There are 8 ways to get from Topeka to Washington by bus, plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, train, or subway
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 Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
best- Take the bus from Quincy Street Station - Topeka to 2745 Southwest Blvd - Kansas Citybus
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane MCI - DCA
6h 7m$293–1,354Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Topeka to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Pittsburgh Intermodal Stationbus
- Take the bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Washington Union Stationbus
26h 15m$157–369Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Topeka Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain Southwest Chief
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Washington Union Stationtrain Floridian / ...
28h 42m$178–576Drive 1,105.2 mi
- Drive from Topeka to Washingtoncar 1,105.2 mi
19h 5m$202–292Bus to Kansas City, fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Quincy Street Station - Topeka to 2745 Southwest Blvd - Kansas Citybus
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane MCI - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Stationtrain
7h 8m$185–1,096Bus to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Take the bus from Quincy Street Station - Topeka to 2210 Somerset St - Wichitabus
- Fly from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane ICT - DCA
7h 34m$278–1,097Bus to Kansas City, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
- Take the bus from Quincy Street Station - Topeka to 2745 Southwest Blvd - Kansas Citybus
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane MCI - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
7h 19m$455–862Bus to Omaha, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Take the bus from Topeka to Omahabus
- Fly from Omaha (OMA) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane OMA - DCA
8h 54m$450–1,844
Topeka to Washington by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Topeka to Washington is to bus which costs $150 - $370 and takes 26h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Topeka to Washington is to bus and fly which takes 6h 7m and costs $290 - $1,400.
No, there is no direct bus from Topeka to Washington station. However, there are services departing from Topeka and arriving at Washington Union Station via St Louis Bus Station and Pittsburgh Intermodal Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Topeka station to Washington station. However, there are services departing from Topeka Station and arriving at Washington Union Station via Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 42m.
The distance between Topeka and Washington is 1040 miles. The road distance is 1111.7 miles.
The best way to get from Topeka to Washington without a car is to bus which takes 26h 15m and costs $150 - $370.
It takes approximately 6h 7m to get from Topeka to Washington, including transfers.
Topeka to Washington bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Topeka station.
Topeka to Washington train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Topeka Station.
The best way to get from Topeka to Washington is to bus which takes 26h 15m and costs $150 - $370. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $170 - $600 and takes 28h 42m.
What companies run services between Topeka, KS, USA and Washington, DC, USA?
You can take a bus from Topeka to Washington Union Station via St Louis Bus Station and Pittsburgh Intermodal Station in around 26h 15m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Topeka Station to Washington Union Station via Chicago Union Station in around 28h 42m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Kansas City to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,300
Flights from Kansas City to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,300
Flights from Kansas City to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,400
Flights from Kansas City to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,300
Flights from Kansas City to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Kansas City to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Kansas City to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Kansas City to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Omaha to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,700
Flights from Omaha to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,700
Flights from Omaha to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,700
Flights from Omaha to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Kansas City to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,300
Flights from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,100
Flights from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Omaha to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,700
Flights from Omaha to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Kansas City to Washington Dulles International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Omaha to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,700
Flights from Omaha to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,800
Flights from Omaha to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,100
Flights from Kansas City to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Omaha to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,700
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
- $80–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–360
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $4–200
- Business Class
- $45–230
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–550
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $6–440
- First Class
- $100–550
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–8
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- $5–8
- 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
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
- $40–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Pittsburgh Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +52 449 913 0502
- tours.lopez@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Topeka to Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $110–120
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Want to know more about travelling around United States
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Travelling to the US: What do I need to know?
Read the travel guide
Need to know: Greyhound
Read the travel guide
Why you should take the train in the US
Read the travel guide
More Questions & Answers
Topeka to Washington bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Washington is 1h ahead of Topeka. It is currently 10:45 AM in Topeka and 11:45 AM in Washington.
Topeka to Washington train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Topeka to Washington is 1112 miles. It takes approximately 19h 5m to drive from Topeka to Washington.
Book your Topeka to Washington train tickets online with Omio.
Book your Topeka to Washington bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
There are 1348+ hotels available in Washington.

























