There are 9 ways to get from Newark to Omaha by plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train, bus, car, or bus (Greyhound)
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
best- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Omaha (OMA)EWR - OMA
7h 40m$89–427Bus
- Take the bus from Newark Penn Station to Chicago Bus StationFlixBus N2640
- Take the bus from Chicago to OmahaChicago
30h 10m$166–378Train, bus via Ossining
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station
- Take the train from Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Take the bus from Chicago to Omaha
32h 27m$220–1,359Drive 1,226.9 mi
- Drive from Newark to Omaha1,226.9 mi
20h 9m$224–324Fly from Laguardia Airport
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Omaha (OMA)LGA - OMA
7h 38m$101–488Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Newark Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Omaha (OMA)PHL - OMA
7h 17m$108–1,070Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Omaha (OMA)JFK - OMA
8h 32m$103–451Bus via St. Louis
- Take the bus from Newark Penn Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Kansas City Bus Station
- Take the bus from Kansas City to Omaha
32h 55m$164–409Train, bus
- Take the train from Newark Penn Station to Chicago Union StationCardinal
- Take the bus from Chicago to OmahaChicago
38h 37m$241–712
Newark to Omaha by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Newark to Omaha is to fly which costs $85 - $430 and takes 7h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Newark to Omaha is to train and fly which takes 7h 17m and costs $100 - $1,100.
No, there is no direct bus from Newark station to Omaha. However, there are services departing from Newark Penn Station and arriving at Omaha via Chicago. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 10m.
The distance between Newark and Omaha is 1149 miles. The road distance is 1234.1 miles.
The best way to get from Newark to Omaha without a car is to bus which takes 30h 10m and costs $160 - $380.
It takes approximately 7h 40m to get from Newark to Omaha, including transfers.
Newark to Omaha bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Newark Penn Station.
The best way to get from Newark to Omaha is to fly which takes 7h 40m and costs $85 - $430. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $160 - $380 and takes 30h 10m.
Newark to Omaha bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Chicago Bus Station.
Omaha is 1h behind Newark. It is currently 5:53 PM in Newark and 4:53 PM in Omaha.
What companies run services between Newark, NJ, USA and Omaha, NE, USA?
United Airlines, Delta, and American Airlines fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Omaha (OMA) hourly. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Newark Penn Station to Omaha via Chicago in around 30h 10m.
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- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Omaha via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Omaha via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–440
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Omaha via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Omaha via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–490
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Omaha via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Omaha via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–440
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Omaha via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Omaha via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Omaha via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Omaha via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–480
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Omaha via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–480
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Omaha via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Omaha via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Omaha via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Omaha via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Omaha via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Omaha via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–480
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Omaha via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Omaha via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Omaha via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Omaha via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–480
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
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–50
- 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
- $140–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Newark Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–310
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Newark Penn Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $180–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Newark Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $11–220
- Business Class
- $55–260
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
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 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
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Newark Penn Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–200
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (319) 753-2864
- info@burlingtontrailways.com
- Website
- burlingtontrailways.com
Bus from Chicago to Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–173
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $85–130
- Flexible Fares
- $110–170
- Saver Fare
- $125
- Flex Fare
- $173
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Chicago to Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Newark Penn Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Kansas City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–95
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Kansas City to Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–95
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
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Yes, the driving distance between Newark to Omaha is 1234 miles. It takes approximately 20h 9m to drive from Newark to Omaha.
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