Region · United States

Where to stay in Kansas

This guide covers 8 destinations in Kansas, a first-level administrative division of United States, with 15 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Wichita, Overland Park and Olathe. Across its destinations, October is the month comfortable in the most places. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Kansas City International Airport (MCI).

Destinations in this guide
8
Places to stay
15
Comfortable in the most places
October
Main airport
MCIKansas City International Airport
Currency
USDUnited States dollar
Time zone
America/Chicago

Destinations

Destinations in Kansas

Every destination in this guide in Kansas, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.

DestinationPopulationPlaces to stayBest monthsNearest airport
Wichita397,53210September and OctoberICT · 9 km
Topeka126,5873OctoberMHK · 86 km
Shawnee67,3111MCI · 32 km
Manhattan54,1001April and OctoberMHK · 9 km
Overland Park197,238MCI · 40 km
Olathe141,290MCI · 47 km
Lawrence94,934OctoberMCI · 58 km
Lenexa57,434MCI · 38 km

Where to stay

Hotels in Kansas

15 hotels in Kansas recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.

HotelWhereTypeOpenedWebsite
Keen Kutter BuildingWichitahotel1906
Chateau AvalonShawneehotel
Drury Plaza Hotel Broadview WichitaWichitahotel1922
Ambassador Hotel Wichita, Autograph CollectionWichitahotel
Anderson Bed & BreakfastManhattanhotel
Blue Way Inn & Suites Wichita EastWichitahotel
Coratel Inn & Suites By Jasper Park CityWichitahotel
Cyrus Hotel, Topeka, a Tribute Portfolio HotelTopekahotel
Homewood Suites by Hilton at The WaterfrontWichitahotel
Hyatt Regency WichitaWichitahotel
Occidental HotelWichitahotel1874
Quality Suites AirportWichitahotel
Sage InnTopekahotel
Sky Palace Inn & Suites Park City Wichita NorthWichitahotel
Wakarusa HotelTopekahotel

When to go

Best time to visit Kansas

From the climate of 8 destinations in Kansas with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. The month comfortable in the most places: October.

MonthComfortable destinationsTypical highTypical rainfall
January0 of 85 °C30 mm
February0 of 88 °C37 mm
March0 of 814 °C60 mm
April1 of 820 °C106 mm
May0 of 825 °C139 mm
June0 of 830 °C139 mm
July0 of 832 °C115 mm
August0 of 831 °C102 mm
September1 of 828 °C104 mm
October4 of 821 °C83 mm
November0 of 813 °C53 mm
December0 of 87 °C40 mm

Typical = the median across the destinations. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).

Getting there

Airports serving Kansas

The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Kansas name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.

large airport · Kansas City

MCI · Kansas City International Airport

Nearest for 5 destinationsNamed by 6 destinations32 km from the closest
medium airport · Manhattan

MHK · Manhattan Regional Airport

Nearest for 2 destinationsNamed by 3 destinations9.1 km from the closest
medium airport · Wichita

ICT · Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport

Nearest for 1 destinationNamed by 1 destination9.2 km from the closest
medium airport · Salina

SLN · Salina Municipal Airport

Named by 2 destinations102 km from the closest

Good to know

Public holidays in Kansas, 2026

Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).

Nationwide in United States

1 Jan · New Year's Day19 Jan · Martin Luther King Jr. Day16 Feb · Washington's Birthday25 May · Memorial Day19 Jun · Juneteenth National Independence Day3 Jul · Independence Day (observed)4 Jul · Independence Day7 Sept · Labor Day12 Oct · Columbus Day11 Nov · Veterans Day26 Nov · Thanksgiving Day25 Dec · Christmas Day

Regional holidays observed in Kansas

24 Dec · Christmas Eve

Nearby

Regions near Kansas

Other regions of United States with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.

United States travel guide · All regions of United States

Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.