There are 9 ways to get from Indianapolis to Madera by plane, bus (Greyhound), train, 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.
Fly to Fresno Yosemite International Airport
best- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane IND - FAT
10h 51m$216–1,011Fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART, bus
cheapest- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane IND - SFO
- Take the subway from Embarcadero to Dublin / Pleasantonsubway
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exibus
- Take the bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Madera Bus Stopbus
13h 5m$139–596Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Madera Bus Stopbus
2d 2h$389–747Train, bus
- Take the train from Indianapolis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Downtown Los Angeles to Madera, CAbus
2d 8h$595–1,394Drive 2,194.3 mi
- Drive from Indianapolis to Maderacar 2,194.3 mi
35h 13m$401–579Fly to Stockton Metropolitan Airport, bus
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Stockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK)plane IND - SCK
- Take the bus from Stockton to Madera Bus Stopbus
12h 53m$190–766Fly to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane IND - LAX
- Take the bus from Downtown Los Angeles to Madera, CAbus
13h 10m$237–649Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane IND - SJC
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exibus
- Take the bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Madera Bus Stopbus
14h 40m$303–1,339Bus, train
- Take the bus from Indianapolis to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Sacramentotrain
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Madera Bus Stopbus
2d 13h$553–1,295
Indianapolis to Madera by bus (Greyhound)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Indianapolis to Madera is to fly and BART and bus which costs $130 - $600 and takes 13h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Indianapolis to Madera is to fly which takes 10h 51m and costs $210 - $1,100.
No, there is no direct bus from Indianapolis station to Madera. However, there are services departing from Indianapolis Union Station and arriving at Madera Bus Stop via St Louis Bus Station and Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
The distance between Indianapolis and Madera is 1869 miles. The road distance is 2207.1 miles.
The best way to get from Indianapolis to Madera without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 2h and costs $380 - $750.
It takes approximately 10h 51m to get from Indianapolis to Madera, including transfers.
Indianapolis to Madera bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Indianapolis Union Station.
The best way to get from Indianapolis to Madera is to fly which takes 10h 51m and costs $210 - $1,100. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $380 - $750 and takes 2 days 2h.
Indianapolis to Madera bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Madera is 3h behind Indianapolis. It is currently 3:28 PM in Indianapolis and 12:28 PM in Madera.
What companies run services between Indianapolis, IN, USA and Madera, CA, USA?
Southwest Airlines, American Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Madera Bus Stop via St Louis Bus Station and Los Angeles Union Station in around 2d 2h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Indianapolis to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Indianapolis to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Indianapolis to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Indianapolis to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Indianapolis to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Indianapolis to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Indianapolis to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Indianapolis to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Indianapolis to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Indianapolis to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Indianapolis to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Indianapolis to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Indianapolis to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 59m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Indianapolis to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Indianapolis to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Indianapolis to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Indianapolis to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Indianapolis to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Indianapolis to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Indianapolis to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Indianapolis to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Indianapolis to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Indianapolis to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
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
- $40–100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $490–1,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $500–1,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Embarcadero to Dublin / Pleasanton
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
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
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $310–600
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Madera Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Stockton to Madera Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Modesto Bus Stop to Madera Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–22
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Madera Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Downtown Los Angeles to Madera, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Website
- stanrta.org
Bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.stanrta.org/
- One Day Pass
- $2
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Indianapolis to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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