There are 7 ways to get from Kansas City to Tehachapi by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound, Amtrak), train, or car
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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 & Ride EBbus
9h 50m$153–680Bus
- Take the bus from Kansas City Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Las Vegas Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from South Strip Transit Terminal to Tehachapi Amtrak Bus Stopbus
33h 48m$299–550Train, 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 & Ride WBbus 100
41h 10mDrive 1,534.1 mi
- Drive from Kansas City to Tehachapicar 1,534.1 mi
26h 12m$280–405Fly 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 & Ride WBbus
11h 51mFly 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 5m$181–516Fly 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 & Ride WBbus
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 fly and bus which costs $180 - $550 and takes 11h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Kansas City to Tehachapi is to fly and bus which takes 9h 50m and costs $150 - $700.
The distance between Kansas City and Tehachapi is 1441 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 48m and costs $290 - $550.
It takes approximately 9h 50m to get from Kansas City to Tehachapi, including transfers.
Tehachapi is 2h behind Kansas City. It is currently 2:39 AM in Kansas City and 12:39 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.
There are 15+ hotels available in 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 Bus Terminal, and South Strip Transit Terminal in around 33h 48m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Kansas City to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Kansas City to Los Angeles International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Kansas City to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Kansas City to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Kansas City to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Kansas City to Harry Reid International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Kansas City to Harry Reid International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Kansas City to Harry Reid International Airport via Albuquerque
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Kansas City to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Kansas City to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Kansas City to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Kansas City to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Kansas City to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Kansas City to Meadows Field Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Kansas City to Meadows Field Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Kansas City to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Kansas City to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Kansas City to Meadows Field Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Kansas City to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Kansas City to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Kansas City to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Kansas City to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Kansas City to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Kansas City to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–390
Flights from Kansas City to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–400
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
- $400–950
- 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
- $11–16
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Train from Burbank - Downtown to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Phone
- 800-323-2396
- Website
- kerntransit.org
Bus from GET Downtown Transit Center to Tehachapi Park & Ride EB
- 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 WB
- 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
- $100–190
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Las Vegas Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–230
- 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
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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