There are 10 ways to get from Cincinnati to Lee's Summit by bus, train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, train via St. Louis
best- Take the bus from Cincinnati to Dayton Trotwood Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from St. Louis to Lee's Summit Stationtrain
14h 28m$124–249Drive 579.6 mi
cheapest- Drive from Cincinnati to Lee's Summitcar 579.6 mi
9h 49m$106–153Bus, train
- Take the bus from Cincinnati to Chicago Bus Stationbus FlixBus 2514 / ...
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Lee's Summit Stationtrain Lincoln Service Missouri River Runner
17h 14m$184–375Fly from Covington
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Kansas City (MCI)plane CVG - MCI
9h 3m$156–864Bus, train via Evansville
- Take the bus from Cincinnati to Louisvillebus
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Evansville, INbus
- Take the bus from Evansville Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from St. Louis to Lee's Summit Stationtrain
15h 18m$136–368Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Cincinnati to Dayton Trotwood Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Galesburgbus
- Take the train from Galesburg Amtrak Station to Kansas Citytrain
17h 7m$134–264Bus, train #3
- Take the bus from Cincinnati to Dayton Trotwood Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Take the train from Indianapolis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Lee's Summit Stationtrain
20h 45m$214–469Bus to Dayton, fly
- Take the bus from Cincinnati to Dayton Trotwood Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Dayton (DAY) to Kansas City (MCI)plane DAY - MCI
12h 11m$117–629Bus to John Glenn Columbus International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Cincinnati to Columbusbus
- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Kansas City (MCI)plane CMH - MCI
11h 35m$163–802Bus to Louisville International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Cincinnati to Louisvillebus
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Kansas City (MCI)plane SDF - MCI
12h 13m$147–812
Cincinnati to Lee's Summit by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cincinnati to Lee's Summit is to drive which costs $100 - $160 and takes 9h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Cincinnati to Lee's Summit is to fly which takes 9h 3m and costs $150 - $900.
The distance between Cincinnati and Lee's Summit is 663 miles. The road distance is 583 miles.
The best way to get from Cincinnati to Lee's Summit without a car is to bus and train via St. Louis which takes 14h 28m and costs $120 - $250.
It takes approximately 14h 28m to get from Cincinnati to Lee's Summit, including transfers.
Lee's Summit is 1h behind Cincinnati. It is currently 3:50 AM in Cincinnati and 2:50 AM in Lee's Summit.
Yes, the driving distance between Cincinnati to Lee's Summit is 583 miles. It takes approximately 9h 49m to drive from Cincinnati to Lee's Summit.
There are 222+ hotels available in Lee's Summit.
What companies run services between Cincinnati, OH, USA and Lee's Summit, MO, USA?
Southwest Airlines, Delta, and two other airlines fly from Covington (CVG) to Kansas City (MCI) hourly.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Covington to Kansas City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Covington to Kansas City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Covington to Kansas City via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Dayton to Kansas City via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Kansas City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Kansas City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Kansas City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Kansas City via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Kansas City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from St. Louis to Lee's Summit Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Lee's Summit Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–310
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from St. Louis to Lee's Summit Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Galesburg Amtrak Station to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–160
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Indianapolis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Lee's Summit Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–310
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Cincinnati to Dayton Trotwood Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Cincinnati to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Cincinnati to Dayton Trotwood Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Cincinnati to Dayton Trotwood Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Cincinnati to Dayton Trotwood Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Cincinnati to Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $19–29
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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