There are 9 ways to get from Baltimore to Kansas City by plane, bus (Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, train, subway, 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 Baltimore-Washington International Airport
best- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Kansas City (MCI)plane BWI - MCI
6h 2m$152–492Bus (Greyhound)
cheapest- Take the bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Harrisburg Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Harrisburg Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Kansas City Bus Stationbus
26h 20m$135–354Train via Washington
- Take the train from Baltimore Penn Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Napervilletrain
- Take the train from Naperville Amtrak Station to Kansas Citytrain
28h 53m$164–986Drive 1,046.1 mi
- Drive from Baltimore to Kansas Citycar 1,046.1 mi
18h$191–276Train to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly
- Take the train from Baltimore Penn Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Kansas City (MCI)plane DCA - MCI
6h 43m$226–1,761Train, subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Baltimore Penn Station to New Carrollton Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the subway from New Carrollton, Orange Line Center Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Kansas City (MCI)plane IAD - MCI
7h 26m$414–856Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Baltimore Penn Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Kansas City (MCI)plane PHL - MCI
7h 48m$152–1,009Bus, train
- Take the bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Harrisburg Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Harrisburg Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Kansas Citytrain
27h 47m$170–439Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Baltimore Penn Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain Cardinal
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Kansas Citytrain Southwest Chief / ...
33h 50m$187–633
Baltimore to Kansas City by bus (Greyhound)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Baltimore to Kansas City is to bus which costs $130 - $360 and takes 26h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Baltimore to Kansas City is to fly which takes 6h 2m and costs $150 - $500.
No, there is no direct bus from Baltimore station to Kansas City station. However, there are services departing from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station and arriving at Kansas City Bus Station via Harrisburg Bus Station and St Louis Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Baltimore station to Kansas City. However, there are services departing from Baltimore Penn Station and arriving at Kansas City via Union Station, Red Line Center Platform, Rockville Amtrak, Chicago Union Station and Naperville Amtrak Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 53m.
The distance between Baltimore and Kansas City is 1003 miles. The road distance is 1052.2 miles.
The best way to get from Baltimore to Kansas City without a car is to bus which takes 26h 20m and costs $130 - $360.
It takes approximately 6h 2m to get from Baltimore to Kansas City, including transfers.
Baltimore to Kansas City bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station.
Baltimore to Kansas City train services, operated by Amtrak Northeast Regional, depart from Baltimore Penn Station.
The best way to get from Baltimore to Kansas City is to fly which takes 6h 2m and costs $150 - $500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $130 - $360 and takes 26h 20m, you could also train via Washington, which costs $160 - $1,000 and takes 28h 53m.
What companies run services between Baltimore, MD, USA and Kansas City, MO, USA?
Southwest Airlines and Delta fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Kansas City (MCI) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Kansas City Bus Station via Harrisburg Bus Station and St Louis Bus Station in around 26h 20m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Kansas City via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Kansas City via Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Kansas City via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Kansas City via Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kansas City via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kansas City via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,200
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kansas City via Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kansas City via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kansas City via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Kansas City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Kansas City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kansas City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $5–200
- Business Class
- $45–240
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to New Carrollton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $4–200
- Business Class
- $45–230
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $13–230
- Business Class
- $60–270
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–270
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Naperville Amtrak Station to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to New Carrollton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–29
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–190
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–160
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–480
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–10
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–10
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to New Carrollton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $9–440
- First Class
- $100–600
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $21–460
- First Class
- $130–600
- Phone
- +1 312-322-6777
- Website
- metra.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Naperville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–6
- Website
- https://metra.com
- Adult
- $5–6
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from New Carrollton, Orange Line Center Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–11
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- $7–11
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Harrisburg Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Harrisburg Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–230
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Kansas City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Harrisburg Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–220
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Baltimore to Kansas City bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Harrisburg Bus Station.
Kansas City is 1h behind Baltimore. It is currently 12:42 PM in Baltimore and 11:42 AM in Kansas City.
Baltimore to Kansas City train services, operated by Amtrak Northeast Regional, arrive at Washington Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Baltimore to Kansas City is 1052 miles. It takes approximately 18h to drive from Baltimore to Kansas City.
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