There are 8 ways to get from Chico to Indianapolis by train, plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), bus, car, or subway
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Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Chico Amtrak to Sacramento
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Indianapolis (IND)SMF - IND
10h 50m$202–841Train to Redding Municipal Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Chico Amtrak to Redding Amtrak
- Fly from Redding Municipal Airport (RDD) to Indianapolis (IND)RDD - IND
11h 56m$178–747Bus
- Take the bus from Chico Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Station
- Take the bus from Denver to Indianapolis Union Station
2d 1h$273–674Bus, train
- Take the bus from Chico Amtrak to Sacramento
- Take the train from Sacramento to Chicago Union Station
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Indianapolis
2d 10hDrive 2,186.5 mi
- Drive from Chico to Indianapolis2,186.5 mi
34h 10m$399–577Train, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Chico Amtrak to Sacramento
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Take the subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Indianapolis (IND)SFO - IND
12h 20m$196–731Train, train to Oakland International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Chico Amtrak to Sacramento
- Take the train from Sacramento to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Indianapolis (IND)OAK - IND
13h 10m$198–771Bus, bus to Reno/Tahoe International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Chico Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Reno Amtrak
- Fly from Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Indianapolis (IND)RNO - IND
13h 24m$183–831
Chico to Indianapolis by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chico to Indianapolis is to bus which costs $270 - $700 and takes 2 days 1h.
The fastest way to get from Chico to Indianapolis is to train and fly which takes 10h 50m and costs $200 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Chico station to Indianapolis station. However, there are services departing from Chico Bus Station and arriving at Indianapolis Union Station via Sacramento Bus Station, Sparks Transit Center and Denver. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 1h.
The distance between Chico and Indianapolis is 2002 miles. The road distance is 2199.3 miles.
The best way to get from Chico to Indianapolis without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 1h and costs $270 - $700.
It takes approximately 10h 50m to get from Chico to Indianapolis, including transfers.
Chico to Indianapolis bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Chico Bus Station.
Chico to Indianapolis bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Sacramento Bus Station.
Indianapolis is 3h ahead of Chico. It is currently 4:59 AM in Chico and 7:59 AM in Indianapolis.
Yes, the driving distance between Chico to Indianapolis is 2199 miles. It takes approximately 34h 10m to drive from Chico to Indianapolis.
What companies run services between Chico, CA, USA and Indianapolis, IN, USA?
You can take a bus from Chico Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Station via Sacramento Bus Station, Sparks Transit Center, Denver Union Station, and Denver in around 2d 1h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Indianapolis via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Indianapolis via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Indianapolis via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Indianapolis via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Indianapolis via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Indianapolis via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Indianapolis via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Indianapolis via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Indianapolis via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Indianapolis via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Indianapolis via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Indianapolis via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Indianapolis via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Indianapolis via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Redding Municipal Airport to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Redding Municipal Airport to Indianapolis via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Indianapolis via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Indianapolis via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Indianapolis via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Indianapolis via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Indianapolis via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Indianapolis via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Indianapolis via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Indianapolis via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Indianapolis via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Redding Municipal Airport to Indianapolis via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Indianapolis via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Redding Municipal Airport to Indianapolis via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Redding Municipal Airport to Indianapolis via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chico Amtrak to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chico Amtrak to Redding Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–29
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–31
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chico Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Chico Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Reno Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–90
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (319) 753-2864
- info@burlingtontrailways.com
- Website
- burlingtontrailways.com
Bus from Denver to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–350
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $170–260
- Flexible Fares
- $240–350
- Saver Fare
- $203
- Flex Fare
- $279
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Chico Amtrak to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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