There are 12 ways to get from Kansas City to Downingtown by plane, train, bus, train (Amtrak), car, subway, or bus (Greyhound)
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Fly to Philadelphia International Airport, train
best- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane MCI - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Downingtown Amtraktrain
6h 57m$423–924Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Kansas City Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0136 / ...
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Norristownbus Greyhound US0421
30h 2m$188–353Train, bus
- Take the train from Kansas City to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Harrisburg Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Harrisburg to Downingtown Amtraktrain
26h 50m$284–544Train via Washington
- Take the train from Kansas City to Naperville Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Naperville to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Rockville Amtraktrain
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Downingtown Amtraktrain
30h 19m$429–875Drive 1,087 mi
- Drive from Kansas City to Downingtowncar 1,087 mi
18h 43m$199–287Fly to Laguardia Airport, train
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane MCI - LGA
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Downingtown Amtraktrain
8h 37m$228–986Fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane MCI - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Downingtown Amtraktrain
8h 13m$424–1,573Fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, train
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane MCI - DCA
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Downingtown Amtraktrain
8h 18m$654–1,418Fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane MCI - JFK
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Downingtown Amtraktrain
8h 50m$389–1,199Fly to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane MCI - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Liberty International Airport to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Downingtown Amtraktrain
8h 39m$405–976Fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway, train
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane MCI - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Downingtown Amtraktrain
9h 4m$854–1,217Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Kansas City to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Downingtown Amtraktrain
36h 16m$492–1,005
Kansas City to Downingtown by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kansas City to Downingtown is to bus which costs $180 - $360 and takes 30h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Kansas City to Downingtown is to fly and train which takes 6h 57m and costs $420 - $950.
No, there is no direct bus from Kansas City station to Downingtown. However, there are services departing from Kansas City Bus Station and arriving at Lancaster Av & Green St - FS via St Louis Bus Station, South Gulph Rd & Dekalb Pk - MBNS, Plaza at King of Prussia and West Chester Transit Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 2m.
No, there is no direct train from Kansas City to Downingtown. However, there are services departing from Kansas City and arriving at Downingtown Amtrak via Naperville, Chicago Union Station, Rockville, Red Line Center Platform, Washington Union Station and 30th Street Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 19m.
The distance between Kansas City and Downingtown is 1104 miles. The road distance is 1093.3 miles.
The best way to get from Kansas City to Downingtown without a car is to train and bus which takes 26h 50m and costs $280 - $550.
It takes approximately 6h 57m to get from Kansas City to Downingtown, including transfers.
Kansas City to Downingtown bus services, operated by Greyhound-us, depart from Kansas City Bus Station.
Kansas City to Downingtown train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Kansas City station.
The best way to get from Kansas City to Downingtown is to train via Washington which takes 30h 19m and costs $420 - $900. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $180 - $360 and takes 30h 2m.
What companies run services between Kansas City, MO, USA and Downingtown, PA, USA?
You can take a train from Kansas City to Downingtown Amtrak via Naperville, Chicago Union Station, Rockville Amtrak, Rockville, Red Line Center Platform, Union Station, Red Line Center Platform, Washington Union Station, and 30th Street Station in around 30h 19m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Kansas City Bus Station to Lancaster Av & Green St - FS via St Louis Bus Station, Norristown, South Gulph Rd & Dekalb Pk - MBNS, Plaza at King of Prussia, and West Chester Transit Center in around 30h 2m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Kansas City to Philadelphia International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Kansas City to Philadelphia International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Kansas City to Philadelphia International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Kansas City to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Kansas City to Laguardia Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Kansas City to Laguardia Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Kansas City to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Kansas City to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Kansas City to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Kansas City to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Kansas City to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Kansas City to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Kansas City to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Kansas City to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Kansas City to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Kansas City to Philadelphia International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Kansas City to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Kansas City to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Kansas City to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Kansas City to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Kansas City to Newark Liberty International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Kansas City to Washington Dulles International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Kansas City to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Kansas City to Philadelphia International Airport via Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Kansas City to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Kansas City to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Kansas City to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Downingtown Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–21
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Kansas City to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–290
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Harrisburg to Downingtown Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Kansas City to Naperville Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–270
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Rockville Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–490
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Downingtown Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–21
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Downingtown Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Downingtown Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–21
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Downingtown Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–21
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Downingtown Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Newark Liberty International Airport to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Downingtown Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–21
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Downingtown Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–21
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Kansas City to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–290
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $340–700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Downingtown Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–21
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 312-696-3872
- Website
- metra.com
Train from Naperville to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–6
- Website
- https://metra.com
- Adult
- $5–6
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $24–460
- First Class
- $140–650
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Harrisburg Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–210
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Harrisburg Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Kansas City Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Norristown
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Kansas City Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Norristown
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $140–270
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Kansas City to Downingtown bus services, operated by Greyhound-us, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Downingtown is 1h ahead of Kansas City. It is currently 4:46 PM in Kansas City and 5:46 PM in Downingtown.
Kansas City to Downingtown train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kansas City to Downingtown is 1093 miles. It takes approximately 18h 43m to drive from Kansas City to Downingtown.
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