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
31h 27m$910–2,012Bus to Decatur Airport, fly to Kabul
cheapest- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Decatur Downtown Transportation Centerbus
- Fly from Decatur Airport (DEC) to Kabul (KBL)plane DEC - KBL
27h 52m$592–1,757Fly 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
29h 44m$1,314–4,316Train 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 16m$648–1,656Train 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 7m$623–1,807Bus 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
25h 48m$752–2,071Train 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 34m$1,122–3,361Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Mashhad International Airport, drive
- 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
31h 42m$601–1,697
Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Kabul (KBL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from St. Louis to Afghanistan is to train and fly and drive which costs $600 - $1,700 and takes 31h 42m.
The fastest way to get from St. Louis to Afghanistan is to bus and fly which takes 25h 48m and costs $750 - $2,100.
The distance between St. Louis and Afghanistan is 11626 km.
It takes approximately 31h 27m to get from St. Louis to Afghanistan, including transfers.
Afghanistan is 9h 30m ahead of St. Louis. It is currently 2:41 PM in St. Louis and 12:11 AM in Afghanistan.
There are 23+ hotels available in Afghanistan.
What companies run services between St. Louis, MO, USA and Afghanistan?
Southwest Airlines, Turkish Airlines, and six 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 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,000
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Kabul via Detroit, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 22m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Kabul via London Heathrow, Islamabad
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,900
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Kabul via Montreal, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Mazar-e Sharif via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 52m
- When
- Saturday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,300
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Mazar-e Sharif via Newark, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,400
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Mazar-e Sharif via Detroit, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,300
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Mazar-e Sharif via Boston, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,400
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Mazar-e Sharif via Toronto, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,300
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Kabul via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,400
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Kabul via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 1m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mazar-e Sharif via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mazar-e Sharif via Munich, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mazar-e Sharif via Amsterdam Schiphol, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,100
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Kabul via Detroit, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Kabul via Toronto, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Kabul via Montreal, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Kabul via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mashhad International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kabul via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,400
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Kabul via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Decatur Airport to Kabul via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 4m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Williamson County Regional Airport to Kabul via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kabul via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
Flights from Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport to Kabul via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
- Website
- mahan.aero
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Mazar-e Sharif via Frankfurt, Tehran Imam Khomeini
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mazar-e Sharif via Frankfurt, Tehran Imam Khomeini
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mazar-e Sharif via Vienna, Tehran Imam Khomeini
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mashhad International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Mashhad International Airport via Munich, Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from St. Louis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $150–240
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from St. Louis to Springfield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from St. Louis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $150–240
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from St. Louis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $150–240
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Decatur Downtown Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from St. Louis to Carbondale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–22
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from St. Louis to Carbondale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Amtrak
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