EV charging stops from Indianapolis, IN to Columbus, OH

The drive is 174.8 miles, about 3h 24m. Along it sit about 41 DC fast chargers within 5 miles of the route — and 29 of those have somewhere to eat within a 10-minute walk, so the charging stop and the meal are the same stop.

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Leaving Indianapolis at 8:00 am

Leave Indianapolis at 8:00 am, take a break in Huber Heights at 10:10 am and arrive in Columbus around 11:45 am.

WhenWhereChargerFood within a walk
8:00 amLeave Indianapolis, IN
10:10 am
Break · mile 114
Huber Heights, OH
Walmart 1495 (Huber Heights, OH)
350 kW
6 stalls
🧇 Waffle House 4 min, ⭐ Hardee's 5 min, 🚗 Sonic 5 min
~11:45 amArrive in Columbus, OH

Meals fall near their local hour (times are local at each stop), with about 20 minutes for a break and 40 for a meal. It is a driver’s plan, not a charging plan: where you need to charge depends on your car. Open this drive in the app to pick another leaving time.

Typical power along this route is 240 kW, with 24 stops at 150 kW or more and 9 on the Tesla network. Chargers under 50 kW are left out of the list — on a drive this length they cost more time than they save. Counting every DC fast charger, there is one at least every 27 miles of the way.

Every stop with food within a walk

In order along the route.

