There are 6 ways to get from Kansas City to Manistee by plane, car, train, bus, taxi, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly, drive
best- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Traverse City (TVC)plane MCI - TVC
- Drive from Traverse-City-Airport-TVC to Manisteecar
7h 20m$101–567Train, bus, taxi
- 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 Reed Citybus
- Take the taxi from Reed City to Manisteetaxi
16h 48m$290–502Bus, 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 Reed City, MIbus
- Take the taxi from Reed City, MI to Manisteetaxi
20h 18m$256–382Drive 735.2 mi
- Drive from Kansas City to Manisteecar 735.2 mi
12h 41m$135–194Train, bus, taxi via Naperville
- 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 Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids to Reed Citybus
- Take the taxi from Reed City to Manisteetaxi
17h 29m$288–517Train, bus, car ferry, drive
- Take the train from Kansas City to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Take the bus from Milwaukee to Manitowocbus
- Take the carferry from Manitowoc to Ludingtoncarferry
- Drive from Ludington to Manisteecar
19h 26m$235–535
Kansas City (MCI) to Traverse City (TVC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kansas City to Manistee is to drive which costs $130 - $200 and takes 12h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Kansas City to Manistee is to fly and drive which takes 7h 20m and costs $100 - $600.
The distance between Kansas City and Manistee is 691 miles. The road distance is 739.5 miles.
The best way to get from Kansas City to Manistee without a car is to train and bus and taxi which takes 16h 48m and costs $290 - $500.
It takes approximately 7h 20m to get from Kansas City to Manistee, including transfers.
Manistee is 1h ahead of Kansas City. It is currently 8:21 AM in Kansas City and 9:21 AM in Manistee.
Yes, the driving distance between Kansas City to Manistee is 740 miles. It takes approximately 12h 41m to drive from Kansas City to Manistee.
There are 39+ hotels available in Manistee.
What companies run services between Kansas City, MO, USA and Manistee, MI, USA?
There is no direct connection from Kansas City to Manistee. 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 drive to Manistee. Alternatively, you can take the train to Chicago Union Station, walk to Chicago Union Station, take the bus to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station, walk to Grand Rapids, take the bus to Reed City, then take the taxi to Manistee.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Kansas City to Traverse City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Kansas City to Traverse City via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Kansas City to Traverse City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Kansas City to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–250
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Kansas City to Naperville Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–240
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Kansas City to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–250
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Chicago Union Station to Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Chicago Union Station to Kalamazoo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (800) 841-4243
- [email protected]
- Website
- ssbadger.com
Car ferry from Manitowoc to Ludington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $89–204
- Schedules at
- ssbadger.com
- Adult Round Trip (Summer)
- $178
- Standard Vehicle Round Trip (Summer)
- $204
- Adult One-way (Summer)
- $89
- Standard Vehicle One-way (Summer)
- $102
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Estimated price
- $120–150
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