There are 8 ways to get from Indianapolis to Oceanside by plane, train, bus (Greyhound), bus, or car
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 San Diego International Airport, train
best- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane IND - SAN
- Take the train from San Diego to Oceansidetrain
8h 35m$176–742Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Montclair Transcenterbus
- Take the bus from Montclair Transcenter to Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Centerbus
- Take the bus from Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center to Oceanside Transportation Centerbus
2d 1h$396–598Bus, train
- Take the bus from Indianapolis to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Riversidetrain
- Take the train from Riverside - Downtown to Oceansidetrain
2d 1h$1,241–1,960Drive 2,036.5 mi
- Drive from Indianapolis to Oceansidecar 2,036.5 mi
33h 18m$372–537Fly to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane IND - LAX
- Take the bus from LAX Terminal 3 Lower Level pickup to 301 Mission Ave STE 205, Oceanside, CAbus
8h 50m$207–417Fly to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport (CLD)plane IND - CLD
10h 23m$176–764Fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County, train
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane IND - SNA
- Take the train from Anaheim to Oceansidetrain
12h 27m$217–922Fly to Palm Springs International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane IND - PSP
- Take the bus from Palm Springs Airport Amtrak Bus Stop to Fullerton Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Oceansidetrain
13h 1m
Indianapolis to Oceanside by bus (Greyhound)
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Indianapolis to Oceanside is to fly and bus which costs $200 - $420 and takes 8h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Indianapolis to Oceanside is to fly and train which takes 8h 35m and costs $170 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Indianapolis station to Oceanside. However, there are services departing from Indianapolis Union Station and arriving at Oceanside Transportation Center via St Louis Bus Station, Montclair Transcenter and Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 1h.
The distance between Indianapolis and Oceanside is 1851 miles. The road distance is 2048.4 miles.
The best way to get from Indianapolis to Oceanside without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 1h and costs $390 - $600.
It takes approximately 8h 35m to get from Indianapolis to Oceanside, including transfers.
Indianapolis to Oceanside bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Indianapolis Union Station.
The best way to get from Indianapolis to Oceanside is to bus which takes 2 days 1h and costs $390 - $600. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $170 - $800 and takes 10h 23m.
Indianapolis to Oceanside bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Oceanside is 3h behind Indianapolis. It is currently 1:34 AM in Indianapolis and 10:34 PM in Oceanside.
What companies run services between Indianapolis, IN, USA and Oceanside, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Oceanside Transportation Center via St Louis Bus Station, Montclair Transcenter, and Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center in around 2d 1h. Alternatively, American Airlines, United Airlines, and Southwest Airlines fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport (CLD) 5 times a day.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Indianapolis to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Indianapolis to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Indianapolis to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Indianapolis to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Indianapolis to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Indianapolis to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Indianapolis to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Indianapolis to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Indianapolis to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Indianapolis to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Indianapolis to Palm Springs International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Indianapolis to Palm Springs International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Indianapolis to Palm Springs International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Indianapolis to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Indianapolis to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Indianapolis to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Indianapolis to Palm Springs International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Indianapolis to Palm Springs International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Indianapolis to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Indianapolis to Mcclellan–Palomar Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Indianapolis to Palm Springs International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Indianapolis to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Indianapolis to Palm Springs International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Indianapolis to Palm Springs International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Palm Springs International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Diego to Oceanside
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Riverside
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,900
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Anaheim to Oceanside
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Oceanside
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from Riverside - Downtown to Oceanside
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from Anaheim to Oceanside
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Oceanside
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Indianapolis Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Montclair Transcenter
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $330–500
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Montclair Transcenter to Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–17
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center to Oceanside Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1-800-231-2222
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound Mexico
Bus from Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center to Oceanside Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Schedules at
- Greyhound Mexico
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Indianapolis to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- (323)-776-5467
- hello@laxlinq.com
- Website
- LAX LINQ
Bus from LAX Terminal 3 Lower Level pickup to 301 Mission Ave STE 205, Oceanside, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- LAX LINQ
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Palm Springs Airport Amtrak Bus Stop to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Amtrak
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Booking & Getting There
Yes, the driving distance between Indianapolis to Oceanside is 2048 miles. It takes approximately 33h 18m to drive from Indianapolis to Oceanside.
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