There are 6 ways to get from Bern to Indianapolis by train, 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.
Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Indianapolis
best- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Indianapolis (IND)plane ZRH - IND
16h 39m$485–1,486Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Purdue University Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Purdue University Airport (LAF)plane ZRH - LAF
- Take the bus from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
20h 42m$368–1,080Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Indianapolis
- Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Indianapolis (IND)plane GVA - IND
18h 57m$549–1,609Train to Basel, fly to Indianapolis
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Indianapolis (IND)plane BSL - IND
19h 30m$494–1,770Train, bus to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Indianapolis
- Take the train from Bern to Brigtrain
- Take the bus from Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviaria to Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1bus
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Indianapolis (IND)plane MXP - IND
20h 20m$432–1,490Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane ZRH - ORD
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to Gary Metro Centertrain
- Take the bus from Gary Bus Station to Indianapolisbus
19h 5m$387–609
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Indianapolis (IND) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bern to Indianapolis is to train and fly and bus which costs $380 - $650 and takes 19h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Bern to Indianapolis is to train and fly which takes 16h 39m and costs $480 - $1,500.
The distance between Bern and Indianapolis is 4594 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 39m to get from Bern to Indianapolis, including transfers.
Indianapolis is 5h behind Bern. It is currently 4:50 PM in Bern and 11:50 AM in Indianapolis.
There are 740+ hotels available in Indianapolis.
What companies run services between Bern, Switzerland and Indianapolis, IN, USA?
There is no direct connection from Bern to Indianapolis. However, you can take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Indianapolis (IND), walk to Indianapolis Airport, then take the line 8 bus to Ctc-M. Alternatively, you can take the train to Genève-Aéroport, walk to Geneva International Airport (GVA) airport, fly to Indianapolis (IND), walk to Indianapolis Airport, then take the line 8 bus to Ctc-M.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Indianapolis via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Indianapolis via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Indianapolis via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Indianapolis via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Indianapolis via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Basel to Indianapolis via Frankfurt, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Purdue University Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–950
Flights from Zurich Airport to Purdue University Airport via Munich, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Purdue University Airport via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Purdue University Airport via Brussels, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Purdue University Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Purdue University Airport via Milano Malpensa Airport, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Indianapolis via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Indianapolis via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Indianapolis via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Basel to Indianapolis via Frankfurt, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Indianapolis via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–450
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Indianapolis via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Indianapolis via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Indianapolis via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Indianapolis via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Indianapolis via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Indianapolis via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Indianapolis via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Indianapolis via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Indianapolis via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Indianapolis via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–750
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Indianapolis via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–2,200
Flights from Basel to Indianapolis via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–2,300
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from Van Buren St. to Gary Metro Center
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $8–10
Train from Van Buren St. to Gary Metro Center
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–9
- Schedules at
- Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–45
- Website
- Amtrak
- Adult
- $14–45
- Phone
- +39 0322 844 862
- [email protected]
- Website
- Comazzi Bus
Bus from Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviaria to Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10
- Website
- Comazzi Bus
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Gary Bus Station to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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