Indianapolis, IN - Capitol Avenue - Tesla Supercharger
75 kW12 stallsTesla Supercharger
109 South Capitol Avenue, Indianapolis, IN
🥪 Subway 1 min☕ Starbucks 2 min🥖 Panera Bread 3 min🦬 Buffalo Wild Wings 4 min🌯 Chipotle 4 min🐔 Chick-fil-A 5 min+5
Ed Martin Nissan
50 kW1 stallNon-networked
802 N Shadeland Ave, Indianapolis, IN
🍕 Domino's 3 min🏪 Dollar General 2 min🌮 Taco Bell 4 min🛒 Kroger 5 min
EA
Meijer 131 (Indianapolis, IN)
350 kW6 stallsElectrify America
11351 E Washington St, Indianapolis, IN
🍦 Culver's 2 min🛒 Meijer 1 min⛽ Speedway 6 min🥩 Arby's 8 min
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Pilot Travel Center
350 kW6 stallsEVgo
2640 North 600 West, Greenfield, IN
🍟 McDonald's 7 minacross hwy⛽ Pilot 1 min⛽ Speedway 1 min🌮 Taco Bell 8 minacross hwy⛽ Circle K 8 minacross hwy
Richmond, IN - Tesla Supercharger
250 kW8 stallsTesla Supercharger
2507 Chester Boulevard, Richmond, IN
🍔 Wendy's 2 min🛒 Meijer 1 min🍟 McDonald's 3 min🌮 Taco Bell 9 min
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McDonald's 40 Triggs Rd
350 kW4 stallsEVgo
40 Triggs Rd., Brookville, OH
🍟 McDonald's 1 min🥩 Arby's 1 min⛽ Speedway 2 min🏪 Dollar General 3 min🍔 Wendy's 3 min🧇 Waffle House 3 min+2
Dayton, OH - Tesla Supercharger
150 kW8 stallsTesla Supercharger
9200 N Main Street, Dayton, OH
🌯 Chipotle 1 min🛒 Meijer 1 min☕ Starbucks 2 min🥖 Panera Bread 3 min🍟 McDonald's 3 min🧇 Waffle House 4 min+2
EA
Walmart 1495 (Huber Heights, OH)
350 kW6 stallsElectrify America
7680 Brandt Pike, Huber Heights, OH
🧇 Waffle House 4 min🛒 Walmart 2 min⭐ Hardee's 5 min🚗 Sonic 5 min🍦 Ice cream shop 7 min🍔 Wendy's 7 min+1
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Jeff Wyler Power Link
200 kW1 stallChargePoint
1501 Hillcrest Avenue, Springfield, OH
🍟 McDonald's 2 min🛒 Meijer 4 min🔧 Lowe's 5 min💻 Best Buy 7 min🛒 Kroger 7 min🤠 Texas Roadhouse 9 min
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Springfield, OH Rechargery @ Sheetz - Titus Rd
400 kW10 stallsIONNA
1751 Titus Rd, Springfield, OH
🍔 Wendy's 2 min⛽ Sheetz 1 min⛽ Love's 2 min🥪 Subway 3 min
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TA US-42, London, OH
400 kW12 stallsbp pulse
940 US-42, London, OH
🍗 Popeyes 1 min⛽ TA Travel Center 1 min🍟 McDonald's 3 min🍔 Wendy's 4 min🌮 Taco Bell 6 min🥪 Subway 7 min+2
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Pilot Travel Center
350 kW4 stallsEVgo
1365 Sr 42 Ne, London, OH
🥩 Arby's 1 min⛽ Pilot 1 min⛽ Sheetz 2 min🧇 Waffle House 4 min
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Market at Hilliard
350 kW4 stallsEVgo
1852 Hilliard Rome Rd, Hilliard, OH
🌯 Chipotle 2 min🛒 Aldi 2 min🐦 Red Robin 2 min🍕 Pizza Hut 2 min🍗 KFC 2 min☕ Starbucks 2 min+18
Columbus, OH - Hilliard Rome Road - Tesla Supercharger
250 kW12 stallsTesla Supercharger
1661 Hilliard Rome Road, Columbus, OH
🥖 Panera Bread 1 min🛒 Meijer 1 min🍔 Five Guys 1 min🚒 Firehouse Subs 1 min☕ Starbucks 2 min🥞 IHOP 2 min+20
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Valley Ford of Columbus
240 kW4 stallsFord BlueOval
5575 Keim Cir, Columbus, OH
🥞 IHOP 2 min🍔 Wendy's 3 min🍟 McDonald's 3 min🚒 Firehouse Subs 3 min🥖 Panera Bread 4 min🛒 Meijer 4 min+14
EA
Walmart 2426 (Columbus, OH)
350 kW8 stallsElectrify America
5200 West Point Plaza, Columbus, OH
🍦 Culver's 1 min🍝 Olive Garden 1 min🛒 Walmart 2 min👑 Burger King 3 min🥩 Arby's 4 min🍗 Wingstop 5 min+19
Georgesville Nissan
50 kW1 stallNon-networked
1260 Auto Mall Dr, Columbus, OH
☕ Starbucks 6 minacross hwy🍔 Wendy's 8 min🍎 Applebee's 8 min🥩 Arby's 9 min🥪 Subway 10 min🛒 Kroger 10 min+4
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Germain 4 Hyun Lev
62 kW1 stallChargePoint
1400 Auto Mall Dr, Columbus, OH
🍎 Applebee's 4 min🍔 Wendy's 4 min🥩 Arby's 4 min🥪 Subway 5 min🛒 Kroger 5 min☕ Starbucks 5 min+8
C
Germain 3 Hyun Lev
62 kW1 stallChargePoint
1400 Auto Mall Dr, Columbus, OH
🍎 Applebee's 4 min🍔 Wendy's 4 min🥩 Arby's 4 min🥪 Subway 5 min🛒 Kroger 5 min🍟 McDonald's 5 min+8
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Target Hilliard #T1969
350 kW6 stallsEVgo
4211 Trueman Blvd, Hilliard, OH
☕ Starbucks 1 min💊 CVS 1 min🎯 Target 1 min🔨 Home Depot 5 min
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Pilot Travel Center
350 kW6 stallsEVgo
3600 Interchange Road, Columbus, OH
🍔 Wendy's 1 min⛽ Pilot 1 min🍟 McDonald's 1 min🧇 Waffle House 3 min⛽ Speedway 4 min🍦 Ice cream shop 7 minacross hwy+1
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Ohio State Unv Car Level
62 kW1 stallChargePoint
930 Kinnear Rd, Columbus, OH
☕ Starbucks 9 min🎯 Target 8 min💊 CVS 8 min
Columbus, OH – West 3rd Avenue - Tesla Supercharger
250 kW8 stallsTesla Supercharger
820 W 3rd Ave, Columbus, OH
🐔 Chick-fil-A 1 min🌯 Chipotle 2 min☕ Starbucks 2 min🛒 Giant Eagle 3 min🥖 Panera Bread 3 min🐕 Raising Cane's 3 min+8
Columbus, OH - Tesla Supercharger
75 kW10 stallsTesla Supercharger
70 East Goodale Street, Columbus, OH
🍦 Ice cream shop 5 minacross hwy☕ Starbucks 6 min🥪 Subway 6 min🌯 Chipotle 7 min🍔 Shake Shack 5 minacross hwy
W Poplar Ave Parking
50 kW1 stallNon-networked
48 W Poplar Ave, Columbus, OH
🍦 Ice cream shop 4 min🍔 Shake Shack 4 min💊 CVS 9 min☕ Starbucks 7 minacross hwy🌯 Chipotle 7 minacross hwy🥪 Subway 7 minacross hwy
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Kroger Brewers Yard
350 kW4 stallsEVgo
150 W Sycamore St, Columbus, OH
☕ Starbucks 1 min🛒 Kroger 1 min🌯 Chipotle 5 min🍔 Wendy's 6 min🌮 Taco Bell 6 min🥪 Subway 9 minacross hwy
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Nationwidechild Nch-W30 EV
80 kW1 stallChargePoint
237 1/2 E Livingston Ave, Columbus, OH
🍟 McDonald's 7 minacross hwy🌯 Chipotle 7 min💊 CVS 10 min🥪 Subway 8 minacross hwy🍦 Ice cream shop 10 minacross hwy
E Long St Parking Lot
50 kW2 stallsEV Connect
295 E Long St, Columbus, OH
☕ Starbucks 7 min🥪 Subway 7 min

