Travel to Kansas City
Every way to reach Kansas City: 2 modes compared, with fares.
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Kansas City is reachable from 56 places across 3 countries by 2 modes, on services run by 20 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €36.09 and the fastest takes 2h 32m door to door. The nearest origin is 216 km away.
How people reach Kansas City
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 34 | €36.09 | 2h 32m | 664 km | 1 |
| Flight | 78 | €54.42 | 4h 7m | 2,420 km | 19 |
- €36.09 to €54.42Fare range
- 14:50 to 18:30First and last departure
- 56Places you can arrive from
- 3Countries
- 20Operators
€36.09 to €54.42 for one passenger across the 2 routes priced below, all of them on October 8, 2026. A single figure hides which end of that a journey sits at. Worked out from this corridor rather than held for anybody. The operator sets the price on the day.
What the operators filed into Kansas City on September 28, 2026, taken from the busiest routes into the city. Real times, and a fare only where an operator published one.
Departures on September 28, 2026
Real departures, filed by the operators themselves. We hold no fare for these services, so there is no price here to mislead you.
14:5001:5111h 1m
319AmtrakDirect
Chicago Union Station → Kansas City
Amtrak timetable14:5001:5111h 1m
319AmtrakDirect
Chicago Union Station → Kansas City
Amtrak timetable18:3001:537h 23m
3AmtrakDirect
Chicago Union Station → Kansas City
Amtrak timetable18:3001:537h 23m
3AmtrakDirect
Chicago Union Station → Kansas City
Amtrak timetable
The train gets you into Kansas City. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Kansas City for the night the train gets in
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How far people travel to get here
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| 200 to 600 km | 25 | 22% | Jefferson City, 216 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 49 | 44% | Joliet, 613 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 38 | 34% | Washington, 1514 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 108 | 96% |
| Canada | 2 | 2% |
| Mexico | 2 | 2% |
Stations, airports and ports in Kansas City
Kansas City
- Union Station
- 3-Trails Transit Center
- Downtown KCK Metro Center
- MCI
The cheapest journeys into Kansas City
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson City to Kansas City train | €36.09 | 2h 32m | 216 km |
| Des Moines to Kansas City train | €47.64 | 3h 11m | 290 km |
| St Louis to Kansas City train | €53.14 | 3h 26m | 383 km |
| St Louis to Kansas City flight | €54.42 | 4h 7m | 383 km |
| O'Fallon to Kansas City train | €55.34 | 3h 26m | 337 km |
| City of Saint Peters to Kansas City train | €56.44 | 3h 46m | 343 km |
| Chesterfield to Kansas City train | €56.99 | 3h 38m | 350 km |
| Saint Charles to Kansas City train | €58.09 | 3h 51m | 356 km |
| Florissant to Kansas City train | €60.29 | 3h 48m | 370 km |
| Davenport to Kansas City train | €70.19 | 4h 33m | 433 km |
| Chicago to Kansas City flight | €72.71 | 4h 26m | 661 km |
| North Peoria to Kansas City train | €75.14 | 4h 31m | 462 km |
| Minneapolis to Kansas City flight | €76.25 | 4h 26m | 663 km |
| Dallas to Kansas City flight | €79.79 | 4h 32m | 730 km |
| Milwaukee to Kansas City flight | €79.79 | 4h 30m | 710 km |
| Nashville to Kansas City flight | €82.74 | 4h 34m | 760 km |
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Baggage storage near Union Station
Most of the points near Union Station open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Popular trips to Kansas City
Common questions about Travel to Kansas City
How can I get to Kansas City?
Kansas City is reachable by 2 modes on our network, from 56 places, across 3 countries, on services run by 20 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Kansas City?
The cheapest way into Kansas City is by train, from €36.09 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 56 origins we sell into Kansas City over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Kansas City?
The fastest journey into Kansas City is by train, at 2h 32m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 216 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Kansas City have?
Kansas City has 4 named terminals on our network, including 1 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are Union Station, MCI. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where else can I go from Kansas City in United States?
Kansas City connects to 56 places on our network across 3 countries the furthest of them 2,420 km away in a straight line. United States routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.
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Elsewhere in United States
The wider region
The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Kansas City is somebody else's catalog.
Day trips out of Kansas City and across United States
Day trips that leave Kansas City in the morning and cover a good part of United States by evening.
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