There are 11 ways to get from North Plainfield to Topeka by plane, bus, train, car, 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.
Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to Kansas City, bus
best- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Kansas City (MCI)plane EWR - MCI
- Take the bus from 2745 Southwest Blvd - Kansas City to Quincy Street Station - Topekabus
9h 32m$432–1,042Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Mountain Ave At Norwood Ave to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus 114 / ...
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Topekabus
33h 12m$190–395Bus, train
- Take the bus from Newark Penn Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus FlixBus N2641 / ...
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Topeka Stationtrain Southwest Chief
29h 44m$253–513Bus, train via Ossining
- Take the bus from Mountain Ave At Norwood Ave to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus 114 / ...
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Croton-Harmon Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Topeka Stationtrain
33h 28m$409–960Drive 1,221.3 mi
- Drive from North Plainfield to Topekacar 1,221.3 mi
20h 59m$223–322Bus to Laguardia Airport, fly to Kansas City, bus
- Take the bus from Mountain Ave At Norwood Ave to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Kansas City (MCI)plane LGA - MCI
- Take the bus from 2745 Southwest Blvd - Kansas City to Quincy Street Station - Topekabus
10h 11m$253–1,038Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kansas City, bus
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Kansas City (MCI)plane JFK - MCI
- Take the bus from 2745 Southwest Blvd - Kansas City to Quincy Street Station - Topekabus
10h 24m$399–1,197Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly to Kansas City, bus
- Take the train from Newark Penn Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Kansas City (MCI)plane PHL - MCI
- Take the bus from 2745 Southwest Blvd - Kansas City to Quincy Street Station - Topekabus
10h 52m$464–1,570Bus to Laguardia Airport, fly to Omaha, bus
- Take the bus from Mountain Ave At Norwood Ave to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Omaha (OMA)plane LGA - OMA
- Take the bus from Omaha to Topekabus
12h 23m$348–1,003Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Kansas City, bus
- Take the train from Newark Penn Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Kansas City (MCI)plane BWI - MCI
- Take the bus from 2745 Southwest Blvd - Kansas City to Quincy Street Station - Topekabus
11h 50m$473–1,667Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Newark Penn Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain Cardinal
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Topeka Stationtrain Southwest Chief
41h 38m$453–1,023
North Plainfield to Topeka by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from North Plainfield to Topeka is to bus which costs $190 - $400 and takes 33h 12m.
The fastest way to get from North Plainfield to Topeka is to fly and bus which takes 9h 32m and costs $430 - $1,100.
No, there is no direct bus from North Plainfield to Topeka. However, there are services departing from Mountain Ave At Norwood Ave and arriving at Topeka via Port Authority Bus Terminal and St Louis Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 12m.
No, there is no direct train from North Plainfield station to Topeka station. However, there are services departing from Newark Penn Station and arriving at Topeka Station via Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 38m.
The distance between North Plainfield and Topeka is 1206 miles. The road distance is 1228.4 miles.
The best way to get from North Plainfield to Topeka without a car is to bus and train which takes 29h 44m and costs $250 - $550.
It takes approximately 9h 32m to get from North Plainfield to Topeka, including transfers.
North Plainfield to Topeka bus services, operated by NJ Transit, depart from Mountain Ave At Norwood Ave station.
North Plainfield to Topeka train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Newark Penn Station.
The best way to get from North Plainfield to Topeka is to bus which takes 33h 12m and costs $190 - $400. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $450 - $1,100 and takes 41h 38m.
What companies run services between North Plainfield, NJ, USA and Topeka, KS, USA?
You can take a bus from Mountain Ave At Norwood Ave to Topeka via Port Authority Bus Terminal and St Louis Bus Station in around 33h 12m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Mountain Ave At Norwood Ave to Topeka Station via Rt-22 At New Providence Rd, Newark, Penn Station, Newark Penn Station, and Chicago Union Station in around 41h 38m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Kansas City via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Kansas City via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kansas City via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kansas City via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Omaha via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Omaha via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Kansas City via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Kansas City via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Kansas City via Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kansas City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Kansas City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kansas City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kansas City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Omaha via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Omaha via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Kansas City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kansas City via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kansas City via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Omaha via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Omaha via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Topeka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–310
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–20
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–600
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Topeka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–310
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Newark Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Newark Penn Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Newark Penn Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $310–700
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Topeka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–310
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Newark Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–600
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $18–450
- First Class
- $120–600
Train from Newark Penn Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–700
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $40–480
- First Class
- $180–700
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- Omnibus Express
Bus from 2745 Southwest Blvd - Kansas City to Quincy Street Station - Topeka
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
Bus from 2745 Southwest Blvd - Kansas City to Quincy Street Station - Topeka
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
Bus from 2745 Southwest Blvd - Kansas City to Quincy Street Station - Topeka
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
Bus from 2745 Southwest Blvd - Kansas City to Quincy Street Station - Topeka
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
Bus from 2745 Southwest Blvd - Kansas City to Quincy Street Station - Topeka
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Newark Penn Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–190
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 973-275-5555
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
Bus from Mountain Ave At Norwood Ave to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–30
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adults
- $9–30
Bus from Mountain Ave At Norwood Ave to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–30
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adults
- $9–30
Bus from Mountain Ave At Norwood Ave to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–30
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adults
- $9–30
Bus from Mountain Ave At Norwood Ave to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–30
- Website
- New Jersey Transit
- Website
- NJ Transit: World Cup 2026
- Adults
- $9–30
- Phone
- +52 449 291 3048
- [email protected]
- Website
- TL Premium
Bus from Omaha to Topeka
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $145
- Schedules at
- TL Premium
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $140–280
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Topeka
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- Greyhound
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More Questions & Answers
North Plainfield to Topeka bus services, operated by NJ Transit, arrive at Port Authority Bus Terminal station.
Topeka is 1h behind North Plainfield. It is currently 10:34 AM in North Plainfield and 9:34 AM in Topeka.
North Plainfield to Topeka train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between North Plainfield to Topeka is 1228 miles. It takes approximately 20h 59m to drive from North Plainfield to Topeka.
There are 37+ hotels available in Topeka.

















