There are 5 ways to get from Europe to Indianapolis by train, plane, or bus
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Train, fly to Indianapolis
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Indianapolis (IND)plane FRA - IND
17h 49m$451–1,680Train, fly to Purdue University Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Purdue University Airport (LAF)plane FRA - LAF
- Take the train from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Indianapolistrain
20h 22m$329–1,244Train, fly to Fort Wayne International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA)plane FRA - FWA
- Take the bus from Fort Wayne, IN to Indianapolis, INbus
20h 55m$345–1,157Train, fly to Covington, bus
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Covington (CVG)plane FRA - CVG
- Take the bus from Cincinnati to Indianapolisbus
22h 3m$558–2,071Train, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane FRA - ORD
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Indianapolistrain
21h 34m$341–588
Frankfurt (FRA) to Indianapolis (IND) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Indianapolis is to train and fly which costs $340 - $600 and takes 21h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Indianapolis is to train and fly which takes 17h 49m and costs $450 - $1,700.
The distance between Europe and Indianapolis is 4537 miles.
It takes approximately 17h 49m to get from Europe to Indianapolis, including transfers.
Indianapolis is 6h behind Europe. It is currently 5:03 AM in Europe and 11:03 PM in Indianapolis.
There are 878+ hotels available in Indianapolis.
What companies run services between Europe and Indianapolis, IN, USA?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Indianapolis. However, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Indianapolis (IND), walk to Indianapolis Airport, then take the line 8 bus to Ctc-M. Alternatively, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Purdue University Airport (LAF), walk to Purdue West on Mitch Daniels Blvd, take the line 21 bus to Columbia St & 2nd St, walk to Lafayette Amtrak Station, then take the train to Indianapolis.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Indianapolis via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Indianapolis via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Indianapolis via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Purdue University Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Purdue University Airport via Munich, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Fort Wayne International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Covington via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Covington via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Covington via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Covington via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Frankfurt to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Frankfurt to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Frankfurt to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Frankfurt to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–800
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Indianapolis via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Indianapolis via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Covington via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Covington via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Covington via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Covington via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Covington via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Frankfurt to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Frankfurt to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Frankfurt to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Frankfurt to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Indianapolis via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 19m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Indianapolis via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Fort Wayne International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Covington via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Covington via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Covington via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Indianapolis via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Fort Wayne International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Fort Wayne International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Fort Wayne International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Covington via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 41m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Frankfurt to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 1m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Indianapolis via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Fort Wayne International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Fort Wayne International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Fort Wayne International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Covington via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 41m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Frankfurt to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 1m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Indianapolis via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 9m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $480–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Fort Wayne International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $9–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $17–29
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $9–65
- Business - advance purchase
- $13–95
- Business Class
- $22–180
Train from Chicago Union Station to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Fort Wayne, IN to Indianapolis, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–50
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Cincinnati to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $15–85
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