There are 7 ways to get from Topeka to Tacoma by bus, plane, bus (Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, 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.
Bus to Kansas City, fly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
best- Take the bus from Quincy Street Station - Topeka to 2745 Southwest Blvd - Kansas Citybus
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane MCI - SEA
8h 40m$189–760Bus
- Take the bus from Topeka to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Seattle Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Bus Wy & Royal Brougham St to Pacific Ave & S 14th Stbus 590 / ...
40h 31m$353–531Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Topeka Station to Los Angelestrain Southwest Chief
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Tacomatrain Coast Starlight
2d 19h$1,649–2,656Drive 1,786.6 mi
- Drive from Topeka to Tacomacar 1,786.6 mi
29h 58m$306–442Bus to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport, fly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Take the bus from Quincy Street Station - Topeka to 2210 Somerset St - Wichitabus
- Fly from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane ICT - SEA
9h 18m$224–803Bus to Omaha, fly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Take the bus from Topeka to Omahabus
- Fly from Omaha (OMA) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane OMA - SEA
11h 10m$291–775Bus to Kansas City, fly to Portland International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Quincy Street Station - Topeka to 2745 Southwest Blvd - Kansas Citybus
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane MCI - PDX
- Take the train from Portland to Tacomatrain
12h 7m$271–877
Topeka to Tacoma by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Topeka to Tacoma is to drive which costs $300 - $450 and takes 29h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Topeka to Tacoma is to bus and fly which takes 8h 40m and costs $180 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Topeka to Tacoma. However, there are services departing from Topeka and arriving at Pacific Ave & S 14th St via Denver Union Station and Bus Wy & Royal Brougham St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 31m.
No, there is no direct train from Topeka station to Tacoma. However, there are services departing from Topeka Station and arriving at Tacoma via Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 19h.
The distance between Topeka and Tacoma is 1601 miles. The road distance is 1797 miles.
The best way to get from Topeka to Tacoma without a car is to bus which takes 40h 31m and costs $350 - $550.
It takes approximately 8h 40m to get from Topeka to Tacoma, including transfers.
Topeka to Tacoma bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Topeka station.
Topeka to Tacoma train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Topeka Station.
The best way to get from Topeka to Tacoma is to bus which takes 40h 31m and costs $350 - $550. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $1,600 - $2,700 and takes 2 days 19h.
What companies run services between Topeka, KS, USA and Tacoma, WA, USA?
You can take a bus from Topeka to Pacific Ave & S 14th St via Denver Union Station, Seattle Bus Station, and Bus Wy & Royal Brougham St in around 40h 31m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Topeka Station to Tacoma via Los Angeles in around 2d 19h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Kansas City to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Kansas City to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Omaha to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Omaha to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Omaha to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Kansas City to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Kansas City to Portland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Kansas City to Portland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Kansas City to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Kansas City to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Kansas City to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Omaha to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Omaha to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Kansas City to Portland International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Kansas City to Portland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Kansas City to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Omaha to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Kansas City to Portland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Kansas City to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Omaha to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Kansas City to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Omaha to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Kansas City to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Kansas City to Portland International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Topeka Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $950–1,500
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Tacoma
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,200
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Portland to Tacoma
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- Omnibus Express
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
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Quincy Street Station - Topeka to 2210 Somerset St - Wichita
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–65
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
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
- Omnibus Express
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Topeka to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Denver Union Station to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–380
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 888-889-6368
- main@soundtransit.org
- Website
- Sound Transit
Bus from Bus Wy & Royal Brougham St to Pacific Ave & S 14th St
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- Sound Transit
- Adult
- $3
- Phone
- +52 449 291 3048
- tours.lopez@hotmail.com
- Website
- TL Premium
Bus from Topeka to Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $145
- Schedules at
- TL Premium
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Booking & Getting There
Topeka to Tacoma bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Denver Union Station.
Tacoma is 2h behind Topeka. It is currently 12:59 AM in Topeka and 10:59 PM in Tacoma.
Topeka to Tacoma train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Los Angeles station.
Yes, the driving distance between Topeka to Tacoma is 1797 miles. It takes approximately 29h 58m to drive from Topeka to Tacoma.
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