There are 9 ways to get from Riverside to Indianapolis by plane, bus (Flixbus, 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 from Ontario International Airport
best- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Indianapolis (IND)ONT - IND
8h 21m$174–804Bus
- Take the bus from Riverside to Indio Bus Station
- Take the bus from Indio Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Station
46h 41m$175–462Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Riverside to Chicago Union StationSouthwest Chief
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to IndianapolisCardinal
47h 58m$348–1,738Drive 2,009 mi
- Drive from Riverside to Indianapolis2,009 mi
32h 17m$367–530Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Riverside - Downtown to L.A. Union Station
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Indianapolis (IND)LAX - IND
8h 4m$184–520Train to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly
- Take the train from Riverside - Downtown to L.A. Union Station
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Indianapolis (IND)BUR - IND
9h 7m$248–513Train to John Wayne Airport Orange County, fly
- Take the train from Riverside - Downtown to Fullerton
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Indianapolis (IND)SNA - IND
10h 58m$274–666Train, train to San Diego International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Riverside - Downtown to Santa Ana
- Take the train from Santa Ana to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Indianapolis (IND)SAN - IND
10h 10m$227–945Train, bus to Palm Springs International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Riverside - Downtown to Fullerton
- Take the bus from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Palm Springs Airport Amtrak Bus Stop
- Fly from Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) to Indianapolis (IND)PSP - IND
11h 25m
Riverside to Indianapolis by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riverside to Indianapolis is to bus which costs $170 - $470 and takes 46h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Riverside to Indianapolis is to train and fly which takes 8h 4m and costs $180 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Riverside to Indianapolis station. However, there are services departing from Magnolia + Sunnyside and arriving at Indianapolis Union Station via Riverside, Indio Bus Station and St Louis Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 41m.
No, there is no direct train from Riverside to Indianapolis. However, there are services departing from Riverside and arriving at Indianapolis via Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 58m.
The distance between Riverside and Indianapolis is 1811 miles. The road distance is 2020.7 miles.
The best way to get from Riverside to Indianapolis without a car is to bus which takes 46h 41m and costs $170 - $470.
It takes approximately 8h 21m to get from Riverside to Indianapolis, including transfers.
Riverside to Indianapolis bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Riverside station.
Riverside to Indianapolis train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Riverside station.
The best way to get from Riverside to Indianapolis is to fly which takes 8h 21m and costs $170 - $850. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $170 - $470 and takes 46h 41m, you could also train, which costs $340 - $1,800 and takes 47h 58m.
What companies run services between Riverside, Riverside County, CA, USA and Indianapolis, IN, USA?
Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Indianapolis (IND) every 2 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Magnolia + Sunnyside to Indianapolis Union Station via UCR at Bannockburn Village, Riverside, Indio Bus Station, and St Louis Bus Station in around 46h 41m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Indianapolis via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Indianapolis via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Indianapolis via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Indianapolis via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Indianapolis via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Indianapolis via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Indianapolis via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Indianapolis via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Indianapolis via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Indianapolis via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Indianapolis via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Indianapolis via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Indianapolis via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Indianapolis via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Indianapolis via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Indianapolis via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Indianapolis via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Indianapolis via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Indianapolis via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Indianapolis via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Indianapolis via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Indianapolis via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Indianapolis via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Indianapolis via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Indianapolis via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Indianapolis via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Indianapolis via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Indianapolis via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Indianapolis via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Indianapolis via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Indianapolis via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Indianapolis via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Indianapolis via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Indianapolis via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 8m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- 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 Riverside to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $310–1,700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Santa Ana to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–32
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Riverside - Downtown to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $10–14
Train from Riverside - Downtown to Fullerton
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $7–11
Train from Riverside - Downtown to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $8–11
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Riverside to Indio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $10–85
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Indio Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–310
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Palm Springs Airport Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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More Questions & Answers
Riverside to Indianapolis bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Indio Bus Station.
Indianapolis is 3h ahead of Riverside. It is currently 2:02 PM in Riverside and 5:02 PM in Indianapolis.
Riverside to Indianapolis train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Riverside to Indianapolis is 2021 miles. It takes approximately 32h 17m to drive from Riverside to Indianapolis.
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