There are 5 ways to get from Valentine to Lawrence by car, plane, or train
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Drive 484.2 mi
best- Drive from Valentine to Lawrencecar 484.2 mi
8h 44m$89–128Drive to North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field, fly, train
- Drive from Valentine to North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field (LBF)car
- Fly from North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field (LBF) to Kansas City (MCI)plane LBF - MCI
- Take the train from Kansas City to Lawrence Amtrak Stationtrain
10h 57m$156–711Drive to Pierre Municipal Airport, fly, train
- Drive from Valentine to Pierre Municipal Airport (PIR)car
- Fly from Pierre Municipal Airport (PIR) to Kansas City (MCI)plane PIR - MCI
- Take the train from Kansas City to Lawrence Amtrak Stationtrain
11h 37m$166–762Drive to Rapid City, fly, train
- Drive from Valentine to Rapid-City-Airport-RAPcar
- Fly from Rapid City (RAP) to Kansas City (MCI)plane RAP - MCI
- Take the train from Kansas City to Lawrence Amtrak Stationtrain
12h 28m$171–733Drive to Chadron Municipal Airport, fly, train
- Drive from Valentine to Chadron Municipal Airport (CDR)car
- Fly from Chadron Municipal Airport (CDR) to Kansas City (MCI)plane CDR - MCI
- Take the train from Kansas City to Lawrence Amtrak Stationtrain
11h 5m$158–665
North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field (LBF) to Kansas City (MCI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Valentine to Lawrence is to drive which costs $85 - $130 and takes 8h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Valentine to Lawrence is to drive which takes 8h 44m and costs $85 - $130.
The distance between Valentine and Lawrence is 487 miles. The road distance is 487 miles.
It takes approximately 8h 44m to drive 487 miles from Valentine to Lawrence.
Yes, the driving distance between Valentine to Lawrence is 487 miles. It takes approximately 8h 44m to drive from Valentine to Lawrence.
There are 48+ hotels available in Lawrence.
What companies run services between Valentine, NE, USA and Lawrence, KS, USA?
You can drive from Valentine to Lawrence in around 8h 44m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field to Kansas City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Pierre Municipal Airport to Kansas City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Rapid City to Kansas City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Rapid City to Kansas City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Chadron Municipal Airport to Kansas City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Rapid City to Kansas City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Rapid City to Kansas City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Rapid City to Kansas City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chadron Municipal Airport to Kansas City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Chadron Municipal Airport to Kansas City via Denver, Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Kansas City to Lawrence Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–27
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Kansas City to Lawrence Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–27
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Kansas City to Lawrence Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–27
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Kansas City to Lawrence Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–27
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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