There are 10 ways to get from Newark to Lawrence by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Kansas City (MCI)plane EWR - MCI
- Take the bus from Kansas City Bus Station to Lawrence Bus Stopbus
8h 9m$217–507Bus (Greyhound)
cheapest- Take the bus from Newark Penn Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0421
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Lawrence Bus Stopbus Greyhound US0180s
30h$193–365Train via Ossining (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Croton-Harmon Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Lawrence Amtrak Stationtrain
31h 44m$432–1,450Drive 1,211.5 mi
- Drive from Newark to Lawrencecar 1,211.5 mi
20h 54m$222–320Fly from Laguardia Airport, bus
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Kansas City (MCI)plane LGA - MCI
- Take the bus from Kansas City Bus Station to Lawrence Bus Stopbus
9h 18m$251–605Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport, bus
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Kansas City (MCI)plane JFK - MCI
- Take the bus from Kansas City Bus Station to Lawrence Bus Stopbus
8h 59m$202–891Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Newark Penn Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Kansas City (MCI)plane PHL - MCI
- Take the bus from Kansas City Bus Station to Lawrence Bus Stopbus
9h 20m$267–1,073Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Newark Penn Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Kansas City (MCI)plane BWI - MCI
- Take the bus from Kansas City Bus Station to Lawrence Bus Stopbus
10h 2m$258–1,687Bus, train
- Take the bus from Newark Penn Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus FlixBus N2642 / ...
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Lawrence Amtrak Stationtrain Southwest Chief
31h 59m$275–522Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Newark Penn Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain Cardinal
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Lawrence Amtrak Stationtrain Southwest Chief
38h 23m$489–1,008
Newark to Lawrence by bus (Greyhound)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Newark to Lawrence is to bus which costs $190 - $370 and takes 30h.
The fastest way to get from Newark to Lawrence is to fly and bus which takes 8h 9m and costs $210 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Newark station to Lawrence. However, there are services departing from Newark Penn Station and arriving at Lawrence Bus Stop via St Louis Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h.
No, there is no direct train from Newark station to Lawrence station. However, there are services departing from Newark Penn Station and arriving at Lawrence Amtrak Station via Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station, Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station and Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 44m.
The distance between Newark and Lawrence is 1169 miles. The road distance is 1218.6 miles.
The best way to get from Newark to Lawrence without a car is to bus which takes 30h and costs $190 - $370.
It takes approximately 8h 9m to get from Newark to Lawrence, including transfers.
Newark to Lawrence bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Newark Penn Station.
Newark to Lawrence train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station.
The best way to get from Newark to Lawrence is to bus which takes 30h and costs $190 - $370. Alternatively, you can train via Ossining, which costs $430 - $1,500 and takes 31h 44m.
What companies run services between Newark, NJ, USA and Lawrence, KS, USA?
You can take a bus from Newark Penn Station to Lawrence Bus Stop via St Louis Bus Station in around 30h. Alternatively, you can take a train from Newark Penn Station to Lawrence Amtrak Station via Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station, Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station, and Chicago Union Station in around 31h 44m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Kansas City via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kansas City via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,400
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kansas City via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,400
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Kansas City via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Kansas City via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Kansas City via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Kansas City via Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kansas City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Kansas City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kansas City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kansas City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kansas City via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Kansas City via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kansas City via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,400
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–21
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $280–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Lawrence Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Newark Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $24–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Newark Penn Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Newark Penn Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $340–750
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Newark Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $18–450
- First Class
- $120–600
Train from Newark Penn Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–700
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $40–480
- First Class
- $180–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Kansas City Bus Station to Lawrence Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–12
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Newark Penn Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–280
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Lawrence Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Kansas City Bus Station to Lawrence Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Newark Penn Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–230
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Newark to Lawrence bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Lawrence is 1h behind Newark. It is currently 8:46 PM in Newark and 7:46 PM in Lawrence.
Newark to Lawrence train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Newark to Lawrence is 1219 miles. It takes approximately 20h 54m to drive from Newark to Lawrence.
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