There are 10 ways to get from New York to Kansas City Union Station by bus, plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Greyhound), car, or train
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Bus to Laguardia Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from E 125 St/Lexington Av to Laguardia Rd/94 Stbus
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Kansas City (MCI)plane LGA - MCI
7h 1m$206–961Bus (Greyhound)
cheapest- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to St Louis Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0421
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Kansas City Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0180s / ...
28h 46m$194–374Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain Lake Shore Limited / ...
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Kansas Citytrain Southwest Chief / ...
27h 55m$435–919Drive 1,183.2 mi
- Drive from New York to Kansas City Union Stationcar 1,183.2 mi
20h 29m$216–312Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Kansas City (MCI)plane EWR - MCI
6h 57m$390–927Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Kansas City (MCI)plane JFK - MCI
7h 16m$354–1,118Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Kansas City (MCI)plane PHL - MCI
8h 14m$424–1,499Train to Long Island Mac Arthur Airport, fly
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to Central Isliptrain
- Fly from Long Island Mac Arthur Airport (ISP) to Kansas City (MCI)plane ISP - MCI
10h 9m$196–880Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Kansas City (MCI)plane BWI - MCI
8h 56m$435–1,583Bus, train
- Take the bus from New York City Chinatown to Chicago Bus Stationbus FlixBus N2640
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Kansas Citytrain Southwest Chief / ...
29h 42m$289–551
New York to Kansas City Union Station by train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from New York to Kansas City Union Station is to bus which costs $190 - $380 and takes 28h 46m.
The fastest way to get from New York to Kansas City Union Station is to fly which takes 6h 57m and costs $390 - $950.
No, there is no direct bus from New York to Kansas City Union Station. However, there are services departing from Port Authority Bus Terminal and arriving at On Grand At Pershing Crown Center Shops Sb via St Louis Bus Station and On 13Th Between Charlotte & Holmes Wb. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 46m.
No, there is no direct train from New York station to Kansas City Union Station. However, there are services departing from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station and arriving at Kansas City via Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 55m.
The distance between New York and Kansas City Union Station is 1150 miles. The road distance is 1190.1 miles.
The best way to get from New York to Kansas City Union Station without a car is to train which takes 27h 55m and costs $430 - $950.
It takes approximately 7h 1m to get from New York to Kansas City Union Station, including transfers.
New York to Kansas City Union Station bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Port Authority Bus Terminal station.
New York to Kansas City Union Station train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station.
The best way to get from New York to Kansas City Union Station is to train which takes 27h 55m and costs $430 - $950. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $190 - $380 and takes 28h 46m, you could also fly, which costs $390 - $950 and takes 6h 57m.
What companies run services between New York, NY, USA and Kansas City Union Station, MO, USA?
You can take a train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Kansas City via Chicago Union Station in around 27h 55m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Kansas City Union Station via St Louis Bus Station, Kansas City Bus Station, On 13Th Between Charlotte & Holmes Wb, and On Grand At Pershing Crown Center Shops Sb in around 28h 46m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Kansas City via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Kansas City via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kansas City via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kansas City via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Long Island Mac Arthur Airport to Kansas City via Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Long Island Mac Arthur Airport to Kansas City via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Kansas City via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Kansas City via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Kansas City via Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kansas City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kansas City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kansas City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Kansas City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kansas City via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kansas City via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kansas City via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $300–650
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–290
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $28–60
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–290
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–700
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $45–480
- First Class
- $180–700
- Phone
- +1-718-217-5477
- Website
- Long Island Rail Road
Train from New York Penn Station to Central Islip
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–28
- Website
- Long Island Rail Road
- Schedules at
- Long Island Rail Road Schedules
- Off-Peak
- $12–18
- Peak
- $20–28
- Phone
- 877-690-5116
- Website
- MTA
Bus from E 125 St/Lexington Av to Laguardia Rd/94 St
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–8
- Website
- MTA
- Schedules at
- MTA scheduled
- Website
- MTA: World Cup 2026
- Standard Fare
- $3–8
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $150–300
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Kansas City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from New York City Chinatown to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $150–270
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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More Questions & Answers
New York to Kansas City Union Station bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
New York to Kansas City Union Station train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between New York to Kansas City Union Station is 1190 miles. It takes approximately 20h 29m to drive from New York to Kansas City Union Station.
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