There are 8 ways to get from Chico to Indio by bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train, bus, car, plane, bus (Amtrak), 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.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Chico Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Indio Bus Stationbus
13h 20m$87–157Train, bus
- Take the train from Chico Amtrak to Los Angelestrain Coast Starlight
- Take the bus from Downtown Los Angeles to Indiobus San Jose / ...
20h 7m$383–608Drive 592 mi
- Drive from Chico to Indiocar 592 mi
9h 58m$108–156Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Palm Springs International Airport
- Take the train from Chico Amtrak to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane SMF - PSP
9h 20m$96–348Bus via Bakersfield
- Take the bus from Chico Amtrak to Stocktonbus
- Take the bus from Stockton to Bakersfieldbus
- Take the bus from Bakersfield to Indiobus
18h 9mTrain to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Ontario International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Chico Amtrak to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane SMF - ONT
- Take the bus from Fontana Metrolink Transit Center to Indio Bus Stationbus
9h 1m$256–888Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, bus
- Take the train from Chico Amtrak to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane SMF - BUR
- Take the bus from Downtown Los Angeles to Indiobus
9h 28m$250–793Train, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Palm Springs International Airport
- 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 Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane SFO - PSP
12h 13m$231–470
Chico to Indio by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chico to Indio is to bus which costs $85 - $160 and takes 13h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Chico to Indio is to train and fly and bus which takes 9h 1m and costs $250 - $900.
No, there is no direct bus from Chico station to Indio station. However, there are services departing from Chico Bus Station and arriving at Indio Bus Station via Sacramento Bus Station and Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 20m.
The distance between Chico and Indio is 610 miles. The road distance is 595.4 miles.
The best way to get from Chico to Indio without a car is to bus which takes 13h 20m and costs $85 - $160.
It takes approximately 13h 20m to get from Chico to Indio, including transfers.
Chico to Indio bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Chico Bus Station.
Chico to Indio bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Sacramento Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Chico to Indio is 595 miles. It takes approximately 9h 58m to drive from Chico to Indio.
Book your Chico to Indio bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
What companies run services between Chico, CA, USA and Indio, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Chico Bus Station to Indio Bus Station via Sacramento Bus Station and Los Angeles Union Station in around 13h 20m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–270
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–270
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–290
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $45–260
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–280
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $45–280
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–230
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–240
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–310
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chico Amtrak to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $350–550
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chico Amtrak to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chico Amtrak to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chico Amtrak to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chico Amtrak to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- 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
- $14–22
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Indio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Indio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–29
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- Tufesa
Bus from Downtown Los Angeles to Indio
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $40–65
Bus from Downtown Los Angeles to Indio
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $40–65
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Downtown Los Angeles to Indio
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–28
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $15–28
- Titanium
- $17–28
Bus from Stockton to Bakersfield
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $27–40
- Titanium
- $30–45
Bus from Bakersfield to Indio
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $30–45
- Titanium
- $30–45
Bus from Downtown Los Angeles to Indio
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–28
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $15–28
- Titanium
- $17–28
Bus from Downtown Los Angeles to Indio
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Schedules at
- CBX Cross Border Express
Bus from Downtown Los Angeles to Indio
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Schedules at
- CBX Cross Border Express
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Chico Amtrak to Stockton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Fontana Metrolink Transit Center to Indio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
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