There are 9 ways to get from Providence to Topeka by plane, car, train (Amtrak), bus (Greyhound), bus, or train
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Fly Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Manhattan Regional Airport, drive
best- Fly from Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) to Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK)plane PVD - MHK
- Drive from Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK) to Topekacar
9h 1m$94–404Train
- Take the train from Providence to Back Baytrain
- Take the train from Boston to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Topeka Stationtrain
35h 1m$180–1,456Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Providence to Newark Penn Stationbus
- Take the bus from Newark Penn Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Topekabus
35h 5m$182–376Drive 1,420.6 mi
- Drive from Providence to Topekacar 1,420.6 mi
24h 57m$260–375Fly Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Kansas City, bus
- Fly from Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) to Kansas City (MCI)plane PVD - MCI
- Take the bus from 2745 Southwest Blvd - Kansas City to Quincy Street Station - Topekabus
10h 39m$143–612Train to Boston Logan Airport, fly to Kansas City, bus
- Take the train from Providence to South Stationtrain
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Kansas City (MCI)plane BOS - MCI
- Take the bus from 2745 Southwest Blvd - Kansas City to Quincy Street Station - Topekabus
10h 14m$166–1,099Train, train to Laguardia Airport, fly to Kansas City, bus
- Take the train from Providence to Stamford Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Stamford to 125th Street - Harlemtrain
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Kansas City (MCI)plane LGA - MCI
- Take the bus from 2745 Southwest Blvd - Kansas City to Quincy Street Station - Topekabus
12h 42m$233–1,117Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Kansas City, bus
- Take the train from Providence to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Kansas City (MCI)plane JFK - MCI
- Take the bus from 2745 Southwest Blvd - Kansas City to Quincy Street Station - Topekabus
12h 34m$199–1,352Bus, train
- Take the bus from Providence Downtown to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Topeka Stationtrain
36h 12m$190–443
Providence to Topeka by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Providence to Topeka is to fly and drive which costs $90 - $410 and takes 9h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Providence to Topeka is to fly and drive which takes 9h 1m and costs $90 - $410.
No, there is no direct bus from Providence to Topeka. However, there are services departing from Providence and arriving at Topeka via Newark Penn Station and St Louis Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Providence to Topeka station. However, there are services departing from Providence and arriving at Topeka Station via Boston and Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 1m.
The distance between Providence and Topeka is 1415 miles. The road distance is 1428.9 miles.
The best way to get from Providence to Topeka without a car is to train which takes 35h 1m and costs $180 - $1,500.
It takes approximately 9h 1m to get from Providence to Topeka, including transfers.
Providence to Topeka bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Providence station.
Providence to Topeka train services, operated by MBTA, depart from Providence station.
The best way to get from Providence to Topeka is to train which takes 35h 1m and costs $180 - $1,500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $180 - $380 and takes 35h 5m.
What companies run services between Providence, RI, USA and Topeka, KS, USA?
You can take a train from Providence to Topeka Station via Back Bay, Boston, and Chicago Union Station in around 35h 1m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Providence to Topeka via Newark Penn Station and St Louis Bus Station in around 35h 5m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Kansas City via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Kansas City via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Kansas City via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Kansas City via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Kansas City via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Kansas City via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Kansas City via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Kansas City via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Kansas City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Kansas City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Kansas City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Kansas City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kansas City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Manhattan Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–380
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Manhattan Regional Airport via Philadelphia, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Manhattan Regional Airport via Washington Dulles, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–400
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Manhattan Regional Airport via Baltimore, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–400
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Kansas City via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Phone
- +1-617-222-3200
- Website
- mbta.com
Train from Providence to Back Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–14
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com
- Adult
- $5–14
Train from Providence to South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–14
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com
- Adult
- $5–14
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Providence to Back Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–210
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $5–210
- Business Class
- $45–240
Train from Providence to South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–210
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $6–210
- Business Class
- $45–240
Train from Providence to Stamford Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–260
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $21–260
- Business Class
- $75–310
Train from Providence to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–280
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $26–280
- Business Class
- $85–330
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Providence to Back Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $9–440
- First Class
- $100–600
Train from Providence to South Station
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $10–450
- First Class
- $110–600
Train from Providence to Stamford Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $35–470
- First Class
- $160–650
Train from Providence to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- 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 Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Boston to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Topeka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 877.690.5114
- Website
- mta.info
Train from Stamford to 125th Street - Harlem
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/metro-north-railroad
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Off-Peak
- $10–12
- Peak
- $14–17
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Providence to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Newark Penn Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Topeka
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.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
- Phone
- 1-800-343-9999
- Website
- peterpanbus.com
Bus from Providence Downtown to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–55
- Website
- https://peterpanbus.com
- Adult
- $24–55
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from New York Midtown to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–190
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Providence to Topeka bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Newark Penn Station.
Topeka is 1h behind Providence. It is currently 10:07 PM in Providence and 9:07 PM in Topeka.
Providence to Topeka train services, operated by MBTA, arrive at Back Bay station.
Yes, the driving distance between Providence to Topeka is 1429 miles. It takes approximately 24h 57m to drive from Providence to Topeka.
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