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Cheap Flights from Indianapolis to China

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Shanghai
Shanghai1 stop$1,183
Guangzhou
Guangzhou2 stops$1,512
Fuzhou
Fuzhou3 stops$4,607
Chengdu
Chengdu2 stops$1,994
Shenzhen
Shenzhen2 stops$1,660
Chongqing
Chongqing2 stops$1,565
Zhengzhou
Zhengzhou2 stops$1,632
Shanghai
Shanghai1 stop$1,183
Guangzhou
Guangzhou2 stops$1,512
Fuzhou
Fuzhou3 stops$4,607
Chengdu
Chengdu2 stops$1,994
Shenzhen
Shenzhen2 stops$1,660
Chongqing
Chongqing2 stops$1,565
Zhengzhou
Zhengzhou2 stops$1,632

Book Cheap Indianapolis to China Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Indianapolis to China that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from Indianapolis to China

Fri, Sep 19 - Mon, Sep 22
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8:10 am - 1:45 pmIND-PVG
17h 35m1 stop
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3:45 pm - 9:12 pmPVG-IND
17h 27m1 stop
$1,183Delta
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Tue, Oct 28 - Tue, Nov 25
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6:56 pm - 9:40 amIND-PEK
26h 44m2 stops
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3:35 pm - 5:46 amPEK-IND
27h 11m2 stops
$1,184
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Thu, Sep 18 - Mon, Sep 22
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6:30 am - 1:45 pmIND-PVG
19h 15m1 stop
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5:30 pm - 12:07 pmPVG-IND
30h 37m2 stops
$1,188Delta
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Sat, Nov 1 - Sat, Nov 15
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11:25 am - 4:00 pmIND-PVG
40h 35m2 stops
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5:35 pm - 5:54 pmPVG-IND
37h 19m2 stops
$1,255Air Canada
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Wed, Nov 19 - Sat, Dec 20
Air Canada Logo
11:25 am - 4:00 pmIND-PVG
39h 35m2 stops
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5:35 pm - 11:44 pmPVG-IND
43h 09m2 stops
$1,260Air Canada
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Fri, Oct 17 - Wed, Nov 12
United Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 5:45 pmIND-PVG
22h 45m2 stops
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1:30 pm - 7:59 pmPVG-IND
19h 29m2 stops
$1,331United Airlines
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Fri, Oct 17 - Wed, Nov 12
American Airlines Logo
5:41 am - 2:50 pmIND-PVG
21h 09m1 stop
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6:25 pm - 2:06 pmPVG-IND
32h 41m1 stop
$1,334American Airlines
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Tue, Oct 28 - Mon, Nov 10
United Airlines Logo
7:22 am - 6:45 pmIND-PVG
23h 23m1 stop
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1:30 pm - 2:30 pmPVG-IND
38h 00m2 stops
$1,336United Airlines
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Sat, Nov 1 - Sat, Nov 15
American Airlines Logo
8:32 am - 4:25 pmIND-PVG
19h 53m1 stop
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6:25 pm - 10:46 amPVG-IND
29h 21m1 stop
$1,379American Airlines
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Mon, Oct 13 - Mon, Oct 27
China Eastern Logo
7:29 am - 12:15 pmIND-CTU
40h 46m2 stops
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5:30 pm - 9:03 pmCTU-IND
39h 33m2 stops
$1,994China Eastern
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Indianapolis to China flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Indianapolis to China to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Indianapolis to China?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Indianapolis to China, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Indianapolis to China is April, when tickets cost $1,079 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and May, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $2,119 and $1,903 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Indianapolis to China?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Indianapolis to China clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

If you are looking for a flight deal from Indianapolis to China, look for departures on Tuesdays and avoid leaving on a Friday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from China, Monday is the cheapest day to fly and Tuesday is the most expensive.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$1,183
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 1% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 1% lower on average.
Flight from Indianapolis to Shanghai Pudong Airport

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    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying from Indianapolis to China up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to China?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to China is generally in the afternoon, when round-trip flights cost $1,485 on average. Morning departures are around 2% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to China is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,744.

