2027 Indianapolis 500
Experience the event. Not just attend a race.
What is an Indianapolis 500 travel package?
An Indianapolis 500 travel package is a planned trip to the greatest spectacle in racing, built by Racing Passport around your group: a hotel in Indianapolis, race tickets across the days you choose, hospitality, and transfers. You can add Robert Earl as a host on the ground for the weekend. Everything is quote-led and tuned to who is coming and how you like to watch.
More than three hundred thousand people fill that track on race day. Most of them see the same race.
What they do not have is someone who knows the place showing them where to be and what to watch for. Not everyone gets this experience.
Twenty-seven years at this race. Forty years inside the sport. Relationships with teams, drivers, and the people who build the cars. Racing Passport puts that knowledge in your corner from the moment you arrive.
See the experience options →Choose the level of access that fits where you are.
Not sure which fits? The inquiry form takes two minutes. Robert responds personally.
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
"You can watch this race. Or you can understand it. Racing Passport gives you the vocabulary. Not everyone leaves knowing they never really watched before."
Start Your ConsultationWhat the 2027 Indianapolis 500 weekend looks like.
Arrive in Indianapolis. Hotel check-in. Rest up: Carb Day starts early.
The last practice session before the race. The Wienie 500. The Pit Stop Challenge. The energy on Carb Day is unlike anything else in motorsport.
Robert shows you where to sit so you can actually see, gets you to the Pit Stop Challenge with his what-to-watch-for guide, and walks you by the Pagoda. Friday evening, skip the concert for a private session back at the hotel (*tentative).
The Drivers Meeting. The Speedway at full activity the day before the race.
Robert shows you where to watch the Drivers Meeting, then takes you through the pits and the IMS Museum. There is a story behind every car in that building.
The 111th running of the Indianapolis 500. Five hundred miles. Two hundred laps.
Racing Passport guests meet up with Robert early on race morning, and he shows them where to be and when. During the race you watch from your own seat with his race-day guide, and after the checkered flag the group gets together to talk it through. By Sunday you have spent three days learning to watch it differently.
Departure day. The conversations on the drive home sound different when you know what you were watching.
Gold-accented events are Racing Passport access events, Level Two only. See the two experience levels ↑
110th Running of the Indianapolis 500 · Photo: James Black / IndyCar
The 111th running. More than three hundred thousand people. Thirty-three cars. Five hundred miles.
The track opened in 1909. The first race ran in 1911. Every driver who has ever won here had to beat every driver who tried before them across more than a century.
Thirty-three cars. Five hundred miles. Two hundred laps. A race that turns on pit strategy in the final thirty laps, a fuel window that opens or closes in seconds, a yellow flag that changes everything. The people in those grandstands see the pass. Very few know the reason. Racing Passport gives you the reason.
110th Running · Photo: Walt Kuhn / IndyCar
What to know about the city.
Indianapolis International Airport (IND) is 20 minutes from downtown. Direct flights from most major US hubs. Race day transport to IMS is coordinated for Full Access clients.
Downtown Indianapolis is 7 miles from the Speedway. The Conrad, JW Marriott, and Westin are the premium downtown options. Staying near IMS means race week surrounds you. Downtown means better properties and easier dinners. Both have tradeoffs. Robert walks you through them in your consultation.
Indianapolis in May is a racing city. Mass Ave is where it eats and drinks. The Indiana State Museum is worth your time. Book everything well in advance for race week.
Planning a 2027 Indy 500 travel package.
How much does an Indianapolis 500 travel package cost?
Racing Passport 2027 Indianapolis 500 travel packages are quoted to your specifications. Pricing varies based on number of nights, hotel tier, seating selection, group size, and whether you choose The Curated Trip or The Racing Passport hosted experience with Robert Earl on-site. Most packages range from a single-day premium experience to a full five-day insider weekend. Submit an inquiry for a personalized quote.
How far in advance should I book the 2027 Indy 500?
Twelve months out is ideal. The Indianapolis 500 is the largest single-day sporting event in the world. Top hotels around Indianapolis Motor Speedway sell out by January for a May race. The best ticket locations are released well before the event. The IMS renewal window for current seat holders closes at the end of June each year, and seats that do not renew return to the public market after that. Read the full 2027 buyer's hub for the four-decision sequence.
What's the difference between The Curated Trip and The Racing Passport?
The Curated Trip is a fully planned Indianapolis 500 travel package with hotel, race tickets, transfers, and on-site assistance. The Racing Passport adds Robert Earl as your guide on Carb Day, Legends Day and race morning: where to sit and where to be, a pits tour and the IMS Museum, and the insider perspective of someone who has attended every Indy 500 since 2000. During the race you watch from your own seat.
Where should I stay for the Indianapolis 500?
There are four primary zones: downtown Indianapolis (most amenities, longest race-day commute), Speedway township directly adjacent to IMS, the airport area on the south side, and on-property camping or RV in the Coke Lot. Racing Passport selects the hotel based on your priorities and handles every reservation. Read the full Indianapolis 500 hotels guide.
When is the 2027 Indianapolis 500?
The 111th Indianapolis 500 runs Sunday, May 30, 2027. Race weekend events include Carb Day on Friday May 28, Legends Day on Saturday May 29, and the race itself on Sunday May 30. Racing Passport travel packages cover the full Memorial Day weekend, typically running Thursday through Monday. See the full race weekend guide.
Are race tickets included in the travel package?
Yes. Race tickets are included in every Racing Passport Indianapolis 500 travel package. Seating tier is selected with you during consultation. Preferred grandstand, terrace, paddock penthouse, or suite. Practice and qualifying tickets for the weeks before the race can be added. Read the tickets and seating guide.
Still planning ahead? Read the 12-month guide to planning a trip to the 2027 Indianapolis 500.
Planning a Indianapolis 500 trip
How the weekend works, when to book, where to stay, and which viewing tier is worth it. Written once and kept current, whichever year you are planning for.
Read the Indianapolis 500 guide →First time at Indy or your twentieth. Tickets in hand or starting from scratch.
A solo trip or a group. The inquiry form takes two minutes. Robert responds to every one personally. No automated sequences. No sales funnel. A conversation about how to build the right experience for where you are.
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