There are 6 ways to get from Kansas City to Glen Arbor by plane, taxi, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly, taxi
best- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Traverse City (TVC)plane MCI - TVC
- Take the taxi from Traverse-City-Airport-TVC to Glen Arbortaxi
6h 35m$195–670Drive 790.6 mi
cheapest- Drive from Kansas City to Glen Arborcar 790.6 mi
13h 57m$145–209Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Kansas City to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids to Traverse City, MIbus
- Take the taxi from Traverse City, MI to Glen Arbortaxi
18h 32m$305–566Train, bus, taxi #2
- Take the train from Kansas City to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Stationbus
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids to Traverse City, MIbus
- Take the taxi from Traverse City, MI to Glen Arbortaxi
18h 32m$310–541Train, bus, taxi #3
- 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 Kalamazootrain
- Take the bus from Kalamazoo Metro Transit to Traverse City, MIbus
- Take the taxi from Traverse City, MI to Glen Arbortaxi
18h 34m$291–534Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Kansas City Bus Station to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Union Station to Kalamazoobus
- Take the bus from Kalamazoo Metro Transit to Traverse City, MIbus
- Take the taxi from Traverse City, MI to Glen Arbortaxi
21h 37m$239–396
Kansas City (MCI) to Traverse City (TVC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kansas City to Glen Arbor is to drive which costs $140 - $210 and takes 13h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Kansas City to Glen Arbor is to fly and taxi which takes 6h 35m and costs $190 - $700.
The distance between Kansas City and Glen Arbor is 657 miles. The road distance is 795.2 miles.
The best way to get from Kansas City to Glen Arbor without a car is to train and bus and taxi which takes 18h 32m and costs $300 - $600.
It takes approximately 6h 35m to get from Kansas City to Glen Arbor, including transfers.
Glen Arbor is 1h ahead of Kansas City. It is currently 3:52 PM in Kansas City and 4:52 PM in Glen Arbor.
Yes, the driving distance between Kansas City to Glen Arbor is 795 miles. It takes approximately 13h 57m to drive from Kansas City to Glen Arbor.
There are 644+ hotels available in Glen Arbor.
What companies run services between Kansas City, MO, USA and Glen Arbor, MI, USA?
There is no direct connection from Kansas City to Glen Arbor. However, you can take the line 229 bus to Kci Airport Terminal C, walk to Kansas City (MCI) airport, fly to Traverse City (TVC), then take the taxi to Glen Arbor. Alternatively, you can take the train to Chicago Union Station, take the train to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station, walk to Grand Rapids, take the bus to Traverse City, MI, then take the taxi to Glen Arbor.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Kansas City to Traverse City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Kansas City to Traverse City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Kansas City to Traverse City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Kansas City to Traverse City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Kansas City to Traverse City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Kansas City to Traverse City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
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 Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- 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 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 Kalamazoo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- 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
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from Grand Rapids to Traverse City, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from Grand Rapids to Traverse City, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from Kalamazoo Metro Transit to Traverse City, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from Kalamazoo Metro Transit to Traverse City, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Chicago Union Station to Kalamazoo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Kansas City Bus Station to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $29–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Des Moines to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Estimated price
- $85–120
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