There are 8 ways to get from Chico to Indianapolis by train, plane, bus (Greyhound), bus, car, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Chico Amtrak to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Indianapolis (IND)plane SMF - IND
11h 9m$197–815Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Chico Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
2d 2h$380–611Bus, train
- Take the bus from Chico Amtrak to Sacramentobus
- Take the train from Sacramento to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Indianapolisbus
2d 10h$648–1,775Drive 2,186.5 mi
- Drive from Chico to Indianapoliscar 2,186.5 mi
34h 21m$399–577Train, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Chico Amtrak to Sacramentotrain
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
- Take the subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Indianapolis (IND)plane SFO - IND
12h 15m$248–832Train, train to Oakland International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Chico Amtrak to Sacramentotrain
- Take the train from Sacramento to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtraktrain
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Indianapolis (IND)plane OAK - IND
13h 32m$233–934Train to Redding Municipal Airport, fly
- Take the train from Chico Amtrak to Redding Amtraktrain
- Fly from Redding Municipal Airport (RDD) to Indianapolis (IND)plane RDD - IND
13h 3m$244–1,006Bus, bus to Reno/Tahoe International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Chico Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Reno Amtrakbus
- Fly from Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Indianapolis (IND)plane RNO - IND
13h 38m$209–813
Chico to Indianapolis by bus (Greyhound)
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chico to Indianapolis is to train and BART and fly which costs $240 - $850 and takes 12h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Chico to Indianapolis is to train and fly which takes 11h 9m and costs $190 - $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, Denver Union Station and St Louis Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
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 2h and costs $380 - $650.
It takes approximately 11h 9m to get from Chico to Indianapolis, including transfers.
Chico to Indianapolis bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Chico Bus Station.
Chico to Indianapolis bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Sacramento Bus Station.
Indianapolis is 3h ahead of Chico. It is currently 11:23 AM in Chico and 2:23 PM in Indianapolis.
Yes, the driving distance between Chico to Indianapolis is 2199 miles. It takes approximately 34h 21m 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 St Louis Bus Station in around 2d 2h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Indianapolis via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Indianapolis via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Indianapolis via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Indianapolis via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Saturday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Indianapolis via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Indianapolis via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Indianapolis via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Indianapolis via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Indianapolis via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Indianapolis via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Indianapolis via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Indianapolis via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Redding Municipal Airport to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Redding Municipal Airport to Indianapolis via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Indianapolis via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Indianapolis via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Indianapolis via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Indianapolis via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Indianapolis via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Indianapolis via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Indianapolis via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Indianapolis via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Indianapolis via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Indianapolis via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–470
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Redding Municipal Airport to Indianapolis via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 58m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Indianapolis via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chico Amtrak to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–60
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chico Amtrak to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–60
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–55
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chico Amtrak to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–60
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–70
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chico Amtrak to Redding Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–55
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–16
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chico Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–22
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–270
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Denver Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–220
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chico Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–22
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Reno Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- Greyhound
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Chico Amtrak to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–30
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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