There are 11 ways to get from Boston to Kirksville by ferry, plane, train (Amtrak), bus, train, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Ferry to Boston Logan Airport, fly to Kirksville Regional Airport
best- Take the ferry from Long Wharf to Logan Airport Ferry Terminalferry
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Kirksville Regional Airport (IRK)plane BOS - IRK
7h 8m$128–589Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Boston to Chicago Union Stationtrain Lake Shore Limited
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to La Plata Stationtrain Southwest Chief
28h 31m$757–1,172Bus, train
- Take the bus from Boston to New York Midtownbus
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to La Plata Stationtrain
32h 3m$367–587Drive 1,297 mi
- Drive from Boston to Kirksvillecar 1,297 mi
23h 29m$237–342Bus to Manchester Airport, fly to Kirksville Regional Airport
- Take the bus from Boston to Boston Manchester Airportbus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MHT) to Kirksville Regional Airport (IRK)plane MHT - IRK
10h 32m$182–792Train to Theodore Francis Green State Airport, fly to Kirksville Regional Airport
- Take the train from South Station to TF Green Airporttrain
- Fly from Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) to Kirksville Regional Airport (IRK)plane PVD - IRK
8h 49m$144–595Ferry to Boston Logan Airport, fly to Kansas City, train
- Take the ferry from Long Wharf to Logan Airport Ferry Terminalferry
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Kansas City (MCI)plane BOS - MCI
- Take the train from Kansas City to La Plata Stationtrain
10h 43m$414–1,180Ferry to Boston Logan Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport, train
- Take the ferry from Long Wharf to Logan Airport Ferry Terminalferry
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane BOS - MDW
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to La Plata Stationtrain
11h 17m$286–775Ferry to Boston Logan Airport, fly to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport, shuttle
- Take the ferry from Long Wharf to Logan Airport Ferry Terminalferry
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL)plane BOS - STL
- Take a shuttle bus from St. Louis to Bowling Green, Mo
- Take a shuttle bus from Bowling Green, Mo to Columbia
- Take a shuttle bus from Columbia to Hy-Vee - Kirksville
11h 54m$378–881Ferry to Boston Logan Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, train
- Take the ferry from Long Wharf to Logan Airport Ferry Terminalferry
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane BOS - ORD
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to La Plata Stationtrain
11h 42m$804–1,328Bus, train via Indianapolis
- Take the bus from Boston to Newark Penn Stationbus
- Take the bus from Newark Penn Station to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Galesburgbus
- Take the train from Galesburg Amtrak Station to La Plata Stationtrain
32h 5m$304–491
Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Kirksville Regional Airport (IRK) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Boston to Kirksville is to drive which costs $230 - $350 and takes 23h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Boston to Kirksville is to ferry and fly which takes 7h 8m and costs $120 - $600.
No, there is no direct train from Boston to Kirksville station. However, there are services departing from Boston and arriving at La Plata Station via Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 31m.
The distance between Boston and Kirksville is 1144 miles. The road distance is 1304.6 miles.
The best way to get from Boston to Kirksville without a car is to train which takes 28h 31m and costs $750 - $1,200.
It takes approximately 7h 8m to get from Boston to Kirksville, including transfers.
Boston to Kirksville train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Boston station.
Kirksville is 1h behind Boston. It is currently 10:09 PM in Boston and 9:09 PM in Kirksville.
Boston to Kirksville train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Boston to Kirksville is 1305 miles. It takes approximately 23h 29m to drive from Boston to Kirksville.
What companies run services between Boston, MA, USA and Kirksville, MO, USA?
You can take a train from Boston to Kirksville via Chicago Union Station and La Plata Station in around 28h 31m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Kansas City via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Kansas City via Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Kansas City via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Tuesday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- contouraviation.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Kirksville Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Kirksville Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Kirksville Regional Airport via Syracuse, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Kirksville Regional Airport via Buffalo, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kirksville Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kirksville Regional Airport via Philadelphia, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kirksville Regional Airport via Reagan Washington, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kirksville Regional Airport via Charlotte, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kirksville Regional Airport via Baltimore, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Kirksville Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Kirksville Regional Airport via Philadelphia, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Kirksville Regional Airport via Washington Dulles, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Kirksville Regional Airport via Detroit, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Kansas City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Boston to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $550–900
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to La Plata Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–260
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to La Plata Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–260
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Kansas City to La Plata Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to La Plata Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–260
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to La Plata Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–260
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Galesburg Amtrak Station to La Plata Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from South Station to TF Green Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Website
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Website
- MBTA: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $9–16
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Boston to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from New York Midtown to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–230
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Boston to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Boston to Boston Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Boston to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Newark Penn Station to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Galesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1-888-875-6287
- Website
- Oats Transit
Shuttle from St. Louis to Bowling Green, Mo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- Oats Transit
- Schedules at
- Oats Transit Schedules
Shuttle from Bowling Green, Mo to Columbia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- Oats Transit
- Schedules at
- Oats Transit Schedules
Shuttle from Columbia to Hy-Vee - Kirksville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- Oats Transit
- Schedules at
- Oats Transit Schedules
Ferry from Long Wharf to Logan Airport Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–10
- Website
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Website
- MBTA: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $3–10
Ferry from Long Wharf to Logan Airport Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–10
- Website
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Website
- MBTA: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $3–10
Ferry from Long Wharf to Logan Airport Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–10
- Website
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Website
- MBTA: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $3–10
Ferry from Long Wharf to Logan Airport Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–10
- Website
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Website
- MBTA: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $3–10
Ferry from Long Wharf to Logan Airport Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–10
- Website
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Website
- MBTA: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $3–10
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