There are 9 ways to get from Monterey to Topeka by plane, car, bus (Flixbus), train (Amtrak), bus, shuttle, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Monterey Regional Airport to Manhattan Regional Airport, drive
best- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK)plane MRY - MHK
- Drive from Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK) to Topekacar
11h 43m$164–720Bus
- Take the bus from Salinas Train Station to Los Angeles Downtownbus
- Take the bus from 612 Wall St - Los Angeles to El Pasobus
- Take the bus from El Paso to Quincy Street Station - Topekabus
42h 40m$293–420Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Salinas to Los Angelestrain Coast Starlight
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Topeka Stationtrain Southwest Chief
45h 1m$592–1,323Drive 1,737.2 mi
- Drive from Monterey to Topekacar 1,737.2 mi
29h 54m$317–458Fly Monterey Regional Airport to Kansas City, bus
- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Kansas City (MCI)plane MRY - MCI
- Take the bus from 2745 Southwest Blvd - Kansas City to Quincy Street Station - Topekabus
11h 11m$253–1,058Shuttle to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Kansas City, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Monterey Shuttle Station to SFO Airport International
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Kansas City (MCI)plane SFO - MCI
- Take the bus from 2745 Southwest Blvd - Kansas City to Quincy Street Station - Topekabus
11h 30m$259–873Shuttle to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Kansas City, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Monterey Shuttle Station to SJC Airport Terminal A
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Kansas City (MCI)plane SJC - MCI
- Take the bus from 2745 Southwest Blvd - Kansas City to Quincy Street Station - Topekabus
12h 5m$350–1,312Shuttle, BART to Oakland International Airport, fly to Kansas City, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Monterey Shuttle Station to SJC Airport Terminal B
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Coliseumsubway
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Kansas City (MCI)plane OAK - MCI
- Take the bus from 2745 Southwest Blvd - Kansas City to Quincy Street Station - Topekabus
13h 34m$318–1,125Shuttle, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Monterey Shuttle Station to SFO Airport International
- Take the bus from Oakland to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Topekabus
43h 13m$364–671
Monterey to Topeka by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Monterey to Topeka is to bus which costs $290 - $420 and takes 42h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Monterey to Topeka is to fly and bus which takes 11h 11m and costs $250 - $1,100.
No, there is no direct bus from Monterey to Topeka station. However, there are services departing from Tyler / Franklin and arriving at Quincy Street Station - Topeka via Salinas Train Station, Cesar E Chavez / Vignes, 612 Wall St - Los Angeles and El Paso. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 40m.
The distance between Monterey and Topeka is 1456 miles. The road distance is 1747.4 miles.
The best way to get from Monterey to Topeka without a car is to bus which takes 42h 40m and costs $290 - $420.
It takes approximately 11h 43m to get from Monterey to Topeka, including transfers.
Monterey to Topeka bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Salinas Train Station.
The best way to get from Monterey to Topeka is to bus which takes 42h 40m and costs $290 - $420. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $550 - $1,400 and takes 45h 1m.
Monterey to Topeka bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Los Angeles Downtown station.
Topeka is 2h ahead of Monterey. It is currently 6:20 AM in Monterey and 8:20 AM in Topeka.
What companies run services between Monterey, CA, USA and Topeka, KS, USA?
You can take a bus from Tyler / Franklin to Quincy Street Station - Topeka via Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7, Salinas Train Station, Cesar E Chavez / Vignes, Spring / 7th, 612 Wall St - Los Angeles, and El Paso in around 42h 40m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Tyler / Franklin to Topeka Station via Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7, Salinas, and Los Angeles in around 45h 1m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Kansas City via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kansas City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kansas City via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kansas City via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Kansas City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Kansas City via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Kansas City via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Kansas City via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Kansas City via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Kansas City via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Kansas City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Kansas City via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Kansas City via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Kansas City via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Kansas City via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Kansas City via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Kansas City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Kansas City via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Kansas City via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kansas City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Kansas City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kansas City via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Kansas City via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Kansas City via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Kansas City via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Manhattan Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Kansas City via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Kansas City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Kansas City via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Salinas to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Topeka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $490–1,100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Milpitas to Coliseum
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Salinas Train Station to Los Angeles Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from 612 Wall St - Los Angeles to El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from El Paso to Quincy Street Station - Topeka
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–180
- Schedules at
- 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
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from Monterey Shuttle Station to SFO Airport International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–70
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Standard Rate
- $55–70
Shuttle from Monterey Shuttle Station to SJC Airport Terminal A
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Standard Rate
- $45–60
Shuttle from Monterey Shuttle Station to SJC Airport Terminal B
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Standard Rate
- $45–60
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Oakland to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–340
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Topeka
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $90–180
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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Yes, the driving distance between Monterey to Topeka is 1747 miles. It takes approximately 29h 54m to drive from Monterey to Topeka.
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