There are 7 ways to get from Topeka to Little Rock by car, plane, bus, train, bus (Greyhound), or train (Amtrak)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive to Manhattan Regional Airport, fly
best- Drive from Topeka to Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK)
- Fly from Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK) to Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport (LIT)MHK - LIT
6h 3m$97–425Drive 433.1 mi
cheapest- Drive from Topeka to Little Rock433.1 mi
7h 51m$79–115Bus, train
- Take the bus from Topeka to St Louis Bus StationGreyhound US1200 / ...
- Take the train from St. Louis to Union StationTexas Eagle
14h 22m$84–241Bus
- Take the bus from Topeka to Kansas City Bus Station
- Take the bus from Kansas City to Texarkana
- Take the bus from Shell gas station - Texarkana, TX to Shell gas station - Little Rock, AR
16h 15m$110–348Bus to Kansas City, fly
- Take the bus from Quincy Street Station - Topeka to 2745 Southwest Blvd - Kansas City
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport (LIT)MCI - LIT
7h 57m$138–542Bus to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Quincy Street Station - Topeka to 2210 Somerset St - Wichita
- Fly from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT) to Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport (LIT)ICT - LIT
8h 15m$158–485Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Topeka Station to Kansas City
- Take the train from Kansas City to St. Louis
- Take the train from St. Louis to Union Station
16h 48m$98–224
Topeka to Little Rock by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Topeka to Little Rock is to drive which costs $75 - $120 and takes 7h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Topeka to Little Rock is to drive and fly which takes 6h 3m and costs $95 - $430.
No, there is no direct train from Topeka station to Little Rock station. However, there are services departing from Topeka Station and arriving at Union Station via Kansas City and St. Louis. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 48m.
The distance between Topeka and Little Rock is 463 miles. The road distance is 435.7 miles.
The best way to get from Topeka to Little Rock without a car is to bus and train which takes 14h 22m and costs $80 - $250.
It takes approximately 6h 3m to get from Topeka to Little Rock, including transfers.
Topeka to Little Rock train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Topeka Station.
The best way to get from Topeka to Little Rock is to bus which takes 16h 15m and costs $110 - $350. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $95 - $230 and takes 16h 48m.
Topeka to Little Rock train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Kansas City station.
Yes, the driving distance between Topeka to Little Rock is 436 miles. It takes approximately 7h 51m to drive from Topeka to Little Rock.
What companies run services between Topeka, KS, USA and Little Rock, AR, USA?
You can take a bus from Topeka to River Cities via Kansas City, Texarkana, Shell gas station - Texarkana, TX, Shell gas station - Little Rock, AR, and WalmartBaseline in around 16h 15m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Topeka Station to Union Station via Kansas City and St. Louis in around 16h 48m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Manhattan Regional Airport to Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Manhattan Regional Airport to Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from Kansas City to Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Kansas City to Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport to Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport to Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Kansas City to Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Kansas City to Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–470
Flights from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport to Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $65–380
Flights from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport to Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–470
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Kansas City to Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport to Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–480
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Kansas City to Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport to Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport to Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from St. Louis to Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Topeka Station to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Kansas City to St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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
- $40–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Topeka to Kansas City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Kansas City to Texarkana
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–170
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Shell gas station - Texarkana, TX to Shell gas station - Little Rock, AR
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–140
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $45–140
- 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
Bus from Quincy Street Station - Topeka to 2210 Somerset St - Wichita
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–65
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
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