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 & Ride EBbus
9h 45m$172–780Bus
- 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
36h 7mTrain, 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 1,540 mi
- Drive from Kansas City to Tehachapicar 1,540 mi
25h 57m$281–406Fly 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 43mFly 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 26mFly 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 43m
Kansas City (MCI) to Meadows Field Airport (BFL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kansas City to Tehachapi is to drive which costs $280 - $410 and takes 25h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Kansas City to Tehachapi is to fly and bus which takes 9h 45m and costs $170 - $800.
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, Las Vegas Bus Terminal, SB Las Vegas at Fashion Show Mall and South Strip Transit Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 7m.
The distance between Kansas City and Tehachapi is 1440 miles. The road distance is 1549 miles.
The best way to get from Kansas City to Tehachapi without a car is to bus which takes 36h 7m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 45m 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 2:25 PM in Kansas City and 12:25 PM in Tehachapi.
Yes, the driving distance between Kansas City to Tehachapi is 1549 miles. It takes approximately 25h 57m 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 Bus Terminal, Las Vegas Strip, SB Las Vegas at Fashion Show Mall, and South Strip Transit Terminal in around 36h 7m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Kansas City to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Kansas City to Los Angeles International Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Kansas City to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Kansas City to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Kansas City to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Kansas City to Harry Reid International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Kansas City to Harry Reid International Airport via Albuquerque
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Kansas City to Harry Reid International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Kansas City to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Kansas City to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Kansas City to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Kansas City to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Kansas City to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Kansas City to Meadows Field Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Kansas City to Meadows Field Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Kansas City to Meadows Field Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Kansas City to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Kansas City to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Kansas City to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Kansas City to Meadows Field Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Kansas City to Meadows Field Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Kansas City to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Kansas City to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Kansas City to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Kansas City to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–200
Flights from Kansas City to Harry Reid International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–200
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Kansas City to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $950–1,600
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from L.A. Union Station to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from L.A. Union Station to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
Train from Burbank - Downtown to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- Metrolink Trains
- Phone
- (661) 862 5100
- Website
- Kern Transit
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
- Kern Transit
Bus from MetroLink/Sierra Hwy. to Tehachapi Park & Ride WB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Kern Transit
Bus from MetroLink/Sierra Hwy. to Tehachapi Park & Ride WB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Kern Transit
Bus from MetroLink/Sierra Hwy. to Tehachapi Park & Ride WB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Kern Transit
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Kansas City Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Denver Union Station to Las Vegas Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–200
- Website
- Greyhound
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from South Strip Transit Terminal to Tehachapi Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from South Strip Transit Terminal to Tehachapi Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Amtrak
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