There are 6 ways to get from Europe to Kansas City by train, plane, bus, 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.
Train to Frankfurt, fly to Kansas City
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Kansas City (MCI)plane FRA - MCI
19h 15m$583–1,276Train to Frankfurt, fly to Springfield-Branson National Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Springfield-Branson National Airport (SGF)plane FRA - SGF
- Take the bus from Springfield to Kansas Citybus
22h 39m$394–1,361Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Kansas City
- Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Kansas City (MCI)plane HAJ - MCI
21h 19mTrain to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Kansas City
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Kansas City (MCI)plane LEJ - MCI
21h 48m$689–2,587Train to Frankfurt, fly to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport, train
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL)plane FRA - STL
- Take the train from St. Louis to Kansas Citytrain
22h 48m$521–1,979Train to Frankfurt, fly to Des Moines, shuttle, bus
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Des Moines (DSM)plane FRA - DSM
- Take a shuttle bus from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Ames, IA - Iowa State University
- Take the bus from Ames to Kansas Citybus
24h 43m$458–1,551
Frankfurt (FRA) to Kansas City (MCI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Kansas City is to train and fly and bus which costs $390 - $1,400 and takes 22h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Kansas City is to train and fly which takes 19h 15m and costs $550 - $1,300.
The distance between Europe and Kansas City is 4880 miles.
It takes approximately 19h 15m to get from Europe to Kansas City, including transfers.
Kansas City is 7h behind Europe. It is currently 6:18 PM in Europe and 11:18 AM in Kansas City.
There are 494+ hotels available in Kansas City.
What companies run services between Europe and Kansas City, MO, USA?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Kansas City. However, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Kansas City (MCI), walk to Kci Airport New Terminal, then take the line 229 bus to On 12Th Between Baltimore And Main Eastbound. Alternatively, you can take the line 260 bus to Sontra Breitwiese, walk to Sontra Bahnhof, take the train to Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof, take the train to Göttingen, take the train to Hannover Hauptbahnhof, take the train to Langenhagen Flughafen, walk to Hannover Airport (HAJ) airport, fly to Kansas City (MCI), walk to Kci Airport New Terminal, then take the line 229 bus to On 12Th Between Baltimore And Main Eastbound.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Kansas City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Kansas City via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Kansas City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Frankfurt to Kansas City via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Hannover Airport to Kansas City via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Kansas City via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Springfield-Branson National Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Springfield-Branson National Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Springfield-Branson National Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Frankfurt to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Des Moines via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Kansas City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Kansas City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Hannover Airport to Kansas City via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Kansas City via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 21m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Des Moines via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Kansas City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Kansas City via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Hannover Airport to Kansas City via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Kansas City via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Springfield-Branson National Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Frankfurt to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Kansas City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Kansas City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
Flights from Hannover Airport to Kansas City via Amsterdam Schiphol, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Hannover Airport to Kansas City via Amsterdam Schiphol, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Kansas City via Frankfurt, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Springfield-Branson National Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Des Moines via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Kansas City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Kansas City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
Flights from Hannover Airport to Kansas City via Amsterdam Schiphol, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Hannover Airport to Kansas City via Amsterdam Schiphol, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Kansas City via Frankfurt, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Springfield-Branson National Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Des Moines via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Springfield-Branson National Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 14m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Springfield-Branson National Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Des Moines via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 4m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Kansas City via Frankfurt, Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Kansas City via Frankfurt, Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from St. Louis to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–200
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Springfield to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $45–65
Bus from Ames to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $55–85
- Phone
- +1 320.253.2226
- Website
- Executive Express
Shuttle from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Ames, IA - Iowa State University
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $80–190
- Website
- Executive Express
- Schedules at
- Executive Express Coverage Areas for Minnesota and Iowa
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