There are 10 ways to get from Kansas City to Gilroy by plane, bus, train, car, subway, or train (Amtrak)
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Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
best- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane MCI - SJC
9h 32m$268–1,311Fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
cheapest- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane MCI - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound to Gilroy Caltrain Southboundtrain
9h 30m$131–579Bus
- Take the bus from 2745 Southwest Blvd - Kansas City to El Pasobus
- Take the bus from El Paso to 612 Wall St - Los Angelesbus
- Take the bus from Downtown Los Angeles to Gilroybus
40h 25m$335–436Train, bus
- Take the train from Kansas City to Los Angelestrain Southwest Chief
- Take the bus from San Fernando to Gilroybus Guadalajara
43h 50m$470–1,002Drive 1,783.6 mi
- Drive from Kansas City to Gilroycar 1,783.6 mi
30h 24m$326–471Fly to Oakland International Airport, BART, bus
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane MCI - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
- Take the bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Gilroybus
10h 10m$222–1,034Fly to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, bus
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane MCI - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno, CA to Gilroybus
11h 27m$214–1,028Fly to Monterey Regional Airport, bus
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane MCI - MRY
- Take the bus from Salinas Transit Center / Gate 3 to Monterey / Gilroy Train Stationbus
11h 59m$147–711Bus, BART
- Take the bus from Kansas City Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Oaklandbus
- Take the subway from West Oakland to Milpitassubway
43h 20m$314–589Train, Caltrain
- Take the train from Kansas City to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Josetrain
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound to Gilroy Caltrain Southboundtrain
2d$494–1,124
Kansas City to Gilroy by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kansas City to Gilroy is to fly and Caltrain which costs $130 - $600 and takes 9h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Kansas City to Gilroy is to fly and Caltrain which takes 9h 30m and costs $130 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Kansas City to Gilroy. However, there are services departing from 2745 Southwest Blvd - Kansas City and arriving at Gilroy via El Paso and Downtown Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Kansas City to Gilroy. However, there are services departing from Kansas City and arriving at Gilroy Caltrain Southbound via Los Angeles and San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
The distance between Kansas City and Gilroy is 1545 miles. The road distance is 1794 miles.
The best way to get from Kansas City to Gilroy without a car is to bus which takes 40h 25m and costs $330 - $440.
It takes approximately 9h 32m to get from Kansas City to Gilroy, including transfers.
Kansas City to Gilroy bus services, operated by Omnibus Express, depart from 2745 Southwest Blvd - Kansas City station.
Kansas City to Gilroy train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Kansas City station.
The best way to get from Kansas City to Gilroy is to fly which takes 9h 32m and costs $260 - $1,400. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $330 - $440 and takes 40h 25m, you could also train and Caltrain, which costs $490 - $1,200 and takes 2 days 0h.
What companies run services between Kansas City, MO, USA and Gilroy, CA, USA?
Southwest Airlines and United Airlines fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from 2745 Southwest Blvd - Kansas City to Gilroy via El Paso, 612 Wall St - Los Angeles, and Downtown Los Angeles in around 40h 25m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Kansas City to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,300
Flights from Kansas City to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Kansas City to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Kansas City to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,400
Flights from Kansas City to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Kansas City to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Kansas City to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Kansas City to San Francisco International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Kansas City to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Kansas City to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Kansas City to Oakland International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Kansas City to Oakland International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Kansas City to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Kansas City to Oakland International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Kansas City to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Kansas City to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Kansas City to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Kansas City to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Kansas City to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,300
Flights from Kansas City to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Kansas City to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Kansas City to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Kansas City to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Kansas City to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Kansas City to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Kansas City to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Kansas City to Monterey Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Kansas City to Monterey Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Kansas City to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Kansas City to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Kansas City to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $390–900
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound to Gilroy Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–9
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from West Oakland to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from 2745 Southwest Blvd - Kansas City to El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–190
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from El Paso to 612 Wall St - Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Downtown Los Angeles to Gilroy
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–95
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from San Fernando to Gilroy
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Gilroy
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Fresno, CA to Gilroy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from San Fernando to Gilroy
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $35–55
- Titanium
- $40–55
Bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Gilroy
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–17
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $3–17
- Titanium
- $3–17
Bus from Fresno, CA to Gilroy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–27
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $13–26
- Titanium
- $15–27
- Phone
- 1-888-678-2871
- customerservice@mst.org
- Website
- mst.org
Bus from Salinas Transit Center / Gate 3 to Monterey / Gilroy Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Monterey-Salinas Transit
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 Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–190
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–320
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Kansas City to Gilroy bus services, operated by Omnibus Express, arrive at El Paso station.
Gilroy is 2h behind Kansas City. It is currently 3:06 AM in Kansas City and 1:06 AM in Gilroy.
Kansas City to Gilroy train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Los Angeles station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kansas City to Gilroy is 1794 miles. It takes approximately 30h 24m to drive from Kansas City to Gilroy.
There are 57+ hotels available in Gilroy.






