Reviews of the top 4 airlines serving from Indianapolis to China

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Indianapolis to China? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7.9
DeltaOverall score based on 7979 reviews
7.9Comfort
8.2Boarding
7.3Food
7.9Entertainment
8.5Crew
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This route with Delta always has delays or is cancelled. Aircrafts seem smaller and older. I fly Delta quite a bit - haven’t had issues with the international flights. But this route has always been the troublesome one

4.0 Okaypuravi, Aug 2025LGA - STL
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This route with Delta always has delays or is cancelled. Aircrafts seem smaller and older. I fly Delta quite a bit - haven’t had issues with the international flights. But this route has always been the troublesome one

Nothing special. The crew never went out of their way for anything.

Three seats in first class were broken and while they were able to still acommodate us it was looking very touch and go and they had others they could not acommodate

Mechanic delay in addition to a 2 hour change in takeoff time was frustrating.

Delayed due to thunderstorms and no in-flight service due to rough weather — both of which are out of Delta’s control. Flight was good overall.

The flight attendants in SLC were rude. I arrived 40 minutes early to gate. Ticket said I needed check in for seat assignments and tried check in and attendants said they weren’t doing it. And proceeded to never call me to give me a ticket so when time to board I received the very last seat. Please relay to employees to do their job better..,

On this flight I felt the food offering was not as complete as on previous flights. The tomato salad was a bit off and there was nothing additional such a bread or butter. The breakfast was only one option, so you either ate what they had or ate nothing. The crew was efficient, but most seemed frustrated throughout the flight. The flight arrived early and was obstacle-free, so I’m overall quite happy, but the shine in the rest of the experience just wasn’t there.

The seats got pretty uncomfortable pretty fast. The armrests are bigger than on other planes, so I had less room in the actual seat. My butt hurt by the end of the flight. :/ comfort was the primary issue. The crew were fantastic!

I believe that a four-hour trip should have a meal. Delta had none.

Great flight with Delta! Boarding was quick and easy, the amenities were solid, and the plane was in great shape. The flight attendants had a fun, lively energy while staying professional. All in all, a smooth trip — even managed to catch up on some rest. Thanks, Delta!

I had no checked baggage but was required to hand over carry on baggage at the door of the plane. There was a lot of overboard space in the plane and I was one of the last ones. I ran to get my carry on but it was gone. I was given back at the plane door in Toronto, so the wait was not as long as it would have been at the carousel.

Armrest controller on my seat 35D and nextbooennseat 35E did not work right. Hard to press buttons to recognize and 35D had constantnpressure either upmost down somit was nearly impossible to make selections. .

I flew with my dog and had already purchased my dog’s ticket. Even that morning I had called costumer service to insure that my husband and I had seats together since the website was giving me an error when choosing our seats and the representative mentioned our dog. I showed up early to the airport and when I got to the gate and we started boarding I was help back and told that I was supposed to have a yellow tag and that I should have checked in at the counter for them to give me that tag. I was not aware of this, the representative on the phone did not say anything. Nor did I see it anywhere in the checking process online, so if you travel with a pet and are not checking in luggage, just know that you still have to go to the check in counter when arriving at the airport unless you want to be the last one to board and not have room for your carry on in the overhead bins. Other than that, I had a great experience.

Once we got in the air the pilot made up some of the time of the delay. So that was really nice.

We had a layover from YVR to Denver. We bought 4 bottles of Absolut Vodka at the YVR Duty Free for $116.20, after going through security and American Customs Pre Clearance at YVR, Vancouver. When we landed in Denver, United put us behind the American Customs as well as TSA again for some reason. We were forced to go through American Customs and TSA again. TSA confiscated our rightfully owned Duty Free Absolut Vodka bottles. Because United incorrectly forced our flight behind American border and TSA again, we missed the connecting flight. After United put us on a later flight, we eventually arrived in Chicago very late, with hardly any sleep. I am looking for compensation from United for our incorrectly confiscated Absolut Vodka bottles worth $116.20, as well as compensation for incorrectly putting us behind American Customs and TSA again, causing us to miss our connecting flight, making us arrive extremely late in Chicago.

From the first moment you interact with United Airlines, you can expect nothing less but extreme frustration. The baggage handler at the bag drop seems completely unbothered by the presence of customers waiting in line. No help was extended to load the baggage whatsoever. And if any of your bags is overweight by 0.01 pound they will make you re-distribute everything in your suitcase just to play power trip. When it was time to board no help was extended to customers to locate their seats. Moreover. It was a chaotic mess at the gate when it was unclear who should board first and everyone just bunched up, trying to get on the plane. I am sure the crew was doing their best to perform their jobs while being paid their wages however it shouldn’t be that hard to smile once or twice when you’re in the business if serving customers. It is a shame for the United States of America to have a flagship carrier of such low caliber. Our flight was also delayed by about an hour and a half due to further delays prior to our inbound flight. Being someone who has travelled for both business and leisure in Asia, Europe, and South America I have never experienced such poor quality of service.

