There are 11 ways to get from Indianapolis to Riverside by plane, bus (Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Indianapolis to Ontario International Airport
best- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)IND - ONT
9h 37m$184–854Fly Indianapolis to Los Angeles International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)IND - LAX
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Riverside - Downtown
10h 16m$183–520Bus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Montclair Transcenter
- Take the bus from Montclair Transit Center to San Bernardino Transit Center290
47h 3m$249–522Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Indianapolis to Chicago Union StationCardinal
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to RiversideSouthwest Chief
47h 45m$326–1,157Drive 2,009.7 mi
- Drive from Indianapolis to Riverside2,009.7 mi
32h 17m$367–530Fly Indianapolis to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)IND - BUR
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Riverside - Downtown
10h 17m$247–513Fly Indianapolis to John Wayne Airport Orange County, train
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)IND - SNA
- Take the train from Fullerton to Riverside - Downtown
12h 20m$273–676Fly Indianapolis to San Diego International Airport, train
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)IND - SAN
- Take the train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Santa Ana
- Take the train from Santa Ana to Riverside - Downtown
11h 32m$247–994Fly Indianapolis to Palm Springs International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)IND - PSP
- Take the bus from Palm Springs Airport Amtrak Bus Stop to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Take the train from Fullerton to Riverside - Downtown
12h 57mBus to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Ontario International Airport
- Take the bus from Indianapolis to Chicago
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)MDW - ONT
11h 34m$198–898Fly Indianapolis to Harry Reid International Airport, bus
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Harry Reid International Airport (LAS)IND - LAS
- Take the bus from Las Vegas, NV to San Bernardino
12h 15m$189–500
Indianapolis to Riverside by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Indianapolis to Riverside is to fly and train which costs $180 - $550 and takes 10h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Indianapolis to Riverside is to fly which takes 9h 37m and costs $180 - $900.
No, there is no direct bus from Indianapolis station to Riverside. However, there are services departing from Indianapolis Union Station and arriving at Vine Street Mobility Hub via St Louis Bus Station, Montclair Transit Center and San Bernardino Transit Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 3m.
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 1814 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 47h 3m and costs $240 - $550.
It takes approximately 9h 37m 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 fly which takes 9h 37m and costs $180 - $900. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $240 - $550 and takes 47h 3m, you could also train, which costs $320 - $1,200 and takes 47h 45m.
What companies run services between Indianapolis, IN, USA and Riverside, Riverside County, CA, USA?
Southwest Airlines, Frontier Airlines, and American Airlines fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Ontario International Airport (ONT) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Vine Street Mobility Hub via St Louis Bus Station, Montclair Transcenter, Montclair Transit Center, and San Bernardino Transit Center in around 47h 3m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Indianapolis to Ontario International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Indianapolis to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Indianapolis to Ontario International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Indianapolis to Ontario International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Indianapolis to Ontario International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Indianapolis to Los Angeles International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Indianapolis to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Indianapolis to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Indianapolis to Los Angeles International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Indianapolis to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Indianapolis to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Indianapolis to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Indianapolis to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Indianapolis to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Indianapolis to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Indianapolis to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Indianapolis to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Indianapolis to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Indianapolis to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Indianapolis to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Indianapolis to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Indianapolis to San Diego International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Indianapolis to Palm Springs International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Indianapolis to Palm Springs International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Indianapolis to Palm Springs International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Indianapolis to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Indianapolis to Harry Reid International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Indianapolis to Harry Reid International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Indianapolis to Harry Reid International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Indianapolis to Harry Reid International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Indianapolis to Ontario International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Indianapolis to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Indianapolis to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Indianapolis to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Indianapolis to Palm Springs International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Indianapolis to Palm Springs International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Indianapolis to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Indianapolis to Palm Springs International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Indianapolis to Palm Springs International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Indianapolis to Palm Springs International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Indianapolis to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Indianapolis to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
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
- $35–260
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Riverside
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $290–900
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Fullerton to Riverside - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–31
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from L.A. Union Station to Riverside - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $10–14
Train from Fullerton to Riverside - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $7–11
Train from Santa Ana to Riverside - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $8–11
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
- $35–100
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Montclair Transcenter
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $210–420
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (909) 379-7100
- Website
- omnitrans.org
Bus from Montclair Transit Center to San Bernardino Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Omnitrans
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Palm Springs Airport Amtrak Bus Stop to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Indianapolis to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $22–90
- Phone
- +1 866 691 9732
- eplasales@eplalimo.com
- Website
- eplalimo.com
Bus from Las Vegas, NV to San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- eplalimo.com
- One Way
- $40–60
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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 6:50 PM in Indianapolis and 3:50 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 17m to drive from Indianapolis to Riverside.
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