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How to get fromNew Orleans to Topekaby plane, car, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train, or bus

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There are 8 ways to get from New Orleans to Topeka by plane, car, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train, or bus

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  1. Fly Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Manhattan Regional Airport, drive

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    1. Fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK)plane plane MSY - MHK
    2. Drive from Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK) to Topekacar car
    7h 23m
    $162–568

  2. Drive  853 mi

    cheapest
    1. Drive from New Orleans to Topekacar car 853 mi
    15h 56m
    $146–211

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Dallas Bus Stationbus bus Greyhound 2221
    2. Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Topekabus bus Greyhound US1142 / ...
    21h 15m
    $171–281

  4. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Carbondaletrain train
    2. Take the bus from Carbondale Intermodal Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from St. Louis to Kansas Citytrain train
    4. Take the train from Kansas City to Topeka Stationtrain train
    25h 47m
    $542–848

  5. Fly Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Kansas City, bus

    1. Fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Kansas City (MCI)plane plane MSY - MCI
    2. Take the bus from Kansas City Bus Station to Topekabus bus
    7h 30m
    $162–870

  6. Train to Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport, fly to Manhattan Regional Airport, drive

    1. Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Gulfport Amtrak Statrain train
    2. Fly from Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport (GPT) to Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK)plane plane GPT - MHK
    3. Drive from Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK) to Topekacar car
    7h 59m
    $146–531

  7. Fly Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport, drive

    1. Fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA)plane plane MSY - XNA
    2. Drive from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) to Topekacar car
    8h 6m
    $232–1,067

  8. Bus via Shreveport

    1. Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Shreveport Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Shreveport Bus Station to Texarkanabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Texarkana to Kansas Citybus bus
    4. Take the bus from Kansas City Bus Station to Topekabus bus
    24h 15m
    $212–315

New Orleans to Topeka by bus

Calendar10Weekly Buses
Duration21h 15mAverage Duration
Ticket$171Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 805.4 mi
  • Duration: 7h 23m

What companies run services between New Orleans, LA, USA and Topeka, KS, USA?

You can take a bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Topeka via Dallas Bus Station in around 21h 15m.

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