There are 6 ways to get from Melbourne to Indianapolis by plane or bus
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Fly to Indianapolis
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Indianapolis (IND)plane MEL - IND
23h 40m$614–2,214Fly to Fort Wayne International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA)plane MEL - FWA
- Take the bus from Fort Wayne, IN to Indianapolis, INbus
28h 46m$548–1,991Fly to Evansville, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Evansville (EVV)plane MEL - EVV
- Take the bus from Evansville, IN to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
30h 40m$737–2,312Fly to Dayton, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Dayton (DAY)plane MEL - DAY
- Take the bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
30h$1,346–4,776Fly 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
28h 16m$736–2,663Fly to Covington, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Covington (CVG)plane MEL - CVG
- Take the bus from Cincinnati Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
27h 49m$987–3,579
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Indianapolis (IND) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Indianapolis is to fly and bus which costs $550 - $2,000 and takes 28h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Indianapolis is to fly which takes 23h 40m and costs $600 - $2,300.
The distance between Melbourne and Indianapolis is 9797 miles.
It takes approximately 23h 40m to get from Melbourne to Indianapolis, including transfers.
Indianapolis is 16h behind Melbourne. It is currently 3:11 PM in Melbourne and 11:11 PM in Indianapolis.
There are 673+ 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) 4 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Indianapolis via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 9m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Indianapolis via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fort Wayne International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fort Wayne International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fort Wayne International Airport via Los Angeles, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Evansville via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Evansville via Los Angeles, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dayton via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Louisville International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Covington via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Indianapolis via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fort Wayne International Airport via San Francisco, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fort Wayne International Airport via Los Angeles, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dayton via San Francisco, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dayton via San Francisco, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dayton via Los Angeles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,700
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Indianapolis via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 9m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Indianapolis via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dayton via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Louisville International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Covington via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Indianapolis via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Fort Wayne International Airport via San Francisco, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Louisville International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 48m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Covington via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 23m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,500
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Fort Wayne, IN to Indianapolis, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–50
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
- Phone
- +1 502-368-5644 x 135
- Website
- ridewithmiller.com
Bus from Evansville, IN to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Website
- https://ridewithmiller.com
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Cincinnati Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Louisville, KY to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $22–45
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