There are 10 ways to get from Indianapolis to Waco by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly to Waco
best- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Waco (ACT)plane IND - ACT
6h 28m$119–494Fly to Dallas, bus
cheapest- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Dallas (DAL)plane IND - DAL
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Waco Bus Stationbus
7h 18m$97–452Bus via Memphis
- Take the bus from Indianapolis to Tornado Bus Co - West Memphisbus Indianapolis
- Take the bus from Tornado Bus Co - West Memphis to Wacobus West Memphis / ...
23h 26m$190–429Bus, train
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from St. Louis to Dallastrain
- Take the bus from Dallas to Wacobus
23h 46mDrive 965.2 mi
- Drive from Indianapolis to Wacocar 965.2 mi
15h 56m$177–255Fly to Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport, drive
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport (GRK)plane IND - GRK
- Drive from Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport (GRK) to Wacocar
7h 30m$98–473Fly to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, bus
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)plane IND - AUS
- Take the bus from Austin Eastside Bus Plaza to Waco Bus Stopbus
7h 56mFly to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, bus
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)plane IND - DFW
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Waco Bus Stationbus
8h 22m$138–407Bus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Dallas Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Waco Bus Stopbus
24h 40mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Indianapolis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Dallastrain
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Waco Bus Stationbus
30h 29m
Indianapolis (IND) to Waco (ACT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Indianapolis to Waco is to fly and bus which costs $130 - $410 and takes 8h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Indianapolis to Waco is to fly which takes 6h 28m and costs $110 - $500.
No, there is no direct bus from Indianapolis to Waco. However, there are services departing from Ctc-R and arriving at Waco via Indianapolis and Tornado Bus Co - West Memphis. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 26m.
The distance between Indianapolis and Waco is 857 miles. The road distance is 970.8 miles.
The best way to get from Indianapolis to Waco without a car is to bus via Memphis which takes 23h 26m and costs $190 - $430.
It takes approximately 6h 28m to get from Indianapolis to Waco, including transfers.
Indianapolis to Waco bus services, operated by Tornado Bus Company, depart from Indianapolis station.
The best way to get from Indianapolis to Waco is to fly which takes 6h 28m and costs $110 - $500. Alternatively, you can bus via Memphis, which costs $190 - $430 and takes 23h 26m.
Indianapolis to Waco bus services, operated by Tornado Bus Company, arrive at Tornado Bus Co - West Memphis station.
Waco is 1h behind Indianapolis. It is currently 4:46 PM in Indianapolis and 3:46 PM in Waco.
What companies run services between Indianapolis, IN, USA and Waco, TX, USA?
American Airlines flies from Indianapolis (IND) to Waco (ACT) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ctc-R to Waco via Lafayette Rd & Georgetown Rd, Indianapolis, and Tornado Bus Co - West Memphis in around 23h 26m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–430
Flights from Indianapolis to Dallas via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from Indianapolis to Dallas via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–470
Flights from Indianapolis to Dallas via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Indianapolis to Dallas via Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Indianapolis to Dallas via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Indianapolis to Dallas via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from Indianapolis to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Indianapolis to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Indianapolis to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Indianapolis to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Indianapolis to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Waco via Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–450
Flights from Indianapolis to Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport via Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–460
Flights from Indianapolis to Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Indianapolis to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Indianapolis to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–410
Flights from Indianapolis to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Indianapolis to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–410
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from St. Louis to Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- amtrak.com
Train from Indianapolis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- amtrak.com
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Indianapolis to Tornado Bus Co - West Memphis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $95–210
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $95–210
Bus from Tornado Bus Co - West Memphis to Waco
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $95–220
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $95–220
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Indianapolis Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Austin Eastside Bus Plaza to Waco Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Waco Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Dallas to Waco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1-800-231-2222
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com.mx
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Waco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–29
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com.mx
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Austin Eastside Bus Plaza to Waco Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Waco Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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