There are 7 ways to get from Grinnell to Wichita by bus (Greyhound), car, taxi, bus, plane, train, or shuttle
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Bus via Kansas City
best- Take the bus from Grinnell to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Kansas Citybus
- Take the bus from Kansas City Bus Station to Wichita Bus Stopbus
10h 45m$80–207Drive 438.8 mi
- Drive from Grinnell to Wichitacar 438.8 mi
7h 12m$81–116Taxi, bus to Waterloo Municipal Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Grinnell to Marshalltowntaxi
- Take the bus from Marshalltown to Waterloobus
- Fly from Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO) to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT)plane ALO - ICT
9h 21m$271–983Bus
- Take the bus from Grinnell to Omaha, NEbus Greyhound US0123
- Take the bus from Omaha to Wichitabus Omaha-Aguascalientes
12h 23m$173–226Bus, train
- Take the bus from Grinnell to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Kansas Citybus
- Take the train from Kansas City to Newton Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Newton Station to Wichita Amtrak Stationbus
12h 51mBus, shuttle to Des Moines, fly
- Take the bus from Grinnell to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Amesbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Ames, IA - Iowa State University to Des Moines International Airport, IA
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT)plane DSM - ICT
10h 2m$359–1,624Bus, bus to The Eastern Iowa Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Grinnell to Iowa Citybus
- Take the bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9bus
- Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT)plane CID - ICT
10h 7m
Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO) to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Grinnell to Wichita is to drive which costs $80 - $120 and takes 7h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Grinnell to Wichita is to drive which takes 7h 12m and costs $80 - $120.
The distance between Grinnell and Wichita is 458 miles. The road distance is 441.4 miles.
The best way to get from Grinnell to Wichita without a car is to bus via Kansas City which takes 10h 45m and costs $80 - $210.
It takes approximately 10h 45m to get from Grinnell to Wichita, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Grinnell to Wichita is 441 miles. It takes approximately 7h 12m to drive from Grinnell to Wichita.
There are 118+ hotels available in Wichita.
What companies run services between Grinnell, IA, USA and Wichita, KS, USA?
You can take a vehicle from Grinnell to Wichita Bus Stop via Grinnell, Des Moines, and Kansas City Bus Station in around 10h 45m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Des Moines to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,500
Flights from Des Moines to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,400
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Des Moines to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,400
Flights from Des Moines to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,700
Flights from Des Moines to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,500
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Des Moines to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,300
Flights from Des Moines to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,500
Flights from Des Moines to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Des Moines to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,800
Flights from Des Moines to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,400
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Kansas City to Newton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Grinnell to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Kansas City Bus Station to Wichita Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Marshalltown to Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Grinnell to Omaha, NE
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Grinnell to Iowa City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Des Moines to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–90
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Des Moines to Ames
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–40
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Phone
- +52 449 913 0502
- tours.lopez@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Omaha to Wichita
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $125–135
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Newton Station to Wichita Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 320.253.2226
- Website
- executiveexpress.biz
Shuttle from Ames, IA - Iowa State University to Des Moines International Airport, IA
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $80–190
- Website
- https://www.executiveexpress.biz
- Schedules at
- https://www.executiveexpress.biz/coverage-areas/
- Phone
- +1-319-362-0375
- Website
- 380express.com
Bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.380express.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.380express.com/schedule/
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Estimated price
- $65–80
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