There are 6 ways to get from Europe to Kansas City by train, plane, car, shuttle, or bus
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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 23m$480–1,757Train to Frankfurt, fly to Manhattan Regional Airport, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK)plane FRA - MHK
- Drive from Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK) to Kansas Citycar
21h 6m$341–842Train, 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
22h 30mTrain 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
22h 56m$1,033–1,668Train 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
23h 3m$593–1,900Train 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 49m$435–1,332
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 drive which costs $340 - $850 and takes 21h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Kansas City is to train and fly which takes 19h 23m and costs $480 - $1,800.
The distance between Europe and Kansas City is 4880 miles.
It takes approximately 19h 23m to get from Europe to Kansas City, including transfers.
Kansas City is 7h behind Europe. It is currently 5:03 AM in Europe and 10:03 PM in Kansas City.
There are 486+ 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
- 13h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Kansas City via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Kansas City via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Kansas City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Hannover Airport to Kansas City via Amsterdam Schiphol, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Kansas City via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Des Moines via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Kansas City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Hannover Airport to Kansas City via Amsterdam Schiphol, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Kansas City via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Kansas City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Hannover Airport to Kansas City via Amsterdam Schiphol, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Hannover Airport to Kansas City via Dublin, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 58m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Hannover Airport to Kansas City via Dublin, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Hannover Airport to Kansas City via Copenhagen, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Kansas City via Frankfurt, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 32m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,600
Flights from Frankfurt to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 24m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Des Moines via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Kansas City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Hannover Airport to Kansas City via Amsterdam Schiphol, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Hannover Airport to Kansas City via Dublin, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Hannover Airport to Kansas City via Copenhagen, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Kansas City via Frankfurt, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 32m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,600
Flights from Frankfurt to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 24m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Des Moines via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Manhattan Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Manhattan Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to Des Moines via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Kansas City via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Kansas City via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Kansas City via Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Hannover Airport to Kansas City via London Heathrow, Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Kansas City via Frankfurt, Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,000
- 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
- $28–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–55
- 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
- $12–18
- 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 Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from St. Louis to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $150–240
- Website
- Amtrak
- 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
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
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
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