Direct Flights from Los Angeles to Indianapolis
Nonstop service from LAX to IND on Allegiant, American, Delta, Southwest. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
40 cities have a nonstop to Indianapolis, Los Angeles among them.
How long to go to Indianapolis for, from Los Angeles
4h 5m in the air, 1,810 miles. A two-night trip loses most of two days to travel; three or four nights is where this one starts to make sense.
About Indianapolis
Indianapolis is the capital of Indiana and also the state’s largest city. Efforts to beautify and modernize the city have brought Indianapolis into the 21st century as a world-class destination for everything from business meetings and trade conventions to backpackers making their way across the States.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Indianapolis
- The Indianapolis Museum of Art (IMA) is an encyclopedic art museum located at Newfields, a 152-acre (62 ha) campus that also houses Lilly House, The Virginia B.
- The Children's Museum of Indianapolis is the world's largest children's museum. It is located at 3000 North Meridian Street, Indianapolis, Indiana in the United Northwest Area neighborhood of the city.
- The Indianapolis Zoo is a 93-acre (38 ha) non-profit zoo, public aquarium, and botanical garden in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.
- The Indiana State Soldiers and Sailors Monument is a 284 ft 6 in (86.72 m) tall neoclassical monument built on Monument Circle, a circular, brick-paved street that intersects Meridian and Market streets in the center of…
- The Indiana World War Memorial Plaza is an urban feature and war memorial located in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, originally built to honor the veterans of World War I.
- Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral located at Fourteenth and Meridian Streets in Indianapolis, Indiana, in the United States.
- The Indiana State Museum is a museum located in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. The museum houses exhibits on the science, art, culture, and history of Indiana from prehistoric times to the present day.
- The Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art is an art museum in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.
- Broad Ripple Park Carousel is an antique carousel in The Children's Museum of Indianapolis.
- Eagle Creek Park is a municipal park in the northwest of Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Officially opened in 1972, it covers approximately 3,900 acres (16 km2) of land and 1,400 acres (5.7 km2) of water.
- The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum is an automotive museum on the grounds of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, United States, which houses the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame.
- Mounds State Park is a state park near Anderson, Indiana featuring Native American heritage, and ten ceremonial mounds built by the prehistoric Adena culture indigenous peoples of eastern North America, and also used cen…
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Indianapolis weather, compared with Los Angeles
8° cooler than Los Angeles on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Indianapolis 36°F · Los Angeles 66°F · 30° colder
- April
- Indianapolis 64°F · Los Angeles 68°F · 4° colder
- July
- Indianapolis 86°F · Los Angeles 75°F · 11° warmer
- October
- Indianapolis 66°F · Los Angeles 74°F · 9° colder
January bottoms out near 36°F — a real coat, not a layer. Indianapolis also swings harder through the year than Los Angeles does — 49° between its coldest and warmest months against 11°.
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at the nearest weather station to each city.
Planning a trip to Indianapolis
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Indianapolis is April–May and September–October, when daytime highs are a comfortable 64–78°F.
- How long to stay
- Indianapolis rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Indianapolis Museum of Art, The Children's Museum of Indianapolis, and Indianapolis Zoo and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Los Angeles to Indianapolis?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Los Angeles (LAX) to Indianapolis (IND) on Allegiant, American, Delta, Southwest.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Los Angeles to Indianapolis?
- Allegiant, American, Delta, Southwest fly nonstop between Los Angeles (LAX) and Indianapolis (IND). Allegiant flies it May to August only; Southwest flies it December to January only.
- How many nonstop flights are there from Los Angeles to Indianapolis?
- There are about 2 nonstop departures per day (roughly 14 per week) from Los Angeles to Indianapolis.
- How far is Indianapolis from Los Angeles?
- Indianapolis is about 1,810 miles from Los Angeles by air.
- What is there to do in Indianapolis?
- Popular things to do include Indianapolis Museum of Art, The Children's Museum of Indianapolis, Indianapolis Zoo, Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (Indianapolis), and more.
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