Very small cramped plane for an international flight. Everything else was good, but it was maybe the smallest comfort-wise I've ever been on for longer than 3-4 hours and the trip was 7.5

I understand stuff happens, but plane failures are likely due to lack of maintenance. Additionally, air conditioning wasn't working, no snack/drink service, no WiFi. Fortunately, the crew was communicative and light-hearted. United grabbed another plane and we were able to get to our destination.

There was no food available for this red eye... one little waffle cookie for a 6+ hour flight... thank God I was able to sleep some

It is clear that someone knew, and competent, is in charge of food at United Airlines at least for the international flights. I was flying in coach, but the choices of the dinner were excellent. Tasty, and appropriate size. I had the beef, which was a little bit like a shepherds pie, and it was good. Nothing comparable has been served on a United flight in years. It will not be confused with three star food, but it is very good for airline food. Even better was the breakfast choice between a cinnamon roll and a breakfast sandwich. I chose the breakfast sandwich which was absolutely delicious and which I would happily order again at my local Starbucks or Panera. It is clear that someone knew indifferent is in charge of the food and it’s about time.

The flight was canceled 3 hours after original take off time

My flight was delayed for several hours. Sitting at gate 16 for several hours, I got a text from Kayak the gate changed to 9 before it was announced. Very bad communication at each gate from American Airlines employees. I received 10 notifications of delay from Kayak. My vacation started off horrible! I will write to American Airlines corporate office also.

The AA staff person who checked our bags was curt and almost rude. The FA also seemed unhappy doing her job. Overall it was like riding the school bus back in grade school.

Internet was a bit expensive and did not work ask that week otherwise a good flight

Ring in first class for an overnight flight, there was no blankets nor pillows for first class customers.

My Internet did not work for Outlook email or basically anything. I paid for one hour of in-flight usage and it was terrible. I spent a lot of time on different sites and browsers with no luck and a lot of frustration. Other than that, the flight was on time, crew was nice, service was fine. Seat was OK even though I paid for the extra 6 inches. I cannot imagine how tight the seats in the back must be.

Delayed flight that lead to a missed connection and a 5-hour trip became a 12-hour flight 🙄

Any flight to ORD after about 2pm this summer has been challenging. Flight was delayed getting in (coming from ORD) and that led to it not leaving before a ground stop due to lightening before they could fuel the plane, and so forth. They made up some time but we were still late in arriving at ORD, and that led to missed connections.

Food was ok, but not as good as I have had before on AA.

No issues. They did change our gate FOUR times in about 30 minutes which was mildly annoying but the flight was fine.

Food no variations only beef of chicken no veggie meals

Super surprised with the entire experience. Business class is incredible. Flight attendants around the world could learn customer service from these people. Simply fabulous experience all the way around.

Pillow and blanket are dirty. My son got multiple bites during the flight

Flight was on time. My group paid for seat’s so that us four can be seated next to each other. We all got separated. We all got middle seats, which made it more difficult to be able to get up and stretch or use the restroom. We tried talking to the employees at China Eastern and they were of no help. We will not be taking this flight or recommend this route to others in the future. Also I will be contacting customer service on how I can get our money back for paying for assigned seats.

China eastern was fantastic. I had read so many bad reviews that had made me nervous. However, I found that the flight attendant’s, and customer service check in etc. etc. was excellent. I had no problems. I would fly with them again!

Excellent! I had read some negative reviews but I found out that it was not all was not true! The staff was courteous and helpful. The flight take off and landing was nice & easy. The food was good! I asked for a second and I got it easily and without an attitude! All was wonderful!

Excellent experience however older aeroplanes used by China Eastern Airlines.

The crew were excellent, service amazing, blankets and pillow good, cabin temperature perfect, the flight on time, food was unusual selection however plentiful, price for tickets unbeatable through Kayak. Older aeroplanes used by China Eastern was the only down side.

Delay in off-boarding due to customs at SFO... pilot announcement should have come earlier so passengers don't clog aisles.

Better good than most, if not all European airlines. If you’re stuck in an economy seat anyways, China Eastern is a good choice because of shorter flight time, being able to overfly Russia

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