There are 10 ways to get from Stockton to Kansas City by bus, plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train, car, or train (Amtrak)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Sacramento International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Stockton to Sacramentobus
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Kansas City (MCI)plane SMF - MCI
8h 1mTrain to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Stockton - Robert J Cabral Station to Santa Clara Stationtrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Kansas City (MCI)plane SJC - MCI
10h 2m$177–770Bus
- Take the bus from Stockton to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Kansas City Bus Stationbus
39h 25m$332–514Bus, train
- Take the bus from Stockton to Los Angeles Union Stationbus Greyhound US0831 / ...
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Kansas Citytrain Southwest Chief
44h 57m$1,008–1,697Drive 1,756.6 mi
- Drive from Stockton to Kansas Citycar 1,756.6 mi
27h$301–434Bus to Oakland International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Stockton to Dublin-Pleasanton Amtrak Stationbus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Kansas City (MCI)plane OAK - MCI
9h 30mTrain, Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Stockton - Robert J Cabral Station to Santa Clara Stationtrain
- Take the train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Kansas City (MCI)plane SFO - MCI
9h 20m$179–517Fly from Stockton Metropolitan Airport
- Fly from Stockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK) to Kansas City (MCI)plane SCK - MCI
7h 50m$231–675Bus via Tucson
- Take the bus from Stockton to Tucsonbus
- Take the bus from Tucson to El Pasobus
- Take the bus from El Paso to 2745 Southwest Blvd - Kansas Citybus
43h 15m$305–416Train
- Take the train from Stockton - Robert J Cabral Station to San Jose Station Diridontrain Ace
- Take the train from San Jose to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Kansas Citytrain
2d 2h$1,194–1,978
Stockton to Kansas City by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Stockton to Kansas City is to train and Caltrain and fly which costs $170 - $550 and takes 9h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Stockton to Kansas City is to fly which takes 7h 50m and costs $230 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Stockton to Kansas City station. However, there are services departing from Stockton and arriving at Kansas City Bus Station via Sacramento Bus Station, Sparks Transit Center and Denver Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Stockton station to Kansas City. However, there are services departing from Stockton - Robert J Cabral Station and arriving at Kansas City via San Jose and Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
The distance between Stockton and Kansas City is 1533 miles. The road distance is 1766.9 miles.
The best way to get from Stockton to Kansas City without a car is to bus which takes 39h 25m and costs $330 - $550.
It takes approximately 8h 1m to get from Stockton to Kansas City, including transfers.
Stockton to Kansas City bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Stockton station.
Stockton to Kansas City train services, operated by Altamont Corridor Express, depart from Stockton - Robert J Cabral Station.
The best way to get from Stockton to Kansas City is to bus which takes 39h 25m and costs $330 - $550. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $230 - $700 and takes 7h 50m, you could also train, which costs $1,100 - $2,000 and takes 2 days 2h.
What companies run services between Stockton, San Joaquin County, CA, USA and Kansas City, MO, USA?
You can take a bus from Stockton to Kansas City Bus Station via Sacramento Bus Station, Sparks Transit Center, and Denver Union Station in around 39h 25m. Alternatively, Allegiant Air, Southwest Airlines, and Frontier Airlines fly from Stockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK) to Kansas City (MCI) twice daily.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Kansas City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Kansas City via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Kansas City via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Kansas City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Kansas City via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Kansas City via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Kansas City via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Kansas City via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Kansas City via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Kansas City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Kansas City via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Kansas City via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Kansas City via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Kansas City via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kansas City via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kansas City via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kansas City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Stockton Metropolitan Airport to Kansas City via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Stockton Metropolitan Airport to Kansas City via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Stockton Metropolitan Airport to Kansas City via Las Vegas, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 11m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Kansas City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Kansas City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kansas City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Kansas City via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Kansas City via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Kansas City via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Kansas City via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kansas City via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Kansas City via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Kansas City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kansas City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–480
Flights from Stockton Metropolitan Airport to Kansas City via Las Vegas, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $950–1,600
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Jose to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–360
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $950–1,600
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800-411-7245
- Website
- Ace
Train from Stockton - Robert J Cabral Station to Santa Clara Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–18
- Website
- Ace
Train from Stockton - Robert J Cabral Station to Santa Clara Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–18
- Website
- Ace
Train from Stockton - Robert J Cabral Station to San Jose Station Diridon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–18
- Website
- Ace
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $7–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Stockton to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Stockton to Dublin-Pleasanton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Stockton to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $190–290
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Denver Union Station to Kansas City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Stockton to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Stockton to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Stockton to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- Tufesa
Bus from Stockton to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–170
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $140–170
Bus from Tucson to El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–90
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $65–90
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Stockton to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–140
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $100–140
- Titanium
- $110–113
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- Omnibus Express
Bus from El Paso to 2745 Southwest Blvd - Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–190
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
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Booking & Getting There
Stockton to Kansas City bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Sacramento Bus Station.
Kansas City is 2h ahead of Stockton. It is currently 10:13 PM in Stockton and 12:13 AM in Kansas City.
Stockton to Kansas City train services, operated by Altamont Corridor Express, arrive at San Jose Station Diridon.
Yes, the driving distance between Stockton to Kansas City is 1767 miles. It takes approximately 27h to drive from Stockton to Kansas City.
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