There are 5 ways to get from Fort Dodge to Kansas City by taxi, bus, car, plane, or shuttle
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Taxi, bus
best- Take the taxi from Fort Dodge to Amestaxi
- Take the bus from Ames to Kansas Citybus Jefferson Lines 803 / ...
5h 50m$188–243Drive 263.3 mi
cheapest- Drive from Fort Dodge to Kansas Citycar 263.3 mi
4h 42m$48–70Fly from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport
- Fly from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to Kansas City (MCI)plane FOD - MCI
6h 35m$124–617Drive to Mason City, fly
- Drive from Fort Dodge to Mason-City-Airport-MCWcar
- Fly from Mason City (MCW) to Kansas City (MCI)plane MCW - MCI
7h 27m$125–621Taxi, shuttle to Des Moines, fly
- Take the taxi from Fort Dodge to Boone, IAtaxi
- Take a shuttle bus from Boone, IA to Des Moines International Airport, IA
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Kansas City (MCI)plane DSM - MCI
8h 36m$326–1,101
Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to Kansas City (MCI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Fort Dodge to Kansas City is to drive which costs $45 - $70 and takes 4h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Fort Dodge to Kansas City is to drive which takes 4h 42m and costs $45 - $70.
The distance between Fort Dodge and Kansas City is 286 miles. The road distance is 264.8 miles.
The best way to get from Fort Dodge to Kansas City without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 5h 50m and costs $180 - $250.
It takes approximately 5h 50m to get from Fort Dodge to Kansas City, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Fort Dodge to Kansas City is 265 miles. It takes approximately 4h 42m to drive from Fort Dodge to Kansas City.
There are 493+ hotels available in Kansas City.
What companies run services between Fort Dodge, IA, USA and Kansas City, MO, USA?
United Airlines flies from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to Kansas City (MCI) 4 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Kansas City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport to Kansas City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Mason City to Kansas City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Des Moines to Kansas City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Des Moines to Kansas City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Estimated price
- $110–160
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