There are 9 ways to get from San Jose to Kansas by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train, taxi, car, subway, bus, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport
best- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT)plane SJC - ICT
6h 2m$244–1,030Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Salina Municipal Airport
cheapest- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Salina Municipal Airport (SLN)plane SJC - SLN
6h 59m$142–578Bus
- Take the bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Oklahoma City Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Oklahoma City Bus Station to Wichita Bus Stopbus
42h 30m$287–558Train, taxi (Amtrak)
- Take the train from San Jose to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Newton Stationtrain
- Take the taxi from Newton Station to Wichitataxi
42h 51m$715–1,465Drive 1,620 mi
- Drive from San Jose to Wichitacar 1,620 mi
27h 59m$296–427BART to Oakland International Airport, fly to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport
- Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Coliseumsubway
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT)plane OAK - ICT
6h 42m$251–1,039Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Kansas City
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Kansas City (MCI)plane SJC - MCI
8h 31m$212–952Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Kansas City
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Kansas City (MCI)plane SFO - MCI
8h 2m$166–380Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from San Jose Fronteras to Downtown Los Angelesbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Oklahoma City Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from First Americans Museum to Bricktown Landingferry
- Take the bus from Oklahoma City to Wichita Amtrak Stationbus
46h 57m$355–611
San Jose to Kansas by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Jose to Kansas is to Caltrain and fly which costs $160 - $380 and takes 8h 2m.
The fastest way to get from San Jose to Kansas is to fly which takes 6h 2m and costs $240 - $1,100.
No, there is no direct bus from San Jose station to Kansas. However, there are services departing from San Jose Diridon Station and arriving at Wichita Bus Stop via Los Angeles Union Station and Oklahoma City Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 30m.
The distance between San Jose and Kansas is 1356 miles. The road distance is 1629.4 miles.
The best way to get from San Jose to Kansas without a car is to bus which takes 42h 30m and costs $280 - $600.
It takes approximately 6h 2m to get from San Jose to Kansas, including transfers.
San Jose to Kansas bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from San Jose Diridon Station.
The best way to get from San Jose to Kansas is to fly which takes 6h 2m and costs $240 - $1,100. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $280 - $600 and takes 42h 30m.
San Jose to Kansas bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Kansas is 2h ahead of San Jose. It is currently 5:21 PM in San Jose and 7:21 PM in Kansas.
What companies run services between San Jose, CA, USA and Kansas, USA?
Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Wichita Bus Stop via Los Angeles Union Station and Oklahoma City Bus Station in around 42h 30m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
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
- $360–1,500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Kansas City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Kansas City via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Kansas City via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Kansas City via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Kansas City via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kansas City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
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
- $180–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kansas City via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Salina Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Salina Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Kansas City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kansas City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Kansas City via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Kansas City via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
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
- $180–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Jose to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–280
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Newton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $500–1,100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Coliseum
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Oklahoma City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $210–410
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Oklahoma City Bus Station to Wichita Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Oklahoma City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $210–410
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Oklahoma City Bus Station to Wichita Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from San Jose Fronteras to Downtown Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–100
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $75–100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Oklahoma City to Wichita Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 405-235-7433
- Website
- embarkok.com
Ferry from First Americans Museum to Bricktown Landing
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12
- Website
- https://embarkok.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Estimated price
- $75–90
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
Yes, the driving distance between San Jose to Kansas is 1629 miles. It takes approximately 27h 59m to drive from San Jose to Kansas.
Book your San Jose to Kansas bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
There are 215+ hotels available in Kansas.




















