Bend: Aloft, Double Tree by Hilton Notre Dame: The Morris Inn, Embassy Suites, Fairfield Inn and Suites, the Inn at St. Mary's, the Hilton Garden Inn South Bend

Flight

South Bend International Airport

Flying into SBN will get you closest to the festivities. This small, international airport has direct flights from Chicago, DC, Detroit, Atlanta, Minneapolis, Charlotte, and Dallas.

Flight

Chicago - O'Hare International Airport (ORD) or Midway International Airport (MDW)

Chicago has two major airports: O'Hare and Midway. If choosing between, we recommend Midway because it is a bit closer and a bit less chaotic. If you fly into either airport, you have a few options to get to South Bend. You can rent a car and/or Uber. Or, for the cheapest and most challenging option you can get yourself from either airport to Millennium Station in Chicago and take the South Shore Line (https://mysouthshoreline.com/) to the South Bend Airport. If you brave this option, please let us know and we will see if we can deputize someone to pick you up from the Airport!

Train

Amtrak

South Bend has its own Amtrak stop, making traveling by a train a feasible option.

Travel Note

Getting Around South Bend

Although certain neighborhoods in South Bend are walkable (campus and downtown, for example), we recommend considering a car rental for your stay if you want to be more mobile. The South Bend International Airport has a few easy and affordable car rental options. Ubers are also readily available in town.