There are 9 ways to get from Providence to Kansas City by plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Greyhound), car, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Theodore Francis Green State Airport
best- Fly from Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) to Kansas City (MCI)plane PVD - MCI
7h 55m$182–907Train
- Take the train from Providence to Back Baytrain
- Take the train from Boston to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Kansas Citytrain
32h 48m$798–1,826Bus
- Take the bus from Providence to New Yorkbus
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Kansas City Bus Stationbus
32h 50m$256–406Drive 1,358.1 mi
- Drive from Providence to Kansas Citycar 1,358.1 mi
23h 53m$248–358Train to Boston Logan Airport, fly
- Take the train from Providence to Back Baytrain
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Kansas City (MCI)plane BOS - MCI
8h$327–1,665Train, train to Laguardia Airport, fly
- Take the train from Providence to Stamford Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Stamford to 125th Street - Harlemtrain
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Kansas City (MCI)plane LGA - MCI
10h 1m$238–1,623Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Providence to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Kansas City (MCI)plane EWR - MCI
9h 50m$435–1,657Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Providence to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Kansas City (MCI)plane JFK - MCI
10h$397–1,797Bus, train
- Take the bus from Providence to New York Midtownbus
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Kansas Citytrain
33h 32m$418–641
Providence to Kansas City by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Providence to Kansas City is to drive which costs $240 - $360 and takes 23h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Providence to Kansas City is to fly which takes 7h 55m and costs $180 - $950.
No, there is no direct bus from Providence to Kansas City station. However, there are services departing from Providence and arriving at Kansas City Bus Station via Port Authority Bus Terminal and St Louis Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Providence to Kansas City. However, there are services departing from Providence and arriving at Kansas City via Boston and Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 48m.
The distance between Providence and Kansas City is 1271 miles. The road distance is 1366 miles.
The best way to get from Providence to Kansas City without a car is to train which takes 32h 48m and costs $800 - $1,900.
It takes approximately 7h 55m to get from Providence to Kansas City, including transfers.
Providence to Kansas City bus services, operated by Peter Pan Bus Lines, depart from Providence station.
Providence to Kansas City train services, operated by MBTA, depart from Providence station.
The best way to get from Providence to Kansas City is to fly which takes 7h 55m and costs $180 - $950. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $800 - $1,900 and takes 32h 48m, you could also bus, which costs $250 - $410 and takes 32h 50m.
What companies run services between Providence, RI, USA and Kansas City, MO, USA?
Southwest Airlines, Delta, and two other airlines fly from Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) to Kansas City (MCI) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Providence to Kansas City via Back Bay, Boston, and Chicago Union Station in around 32h 48m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Kansas City via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Kansas City via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Kansas City via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Kansas City via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Kansas City via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Kansas City via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Kansas City via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Kansas City via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Kansas City via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Kansas City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Kansas City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Kansas City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kansas City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kansas City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Kansas City via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Kansas City via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kansas City via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Kansas City via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Train from Providence to Back Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–14
- Website
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Website
- MBTA: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $7–14
Train from Providence to Back Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–14
- Website
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Website
- MBTA: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $7–14
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Providence to Back Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Boston to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $550–900
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $240–370
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Providence to Back Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Providence to Stamford Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Providence to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Providence to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $240–370
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Providence to Back Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–600
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $9–440
- First Class
- $100–600
Train from Providence to Back Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–600
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $9–440
- First Class
- $100–600
Train from Providence to Stamford Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–650
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $35–470
- First Class
- $160–650
Train from Providence to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–700
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $40–480
- First Class
- $180–700
Train from Providence to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–700
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $40–480
- First Class
- $180–700
- Phone
- +1 877.690.5114
- Website
- Metro North Railroad
Train from Stamford to 125th Street - Harlem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Website
- Metro North Railroad
- Schedules at
- Metro North Railroad Schedules
- Off-Peak
- $10–12
- Peak
- $14–17
- Phone
- 1-800-343-9999
- Website
- Peter Pan
Bus from Providence to New York
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- Peter Pan
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
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $180–280
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Kansas City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Providence to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from New York Midtown to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $150–230
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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Booking & Getting There
Providence to Kansas City bus services, operated by Peter Pan Bus Lines, arrive at New York station.
Kansas City is 1h behind Providence. It is currently 5:38 PM in Providence and 4:38 PM in Kansas City.
Providence to Kansas City train services, operated by MBTA, arrive at Back Bay station.
Yes, the driving distance between Providence to Kansas City is 1366 miles. It takes approximately 23h 53m to drive from Providence to Kansas City.
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