There are 10 ways to get from Indianapolis to Riverside by plane, train, bus (Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, bus, or shuttle
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Fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
best- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane IND - LAX
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Riverside - Downtowntrain
9h 33m$219–529Fly to Long Beach Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Long Beach Airport (LGB)plane IND - LGB
- Take the bus from Village of Orange Zone 5 to Galleria @ Tyler EBbus
11h 28m$178–811Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0421
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Montclair Transcenterbus Greyhound US1210
46h 46m$342–681Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Indianapolis to Chicago Union Stationtrain Cardinal
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Riversidetrain Southwest Chief
47h 45m$656–1,519Drive 2,009.7 mi
- Drive from Indianapolis to Riversidecar 2,009.7 mi
32h 25m$367–530Fly to Ontario International Airport
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane IND - ONT
10h 21m$232–966Fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane IND - BUR
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Riverside - Downtowntrain
10h 17m$298–1,326Fly 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 Fullerton to Riverside - Downtowntrain
12h 5m$226–978Fly to San Diego International Airport, train
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane IND - SAN
- Take the train from San Diego to Santa Anatrain
- Take the train from Santa Ana to Riverside - Downtowntrain
11h 24m$258–1,079Fly to Harry Reid International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Harry Reid International Airport (LAS)plane IND - LAS
- Take a shuttle bus from 1100 S Main St. - Las Vegas to Riverside, CA - 3956 University Ave
11h 25m$256–621
Indianapolis to Riverside by bus (Greyhound)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Indianapolis to Riverside is to fly and train which costs $210 - $550 and takes 9h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Indianapolis to Riverside is to fly and train which takes 9h 33m and costs $210 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Indianapolis station to Riverside. However, there are services departing from Indianapolis Union Station and arriving at Magnolia + Beatty via St Louis Bus Station, Richton 5091 at Montclair TransCenter and University + Market. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 46m.
No, there is no direct train from Indianapolis to Riverside. However, there are services departing from Indianapolis and arriving at Riverside via Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 45m.
The distance between Indianapolis and Riverside is 1912 miles. The road distance is 2021.4 miles.
The best way to get from Indianapolis to Riverside without a car is to bus which takes 46h 46m and costs $340 - $700.
It takes approximately 9h 33m to get from Indianapolis to Riverside, including transfers.
Indianapolis to Riverside bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Indianapolis Union Station.
Indianapolis to Riverside train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Indianapolis station.
The best way to get from Indianapolis to Riverside is to bus which takes 46h 46m and costs $340 - $700. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $650 - $1,600 and takes 47h 45m, you could also fly, which costs $230 - $1,000 and takes 10h 21m.
What companies run services between Indianapolis, IN, USA and Riverside, Riverside County, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Magnolia + Beatty via St Louis Bus Station, Montclair Transcenter, Richton 5091 at Montclair TransCenter, and University + Market in around 46h 46m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Indianapolis to Riverside via Chicago Union Station in around 47h 45m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Indianapolis to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Indianapolis to Los Angeles International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Indianapolis to Los Angeles International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Indianapolis to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Indianapolis to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Ontario International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Indianapolis to Ontario International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Indianapolis to Ontario International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Long Beach Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Indianapolis to Long Beach Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Indianapolis to Long Beach Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Indianapolis to Long Beach Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Indianapolis to Long Beach Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Indianapolis to Long Beach Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Indianapolis to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Indianapolis to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Indianapolis to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Indianapolis to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Indianapolis to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Indianapolis to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Indianapolis to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Indianapolis to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Indianapolis to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Indianapolis to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Indianapolis to San Diego International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Indianapolis to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Indianapolis to San Diego International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Indianapolis to Harry Reid International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Indianapolis to Harry Reid International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Indianapolis to Harry Reid International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Indianapolis to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Indianapolis to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Ontario International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Indianapolis to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Indianapolis to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Indianapolis to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Indianapolis to Ontario International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Long Beach Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Indianapolis to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Indianapolis to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Indianapolis to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Indianapolis to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Indianapolis to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Indianapolis to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Harry Reid International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Indianapolis to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Indianapolis to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from L.A. Union Station to Riverside - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Train from Fullerton to Riverside - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Train from Santa Ana to Riverside - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
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
- $55–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Riverside
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Fullerton to Riverside - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–22
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Diego to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Montclair Transcenter
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $300–600
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (951) 565-5002
- Website
- riversidetransit.com
Bus from Village of Orange Zone 5 to Galleria @ Tyler EB
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- http://www.riversidetransit.com
- Children 46" tall and under
- $1–2
- Seniors 60+, Disabled, Medicare
- $1–2
- Adults and children over 46" tall
- $1–3
Shuttle from 1100 S Main St. - Las Vegas to Riverside, CA - 3956 University Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- crossborderxpress.com
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More Questions & Answers
Indianapolis to Riverside bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Riverside is 3h behind Indianapolis. It is currently 4:53 PM in Indianapolis and 1:53 PM in Riverside.
Indianapolis to Riverside train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Indianapolis to Riverside is 2021 miles. It takes approximately 32h 25m to drive from Indianapolis to Riverside.
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