There are 8 ways to get from St. Louis to Afghanistan by plane, train, bus, 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.
Fly Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Kabul
best- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Kabul (KBL)plane STL - KBL
32h 2m$1,310–3,712Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Mashhad International Airport, drive
cheapest- Take the train from St. Louis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Mashhad International Airport (MHD)plane ORD - MHD
- Drive from Mashhad International Airport (MHD) to Herātcar
32h 16m$673–1,838Fly Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Mazar-e Sharif
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Mazar-e Sharif (MZR)plane STL - MZR
30h 5m$1,214–3,616Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Kabul
- Take the train from St. Louis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kabul (KBL)plane ORD - KBL
26h 49m$850–2,197Train to Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport, fly to Kabul
- Take the train from St. Louis to Springfieldtrain
- Fly from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI) to Kabul (KBL)plane SPI - KBL
30h 29m$801–2,188Bus to Williamson County Regional Airport, fly to Kabul
- Take the bus from St. Louis to Carbondalebus
- Fly from Williamson County Regional Airport (MWA) to Kabul (KBL)plane MWA - KBL
26h 26m$953–2,495Bus to Decatur Airport, fly to Kabul
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Decatur Downtown Transportation Centerbus
- Fly from Decatur Airport (DEC) to Kabul (KBL)plane DEC - KBL
28h 22m$793–2,162Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Mazar-e Sharif
- Take the train from St. Louis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Mazar-e Sharif (MZR)plane ORD - MZR
32h 52m$1,004–2,902
Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Kabul (KBL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from St. Louis to Afghanistan is to train and fly and drive which costs $650 - $1,900 and takes 32h 16m.
The fastest way to get from St. Louis to Afghanistan is to bus and fly which takes 26h 26m and costs $950 - $2,500.
The distance between St. Louis and Afghanistan is 11626 km.
It takes approximately 32h 2m to get from St. Louis to Afghanistan, including transfers.
Afghanistan is 9h 30m ahead of St. Louis. It is currently 10:17 AM in St. Louis and 7:47 PM in Afghanistan.
There are 22+ hotels available in Afghanistan.
What companies run services between St. Louis, MO, USA and Afghanistan?
Southwest Airlines, Turkish Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Kabul (KBL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- kamair.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Kabul via Toronto, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,700
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Kabul via Detroit, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,700
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Kabul via London Heathrow, Islamabad
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Kabul via Montreal, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,700
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Mazar-e Sharif via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 10m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,600
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Mazar-e Sharif via Newark, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,700
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Mazar-e Sharif via Detroit, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,600
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Mazar-e Sharif via Boston, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,700
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Mazar-e Sharif via Toronto, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,600
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Mazar-e Sharif via Frankfurt, Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,000
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Kabul via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 9m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,800
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Kabul via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 24m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mazar-e Sharif via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mazar-e Sharif via Istanbul, Kabul
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Kabul via Detroit, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,700
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Kabul via Toronto, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,700
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Kabul via Montreal, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,700
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Kabul via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,800
Flights from Williamson County Regional Airport to Kabul via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mashhad International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kabul via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,000
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Kabul via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Williamson County Regional Airport to Kabul via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,400
Flights from Decatur Airport to Kabul via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 33m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kabul via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Kabul via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,100
Flights from Williamson County Regional Airport to Kabul via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,600
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mashhad International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from St. Louis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–190
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from St. Louis to Springfield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from St. Louis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–190
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from St. Louis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–190
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from St. Louis to Carbondale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from St. Louis to Carbondale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from St. Louis to Carbondale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–26
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Decatur Downtown Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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