There are 6 ways to get from Little Rock to Lawrence by plane, car, train, bus, bus (Greyhound), or train (Amtrak)
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Fly to Manhattan Regional Airport, drive
best- Fly from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport (LIT) to Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK)plane LIT - MHK
- Drive from Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK) to Lawrencecar
5h 53m$142–693Drive 406.8 mi
cheapest- Drive from Little Rock to Lawrencecar 406.8 mi
7h 33m$75–108Train, bus
- Take the train from Union Station to St. Louistrain Texas Eagle
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Lawrence Bus Stopbus Greyhound US0136
14h 31m$83–158Bus
- Take the bus from Shell gas station - Little Rock, AR to Shell gas station - Texarkana, TXbus
- Take the bus from Texarkana to Kansas Citybus
- Take the bus from Kansas City Bus Station to Lawrence Bus Stopbus
16h 11m$102–345Fly to Kansas City, bus
- Fly from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport (LIT) to Kansas City (MCI)plane LIT - MCI
- Take the bus from Kansas City Bus Station to Lawrence Bus Stopbus
7h 52m$155–884Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Union Station to St. Louistrain
- Take the train from St. Louis to Kansas Citytrain
- Take the train from Kansas City to Lawrence Amtrak Stationtrain
16h 39m$82–267
Little Rock to Lawrence by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Little Rock to Lawrence is to drive which costs $70 - $110 and takes 7h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Little Rock to Lawrence is to fly and drive which takes 5h 53m and costs $140 - $700.
No, there is no direct train from Little Rock station to Lawrence station. However, there are services departing from Union Station and arriving at Lawrence Amtrak Station via St. Louis and Kansas City. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 39m.
The distance between Little Rock and Lawrence is 489 miles. The road distance is 409.2 miles.
The best way to get from Little Rock to Lawrence without a car is to train and bus which takes 14h 31m and costs $80 - $160.
It takes approximately 5h 53m to get from Little Rock to Lawrence, including transfers.
Little Rock to Lawrence train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Union Station.
The best way to get from Little Rock to Lawrence is to bus which takes 16h 11m and costs $100 - $350. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $80 - $270 and takes 16h 39m.
Little Rock to Lawrence train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at St. Louis station.
Yes, the driving distance between Little Rock to Lawrence is 409 miles. It takes approximately 7h 33m to drive from Little Rock to Lawrence.
What companies run services between Little Rock, AR, USA and Lawrence, KS, USA?
You can take a bus from River Cities to Lawrence Bus Stop via WalmartBaseline, Shell gas station - Little Rock, AR, Shell gas station - Texarkana, TX, Texarkana, and Kansas City Bus Station in around 16h 11m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Union Station to Lawrence Amtrak Station via St. Louis and Kansas City in around 16h 39m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Manhattan Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Manhattan Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Kansas City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Kansas City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–1,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Kansas City via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–850
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Kansas City via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Kansas City via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Kansas City via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Kansas City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–1,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Union Station to St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from St. Louis to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–180
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Kansas City to Lawrence Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–19
- 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 St Louis Bus Station to Lawrence Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Kansas City Bus Station to Lawrence Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Shell gas station - Little Rock, AR to Shell gas station - Texarkana, TX
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–150
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $45–150
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Texarkana to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–170
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
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