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Topeka · United States

Car hire and driving in Topeka

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In United States traffic drives on the right. Picking up at MCI means 88 km (55 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.

Drives from Topeka

Car rental from Topeka: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Topeka to OlatheUnited States77 km (48 mi)about 1 h 2 min
Topeka to Overland ParkUnited States87 km (54 mi)about 1 h 11 min
Topeka to Kansas CityUnited States91 km (57 mi)about 1 h 14 min
Topeka to Kansas CityUnited States95 km (59 mi)about 1 h 17 min
Topeka to IndependenceUnited States109 km (68 mi)about 1 h 29 min
Topeka to WichitaUnited States209 km (130 mi)about 2 h 50 min
Topeka to LincolnUnited States212 km (132 mi)about 2 h 53 min
Topeka to OmahaUnited States247 km (153 mi)about 3 h 21 min
Topeka to ColumbiaUnited States289 km (180 mi)about 3 h 55 min
Topeka to SpringfieldUnited States291 km (181 mi)about 3 h 57 min
Topeka to TulsaUnited States323 km (201 mi)about 4 h 23 min
Topeka to Broken ArrowUnited States333 km (207 mi)about 4 h 31 min
Topeka to TorontoCanada1,451 km (901 mi)about 19 h 40 min
Topeka to ChicagoUnited States747 km (464 mi)about 10 h 8 min
Topeka to HoustonUnited States1,033 km (642 mi)about 14 h
Topeka to PhoenixUnited States1,594 km (990 mi)about 21 h 36 min
Topeka to PhiladelphiaUnited States1,759 km (1,093 mi)about 23 h 51 min
Topeka to San AntonioUnited States1,101 km (684 mi)about 14 h 55 min
Topeka to Ciudad JuárezMexico1,271 km (790 mi)about 17 h 14 min
Topeka to DallasUnited States704 km (437 mi)about 9 h 33 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Topeka?

The right, as everywhere in United States.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.