There are 7 ways to get from Santa Rosa to Topeka by plane, car, bus (Greyhound), bus, train, or train (Amtrak)
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Fly Sonoma County Airport to Manhattan Regional Airport, drive
best- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK)plane STS - MHK
- Drive from Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK) to Topekacar
10h 37m$127–492Bus
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to 1st St & Mission Stbus 172
- Take the bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Topekabus
42h 2m$290–554Bus, train
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop to Martinezbus
- Take the train from Martinez to Denvertrain
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Topekabus
46h 20m$545–1,088Drive 1,760.3 mi
- Drive from Santa Rosa to Topekacar 1,760.3 mi
27h 51m$322–464Fly Sonoma County Airport to Kansas City, bus
- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Kansas City (MCI)plane STS - MCI
- Take the bus from 2745 Southwest Blvd - Kansas City to Quincy Street Station - Topekabus
10h 45m$196–710Train, bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Kansas City, bus
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART Larkspurtrain
- Take the bus from Larkspur - pickup to San Francisco Airportbus
- 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 27m$223–454Train
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain
- Take the train from Oakland to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Topeka Stationtrain
2d 1h$709–1,529
Santa Rosa to Topeka by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Rosa to Topeka is to fly and drive which costs $120 - $500 and takes 10h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa to Topeka is to fly and drive which takes 10h 37m and costs $120 - $500.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Rosa to Topeka. However, there are services departing from Santa Rosa Transit Mall and arriving at Topeka via San Francisco Bus Station, Sparks Transit Center and Denver Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 2m.
No, there is no direct train from Santa Rosa to Topeka station. However, there are services departing from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown and arriving at Topeka Station via Montgomery Street, Oakland and Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 1h.
The distance between Santa Rosa and Topeka is 1484 miles. The road distance is 1770.6 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Topeka without a car is to bus which takes 42h 2m and costs $290 - $600.
It takes approximately 10h 37m to get from Santa Rosa to Topeka, including transfers.
Santa Rosa to Topeka bus services, operated by Golden Gate Transit, depart from Santa Rosa Transit Mall station.
Santa Rosa to Topeka train services, operated by SMART, depart from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown station.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Topeka is to bus which takes 42h 2m and costs $290 - $600. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $700 - $1,600 and takes 2 days 1h.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa, CA, USA and Topeka, KS, USA?
You can take a bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Topeka via 1st St & Mission St, San Francisco Bus Station, Sparks Transit Center, and Denver Union Station in around 42h 2m. Alternatively, you can take a train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to Topeka Station via SMART San Rafael, San Rafael Transit Center-Platform A, Mission St & 2nd St, Montgomery Street, Lake Merritt, Oakland, and Los Angeles in around 2d 1h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Kansas City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Kansas City via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Kansas City via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kansas City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kansas City via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kansas City via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Manhattan Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–420
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Kansas City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Kansas City via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Kansas City via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kansas City via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kansas City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Martinez to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $440–900
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Oakland to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–310
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Topeka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- Website
- sonomamarintrain.org
Train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART Larkspur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
Train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to 1st St & Mission St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $10–14
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- 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
- $160–310
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Topeka
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–160
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Topeka
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–160
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop to Martinez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–29
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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 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
- +1 415-461-4222
- Website
- marinairporter.com
Bus from Larkspur - pickup to San Francisco Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- https://marinairporter.com/
- Adult One-way
- $32
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More Questions & Answers
Santa Rosa to Topeka bus services, operated by Golden Gate Transit, arrive at 1st St & Mission St station.
Topeka is 2h ahead of Santa Rosa. It is currently 4:10 AM in Santa Rosa and 6:10 AM in Topeka.
Santa Rosa to Topeka train services, operated by SMART, arrive at SMART San Rafael station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Rosa to Topeka is 1771 miles. It takes approximately 27h 51m to drive from Santa Rosa to Topeka.
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