How will my son or daughter arrange to come home during semester breaks?
By car, Bloomington is about an hour from Indianapolis, two hours from Louisville, three hours from Cincinnati, and four hours from St. Louis and Chicago. In fact, Bloomington is located within a day’s drive for more than half of the U.S. population. IU students come from a wide variety of places. It is usually easy to get a ride home, especially during holiday periods. Students from a greater distance can fly home from the Indianapolis International Airport, located 50 miles north of Bloomington. The Bloomington Shuttle Service makes nine daily runs to the airport, seven days a week, from several pickup points around town and campus. The cost per person is $25 each way. Door-to-door, 24-hour airport service, which is somewhat more costly, is available from various limousine companies. Students living in and around Chicago should check out Hoosier Bus at hoosierbus.com and Catch a Ride at www.catcharide.com for information about transportation between Bloomington and Chicago on select
