There are 5 ways to get from Kansas City to Adelaide by plane, car, bus, shuttle, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Kansas City
best- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane MCI - ADL
26h 22m$1,005–3,605Drive to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport, fly
cheapest- Drive from Kansas City to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA)car
- Fly from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane XNA - ADL
28h 1m$811–2,686Bus to Omaha, fly
- Take the bus from Kansas City to Omahabus
- Fly from Omaha (OMA) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane OMA - ADL
31h 47m$986–3,216Bus, shuttle to Des Moines, fly
- Take the bus from Kansas City to Amesbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Ames, IA - Iowa State University to Des Moines International Airport, IA
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane DSM - ADL
30h 49m$949–2,991Train to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Kansas City to St. Louistrain
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Adelaide Airport (ADL)plane STL - ADL
30h 52m$1,078–3,344
Kansas City (MCI) to Adelaide Airport (ADL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kansas City to Adelaide is to drive and fly which costs $800 - $2,700 and takes 28h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Kansas City to Adelaide is to fly which takes 26h 22m and costs $1,000 - $3,600.
The distance between Kansas City and Adelaide is 15381 km.
It takes approximately 26h 22m to get from Kansas City to Adelaide, including transfers.
Adelaide is 15h 30m ahead of Kansas City. It is currently 9:08 PM in Kansas City and 12:38 PM in Adelaide.
There are 1662+ hotels available in Adelaide.
What companies run services between Kansas City, MO, USA and Adelaide, SA, Australia?
United Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Adelaide Airport (ADL) once daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Kansas City to Adelaide Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 13m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Kansas City to Adelaide Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Kansas City to Adelaide Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport to Adelaide Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Omaha to Adelaide Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Omaha to Adelaide Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Omaha to Adelaide Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Omaha to Adelaide Airport via San Francisco, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 47m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Adelaide Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Adelaide Airport via San Francisco, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport to Adelaide Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport to Adelaide Airport via Los Angeles, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport to Adelaide Airport via Los Angeles, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport to Adelaide Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Omaha to Adelaide Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 41m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
Flights from Omaha to Adelaide Airport via Los Angeles, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
Flights from Omaha to Adelaide Airport via Las Vegas, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,000
Flights from Des Moines to Adelaide Airport via Los Angeles, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Des Moines to Adelaide Airport via Las Vegas, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Kansas City to Adelaide Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 22m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport to Adelaide Airport via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Des Moines to Adelaide Airport via Los Angeles, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Des Moines to Adelaide Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Adelaide Airport via San Francisco, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Kansas City to Adelaide Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport to Adelaide Airport via Los Angeles, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Des Moines to Adelaide Airport via Los Angeles, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Des Moines to Adelaide Airport via Los Angeles, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Kansas City to St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $210–340
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Kansas City to Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $75–110
Bus from Kansas City to Ames
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $80–120
- Phone
- +1 320.253.2226
- Website
- Executive Express
Shuttle from Ames, IA - Iowa State University to Des Moines International Airport, IA
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $110–270
- Website
- Executive Express
- Schedules at
- Executive Express Coverage Areas for Minnesota and Iowa
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