There are 7 ways to get from Kansas City to Wisconsin Rapids by plane, taxi, train, bus, 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 Central Wisconsin Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA)plane MCI - CWA
- Take the taxi from Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA) to Wisconsin Rapidstaxi
6h 30m$120–515Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Kansas City to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to St. Paulbus
- Take the bus from St. Paul to La Crossebus
- Take the bus from La Crosse Grand River Station to Wisconsin Rapids Lamersbus
16h 25m$85–307Train, taxi
- Take the train from Kansas City to Naperville Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Naperville to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Tomah Amtraktrain
- Take the taxi from Tomah Amtrak to Wisconsin Rapidstaxi
14h 49m$267–493Drive 523.2 mi
- Drive from Kansas City to Wisconsin Rapidscar 523.2 mi
10h 4m$96–138Fly to Appleton International Airport, bus
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Appleton International Airport (ATW)plane MCI - ATW
- Take the bus from Appleton Valley Transit to Wisconsin Rapids Lamersbus
8h 58m$124–519Train, bus
- Take the train from Kansas City to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Appleton Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Appleton Valley Transit to Wisconsin Rapids Lamersbus
16h 36m$149–295Train, bus via Milwaukee
- Take the train from Kansas City to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Take the bus from Milwaukee to Waupacabus
- Take the bus from Waupaca Mobil to Wisconsin Rapids Lamersbus
17h$169–326
Kansas City (MCI) to Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kansas City to Wisconsin Rapids is to drive which costs $95 - $140 and takes 10h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Kansas City to Wisconsin Rapids is to fly and taxi which takes 6h 30m and costs $120 - $550.
The distance between Kansas City and Wisconsin Rapids is 520 miles. The road distance is 526.3 miles.
The best way to get from Kansas City to Wisconsin Rapids without a car is to train and taxi which takes 14h 49m and costs $260 - $500.
It takes approximately 6h 30m to get from Kansas City to Wisconsin Rapids, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Kansas City to Wisconsin Rapids is 526 miles. It takes approximately 10h 4m to drive from Kansas City to Wisconsin Rapids.
There are 48+ hotels available in Wisconsin Rapids.
What companies run services between Kansas City, MO, USA and Wisconsin Rapids, WI, USA?
You can take a bus from Kansas City to Wisconsin Rapids via Des Moines, St. Paul, La Crosse, La Crosse Grand River Station, and Wisconsin Rapids Lamers in around 16h 25m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Kansas City to Central Wisconsin Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–470
Flights from Kansas City to Appleton International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–460
Flights from Kansas City to Appleton International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Kansas City to Central Wisconsin Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–460
Flights from Kansas City to Appleton International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–470
Flights from Kansas City to Appleton International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Kansas City to Appleton International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Kansas City to Appleton International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–460
Flights from Kansas City to Appleton International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
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
- $90–210
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Tomah Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Kansas City to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $95–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 312-696-3872
- Website
- metra.com
Train from Naperville to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–6
- Website
- https://metra.com
- Adult
- $5–6
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Kansas City to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–90
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Des Moines to St. Paul
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–110
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
Bus from St. Paul to La Crosse
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–75
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Phone
- 920 496 3600
- Website
- golamers.com
Bus from La Crosse Grand River Station to Wisconsin Rapids Lamers
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–25
- Schedules at
- golamers.com
Bus from Appleton Valley Transit to Wisconsin Rapids Lamers
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–24
- Schedules at
- golamers.com
Bus from Milwaukee to Waupaca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–33
- Schedules at
- golamers.com
Bus from Waupaca Mobil to Wisconsin Rapids Lamers
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–17
- Schedules at
- golamers.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Appleton Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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