There are 8 ways to get from Kansas City to Placerville by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound), train, car, or subway
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 Sacramento International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane MCI - SMF
- Take the bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to Placerville Station Transfer Centerbus
8h 15m$163–759Bus
- Take the bus from Kansas City Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Reno - RTC Centennial Plaza Bay "O" - 1421 Victorian Avenue, Sparks, NV 89431 to Gardnerville - Kentucky Fried Chicken, 1338 US 395bus 395
- Take the bus from Stateline Transit Center to Placerville Station Transfer Centerbus
39h 44m$314–477Bus, train
- Take the bus from Kansas City Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the train from Denver to Sacramentotrain
- Take the bus from Iron Point station to Placerville Station Transfer Centerbus 50x / ...
47h 18m$815–1,272Drive 1,685.2 mi
- Drive from Kansas City to Placervillecar 1,685.2 mi
26h 12m$288–416Fly to Reno/Tahoe International Airport, bus
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane MCI - RNO
- Take the bus from Reno-Tahoe International Airport to Margaritavillebus
- Take the bus from Stateline Transit Center to Placerville Station Transfer Centerbus
12h 32m$222–638Fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART, train, bus
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane MCI - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Richmondsubway
- Take the train from Richmond to Sacramentotrain
- Take the bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to Placerville Station Transfer Centerbus
11h 36m$183–476Fly to Oakland International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane MCI - OAK
- Take the train from Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak to Sacramentotrain
- Take the bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to Placerville Station Transfer Centerbus
12h 56m$213–588Train, bus
- Take the train from Kansas City to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Sacramentotrain
- Take the bus from Iron Point station to Placerville Station Transfer Centerbus 50x / ...
2d 6h$1,291–1,992
Kansas City to Placerville by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kansas City to Placerville is to fly and BART and train and bus which costs $180 - $480 and takes 11h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Kansas City to Placerville is to fly and bus which takes 8h 15m and costs $160 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Kansas City station to Placerville station. However, there are services departing from Kansas City Bus Station and arriving at Placerville Station Transfer Center via Denver Union Station, Reno - RTC Centennial Plaza Bay "O" - 1421 Victorian Avenue, Sparks, NV 89431, Douglas County Community/Senior Center and Stateline Transit Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 44m.
The distance between Kansas City and Placerville is 1526 miles. The road distance is 1695.1 miles.
The best way to get from Kansas City to Placerville without a car is to bus which takes 39h 44m and costs $310 - $480.
It takes approximately 8h 15m to get from Kansas City to Placerville, including transfers.
Kansas City to Placerville bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Kansas City Bus Station.
Kansas City to Placerville bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Denver Union Station.
Placerville is 2h behind Kansas City. It is currently 7:44 AM in Kansas City and 5:44 AM in Placerville.
Yes, the driving distance between Kansas City to Placerville is 1695 miles. It takes approximately 26h 12m to drive from Kansas City to Placerville.
What companies run services between Kansas City, MO, USA and Placerville, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Kansas City Bus Station to Placerville Station Transfer Center via Denver Union Station, Sparks Transit Center, Reno - RTC Centennial Plaza Bay "O" - 1421 Victorian Avenue, Sparks, NV 89431, Gardnerville - Kentucky Fried Chicken, 1338 US 395, Douglas County Community/Senior Center, and Stateline Transit Center in around 39h 44m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Kansas City to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Kansas City to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Kansas City to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Kansas City to Sacramento International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Kansas City to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Kansas City to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Kansas City to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Kansas City to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Kansas City to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Kansas City to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Kansas City to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Kansas City to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Kansas City to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Kansas City to Oakland International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Kansas City to Oakland International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Kansas City to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Kansas City to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Kansas City to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Kansas City to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Kansas City to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Kansas City to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Kansas City to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Kansas City to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Kansas City to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Kansas City to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Kansas City to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Kansas City to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–600
Flights from Kansas City to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–390
Flights from Kansas City to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Kansas City to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Denver to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,100
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Kansas City to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $950–1,600
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $300–470
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from San Francisco International Airport to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–16
- Phone
- +1 530 642 5383
- Website
- El Dorado Transit
Bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to Placerville Station Transfer Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- El Dorado Transit
Bus from Stateline Transit Center to Placerville Station Transfer Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- El Dorado Transit
Bus from Iron Point station to Placerville Station Transfer Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- El Dorado Transit
Bus from Stateline Transit Center to Placerville Station Transfer Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- El Dorado Transit
Bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to Placerville Station Transfer Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- El Dorado Transit
Bus from Sacramento - Amtrak to Placerville Station Transfer Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- El Dorado Transit
Bus from Iron Point station to Placerville Station Transfer Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- El Dorado Transit
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Kansas City Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–290
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Kansas City Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- (800) 922 1930
- [email protected]
- Website
- Eastern Sierra Transit Authority
Bus from Reno - RTC Centennial Plaza Bay "O" - 1421 Victorian Avenue, Sparks, NV 89431 to Gardnerville - Kentucky Fried Chicken, 1338 US 395
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- Eastern Sierra Transit Authority
- Phone
- +1 866-898-2463
- Website
- southtahoeairporter.com
Bus from Reno-Tahoe International Airport to Margaritaville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $31–33
- Schedules at
- southtahoeairporter.com
- Adult
- $31–33
- Local
- $29
- Child (4-12)
- $20
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