There are 8 ways to get from Tacoma to Topeka by plane, car, bus (Greyhound), train (Amtrak), bus, 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 Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Manhattan Regional Airport, drive
best- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK)plane SEA - MHK
- Drive from Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK) to Topekacar
9h 36m$144–620Bus
- Take the bus from Commerce St Station - Zone D to Bus Wy & Royal Brougham Stbus 594 / ...
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Topekabus
40h 42m$313–613Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Tacoma to Los Angelestrain Coast Starlight
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Topeka Stationtrain Southwest Chief
2d 20h$821–1,886Drive 1,790.2 mi
- Drive from Tacoma to Topekacar 1,790.2 mi
29h 46m$327–472Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport, bus
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT)plane SEA - ICT
- Take the bus from 2210 Somerset St - Wichita to Quincy Street Station - Topekabus
8h 55m$178–558Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kansas City, bus
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Kansas City (MCI)plane SEA - MCI
- Take the bus from 2745 Southwest Blvd - Kansas City to Quincy Street Station - Topekabus
9h 29m$193–758Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Omaha, bus
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Omaha (OMA)plane SEA - OMA
- Take the bus from Omaha to Topekabus
11h 32m$333–1,098Train to Portland International Airport, fly to Kansas City, bus
- Take the train from Tacoma to Portlandtrain
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Kansas City (MCI)plane PDX - MCI
- Take the bus from 2745 Southwest Blvd - Kansas City to Quincy Street Station - Topekabus
12h 3m$281–1,090
Tacoma to Topeka by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tacoma to Topeka is to fly and bus which costs $170 - $600 and takes 8h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Tacoma to Topeka is to fly and bus which takes 8h 55m and costs $170 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Tacoma station to Topeka. However, there are services departing from Commerce St Station - Zone D and arriving at Topeka via Seattle Bus Station and Denver Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 42m.
No, there is no direct train from Tacoma to Topeka station. However, there are services departing from Tacoma and arriving at Topeka Station via Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 20h.
The distance between Tacoma and Topeka is 1498 miles. The road distance is 1800.7 miles.
The best way to get from Tacoma to Topeka without a car is to bus which takes 40h 42m and costs $310 - $650.
It takes approximately 9h 36m to get from Tacoma to Topeka, including transfers.
Tacoma to Topeka bus services, operated by Sound Transit, depart from Commerce St Station - Zone D.
Tacoma to Topeka train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Tacoma station.
The best way to get from Tacoma to Topeka is to bus which takes 40h 42m and costs $310 - $650. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $800 - $1,900 and takes 2 days 20h.
What companies run services between Tacoma, WA, USA and Topeka, KS, USA?
You can take a bus from Commerce St Station - Zone D to Topeka via Bus Wy & Royal Brougham St, Seattle Bus Station, and Denver Union Station in around 40h 42m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Tacoma to Topeka Station via Los Angeles in around 2d 20h.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Manhattan Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Manhattan Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kansas City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kansas City via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Omaha via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Omaha via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Omaha via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kansas City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kansas City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Omaha via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kansas City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kansas City via Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kansas City via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kansas City via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Omaha via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Omaha via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kansas City via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kansas City via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Kansas City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Tacoma to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $360–800
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Topeka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $460–1,100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Tacoma to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888-889-6368
- main@soundtransit.org
- Website
- soundtransit.org
Bus from Commerce St Station - Zone D to Bus Wy & Royal Brougham St
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.soundtransit.org
- Adult
- $3
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–430
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Topeka
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $90–180
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from 2210 Somerset St - Wichita to Quincy Street Station - Topeka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–65
- 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
- +52 449 913 0502
- tours.lopez@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Omaha to Topeka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $110–120
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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More Questions & Answers
Tacoma to Topeka bus services, operated by Sound Transit, arrive at Bus Wy & Royal Brougham St station.
Topeka is 2h ahead of Tacoma. It is currently 1:49 AM in Tacoma and 3:49 AM in Topeka.
Tacoma to Topeka train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Los Angeles station.
Yes, the driving distance between Tacoma to Topeka is 1801 miles. It takes approximately 29h 46m to drive from Tacoma to Topeka.
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