There are 8 ways to get from Kansas City to Maryland by plane, train (Amtrak), train, bus, car, subway, or bus (Greyhound, Flixbus)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
best- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane MCI - DCA
4h 44m$504–1,107Fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane MCI - BWI
5h 3m$142–702Train via Rockville
- 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 ROCKVILLE MARC eb to Camden Station Marctrain
28h 13m$642–1,013Train, bus
- Take the train from Kansas City to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Harrisburg Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Harrisburg Bus Station to Baltimore Downtown Bus Stationbus
30h 18m$390–606Drive 1,047.7 mi
- Drive from Kansas City to Baltimorecar 1,047.7 mi
18h 5m$186–268Fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
- 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 Metro Center, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Center Platformsubway
5h 38m$144–756Bus
- Take the bus from Kansas City Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Philadelphia Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Baltimore Downtown Bus Stationbus
30h 58m$234–348Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Kansas City to Chicago Union Stationtrain Southwest Chief / ...
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Baltimore Penn Stationtrain Cardinal
34h 8m$741–1,219
Kansas City to Maryland by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kansas City to Maryland is to drive which costs $180 - $270 and takes 18h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Kansas City to Maryland is to fly which takes 4h 44m and costs $500 - $1,200.
No, there is no direct bus from Kansas City station to Maryland. However, there are services departing from Kansas City Bus Station and arriving at PACA ST & BALTIMORE nb via St Louis Bus Station, Philadelphia Bus Station and HAINES ST & WARNER ST eb. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 58m.
No, there is no direct train from Kansas City to Maryland station. However, there are services departing from Kansas City and arriving at Camden Station Marc via Naperville, Chicago Union Station and ROCKVILLE MARC eb. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 13m.
The distance between Kansas City and Maryland is 989 miles. The road distance is 1053.8 miles.
The best way to get from Kansas City to Maryland without a car is to train via Rockville which takes 28h 13m and costs $600 - $1,100.
It takes approximately 4h 44m to get from Kansas City to Maryland, including transfers.
Kansas City to Maryland bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Kansas City Bus Station.
Kansas City to Maryland train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Kansas City station.
The best way to get from Kansas City to Maryland is to fly which takes 4h 44m and costs $500 - $1,200. Alternatively, you can train via Rockville, which costs $600 - $1,100 and takes 28h 13m, you could also bus, which costs $230 - $350 and takes 30h 58m.
What companies run services between Kansas City, MO, USA and Maryland, USA?
American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and Delta fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Kansas City to Camden Station Marc via Naperville, Chicago Union Station, and ROCKVILLE MARC eb in around 28h 13m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Kansas City to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Kansas City to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Kansas City to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Kansas City to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Kansas City to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Kansas City to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Kansas City to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Kansas City to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Kansas City to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Kansas City to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Kansas City to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Kansas City to Washington Dulles International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Kansas City to Washington Dulles International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Kansas City to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Kansas City to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Kansas City to Naperville Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–350
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Rockville Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $410–650
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Kansas City to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $240–370
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Kansas City to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $240–370
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Baltimore Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $500–850
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 312-696-3872
- Website
- Metra
Train from Naperville to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–6
- Website
- Metra
- Adult
- $5–6
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- Maryland Transit
Train from ROCKVILLE MARC eb to Camden Station Marc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $2–12
- Website
- Maryland Transit
- Standard Fare
- $2–12
Subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Metro Center, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Harrisburg Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Baltimore Downtown Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Harrisburg Bus Station to Baltimore Downtown Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Kansas City Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Philadelphia Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $170–250
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Baltimore Downtown Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–28
- Website
- Greyhound
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Booking & Getting There
Kansas City to Maryland bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Maryland is 1h ahead of Kansas City. It is currently 3:34 AM in Kansas City and 4:34 AM in Maryland.
Kansas City to Maryland train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Naperville Amtrak Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kansas City to Maryland is 1054 miles. It takes approximately 18h 5m to drive from Kansas City to Maryland.
There are 68+ hotels available in Maryland.



















