There are 7 ways to get from Cincinnati to Merrillville by bus (Flixbus), bus, train, car, plane, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus (Flixbus)
best- Take the bus from Cincinnati to Indianapolisbus FlixBus 2514
- Take the bus from Indianapolis to Merrillvillebus FlixBus 2515 / ...
5h 59m$40–64Bus, train
- Take the bus from Cincinnati to Indianapolisbus FlixBus 2514
- Take the train from Indianapolis to Dyer Stationtrain Cardinal
7h 16m$83–162Drive 249.2 mi
- Drive from Cincinnati to Merrillvillecar 249.2 mi
4h 12m$46–66Fly Covington to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, train, taxi
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane CVG - ORD
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to Gary Metro Centertrain
- Take the taxi from Gary Metro Center to Merrillvilletaxi
5h 33m$88–420Fly Covington to Chicago Midway International Airport, train, taxi
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane CVG - MDW
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to Gary Metro Centertrain
- Take the taxi from Gary Metro Center to Merrillvilletaxi
5h 8m$118–650Drive to Louisville International Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport, train
- Drive from Cincinnati to Louisville-Airport-SDFcar
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane SDF - MDW
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to Gary Metro Centertrain
5h 21m$121–537Bus to Indianapolis, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Cincinnati to Indianapolisbus
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane IND - MDW
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to Gary Metro Centertrain
7h 37m$102–463
Covington (CVG) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cincinnati to Merrillville is to bus which costs $40 - $65 and takes 5h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Cincinnati to Merrillville is to drive which takes 4h 12m and costs $45 - $70.
The distance between Cincinnati and Merrillville is 258 miles. The road distance is 250.6 miles.
The best way to get from Cincinnati to Merrillville without a car is to bus which takes 5h 59m and costs $40 - $65.
It takes approximately 5h 59m to get from Cincinnati to Merrillville, including transfers.
Merrillville is 1h behind Cincinnati. It is currently 12:10 AM in Cincinnati and 11:10 PM in Merrillville.
Yes, the driving distance between Cincinnati to Merrillville is 251 miles. It takes approximately 4h 12m to drive from Cincinnati to Merrillville.
There are 126+ hotels available in Merrillville.
What companies run services between Cincinnati, OH, USA and Merrillville, IN, USA?
You can take a bus from Cincinnati to Merrillville via Indianapolis and Merrillville in around 5h 59m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Covington to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–600
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–460
Flights from Indianapolis to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–390
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Covington to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–370
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Covington to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–370
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Covington to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–410
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Indianapolis to Dyer Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- $7–9
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $7–9
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Cincinnati to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–23
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Indianapolis to Merrillville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–29
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Estimated price
- $28–35
Krazy Cab of NWI
- Phone
- +1 219-763-1675
- Website
- krazycab.com
Krazy Cab of NWI
- Phone
- +1 219-763-1675
- Website
- krazycab.com
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