There are 7 ways to get from Basel to Indianapolis by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Basel to Indianapolis
best- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Indianapolis (IND)plane BSL - IND
16h 35m$426–1,607Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Purdue University Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Purdue University Airport (LAF)plane ZRH - LAF
- Take the bus from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
21h 57m$341–956Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Indianapolis
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Indianapolis (IND)plane ZRH - IND
16h 56m$448–1,262Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Indianapolis
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Indianapolis (IND)plane GVA - IND
19h 2m$560–1,536Fly Basel to Covington, bus
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Covington (CVG)plane BSL - CVG
- Take the bus from Cincinnati to Indianapolisbus
19h 1m$525–1,737Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane ZRH - ORD
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to Gary Metro Centertrain
- Take the bus from Gary Bus Station to Indianapolisbus
19h 20m$371–595Train to Frankfurt, fly to John Glenn Columbus International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH)plane FRA - CMH
- Take the bus from Columbus to Indianapolisbus
19h 15m$418–1,462
Basel (BSL) to Indianapolis (IND) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Indianapolis is to train and fly and bus which costs $370 - $600 and takes 19h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Indianapolis is to fly which takes 16h 35m and costs $420 - $1,700.
The distance between Basel and Indianapolis is 4471 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 35m to get from Basel to Indianapolis, including transfers.
Indianapolis is 6h behind Basel. It is currently 9:11 PM in Basel and 3:11 PM in Indianapolis.
There are 910+ hotels available in Indianapolis.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Indianapolis, IN, USA?
Air Canada, Ryanair, and Aer Lingus fly from Basel (BSL) to Indianapolis (IND) 6 times a week.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Indianapolis via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Indianapolis via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Indianapolis via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Indianapolis via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Indianapolis via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Indianapolis via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Purdue University Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–850
Flights from Zurich Airport to Purdue University Airport via Munich, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Purdue University Airport via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Purdue University Airport via Brussels, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Zurich Airport to Purdue University Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Zurich Airport to Purdue University Airport via Milan Malpensa, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Frankfurt to John Glenn Columbus International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Basel to Indianapolis via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 16m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Indianapolis via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Indianapolis via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
Flights from Basel to Covington via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–450
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Frankfurt to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Indianapolis via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Indianapolis via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Indianapolis via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Indianapolis via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Frankfurt to John Glenn Columbus International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Basel to Indianapolis via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–2,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Indianapolis via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Basel to Covington via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Indianapolis via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Indianapolis via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,400
Flights from Basel to Covington via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 24m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Frankfurt to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Basel to Indianapolis via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–2,200
Flights from Basel to Covington via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Basel to Indianapolis via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–2,200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Indianapolis via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–2,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Indianapolis via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,400
Flights from Basel to Covington via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 24m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from Van Buren St. to Gary Metro Center
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $8–10
Train from Van Buren St. to Gary Metro Center
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–9
- Schedules at
- Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–45
- Website
- Amtrak
- Adult
- $14–45
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Cincinnati to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Gary Bus Station to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Columbus to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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