There are 8 ways to get from McCook to Kansas City by car, bus, train (Amtrak), plane, or train
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Drive, bus
best- Drive from McCook to Lexington, NEcar
- Take the bus from Lexington, NE to Omaha, NEbus
- Take the bus from Omaha to Kansas Citybus
11h 3m$73–210Drive 382.1 mi
cheapest- Drive from McCook to Kansas Citycar 382.1 mi
6h 55m$70–101Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from McCook Station to Galesburg Amtrak Stationtrain California Zephyr
- Take the train from Galesburg Amtrak Station to Kansas Citytrain Southwest Chief
17h 39m$140–335Drive to North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field, fly
- Drive from McCook to North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field (LBF)car
- Fly from North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field (LBF) to Kansas City (MCI)plane LBF - MCI
7h 14m$113–619Fly from Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport
- Fly from Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport (MCK) to Kansas City (MCI)plane MCK - MCI
5h 47m$128–633Drive to Hays Municipal Airport, fly
- Drive from McCook to Hays Municipal Airport (HYS)car
- Fly from Hays Municipal Airport (HYS) to Kansas City (MCI)plane HYS - MCI
8h 47m$138–640Drive, bus to Kearney Municipal Airport, fly
- Drive from McCook to Lexingtoncar
- Take the bus from Lexington to Kearneybus
- Fly from Kearney Municipal Airport (EAR) to Kansas City (MCI)plane EAR - MCI
10h 20m$182–720Train to Denver, fly
- Take the train from McCook Station to Denvertrain
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Kansas City (MCI)plane DEN - MCI
9h 37m$478–912
McCook to Kansas City by train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from McCook to Kansas City is to drive which costs $65 - $110 and takes 6h 55m.
The fastest way to get from McCook to Kansas City is to fly which takes 5h 47m and costs $120 - $650.
No, there is no direct train from McCook station to Kansas City. However, there are services departing from McCook Station and arriving at Kansas City via Galesburg Amtrak Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 39m.
The distance between McCook and Kansas City is 518 miles. The road distance is 384.3 miles.
The best way to get from McCook to Kansas City without a car is to train which takes 17h 39m and costs $140 - $340.
It takes approximately 11h 3m to get from McCook to Kansas City, including transfers.
McCook to Kansas City train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from McCook Station.
The best way to get from McCook to Kansas City is to train which takes 17h 39m and costs $140 - $340. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $120 - $650 and takes 5h 47m.
McCook to Kansas City train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Galesburg Amtrak Station.
Yes, the driving distance between McCook to Kansas City is 384 miles. It takes approximately 6h 55m to drive from McCook to Kansas City.
What companies run services between McCook, NE, USA and Kansas City, MO, USA?
You can take a train from McCook Station to Kansas City via Galesburg Amtrak Station in around 17h 39m. Alternatively, Key Lime and Southwest Airlines fly from Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport (MCK) to Kansas City (MCI) once daily.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport to Kansas City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport to Kansas City via Denver, Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Denver to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Denver to Kansas City via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field to Kansas City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Hays Municipal Airport to Kansas City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Kearney Municipal Airport to Kansas City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Kearney Municipal Airport to Kansas City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Denver to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–600
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Denver to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from McCook Station to Galesburg Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $60–150
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $75–200
- Business - advance purchase
- $100–450
- Business Class
- $170–450
Train from Galesburg Amtrak Station to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from McCook Station to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-877-779-2999
- tony@expressarrow.com
- Website
- expressarrow.com
Bus from Lexington, NE to Omaha, NE
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–95
- Website
- https://expressarrow.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Lexington, NE to Omaha, NE
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Lexington to Kearney
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Omaha to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–95
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
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