There are 9 ways to get from Merced to Indianapolis by bus, plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train, car, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Merced Bus Stop to Fresno Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to Indianapolis (IND)plane FAT - IND
9h 59m$248–1,057Fly from Merced Municipal Airport
cheapest- Fly from Merced Municipal Airport (MCE) to Indianapolis (IND)plane MCE - IND
8h 49m$124–555Bus
- Take the bus from Merced to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
2d 2h$270–625Bus, train
- Take the bus from Merced to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Sacramento to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Indianapolisbus
2d 11h$279–1,698Drive 2,185.9 mi
- Drive from Merced to Indianapoliscar 2,185.9 mi
36h 32m$399–577Bus to Stockton Metropolitan Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Merced to Stocktonbus
- Fly from Stockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK) to Indianapolis (IND)plane SCK - IND
16h 26m$192–808Bus, bus to Oakland International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Merced Bus Stop to Modesto Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi to BART Dublin Stationbus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Indianapolis (IND)plane OAK - IND
12h 3m$192–763Bus, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Merced Bus Stop to Modesto Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi to BART Dublin Stationbus
- Take the subway from Dublin / Pleasanton to Daly Citysubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Indianapolis (IND)plane SFO - IND
11h 23m$182–725Bus, train to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Merced to Stocktonbus
- Take the train from Stockton - Robert J Cabral Station to Santa Clara Stationtrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Indianapolis (IND)plane SJC - IND
13h 21m$223–965
Merced to Indianapolis by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Merced to Indianapolis is to fly which costs $120 - $600 and takes 8h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Merced to Indianapolis is to fly which takes 8h 49m and costs $120 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Merced to Indianapolis station. However, there are services departing from Merced and arriving at Indianapolis Union Station via Sacramento Bus Station, Sparks Transit Center and Denver. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
The distance between Merced and Indianapolis is 1903 miles. The road distance is 2198.7 miles.
The best way to get from Merced to Indianapolis without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 2h and costs $270 - $650.
It takes approximately 9h 59m to get from Merced to Indianapolis, including transfers.
Merced to Indianapolis bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Merced station.
The best way to get from Merced to Indianapolis is to bus which takes 2 days 2h and costs $270 - $650. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $120 - $600 and takes 8h 49m.
Merced to Indianapolis bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Sacramento Bus Station.
Indianapolis is 3h ahead of Merced. It is currently 4:57 AM in Merced and 7:57 AM in Indianapolis.
What companies run services between Merced, CA, USA and Indianapolis, IN, USA?
You can take a bus from Merced to Indianapolis Union Station via Sacramento Bus Station, Sparks Transit Center, Denver Union Station, and Denver in around 2d 2h. Alternatively, Advanced Air, LLC, Southwest Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Merced Municipal Airport (MCE) to Indianapolis (IND) once daily.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Indianapolis via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Indianapolis via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Stockton Metropolitan Airport to Indianapolis via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Stockton Metropolitan Airport to Indianapolis via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 13m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Indianapolis via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Indianapolis via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Indianapolis via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Indianapolis via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Indianapolis via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Merced Municipal Airport to Indianapolis via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Merced Municipal Airport to Indianapolis via Las Vegas, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Merced Municipal Airport to Indianapolis via Las Vegas, Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Indianapolis via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Indianapolis via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Indianapolis via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Indianapolis via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Indianapolis via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Merced Municipal Airport to Indianapolis via Las Vegas, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Indianapolis via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Indianapolis via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Indianapolis via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Indianapolis via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Indianapolis via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Indianapolis via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Indianapolis via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Indianapolis via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Indianapolis via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Indianapolis via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Stockton Metropolitan Airport to Indianapolis via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Merced Municipal Airport to Indianapolis via Las Vegas, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Sacramento to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Dublin / Pleasanton to Daly City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 800-411-7245
- Website
- acerail.com
Train from Stockton - Robert J Cabral Station to Santa Clara Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–21
- Website
- https://acerail.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Merced Bus Stop to Fresno Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Merced Bus Stop to Modesto Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Merced to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Merced to Stockton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $10–85
- Phone
- +1 (319) 753-2864
- info@burlingtontrailways.com
- Website
- burlingtontrailways.com
Bus from Denver to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–350
- Schedules at
- burlingtontrailways.com
- Book at
- burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $170–260
- Flexible Fares
- $240–350
- Saver Fare
- $203
- Flex Fare
- $279
- Website
- stanrta.org
Bus from Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi to BART Dublin Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.stanrta.org/
- One Day Pass
- $2
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