Hutchinson is a city in Central Kansas.
Understand
Get in
By bus
Greyhound bus lines (Phone number: 1 620-663-8622) has a stop at 200 E AVE A. Buses operate between Wichita and Salina with stops at Lindsborg, Mcpherson and Newton.
By train
Amtrak's daily Chicago-Los AngelesSouthwest Chief line stops in Hutchinson. This stop has no ticket office and no Quik-Trak ticket machine so tickets must be purchased at another station or online. The station is at North Walnut Street and East 3rd Avenue. The local bus route 1 north blue and 2 east purple stop near Main Street and East 2nd Ave.
Get around
By bus
Reno County Area Transit (RCAT) provides bus service in the city. Phone: 1 620-694-2913. Fares are $1. Buses run 6AM until 7PM Monday through Friday. On Saturdays, buses run between 7AM and 6PM. There is no bus service on Sunday. The bus fare is $1 for one ride. A pass good for 30 rides costs $27. A ticket book for 10 rides costs $10. Buy passes from the transit office at 120 West Avenue B. The main transit hub is at South Adams Street and West Avenue A.
See
- 1 Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center, 1100 North Plum St, toll-free: 1-800-397-0330.
- 2 Kansas Underground Salt Museum, 3504 East Avenue G (On Airport Road between Highway 50 and the airport), toll-free: 1-866-755-3450. Tu–Sat, 9AM–6PM; Sun 1–6PM. Explore a salt mine 650 feet underground. Features a museum located underground and a "dark ride" tram tour. Children must be at least four years old to go underground. $20 adults/$13 children.
- Reno County Museum, 100 South Walnut & Avenue A, ☏ 1 620-662-1184.
- Dillon Nature Center, 3002 East 30th (On 30th Ave just east of K-61), ☏ 1 620-663-7411. 8AM to dusk. A 100-acre nature park with ponds and hiking trails. There is also a visitor center featuring indoor educational exhibits. Free.
- Hedrick's Exotic Animal Farm, 7910 N. Roy L. Smith Rd. Nickerson, KS (8 miles west of Hutchinson on Highway 96 near Nickerson), toll-free: 1-888-489-8039. A bed & breakfast and exotic animal farm. Call ahead for reservations.
- Yoder Amish Community, Yoder, Kansas (11 miles southeast of Hutchinson on K-96). Yoder is a small Amish community. Visit the downtown shops and try the Carriage Crossing restaurant.
- Carey Park (Located at the south end of Hutchinson). Large park with a golf course, the Hutchinson Zoo, and Salt City Splash water park.
Do
Try out some of the nice water parks
- 1 Salt City Splash Aquatic Center.
- 2 Kansas State Fair, 2000 N Poplar St, Hutchinson, ☏ 1 620 669-3600, toll-free: 1-800-362-3247, fax: 1 620-669-3640. If you are coming to Wichita around late summer, the Kansas State Fair is something to visit. It is held every year in the early fall or late summer. $6 for adults, $3 for kids, $4 for seniors, $35 for season pass.
Buy
Eat
- Jillian's Italian Grill - $$$ - an upper-class Italian sit-down restaurant near downtown with a romantic ambiance. No dress code, but tabs for one person normally run north of $25.
Drink
Sleep
- Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites, 1601 Super Plaza Ave, ☏ 1 620 669-5200.
- Days Inn Suites, 1420 N. Lorraine, ☏ 1 620 665-3700, fax: 1 620 663-7282.
Go next
| Routes through Hutchinson |
| Albuquerque ← Dodge City ← | W  E | → Newton → Kansas City |
| Pueblo ← Dodge City ← | W  E | → Newton → Kansas City |
Ends at   ← | S  N | → McPherson → Ends at   |
Pueblo ← becomes  ← Lyons ← | W  E | → Wichita → Ends at   |