There are 8 ways to get from Independence to Niagara Falls by plane, bus, train (Amtrak), bus (Greyhound), car, or train
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Fly to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)plane MCI - BUF
- Take the bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Niagara Falls USAbus
9h 6m$174–908Fly to Toronto Island Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Toronto Island Airport (YTZ)plane MCI - YTZ
- Take the bus from Union Stn Bus Terminal, 81 Bay St at Lakeshore Blvd, 2nd Floor to Bus Terminalbus
11h 16m$108–606Train
- Take the train from Independence Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Buffalo Depew Stationtrain
- Take the train from Buffalo Depew Station to Niagara Falls Amtrak Stationtrain
24h 25m$602–1,067Bus
- Take the bus from Kansas City Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Columbusbus
- Take the bus from Columbus to Buffalobus
27h 25m$152–267Drive 985 mi
- Drive from Independence to Niagara Fallscar 985 mi
16h 47m$180–260Fly to Rochester, train
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Rochester (ROC)plane MCI - ROC
- Take the train from Rochester to Niagara Falls Amtrak Stationtrain
10h 33m$283–1,492Fly to Toronto Pearson International Airport, bus
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)plane MCI - YYZ
- Take the bus from Union Stn Bus Terminal, 81 Bay St at Lakeshore Blvd, 2nd Floor to Bus Terminalbus
11h 17m$114–615Train, bus
- Take the train from Independence Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Union Station to Detroitbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Torontobus
- Take the bus from Union Stn Bus Terminal, 81 Bay St at Lakeshore Blvd, 2nd Floor to Bus Terminalbus
27h 36m
Independence to Niagara Falls by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Independence to Niagara Falls is to bus which costs $150 - $270 and takes 27h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Independence to Niagara Falls is to fly and bus which takes 9h 6m and costs $170 - $950.
No, there is no direct bus from Independence to Niagara Falls. However, there are services departing from On Truman At Main Westbound and arriving at Main Street & Pine Avenue via Kansas City Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station, Columbus and Ellicott Street & MTC Static. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Independence station to Niagara Falls station. However, there are services departing from Independence Station and arriving at Niagara Falls Amtrak Station via Chicago Union Station and Buffalo Depew Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 25m.
The distance between Independence and Niagara Falls is 939 miles. The road distance is 990.7 miles.
The best way to get from Independence to Niagara Falls without a car is to train which takes 24h 25m and costs $600 - $1,100.
It takes approximately 9h 6m to get from Independence to Niagara Falls, including transfers.
Independence to Niagara Falls bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Kansas City Bus Station.
Independence to Niagara Falls train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Independence Station.
The best way to get from Independence to Niagara Falls is to train which takes 24h 25m and costs $600 - $1,100. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $150 - $270 and takes 27h 25m.
What companies run services between Independence, MO, USA and Niagara Falls, NY, USA?
You can take a train from Independence Station to Niagara Falls Amtrak Station via Chicago Union Station and Buffalo Depew Station in around 24h 25m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from On Truman At Main Westbound to Main Street & Pine Avenue via East Village - Bay A, Kansas City Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station, Columbus, and Ellicott Street & MTC Static in around 27h 25m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Kansas City to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Kansas City to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Kansas City to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Kansas City to Rochester via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,300
Flights from Kansas City to Rochester via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Kansas City to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Kansas City to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Kansas City to Rochester via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,300
Flights from Kansas City to Rochester via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,400
Flights from Kansas City to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Kansas City to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Kansas City to Toronto Island Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Kansas City to Toronto Island Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Kansas City to Toronto Island Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Kansas City to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Kansas City to Rochester via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,300
Flights from Kansas City to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Kansas City to Toronto Island Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Kansas City to Toronto Island Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Kansas City to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Kansas City to Rochester via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,300
Flights from Kansas City to Rochester via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from Kansas City to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Kansas City to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Kansas City to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Kansas City to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Kansas City to Rochester via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,300
Flights from Kansas City to Rochester via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,400
Flights from Kansas City to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Kansas City to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Kansas City to Toronto Island Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Kansas City to Toronto Island Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Kansas City to Toronto Island Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Kansas City to Toronto Island Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Kansas City to Toronto Island Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Independence Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $300–470
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Buffalo Depew Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $290–450
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Buffalo Depew Station to Niagara Falls Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–29
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Rochester to Niagara Falls Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Independence Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $300–470
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Buffalo Depew Station to Niagara Falls Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–150
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $8–50
- Business
- $40–140
- Business Plus
- $50–150
- Economy
- $10–55
- Economy Plus
- $11–60
Train from Rochester to Niagara Falls Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–170
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $25–80
- Business
- $55–160
- Business Plus
- $65–170
- Economy
- $28–85
- Economy Plus
- $30–95
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Niagara Falls USA
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–8
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Kansas City Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Columbus to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- Barons Bus
- Phone
- +1 866 488 4452
- questions@ca.megabus.com
- Website
- Megabus
Bus from Union Stn Bus Terminal, 81 Bay St at Lakeshore Blvd, 2nd Floor to Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–55
- Website
- Megabus
- Adult Advanced Booking
- $7–45
- Adult Standard
- $16–55
Bus from Union Stn Bus Terminal, 81 Bay St at Lakeshore Blvd, 2nd Floor to Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–55
- Website
- Megabus
- Adult Advanced Booking
- $7–45
- Adult Standard
- $16–55
Bus from Union Stn Bus Terminal, 81 Bay St at Lakeshore Blvd, 2nd Floor to Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–55
- Website
- Megabus
- Adult Advanced Booking
- $7–45
- Adult Standard
- $16–55
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Chicago Union Station to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Amtrak
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Booking & Getting There
Independence to Niagara Falls bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Niagara Falls is 1h ahead of Independence. It is currently 12:02 PM in Independence and 1:02 PM in Niagara Falls.
Independence to Niagara Falls train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Independence to Niagara Falls is 991 miles. It takes approximately 16h 47m to drive from Independence to Niagara Falls.
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