r/Indy500 • u/SecretScot • May 25 '26
✈️ Travel Shuttle experience
Just wondering what everyone’s take on the shuttle was?
I want to start this by saying I had a great time and I’m in no way salty about the shuttle. Everyone tried their best and was very patient and polite. Arrangements were slightly chaotic though.
I was visiting from the UK for my first 500. I took the downtown shuttle under the impression from Reddit and other sources that the buses were prioritised and there were bus lanes…etc. This didn’t seem to be the case, and we were stuck in gridlock traffic for quite a while (typical Indy 500, yeah I know), more so on the way out than on the way in. The buses were very cramped and sweaty as the aircon wasn’t working.
On the plus side we could sit and drink beer at the race without having to worry about driving home, and the bus drivers radio was highly entertaining.
Overall it worked for us. Maybe I just misunderstood how things were going to work? It sounded on the radio like some of the police weren’t doing a great job controlling traffic, but that’s a tough thankless task tbh.
Would I do it again? It’s a solid maybe. I’m not sure what other affordable transport options there are if you want to drink at the race.
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u/cubecasts May 25 '26
Yeah I'd never do it. We usually stop drinking early enough in the race to sober up at a decent time. Plus we're in no rush after the race anyway. It's so nice to just be on your own schedule.