Wichita to KC KS:

My DeLorme shows trip distance of 196 miles - town center to center, with driving time of 3:36 for the "quickest" route. I don't usually drive quite that fast, but that's at legal speeds - 70 mph on the Interstate. For that route, about half the distance, or a little more, is on the Turnpike which is a toll road, but for a passenger car it's not too excessive a toll. (It's a bit of a nip if you're pulling a trailer and have to pay for four axles.)

John