Find buses from Indianapolis to Chicago

If you decide to travel from Indianapolis to Chicago by bus, you can travel with Greyhound Lines, Amtrak Thruway, or Miller Transportation. Greyhound Lines, Amtrak Thruway, and Miller Transportation are bus companies devoted to offering their passengers elite transportation services. To achieve this goal, the companies have invested in buses with state-of-the-art amenities. Suppose you board one of the buses from Indianapolis to Chicago offered by any company. In that case, you’ll enjoy access to an onboard toilet in good condition, complimentary Wi-Fi, comfortable seats with adequate legroom, and power outlets you can use to charge your devices. As all the buses are well-maintained, you need not worry about your bus lacking amenities in good condition.

If you’re an American citizen, you only need valid photo identification and a bus ticket from Indianapolis to Chicago to be able to board a bus that covers this route. For your valid photo ID, you can use your driver’s license, passport, student’s ID, or military ID. However, if you’re a foreign citizen, you’ll need to have your foreign government-issued passport and your bus ticket to board a bus to Chicago from Indianapolis. It’s worth noting that Miller Transportation, Amtrak Thruway, and Greyhound Lines accept mobile tickets. Hence, you don’t have to have a printed bus ticket to board one of their buses from Indianapolis to Chicago.

Although trains travel from Indianapolis to Chicago, most people traveling this route usually prefer to do so by bus. As this is the case, the demand for Indianapolis to Chicago buses is normally pretty high. At least seven daily buses travel from Indianapolis to Chicago to meet this demand. Both Greyhound Lines and Miller Transportation provide three buses, whereas Amtrak Thruway offers a single bus to Chicago from Indianapolis. If you’d like to travel affordably, you should board the Amtrak Thruway bus, while if you’d like to travel swiftly, you should board a Greyhound Lines Bus.

In Indianapolis, you’ll board your bus to Chicago at the Indianapolis bus station. The largest bus station in the city, this bus terminal serves most of the buses to and from this city. As such, it is normally full of passengers. To get to either of these stations, you’ll either take a cab if the distance is lengthy or walk if the distance is minimal. In Chicago, you’ll get off at Chicago Dan Ryan Greyhound Station, Chicago Downtown Greyhound Station, or Chicago Union Station, depending on the bus that you’ll board. At any of these Chicago stations, you’ll easily find a cab to transport you to your preferred destination, as cabs are always parked outside the stations. It’s worth stating that you’ll have access to a waiting room, accessible washroom, food eatery, and retail shop at all the above-mentioned stations.

There are plenty of towns along the Indianapolis to Chicago route. However, all Indianapolis to Chicago buses travel directly from their departure stations to their arrival stations. This means that they don’t stop at any town along the route. This being the case, if you board any of the buses from Indianapolis to Chicago, once you depart from Indianapolis, you’ll only stop once you get to Chicago. However, while traveling on this route, you’ll be able to see scenic towns such as Lafayette and Merrillville.

See available tickets from Indianapolis to Chicago for this week that start at $29 one-way.

The quickest bus available from Indianapolis will take 3h 30m to arrive in Chicago. Travel time can vary by 0h 07m, so prioritize nonstop options for the quickest arrival. Take the Amtrak bus from Indianapolis and you’ll arrive in your destination quickly.

Ride to your destination comfortably on FlixBus, Amtrak, and Greyhound. Consider FlixBus as it’s been found as the cheapest option to get from Indianapolis to Chicago starting at $62.

While Chicago is 164.5 mi from Indianapolis, the distance by bus is longer and depends on the route taken. Most buses from Indianapolis going to Chicago will get there in around 3h 30m - but this can get longer during peak traffic times.

Based on just travel duration our users have found a flight from Indianapolis to Chicago to be the fastest option to their destination at just 1h 13m. If travel time is less of a concern you may want to look into booking some alternative forms of transportation like a train from Indianapolis to Chicago or a bus from Indianapolis to Chicago.

Expect a train to be one of the cheapest options available to you for travel. Currently, a train has deals available from $56. While they may not be the most cost-effective options currently available a flight from Indianapolis to Chicago or a bus from Indianapolis to Chicago can also be options worth looking into if other factors outside of cost are a higher priority.