There are 5 ways to get from Wichita to West Plains by night bus, bus, shuttle, taxi, car or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Night bus, bus, shuttle, taxi • 13h 28m
4 alternative options
Night bus, shuttle, taxi • 13h 8m
Drive • 6h 25m
Fly to Springfield, shuttle, taxi • 6h 41m
Fly to Fayetteville, drive • 7h 53m
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Wichita to West Plains is to drive which costs $35 - $55 and takes 6h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Wichita to West Plains is to drive which takes 6h 25m and costs $35 - $55.
The distance between Wichita and West Plains is 311 miles. The road distance is 360.9 miles.
The best way to get from Wichita to West Plains without a car is to night bus and bus and shuttle and taxi which takes 13h 28m and costs $180 - $260.
It takes approximately 13h 28m to get from Wichita to West Plains, including transfers.
There is no direct flight from Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower Airport to Springfield Airport. The quickest flight takes 3h 42m and has one stopover.
Yes, the driving distance between Wichita to West Plains is 361 miles. It takes approximately 6h 25m to drive from Wichita to West Plains.
Allegiant Air, Delta, United Airlines and American Airlines offer flights from Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower Airport to Springfield Airport.
There are seven+ hotels available in West Plains. Prices start at $100 USD per night.
The best way to get from Wichita to Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower Airport is to taxi which takes 10 min and costs $19 - $23.
- Distance: 310.8 miles
- Duration: 13h 28m
What companies run services between Wichita, KS, USA and West Plains, MO, USA?
There is no direct connection from Wichita to West Plains. However, you can take the night bus to Kansas City, take the walk to Kansas City, MO, take the bus to Joplin, MO, take the taxi to Granby, take the shuttle to Springfield, take the shuttle to Norwood, then take the taxi to West Plains. Alternatively, you can take the night bus to Kansas City, take the walk to Kansas City, MO, take the night bus to Joplin, MO, take the taxi to Granby, take the shuttle to Springfield, take the shuttle to Norwood, then take the taxi to West Plains.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower to Springfield via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350 - $1,300
Flights from Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower to Springfield via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350 - $1,300
Flights from Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower to Fayetteville via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290 - $1,100
Flights from Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower to Fayetteville via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300 - $1,100
Flights from Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower to Fayetteville via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300 - $1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower to Springfield via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330 - $1,200
Flights from Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower to Springfield via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350 - $1,300
Flights from Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower to Fayetteville via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280 - $1,000
Flights from Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower to Fayetteville via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $310 - $1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower to Springfield via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460 - $1,100
Flights from Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower to Fayetteville via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400 - $950
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower to Springfield via Orlando Sanford
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $400 - $1,600
Flights from Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower to Springfield via St. Petersburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $390 - $1,600
Greyhound is a leading bus company based in Dallas, Texas, serving over 3800 destinations across North America, Mexico and Canada. Greyhound carries around 18 million passengers a year who travel 5.4 billion miles (8.6 billion km) a year on their fleet of around 1700 vehicles. For travel flexibility, you can board or get off a Greyhound bus at official Greyhound stations, partner stations and curbside stops. There are around 230 Greyhound stations across the US where you can both catch your bus and buy tickets, that are also available on the official website and via the mobile app.
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100/1-800-231-2222
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Night bus from Wichita to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27 - $40
- Website
- greyhound.com
- Economy
- $27 - $40
- Flexible
- $45 - $70
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- info@jeffersonlines.com
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Kansas City, MO to Joplin, MO
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27 - $45
- Book at
- jeffersonlines.com
- Phone
- +1-888-875-6287
- Website
- oatstransit.org
Shuttle from Granby to Springfield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $1 - $5
- Schedules at
- oatstransit.org
Shuttle from Springfield to Norwood
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $1 - $5
- Schedules at
- oatstransit.org
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Estimated price
- $95 - $120
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