There are 7 ways to get from Kansas City to Tehachapi by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound, Amtrak), train, or car
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 Meadows Field Airport, bus
best- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Meadows Field Airport (BFL)plane MCI - BFL
- Take the bus from GET Downtown Transit Center to Tehachapi Park & Ridebus
10h 4m$163–730Bus
- Take the bus from Kansas City Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Las Vegas BusTerminalbus
- Take the bus from South Strip Transit Terminal to Tehachapi Amtrak Bus Stopbus
33h 43mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Kansas City to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Lancastertrain
- Take the bus from MetroLink/Sierra Hwy. to Tehachapi Park & Ridebus 100
41h 10mDrive 1,534.1 mi
- Drive from Kansas City to Tehachapicar 1,534.1 mi
26h 12m$280–405Fly to Harry Reid International Airport, bus
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Harry Reid International Airport (LAS)plane MCI - LAS
- Take the bus from South Strip Transit Terminal to Tehachapi Amtrak Bus Stopbus
11h 5mFly to Los Angeles International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane MCI - LAX
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Lancastertrain
- Take the bus from MetroLink/Sierra Hwy. to Tehachapi Park & Ridebus
12h 21mFly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane MCI - BUR
- Take the train from Burbank - Downtown to Lancastertrain
- Take the bus from MetroLink/Sierra Hwy. to Tehachapi Park & Ridebus
12h 53m
Kansas City (MCI) to Meadows Field Airport (BFL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kansas City to Tehachapi is to drive which costs $280 - $410 and takes 26h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Kansas City to Tehachapi is to fly and bus which takes 10h 4m and costs $160 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Kansas City station to Tehachapi. However, there are services departing from Kansas City Bus Station and arriving at Tehachapi Amtrak Bus Stop via Denver Union Station and South Strip Transit Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 43m.
The distance between Kansas City and Tehachapi is 1440 miles. The road distance is 1543.1 miles.
The best way to get from Kansas City to Tehachapi without a car is to bus which takes 33h 43m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 4m to get from Kansas City to Tehachapi, including transfers.
Kansas City to Tehachapi bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Kansas City Bus Station.
Kansas City to Tehachapi bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Denver Union Station.
Tehachapi is 2h behind Kansas City. It is currently 9:34 AM in Kansas City and 7:34 AM in Tehachapi.
Yes, the driving distance between Kansas City to Tehachapi is 1543 miles. It takes approximately 26h 12m to drive from Kansas City to Tehachapi.
What companies run services between Kansas City, MO, USA and Tehachapi, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Kansas City Bus Station to Tehachapi Amtrak Bus Stop via Denver Union Station, Las Vegas BusTerminal, and South Strip Transit Terminal in around 33h 43m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Kansas City to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Kansas City to Harry Reid International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Kansas City to Harry Reid International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Kansas City to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Kansas City to Los Angeles International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Kansas City to Los Angeles International Airport via Albuquerque
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Kansas City to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Kansas City to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Kansas City to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Kansas City to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Albuquerque
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Kansas City to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Kansas City to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Kansas City to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Kansas City to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Kansas City to Meadows Field Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Kansas City to Meadows Field Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Kansas City to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Kansas City to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Kansas City to Meadows Field Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Kansas City to Meadows Field Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Kansas City to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Kansas City to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–230
Flights from Kansas City to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–370
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Kansas City to Harry Reid International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Kansas City to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Kansas City to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Kansas City to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
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
- $150–470
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from L.A. Union Station to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $12–17
Train from Burbank - Downtown to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $11–15
- Phone
- 800-323-2396
- Website
- kerntransit.org
Bus from GET Downtown Transit Center to Tehachapi Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://kerntransit.org/
- Schedules at
- https://kerntransit.org/routes-and-schedules/
Bus from MetroLink/Sierra Hwy. to Tehachapi Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://kerntransit.org/
- Schedules at
- https://kerntransit.org/routes-and-schedules/
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
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Las Vegas BusTerminal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–150
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from South Strip Transit Terminal to Tehachapi Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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