There are 9 ways to get from Kansas City to Baltimore 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 to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
best- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)MCI - BWI
4h 59m$152–492Fly to Philadelphia International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)MCI - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Baltimore Penn Station
6h 48m$133–1,000Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Kansas City Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Harrisburg Bus Station
- Take the bus from Harrisburg Bus Station to Baltimore Downtown Bus Station
27h 5m$135–338Train via Washington
- Take the train from Kansas City to Naperville Amtrak Station
- Take the train from Naperville to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Rockville Amtrak
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Baltimore Penn Station
27h 23m$224–1,064Drive 1,047.4 mi
- Drive from Kansas City to Baltimore1,047.4 mi
17h 51m$192–277Fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, train
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)MCI - DCA
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Baltimore Penn Station
5h 19m$226–1,707Fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway, train
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)MCI - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to New Carrollton, Orange Line Center Platform
- Take the train from New Carrollton Amtrak Station to Baltimore Penn Station
6h 56m$414–1,011Train, bus
- Take the train from Kansas City to Chicago Union Station
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Harrisburg Bus Station
- Take the bus from Harrisburg Bus Station to Baltimore Downtown Bus Station
27h 30m$176–449Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Kansas City to Chicago Union StationSouthwest Chief / ...
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Baltimore Penn StationCardinal
33h 27m$189–574
Kansas City to Baltimore by bus (Greyhound)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kansas City to Baltimore is to bus which costs $130 - $340 and takes 27h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Kansas City to Baltimore is to fly which takes 4h 59m and costs $150 - $500.
No, there is no direct bus from Kansas City station to Baltimore station. However, there are services departing from Kansas City Bus Station and arriving at Baltimore Downtown Bus Station via St Louis Bus Station and Harrisburg Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Kansas City to Baltimore station. However, there are services departing from Kansas City and arriving at Baltimore Penn Station via Naperville, Chicago Union Station, Rockville, Red Line Center Platform and Washington Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 23m.
The distance between Kansas City and Baltimore is 1002 miles. The road distance is 1053.5 miles.
The best way to get from Kansas City to Baltimore without a car is to bus which takes 27h 5m and costs $130 - $340.
It takes approximately 4h 59m to get from Kansas City to Baltimore, including transfers.
Kansas City to Baltimore bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Kansas City Bus Station.
Kansas City to Baltimore train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Kansas City station.
The best way to get from Kansas City to Baltimore is to fly which takes 4h 59m and costs $150 - $500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $130 - $340 and takes 27h 5m, you could also train via Washington, which costs $220 - $1,100 and takes 27h 23m.
What companies run services between Kansas City, MO, USA and Baltimore, MD, USA?
Southwest Airlines and Delta fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Kansas City Bus Station to Baltimore Downtown Bus Station via St Louis Bus Station and Harrisburg Bus Station in around 27h 5m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Kansas City to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Kansas City to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Kansas City to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Kansas City to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Kansas City to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Kansas City to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Kansas City to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Kansas City to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Kansas City to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,200
Flights from Kansas City to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from Kansas City to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from Kansas City to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,200
Flights from Kansas City to Philadelphia International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Kansas City to Philadelphia International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Kansas City to Philadelphia International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Kansas City to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Kansas City to Washington Dulles International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Kansas City to Philadelphia International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Kansas City to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Kansas City to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Kansas City to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Kansas City to Washington Dulles International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Kansas City to Naperville Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–190
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Rockville Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–270
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to Baltimore Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from New Carrollton Amtrak Station to Baltimore Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Baltimore Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Kansas City to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Baltimore Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–380
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 312-322-6777
- Website
- metra.com
Train from Naperville to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://metra.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Baltimore Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $5–200
- Business Class
- $45–240
Train from New Carrollton Amtrak Station to Baltimore Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $4–200
- Business Class
- $45–230
Train from 30th Street Station to Baltimore Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $13–230
- Business Class
- $60–270
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Baltimore Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29 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 30th Street Station to Baltimore Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- 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
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Train from Washington Union Station to Baltimore Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–10
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–10
Train from New Carrollton Amtrak Station to Baltimore Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to New Carrollton, Orange 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 Kansas City Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Harrisburg Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Harrisburg Bus Station to Baltimore Downtown Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–95
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Harrisburg Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–160
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Kansas City to Baltimore bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Baltimore is 1h ahead of Kansas City. It is currently 8:10 PM in Kansas City and 9:10 PM in Baltimore.
Kansas City to Baltimore train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kansas City to Baltimore is 1054 miles. It takes approximately 17h 51m to drive from Kansas City to Baltimore.
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