There are 6 ways to get from Fort Knox to Kansas City by taxi, plane, bus, train, car, or bus (Greyhound)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi to Louisville International Airport, fly
best- Take the taxi from Fort Knox to Louisville-Airport-SDFtaxi
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Kansas City (MCI)plane SDF - MCI
5h 47m$208–842Drive 517.3 mi
cheapest- Drive from Fort Knox to Kansas Citycar 517.3 mi
8h 53m$95–137Taxi, bus, train
- Take the taxi from Fort Knox to Corydon, INtaxi
- Take the bus from Corydon, IN to Evansville, INbus
- Take the bus from Evansville Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from St. Louis to Kansas Citytrain
13h 41m$297–491Taxi, bus, train via Chicago
- Take the taxi from Fort Knox to Louisville, KYtaxi
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Take the train from Indianapolis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Napervilletrain
- Take the train from Naperville Amtrak Station to Kansas Citytrain
18h 18m$427–665Drive to Covington, fly
- Drive from Fort Knox to Covington (CVG)car
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Kansas City (MCI)plane CVG - MCI
7h 40m$163–883Bus
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Evansville, INbus
- Take the bus from Evansville Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Kansas City Bus Stationbus
14h 4m$153–302
Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Kansas City (MCI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Fort Knox to Kansas City is to drive which costs $90 - $140 and takes 8h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Fort Knox to Kansas City is to taxi and fly which takes 5h 47m and costs $200 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Fort Knox to Kansas City station. However, there are services departing from Dixie Hwy @ Dixie Garden Dr and arriving at Kansas City Bus Station via Louisville, KY, Evansville Bus Station and St Louis Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 4m.
The distance between Fort Knox and Kansas City is 545 miles. The road distance is 520.4 miles.
The best way to get from Fort Knox to Kansas City without a car is to taxi and bus and train which takes 13h 41m and costs $290 - $500.
It takes approximately 5h 47m to get from Fort Knox to Kansas City, including transfers.
Fort Knox to Kansas City bus services, operated by Miller Transportation, depart from Louisville, KY station.
Fort Knox to Kansas City bus services, operated by Miller Transportation, arrive at Evansville, IN station.
Kansas City is 1h behind Fort Knox. It is currently 12:39 AM in Fort Knox and 11:39 PM in Kansas City.
Yes, the driving distance between Fort Knox to Kansas City is 520 miles. It takes approximately 8h 53m to drive from Fort Knox to Kansas City.
What companies run services between Fort Knox, KY, USA and Kansas City, MO, USA?
You can take a vehicle from Fort Knox to Kansas City Bus Station via Dixie Hwy @ Dixie Garden Dr, S Roy Wilkins @ W Muhammad Ali, Louisville, KY, Evansville Bus Station, and St Louis Bus Station in around 14h 4m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Kansas City via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Kansas City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Covington to Kansas City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Covington to Kansas City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Covington to Kansas City via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Kansas City via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Kansas City via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Kansas City via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Covington to Kansas City via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–850
Flights from Covington to Kansas City via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Kansas City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Covington to Kansas City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Kansas City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Covington to Kansas City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–850
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
- $150–240
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Indianapolis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Naperville Amtrak Station to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–350
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 312-696-3872
- Website
- Metra
Train from Chicago Union Station to Naperville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–6
- Website
- Metra
- Adult
- $5–6
- Phone
- +1 502-368-5644 x 135
- Website
- Miller Transportation
Bus from Corydon, IN to Evansville, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–100
- Website
- Miller Transportation
Bus from Louisville, KY to Evansville, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–130
- Website
- Miller Transportation
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Evansville Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Evansville Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Kansas City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Greyhound
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Louisville, KY to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- Amtrak
- Adult
- $22–45
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Estimated price
- $75–110
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