There are 7 ways to get from Little Rock to Topeka 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)LIT - MHK
- Drive from Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK) to Topeka
6h 1m$97–426Drive 434.6 mi
cheapest- Drive from Little Rock to Topeka434.6 mi
7h 53m$80–115Train, bus
- Take the train from Union Station to St. LouisTexas Eagle
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to TopekaGreyhound US1200 / ...
15h 46m$83–201Bus
- Take the bus from Shell gas station - Little Rock, AR to Shell gas station - Texarkana, TX
- Take the bus from Texarkana to Kansas City
- Take the bus from Kansas City Bus Station to Topeka
16h 31m$108–352Fly to Kansas City, bus
- Fly from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport (LIT) to Kansas City (MCI)LIT - MCI
- Take the bus from 2745 Southwest Blvd - Kansas City to Quincy Street Station - Topeka
8h 3m$141–574Fly to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport, bus
- Fly from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport (LIT) to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT)LIT - ICT
- Take the bus from 2210 Somerset St - Wichita to Quincy Street Station - Topeka
7h 34m$211–864Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Union Station to St. Louis
- Take the train from St. Louis to Kansas City
- Take the train from Kansas City to Topeka Station
17h 15m$92–381
Little Rock to Topeka by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Little Rock to Topeka is to drive which costs $75 - $120 and takes 7h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Little Rock to Topeka is to fly and drive which takes 6h 1m and costs $95 - $430.
No, there is no direct train from Little Rock station to Topeka station. However, there are services departing from Union Station and arriving at Topeka Station via St. Louis and Kansas City. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 15m.
The distance between Little Rock and Topeka is 463 miles. The road distance is 437.1 miles.
The best way to get from Little Rock to Topeka without a car is to train and bus which takes 15h 46m and costs $80 - $210.
It takes approximately 6h 1m to get from Little Rock to Topeka, including transfers.
Little Rock to Topeka train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Union Station.
The best way to get from Little Rock to Topeka is to bus which takes 16h 31m and costs $100 - $360. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $90 - $390 and takes 17h 15m.
Little Rock to Topeka train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at St. Louis station.
Yes, the driving distance between Little Rock to Topeka is 437 miles. It takes approximately 7h 53m to drive from Little Rock to Topeka.
What companies run services between Little Rock, AR, USA and Topeka, KS, USA?
You can take a bus from River Cities to Topeka via WalmartBaseline, Shell gas station - Little Rock, AR, Shell gas station - Texarkana, TX, Texarkana, and Kansas City Bus Station in around 16h 31m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Union Station to Topeka Station via St. Louis and Kansas City in around 17h 15m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Manhattan Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Manhattan Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Kansas City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Kansas City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–750
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Kansas City via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Kansas City via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–500
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Kansas City via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Kansas City via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Kansas City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Kansas City via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
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
- $40–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from St. Louis to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Kansas City to Topeka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–50
- 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 Topeka
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–100
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Kansas City Bus Station to Topeka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- 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
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from 2745 Southwest Blvd - Kansas City to Quincy Street Station - Topeka
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from 2210 Somerset St - Wichita to Quincy Street Station - Topeka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–65
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
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