Questions about this drive

Where should I stop to eat between Indianapolis and Columbus?

Leaving Indianapolis at 8:00 am, no mealtime falls on the way. The plan's break in Huber Heights, OH at 10:10 am: Waffle House is a 4-minute walk from a 350 kW charger. In all, 29 of the roughly 41 fast chargers along the way have a restaurant within a 10-minute walk.

How many fast chargers are there between Indianapolis and Columbus?

About 41 DC fast chargers are within 5 miles of the 175-mile route, 40 of them 50 kW or more. 24 charge at 150 kW or more, 9 are on the Tesla network, and 29 have a restaurant within a 10-minute walk.

What is the longest stretch without a fast charger between Indianapolis and Columbus?

No stretch is longer than 27 miles: there is a DC fast charger within 5 miles of the route at least that often.

Which restaurant chains are on the way from Indianapolis to Columbus?

Counting the fast chargers of 50 kW or more on the route, the chains most often within a 10-minute walk are Starbucks (near 16 chargers), McDonald's (15), Wendy's (14), Subway (13), Chipotle (12) and Arby's (11).

How long does it take to charge on the way from Indianapolis to Columbus?

It depends on the car. The app's estimate for a 10–80% charge is about 45 min for a Ford Mustang Mach-E at the 350 kW charger in Huber Heights, OH; about 25 min for a Hyundai Ioniq 5 at the 350 kW charger in Huber Heights, OH. These are rough figures from each car's battery size and peak charging speed; a cold battery or a busy site takes longer.

How long is the drive from Indianapolis to Columbus with stops?

About 3h 24m of driving for 175 miles. Leaving at 8:00 am with the plan's 1 break of about 20 minutes, you arrive around 11:45 am.

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