IND · Layover Guide
Indianapolis
Stop in Indianapolis.
Best layover: 3–24h
LayoverScore™
Base city score. Your route score varies by savings and timing.
Exit realism
Comfortable window
Enough room in Indianapolis for a real stop. Keep the buffer at the end anyway.
Landside playbook
If time slips
- Drop the last stop. Go straight to the train, taxi rank, or ride pickup you already chose.
- Add 15 minutes to map ETAs for the return leg at rush hour.
- One ticket for the whole trip protects you when the inbound is late. Separate tickets do not.
Worth knowing
- Do not stack three stops. One solid block in the city beats a rushed loop.
- Do not treat one map time as gospel for immigration lines. Pad on your first pass through this hub.
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Places to stay
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Score 62 · Discover 46 · Ease 19
Why Indianapolis scores 62
Getting there
IndyGo Green Line Bus $1.75 · Uber/Lyft $23
min to center
bus- 01IndyGo Green Line bus (45 min to downtown, $1.75)
- 02Uber/Lyft (20-25 min, $18-28)
- 03Taxi (20-25 min, $35 flat rate to downtown)
- 01Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum and track tour
- 02Mass Ave arts district with local breweries and galleries
- 03Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields with 152-acre gardens
- 04Monument Circle and Soldiers & Sailors Monument observation deck
- 05St. Elmo Steak House for legendary shrimp cocktail
Experiences in Indianapolis
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Where to stay →Drop your luggage. Don't drag it around the city.
Crowne Plaza Indianapolis Airport
Adjacent to terminal
$69/day
3 min walk
Bounce Luggage Storage Downtown
Downtown Indianapolis
$6/bag
0 min walk
From the terminal to the good part.
IndyGo Green Line Bus
Downtown
Runs every 15-20 min, connects to downtown transit center
45 min
$1.75
Uber/Lyft
Downtown
Pickup at ground transportation level
22 min
$23.00
Taxi
Downtown
Flat rate to downtown hotels
22 min
$35.00
No city pass available for this city.
Getting there
Get an Uber from the airportAt the airport
- 01Shapiro's Delicatessen for authentic corned beef sandwiches
- 02Harry & Izzy's steakhouse in Civic Plaza
- 03Local craft beer selection at numerous terminal bars
- 04Free WiFi throughout terminal
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