There are 6 ways to get from Kirkwood to Thunder Bay by plane, train, bus, shuttle, car, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Thunder Bay International Airport (YQT)plane STL - YQT
10h 29m$195–855Train, bus, shuttle, drive
- Take the train from Kirkwood Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to St. Paul-Minneapolistrain
- Take the bus from St. Paul to U of M Duluthbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Knife River Trailhead to Grand Marais
- Drive from Grand Marais to Kakabeka Fallscar
24h 50mTrain, bus via Escanaba
- Take the train from Kirkwood Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Take the bus from Milwaukee to Escanababus
- Take the bus from Escanaba, MI to Sault Ste. Marie, MIbus
- Take the bus from Sault Ste Marie to Thunder Baybus
30h 6m$304–663Drive 1,378.2 km
- Drive from Kirkwood to Thunder Baycar 1,378.2 km
15h 55m$272–393Train, bus
- Take the train from Kirkwood Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Kalamazootrain
- Take the bus from Kalamazoo Metro Transit to St. Ignacebus
- Take the bus from St. Ignace Transportation Center to Sault Ste. Marie, MIbus
- Take the bus from Sault Ste Marie to Thunder Baybus
31h 43m$322–698Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Belleville Transit Center to El Rancherito - Mount Vernontaxi
- Take the bus from El Rancherito - Mount Vernon to Water & Chicago - Circle Kbus
- Take the bus from Milwaukee to Escanababus
- Take the bus from Escanaba, MI to Sault Ste. Marie, MIbus
- Take the bus from Sault Ste Marie to Thunder Baybus
31h 50m$480–877
Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Thunder Bay International Airport (YQT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kirkwood to Thunder Bay is to drive which costs $270 - $400 and takes 15h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Kirkwood to Thunder Bay is to fly which takes 10h 29m and costs $190 - $900.
The distance between Kirkwood and Thunder Bay is 1111 km. The road distance is 1378.2 km.
It takes approximately 10h 29m to get from Kirkwood to Thunder Bay, including transfers.
Thunder Bay is 1h ahead of Kirkwood. It is currently 4:29 PM in Kirkwood and 5:29 PM in Thunder Bay.
Yes, the driving distance between Kirkwood to Thunder Bay is 1378 km. It takes approximately 15h 55m to drive from Kirkwood to Thunder Bay.
There are 34+ hotels available in Thunder Bay.
What companies run services between Kirkwood, MO, USA and Thunder Bay, ON, Canada?
Air Canada, Delta, and three other airlines fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Thunder Bay International Airport (YQT) 3 times a day.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Thunder Bay International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Thunder Bay International Airport via Minneapolis, Winnipeg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Thunder Bay International Airport via Chicago Midway, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Kirkwood Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–270
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to St. Paul-Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $180–380
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Kirkwood Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–270
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Kirkwood Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- 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
- $60–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from St. Paul to U of M Duluth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $60–85
- Phone
- +1 218-834-5511
- Website
- superiorhikingshuttle.com
Shuttle from Knife River Trailhead to Grand Marais
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- https://superiorhikingshuttle.com/
- Website
- https://reservations.superiorshuttle.com/
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from Milwaukee to Escanaba
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from Escanaba, MI to Sault Ste. Marie, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from Kalamazoo Metro Transit to St. Ignace
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from St. Ignace Transportation Center to Sault Ste. Marie, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–35
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from Milwaukee to Escanaba
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from Escanaba, MI to Sault Ste. Marie, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
- Phone
- 1.800.461.8558
- [email protected]
- Website
- ontarionorthland.ca
Bus from Sault Ste Marie to Thunder Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–140
- Website
- https://www.ontarionorthland.ca/en
- Children
- $45–70
- Senior
- $80–120
- Adult
- $95–140
Bus from Sault Ste Marie to Thunder Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–140
- Website
- https://www.ontarionorthland.ca/en
- Children
- $45–70
- Senior
- $80–120
- Adult
- $95–140
Bus from Sault Ste Marie to Thunder Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–140
- Website
- https://www.ontarionorthland.ca/en
- Children
- $45–70
- Senior
- $80–120
- Adult
- $95–140
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- [email protected]
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from El Rancherito - Mount Vernon to Water & Chicago - Circle K
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–260
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $100–260
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Estimated price
- $190–240
Chesterfield Taxi
- Phone
- +1 314-734-0100
- Website
- chesterfieldtaxi.com
On Time Cab Service
- Phone
- +1-314-606-9679
- Website
- ontimecabservice.com
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