There are 8 ways to get from Palmdale to Kansas City by train, plane, bus (Amtrak, Greyhound), train (Amtrak), or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Palmdale Station to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Kansas City (MCI)plane LAX - MCI
8h 36m$228–778Train to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Palmdale Station to Burbank - Downtowntrain
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Kansas City (MCI)plane BUR - MCI
9h 39m$201–866Bus
- Take the bus from MetroLink/Sierra Hwy. to Carl's Jr./Inyo St.bus 250 / ...
- Take the bus from Mojave Amtrak Bus Stop to South Strip Transit Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Las Vegas BusTerminal to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Kansas City Bus Stationbus
36h 40m$376–567Train
- Take the train from Palmdale Station to L.A. Union Stationtrain AV Line
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Kansas Citytrain Southwest Chief
38h 11m$561–1,215Drive 1,523.6 mi
- Drive from Palmdale to Kansas Citycar 1,523.6 mi
26h 26m$278–402Train to Long Beach Airport, fly
- Take the train from Palmdale Station to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Kansas City (MCI)plane LGB - MCI
11h 41m$207–871Train, train to Ontario International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Palmdale Station to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Rancho Cucamongatrain
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Kansas City (MCI)plane ONT - MCI
12h 20m$216–921Train, train to San Diego International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Palmdale Station to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Kansas City (MCI)plane SAN - MCI
11h 50m$221–900
Palmdale to Kansas City by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palmdale to Kansas City is to drive which costs $270 - $410 and takes 26h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Palmdale to Kansas City is to train and fly which takes 8h 36m and costs $220 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Palmdale to Kansas City station. However, there are services departing from MetroLink/Sierra Hwy. and arriving at Kansas City Bus Station via Mojave Amtrak Bus Stop, Las Vegas BusTerminal and Denver Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Palmdale station to Kansas City. However, there are services departing from Palmdale Station and arriving at Kansas City via Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 11m.
The distance between Palmdale and Kansas City is 1476 miles. The road distance is 1532.5 miles.
The best way to get from Palmdale to Kansas City without a car is to bus which takes 36h 40m and costs $370 - $600.
It takes approximately 8h 36m to get from Palmdale to Kansas City, including transfers.
Palmdale to Kansas City bus services, operated by Kern Transit, depart from MetroLink/Sierra Hwy. station.
Palmdale to Kansas City train services, operated by Metrolink Trains, depart from Palmdale Station.
The best way to get from Palmdale to Kansas City is to bus which takes 36h 40m and costs $370 - $600. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $550 - $1,300 and takes 38h 11m.
What companies run services between Palmdale, CA, USA and Kansas City, MO, USA?
You can take a train from Palmdale Station to Kansas City Bus Station via Lancaster, MetroLink/Sierra Hwy., Mojave Amtrak Bus Stop, Las Vegas, Gilespie Street (South Strip Transit Terminal), Las Vegas BusTerminal, and Denver Union Station in around 36h 40m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Palmdale Station to Kansas City via L.A. Union Station and Los Angeles in around 38h 11m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kansas City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kansas City via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kansas City via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Kansas City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Kansas City via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Kansas City via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Kansas City via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Kansas City via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Kansas City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Kansas City via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Kansas City via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Kansas City via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Kansas City via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Kansas City via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Kansas City via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Kansas City via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Kansas City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Kansas City via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Kansas City via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Kansas City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Kansas City via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Kansas City via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Kansas City via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Kansas City via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Kansas City via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Kansas City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Kansas City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Kansas City via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Kansas City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Kansas City via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Palmdale Station to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Train from Palmdale Station to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Train from Palmdale Station to Burbank - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Train from Palmdale Station to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Train from Palmdale Station to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Train from L.A. Union Station to Rancho Cucamonga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–4
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Train from Palmdale Station to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 800-323-2396
- Website
- kerntransit.org
Bus from MetroLink/Sierra Hwy. to Carl's Jr./Inyo St.
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://kerntransit.org/
- Schedules at
- https://kerntransit.org/routes-and-schedules/
- Phone
- +1 760-872-1901
- [email protected]
- Website
- estransit.com
Bus from MetroLink/Sierra Hwy. to Carl's Jr./Inyo St.
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.estransit.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Mojave Amtrak Bus Stop to South Strip Transit Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Las Vegas BusTerminal to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–240
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $160–240
Bus from Denver Union Station to Kansas City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–200
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $130–200
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Denver Union Station to Kansas City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $95–190
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Palmdale to Kansas City bus services, operated by Kern Transit, arrive at Carl's Jr./Inyo St. station.
Kansas City is 2h ahead of Palmdale. It is currently 2:53 AM in Palmdale and 4:53 AM in Kansas City.
Palmdale to Kansas City train services, operated by Metrolink Trains, arrive at L.A. Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Palmdale to Kansas City is 1532 miles. It takes approximately 26h 26m to drive from Palmdale to Kansas City.
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