There are 6 ways to get from Melbourne to Indianapolis by plane 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 to Indianapolis
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Indianapolis (IND)plane MEL - IND
23h 8m$772–2,622Fly to University Of Illinois Willard Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to University Of Illinois Willard Airport (CMI)plane MEL - CMI
- Take the bus from Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
29h 15m$559–1,978Fly to Fort Wayne International Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA)plane MEL - FWA
- Take the bus from Ft Wayne Citilink Central Station to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
27h$615–1,984Fly to Evansville, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Evansville (EVV)plane MEL - EVV
- Take the bus from Evansville, IN to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
29h 27m$595–2,145Fly to Louisville International Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)plane MEL - SDF
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
27h 53m$994–3,371Fly to Covington, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Covington (CVG)plane MEL - CVG
- Take the bus from Cincinnati to Indianapolisbus
29h 38m$890–2,952
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Indianapolis (IND) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Indianapolis is to fly and bus which costs $550 - $2,000 and takes 29h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Indianapolis is to fly which takes 23h 8m and costs $750 - $2,700.
The distance between Melbourne and Indianapolis is 9797 miles.
It takes approximately 23h 8m to get from Melbourne to Indianapolis, including transfers.
Indianapolis is 15h behind Melbourne. It is currently 8:19 AM in Melbourne and 5:19 PM in Indianapolis.
There are 741+ hotels available in Indianapolis.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Indianapolis, IN, USA?
Qantas, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Indianapolis (IND) 3 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Indianapolis via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 33m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to University Of Illinois Willard Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 3m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to University Of Illinois Willard Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to University Of Illinois Willard Airport via Los Angeles, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to University Of Illinois Willard Airport via Los Angeles, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to University Of Illinois Willard Airport via San Francisco, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to University Of Illinois Willard Airport via San Francisco, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fort Wayne International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Evansville via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Evansville via Los Angeles, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Louisville International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Covington via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Indianapolis via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 33m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Louisville International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 53m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Covington via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Indianapolis via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fort Wayne International Airport via Los Angeles, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Covington via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Indianapolis via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Covington via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Louisville International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 34m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Covington via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Ft Wayne Citilink Central Station to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 502-368-5644 x 135
- Website
- Miller Transportation
Bus from Evansville, IN to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–200
- Website
- Miller Transportation
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Louisville, KY to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- Amtrak
- Adult
- $22–45
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Cincinnati to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–27
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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