There are 8 ways to get from Topeka to Lansing by bus, plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, or train
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Bus, fly to Capital Region International Airport
best- Take the bus from Quincy Street Station - Topeka to 2745 Southwest Blvd - Kansas Citybus
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Capital Region International Airport (LAN)plane MCI - LAN
8h 25m$145–706Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Topeka to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Chicagobus
- Take the bus from Chicago to South Havenbus
- Take the bus from South Haven Potatoes Plus to CATA Intermodal Downtownbus
19h 3m$126–238Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Topeka Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain Southwest Chief
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to East Lansing Amtrak Stationtrain Blue Water
16h 1m$203–440Drive 751.4 mi
- Drive from Topeka to Lansingcar 751.4 mi
12h 46m$138–199Bus, fly to Detroit
- Take the bus from Quincy Street Station - Topeka to 2745 Southwest Blvd - Kansas Citybus
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Detroit (DTW)plane MCI - DTW
- Take the bus from Detroit Metro Airport to East Lansing, MIbus
9h 41m$136–695Bus, fly to Bishop International Airport
- Take the bus from Quincy Street Station - Topeka to 2745 Southwest Blvd - Kansas Citybus
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Bishop International Airport (FNT)plane MCI - FNT
- Take the bus from Flint Station to CATA Intermodal Downtownbus
10h 26m$178–675Bus, fly to Gerald R. Ford International Airport
- Take the bus from Quincy Street Station - Topeka to 2745 Southwest Blvd - Kansas Citybus
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)plane MCI - GRR
- Take the bus from Greyhound Grand Rapids to CATA Intermodal Downtownbus
11h 12m$208–987Train, bus (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Topeka Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain Southwest Chief
- Take the bus from Chicago Union Station to East Lansing Amtrak Stationbus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
16h 7m$216–428
Topeka to Lansing by train and bus (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Topeka to Lansing is to drive which costs $130 - $200 and takes 12h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Topeka to Lansing is to bus and fly which takes 8h 25m and costs $140 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Topeka to Lansing. However, there are services departing from Topeka and arriving at CATA Intermodal Downtown via St Louis Bus Station, Chicago and South Haven Potatoes Plus. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 3m.
The distance between Topeka and Lansing is 675 miles. The road distance is 755.8 miles.
The best way to get from Topeka to Lansing without a car is to train which takes 16h 1m and costs $200 - $440.
It takes approximately 8h 25m to get from Topeka to Lansing, including transfers.
Topeka to Lansing bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Topeka station.
The best way to get from Topeka to Lansing is to train which takes 16h 1m and costs $200 - $440. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $120 - $240 and takes 19h 3m.
Topeka to Lansing bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Lansing is 1h ahead of Topeka. It is currently 5:51 PM in Topeka and 6:51 PM in Lansing.
What companies run services between Topeka, KS, USA and Lansing, MI, USA?
You can take a train from Topeka Station to WBD Michigan at Museum Drive via Chicago Union Station, East Lansing Amtrak Station, Capital Area Multimodal Gateway, EBD Gr. River past Abbot Rd, and WBD Gr. River past MAC AVE in around 16h 1m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Topeka to CATA Intermodal Downtown via St Louis Bus Station, Chicago, South Haven, and South Haven Potatoes Plus in around 19h 3m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Kansas City to Capital Region International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Kansas City to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Kansas City to Detroit via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Kansas City to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–1,100
Flights from Kansas City to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,100
Flights from Kansas City to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,400
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Kansas City to Detroit via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Kansas City to Detroit via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Kansas City to Detroit via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Kansas City to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–900
Flights from Kansas City to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,200
Flights from Kansas City to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Kansas City to Capital Region International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Kansas City to Capital Region International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Kansas City to Bishop International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Kansas City to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–900
Flights from Kansas City to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Kansas City to Bishop International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Kansas City to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–900
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Kansas City to Bishop International Airport via St. Petersburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Topeka Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–310
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to East Lansing Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Quincy Street Station - Topeka to 2745 Southwest Blvd - Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Topeka to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago to South Haven
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–25
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from South Haven Potatoes Plus to CATA Intermodal Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from Flint Station to CATA Intermodal Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–26
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from Greyhound Grand Rapids to CATA Intermodal Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–29
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
- Phone
- +1 517-333-0400
- info@michiganflyer.com
- Website
- michiganflyer.com
Bus from Detroit Metro Airport to East Lansing, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–35
- Website
- https://www.michiganflyer.com/
- Child 2-16
- $9–11
- Adult
- $22–35
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Chicago Union Station to East Lansing Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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