There are 7 ways to get from Seattle to Lawrence by plane, train, bus (Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kansas City, train
best- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Kansas City (MCI)plane SEA - MCI
- Take the train from Kansas City to Lawrence Amtrak Stationtrain
9h 44m$228–982Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus Greyhound US0550
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Lawrence Bus Stopbus Greyhound US0180s
40h 25m$293–550Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Seattle to Chicago Union Stationtrain Empire Builder
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Lawrence Amtrak Stationtrain Southwest Chief
2d 7h$860–1,712Drive 1,819.9 mi
- Drive from Seattle to Lawrencecar 1,819.9 mi
29h 35m$333–480Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport, taxi, train
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT)plane SEA - ICT
- Take the taxi from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT) to Newton Stationtaxi
- Take the train from Newton Station to Lawrence Amtrak Stationtrain
9h 48m$386–1,326Fly Paine Field County Airport to Kansas City, train
- Fly from Paine Field County Airport (PAE) to Kansas City (MCI)plane PAE - MCI
- Take the train from Kansas City to Lawrence Amtrak Stationtrain
12h 56m$340–1,354Train to Portland International Airport, fly to Kansas City, train
- Take the train from Seattle to Portlandtrain
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Kansas City (MCI)plane PDX - MCI
- Take the train from Kansas City to Lawrence Amtrak Stationtrain
12h 54m$332–1,342
Seattle to Lawrence by bus (Greyhound)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seattle to Lawrence is to bus which costs $290 - $550 and takes 40h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to Lawrence is to fly and train which takes 9h 44m and costs $220 - $1,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Seattle station to Lawrence. However, there are services departing from Seattle Bus Station and arriving at Lawrence Bus Stop via Denver Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Seattle to Lawrence station. However, there are services departing from Seattle and arriving at Lawrence Amtrak Station via Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 7h.
The distance between Seattle and Lawrence is 1576 miles. The road distance is 1830.5 miles.
The best way to get from Seattle to Lawrence without a car is to bus which takes 40h 25m and costs $290 - $550.
It takes approximately 9h 44m to get from Seattle to Lawrence, including transfers.
Seattle to Lawrence bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Seattle Bus Station.
Seattle to Lawrence train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Seattle station.
The best way to get from Seattle to Lawrence is to bus which takes 40h 25m and costs $290 - $550. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $850 - $1,800 and takes 2 days 7h.
What companies run services between Seattle, WA, USA and Lawrence, KS, USA?
You can take a bus from Seattle Bus Station to Lawrence Bus Stop via Denver Union Station in around 40h 25m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Seattle to Lawrence Amtrak Station via Chicago Union Station in around 2d 7h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kansas City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Kansas City via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Kansas City via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kansas City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Saturday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kansas City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Kansas City via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kansas City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kansas City via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kansas City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Kansas City via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kansas City via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kansas City via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kansas City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,900
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Kansas City via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–2,000
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Kansas City via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Kansas City to Lawrence Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–26
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Seattle to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Lawrence Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–310
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Newton Station to Lawrence Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Kansas City to Lawrence Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–26
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Seattle to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Kansas City to Lawrence Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–26
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $200–380
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Lawrence Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Estimated price
- $90–110
Best Cabs Inc
- Phone
- +1 316-838-2233
- Website
- bestcabsinc.com
ABC Taxi Cab Company
- Phone
- +1 316-264-4222
- Website
- abctaxi-wichita.com
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More Questions & Answers
Seattle to Lawrence bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Denver Union Station.
Lawrence is 2h ahead of Seattle. It is currently 10:08 PM in Seattle and 12:08 AM in Lawrence.
Seattle to Lawrence train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Seattle to Lawrence is 1831 miles. It takes approximately 29h 35m to drive from Seattle to Lawrence.
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