There are 6 ways to get from Fort Scott to St. Louis by bus (Greyhound), taxi, bus, train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Nevada, MO to Kansas Citybus Jefferson 112
- Take the bus from Kansas City Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0136 / ...
7h 7m$71–161Drive 289.4 mi
cheapest- Drive from Fort Scott to St. Louiscar 289.4 mi
5h 27m$53–77Taxi, bus, train
- Take the taxi from Fort Scott to Rich Hilltaxi
- Take the bus from Rich Hill to Kansas Citybus
- Take the train from Kansas City to St. Louistrain
9h 27m$190–290Taxi to Joplin Regional Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Fort Scott to Joplin Regional Airport (JLN)taxi
- Fly from Joplin Regional Airport (JLN) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL)plane JLN - STL
7h 27m$170–721Taxi, bus to Kansas City, fly
- Take the taxi from Fort Scott to Nevada, MOtaxi
- Take the bus from Nevada, MO to Kansas Citybus
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL)plane MCI - STL
6h 33m$219–794Drive to Springfield-Branson National Airport, fly
- Drive from Fort Scott to Springfield-Branson National Airport (SGF)car
- Fly from Springfield-Branson National Airport (SGF) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL)plane SGF - STL
7h 20m$174–933
Joplin Regional Airport (JLN) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Fort Scott to St. Louis is to drive which costs $50 - $80 and takes 5h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Fort Scott to St. Louis is to drive which takes 5h 27m and costs $50 - $80.
The distance between Fort Scott and St. Louis is 366 miles. The road distance is 291.1 miles.
The best way to get from Fort Scott to St. Louis without a car is to bus which takes 7h 7m and costs $70 - $170.
It takes approximately 7h 7m to get from Fort Scott to St. Louis, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Fort Scott to St. Louis is 291 miles. It takes approximately 5h 27m to drive from Fort Scott to St. Louis.
There are 353+ hotels available in St. Louis.
What companies run services between Fort Scott, KS, USA and St. Louis, MO, USA?
You can take a vehicle from Fort Scott to St Louis Bus Station via Nevada, MO and Kansas City Bus Station in around 7h 7m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Springfield-Branson National Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–900
Flights from Springfield-Branson National Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from Springfield-Branson National Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Joplin Regional Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Springfield-Branson National Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–900
Flights from Springfield-Branson National Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Springfield-Branson National Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Kansas City to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Springfield-Branson National Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Kansas City to St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Nevada, MO to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–60
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Rich Hill to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–55
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Kansas City Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Estimated price
- $26–180
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