There are 9 ways to get from Indianapolis to Colby by plane, car, bus, taxi, or train
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Fly to Hays Municipal Airport, drive
best- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Hays Municipal Airport (HYS)IND - HYS
- Drive from Hays Municipal Airport (HYS) to Colby
8h 55m$142–632Train, drive (Amtrak)
cheapest- Take the train from Indianapolis to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to McCook Station
- Drive from McCook Station to Colby
22h$120–558Bus, taxi (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Goodland
- Take the taxi from Goodland to Colby
19h 7m$198–385Drive 852.8 mi
- Drive from Indianapolis to Colby852.8 mi
13h 44m$156–225Fly to Garden City Regional Airport, drive
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Garden City Regional Airport (GCK)IND - GCK
- Drive from Garden City Regional Airport (GCK) to Colby
10h 59m$133–587Fly to Kearney Municipal Airport, drive
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Kearney Municipal Airport (EAR)IND - EAR
- Drive from Kearney Municipal Airport (EAR) to Colby
10h 31m$122–512Fly to North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field, drive
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field (LBF)IND - LBF
- Drive from North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field (LBF) to Colby
10h 12m$147–642Fly to Denver, bus, taxi
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Denver (DEN)IND - DEN
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Goodland
- Take the taxi from Goodland to Colby
10h 32m$287–957Fly to Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport, drive
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport (MCK)IND - MCK
- Drive from Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport (MCK) to Colby
8h 21m$136–623
Indianapolis (IND) to Hays Municipal Airport (HYS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Indianapolis to Colby is to drive which costs $150 - $230 and takes 13h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Indianapolis to Colby is to fly and drive which takes 8h 21m and costs $130 - $650.
The distance between Indianapolis and Colby is 829 miles. The road distance is 857.8 miles.
The best way to get from Indianapolis to Colby without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 19h 7m and costs $190 - $390.
It takes approximately 8h 55m to get from Indianapolis to Colby, including transfers.
Colby is 1h behind Indianapolis. It is currently 3:35 PM in Indianapolis and 2:35 PM in Colby.
Yes, the driving distance between Indianapolis to Colby is 858 miles. It takes approximately 13h 44m to drive from Indianapolis to Colby.
There are 12+ hotels available in Colby.
What companies run services between Indianapolis, IN, USA and Colby, KS, USA?
There is no direct connection from Indianapolis to Colby. However, you can take the line 8 bus to Indianapolis Airport, walk to Indianapolis (IND) airport, fly to Hays Municipal Airport (HYS), then drive to Colby. Alternatively, you can take the bus to St Louis Bus Station, take the bus to Goodland, then take the taxi to Colby.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Hays Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Indianapolis to Hays Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Indianapolis to Kearney Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Indianapolis to Kearney Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Indianapolis to North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Indianapolis to North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Indianapolis to North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field via Detroit, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Indianapolis to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Indianapolis to Denver via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Indianapolis to Denver via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
- Website
- keylimeair.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Indianapolis to Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Indianapolis to Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport via Minneapolis, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Indianapolis to Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport via Kansas City, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Indianapolis to Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport via Nashville, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Indianapolis to Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport via Dallas, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Garden City Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Indianapolis to Garden City Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Indianapolis to Denver via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Indianapolis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to McCook Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $70–190
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $100–240
- Business - advance purchase
- $130–550
- Business Class
- $220–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Indianapolis Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Goodland
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Goodland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Estimated price
- $95–120
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