There are 9 ways to get from San Francisco Airport (SFO) to Topeka by plane, car, bus, bus (Greyhound), subway, train, 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 San Francisco International Airport to Manhattan Regional Airport, drive
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK)plane SFO - MHK
- Drive from Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK) to Topekacar
7h 57m$137–537Fly San Francisco International Airport to Salina Municipal Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Salina Municipal Airport (SLN)plane SFO - SLN
- Take the bus from Salina to Topekabus
8h 43m$124–477Fly Oakland International Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport, bus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT)plane OAK - ICT
- Take the bus from 2210 Somerset St - Wichita to Quincy Street Station - Topekabus
10h 20m$280–965Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Topekabus
41h 32m$262–528BART, train, bus
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Richmondsubway
- Take the train from Richmond to Denvertrain
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Topekabus
46h 15m$513–1,075Fly San Francisco International Airport to Kansas City, bus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Kansas City (MCI)plane SFO - MCI
- Take the bus from 2745 Southwest Blvd - Kansas City to Quincy Street Station - Topekabus
7h 45m$197–430Fly San Francisco International Airport to Omaha, bus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Omaha (OMA)plane SFO - OMA
- Take the bus from Omaha to Topekabus
9h 39m$292–730Caltrain, train
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the train from San Jose to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Topeka Stationtrain
47h 3m$645–1,500Drive 1,769.3 mi
- Drive from San Francisco Airport (SFO) to Topekacar 1,769.3 mi
27h 47m$323–467
San Francisco Airport (SFO) to Topeka by bus (Greyhound)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco Airport (SFO) to Topeka is to fly and bus which costs $120 - $480 and takes 8h 43m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco Airport (SFO) to Topeka is to fly and bus which takes 7h 45m and costs $190 - $430.
No, there is no direct bus from San Francisco Airport (SFO) to Topeka. However, there are services departing from SFO Airport Terminal G-Lower Level and arriving at Topeka via San Francisco Bus Station, Sparks Transit Center and Denver Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 32m.
No, there is no direct train from San Francisco Airport (SFO) to Topeka station. However, there are services departing from San Francisco International Airport and arriving at Topeka Station via Millbrae Caltrain Southbound, San Jose and Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 3m.
The distance between San Francisco Airport (SFO) and Topeka is 1464 miles. The road distance is 1779.6 miles.
The best way to get from San Francisco Airport (SFO) to Topeka without a car is to bus which takes 41h 32m and costs $260 - $550.
It takes approximately 7h 57m to get from San Francisco Airport (SFO) to Topeka, including transfers.
San Francisco Airport (SFO) to Topeka bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from San Francisco Bus Station.
San Francisco Airport (SFO) to Topeka train services, operated by Caltrain, depart from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound station.
The best way to get from San Francisco Airport (SFO) to Topeka is to bus which takes 41h 32m and costs $260 - $550. Alternatively, you can Caltrain and train, which costs $600 - $1,500 and takes 47h 3m.
What companies run services between San Francisco Airport (SFO), USA and Topeka, KS, USA?
You can take a bus from SFO Airport Terminal G-Lower Level to Topeka via San Francisco Bus Station, Sparks Transit Center, and Denver Union Station in around 41h 32m. Alternatively, you can take a subway from San Francisco International Airport to Topeka Station via Millbrae, Millbrae Caltrain Southbound, San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound, San Jose, and Los Angeles in around 47h 3m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kansas City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kansas City via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kansas City via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Omaha via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Omaha via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Omaha via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kansas City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Salina Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–430
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Salina Municipal Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Salina Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Salina Municipal Airport via Reno, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $95–440
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Salina Municipal Airport via Fresno, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–440
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Salina Municipal Airport via Salt Lake City, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–440
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Omaha via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Manhattan Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Manhattan Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kansas City via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Omaha via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from San Francisco International Airport to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–16
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Richmond to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $420–900
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Jose to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–280
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Topeka Station
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $500–1,200
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- Omnibus Express
Bus from 2210 Somerset St - Wichita to Quincy Street Station - Topeka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–65
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–300
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Denver Union Station to Topeka
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Denver Union Station to Topeka
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Salina to Topeka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- Greyhound
- 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
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More Questions & Answers
San Francisco Airport (SFO) to Topeka bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Sparks Transit Center station.
Topeka is 2h ahead of San Francisco Airport (SFO). It is currently 1:29 PM in San Francisco Airport (SFO) and 3:29 PM in Topeka.
San Francisco Airport (SFO) to Topeka train services, operated by Caltrain, arrive at San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound station.
Yes, the driving distance between San Francisco Airport (SFO) to Topeka is 1780 miles. It takes approximately 27h 47m to drive from San Francisco Airport (SFO) to Topeka.
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