The average bus between Kansas City and Salem takes 40h 11m and the fastest bus takes 36h 57m. The bus service runs several times per day from Kansas City to Salem. The journey time may be longer on weekends and holidays; use the search form on this page to search for a specific travel date.
Buses run twice daily between Kansas City and Salem. The earliest departure is at 4:10 AM at night, and the last departure from Kansas City is at 3:50 PM which arrives into Salem at 11:18 AM. All services require a transfer at St Louis Bus Station and take an average of 40h 11m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from Kansas City to Salem. However, there are services departing from Kansas City station and arriving at Salem station via St Louis Bus Station station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 11m.
Kansas City to Salem bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Kansas City Bus Station.
Kansas City to Salem bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Boston station.
The distance between Kansas City and Salem is 2,022.1 km. The road distance is 2,459 km.
You can take a bus from Kansas City Bus Station to Washington St @ New Derby St via St Louis Bus Station, Port Authority Bus Terminal, New York Midtown, Boston, Summer St @ Atlantic Ave, Federal St @ Matthews St, and Congress St @ Haymarket Sta in around 37h 19m.