Kansas to Oklahoma

Distance from Topeka to Tulsa

Straight-line distance

201.2mi

Topeka, KS and Tulsa, OK are 201.2 miles (323.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Topeka, the shortest path starts out heading S (183°).

kilometers
323.7
nautical miles
174.8
heading from Topeka
183° S
heading from Tulsa
3° N
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Topeka is from Tulsa

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Topeka and Tulsa is 201.2 miles, 323.7 km or 174.8 nautical miles. That is the shortest path over the Earth's surface, computed with the haversine formula on a sphere with the mean Earth radius, 6,371.0 km. A course held on one compass bearing (a rhumb line) would be 201.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
201.2
Kilometers
323.7
Nautical miles
174.8
Bearing from Topeka
183.3° S
Bearing arriving at Tulsa
183.2°
Bearing from Tulsa
3.2° N

Halfway between Topeka and Tulsa

The great-circle midpoint is at 37.581345, -95.801262 (37°34'52.84"N 95°48'4.54"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Fredonia, KS, with 2,071 residents, 3.5 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Both use America/Chicago, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Topeka gets 14 h 55 min of daylight and Tulsa 14 h 37 min; on December 21, 9 h 26 min and 9 h 42 min. Topeka is 2.91° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Tulsa has 3.3 times the population of Topeka. From July 2020 to July 2024, Topeka changed by -0.8% and Tulsa by +0.4%. The trip crosses from Kansas into Oklahoma.

  1. 01Topeka, KS125,467 (-0.8%)
  2. 02Tulsa, OK415,154 (+0.4%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Topeka from Tulsa?

201.2 miles, 323.7 km or 174.8 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Tulsa from Topeka?

S. The great-circle path leaves Topeka on a bearing of 183.3° and arrives at Tulsa on 183.2°. The return trip starts on 3.2°.

What is halfway between Topeka and Tulsa?

The midpoint is at 37.581345, -95.801262. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Fredonia, KS, 3.5 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Topeka and Tulsa?

Both use America/Chicago, so there is no time difference.

Which is bigger, Topeka or Tulsa?

Tulsa, with 415,154 residents in July 2024 against 125,467 for Topeka, 3.3 times as many.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census 2024 Gazetteer internal points and Vintage 2024 estimates; time zones from Open-Meteo.

  1. 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  2. 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  3. 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
  4. 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)

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