There are 8 ways to get from Niagara Falls to Independence by bus, plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Greyhound), car, or train
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Bus to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Niagara Falls USA to Buffalo Niagara International Airportbus
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Kansas City (MCI)plane BUF - MCI
9h 3m$215–1,108Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Buffalo, NY to Columbus - Mound Stbus
- Take the bus from Columbus to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Kansas City Bus Stationbus
25h 55m$132–272Train
- Take the train from Niagara Falls Amtrak Station to Buffalo Depew Stationtrain
- Take the train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Independence Stationtrain
23h 40m$359–843Drive 988.8 mi
- Drive from Niagara Falls to Independencecar 988.8 mi
16h 52m$181–261Train to Rochester, fly
- Take the train from Niagara Falls Amtrak Station to Rochestertrain
- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Kansas City (MCI)plane ROC - MCI
10h 24m$234–1,137Train to Toronto Pearson International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Niagara Falls to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Kansas City (MCI)plane YYZ - MCI
12h 27m$142–810Train to Toronto Island Airport, fly
- Take the train from Canadian Border to Torontotrain
- Fly from Toronto Island Airport (YTZ) to Kansas City (MCI)plane YTZ - MCI
11h 49m$167–753Bus, train
- Take the bus from Niagara Falls, ON to Toronto Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Toronto to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit to Chicago Union Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Independence Stationtrain
28h 28m$317–629
Niagara Falls to Independence by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Niagara Falls to Independence is to bus which costs $130 - $280 and takes 25h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Niagara Falls to Independence is to bus and fly which takes 9h 3m and costs $210 - $1,200.
No, there is no direct bus from Niagara Falls to Independence. However, there are services departing from Pine Avenue & Main Street and arriving at On White Oak At Osage Eb via Buffalo, NY, Columbus, St Louis Bus Station and East Village - Bay A. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Niagara Falls station to Independence station. However, there are services departing from Niagara Falls Amtrak Station and arriving at Independence Station via Buffalo Depew Station and Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 40m.
The distance between Niagara Falls and Independence is 942 miles. The road distance is 994.6 miles.
The best way to get from Niagara Falls to Independence without a car is to train which takes 23h 40m and costs $350 - $850.
It takes approximately 9h 3m to get from Niagara Falls to Independence, including transfers.
Niagara Falls to Independence bus services, operated by Barons Bus, depart from Buffalo, NY station.
Niagara Falls to Independence train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Niagara Falls Amtrak Station.
The best way to get from Niagara Falls to Independence is to train which takes 23h 40m and costs $350 - $850. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $130 - $280 and takes 25h 55m.
What companies run services between Niagara Falls, NY, USA and Independence, MO, USA?
You can take a train from Niagara Falls Amtrak Station to Independence Station via Buffalo Depew Station and Chicago Union Station in around 23h 40m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Pine Avenue & Main Street to On White Oak At Osage Eb via Buffalo, NY, Columbus, St Louis Bus Station, Kansas City Bus Station, and East Village - Bay A in around 25h 55m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Kansas City via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,100
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Kansas City via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Kansas City via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Rochester to Kansas City via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Rochester to Kansas City via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Kansas City via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,400
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Kansas City via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Kansas City via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Kansas City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,100
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Kansas City via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Rochester to Kansas City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Rochester to Kansas City via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Kansas City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Kansas City via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Kansas City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–1,400
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Kansas City via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Kansas City via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Kansas City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,100
Flights from Rochester to Kansas City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Kansas City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Kansas City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–1,400
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Kansas City via Ottawa, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Kansas City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,100
Flights from Rochester to Kansas City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Rochester to Kansas City via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Kansas City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Kansas City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Kansas City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,100
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Kansas City via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Rochester to Kansas City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Rochester to Kansas City via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Kansas City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Niagara Falls Amtrak Station to Buffalo Depew Station
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–22
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $170–340
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Independence Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–360
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Niagara Falls Amtrak Station to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Canadian Border to Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Independence Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–360
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Niagara Falls Amtrak Station to Buffalo Depew Station
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–150
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $9–50
- Business
- $40–140
- Business Plus
- $50–150
- Economy
- $10–55
- Economy Plus
- $11–65
Train from Niagara Falls Amtrak Station to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–170
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $25–80
- Business
- $55–160
- Business Plus
- $65–170
- Economy
- $28–85
- Economy Plus
- $30–95
Train from Niagara Falls to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–160
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $22–75
- Business
- $50–150
- Business Plus
- $65–160
- Economy
- $24–80
- Economy Plus
- $27–90
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Niagara Falls USA to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–8
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Toronto to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Buffalo, NY to Columbus - Mound St
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Columbus to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Kansas City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 866 488 4452
- questions@ca.megabus.com
- Website
- ca.megabus.com
Bus from Niagara Falls, ON to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–55
- Website
- https://ca.megabus.com/
- Adult Advanced Booking
- $7–45
- Adult Standard
- $16–55
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Detroit to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $95–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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More Questions & Answers
Niagara Falls to Independence bus services, operated by Barons Bus, arrive at Columbus - Mound St station.
Independence is 1h behind Niagara Falls. It is currently 10:17 AM in Niagara Falls and 9:17 AM in Independence.
Niagara Falls to Independence train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Buffalo Depew Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Niagara Falls to Independence is 995 miles. It takes approximately 16h 52m to drive from Niagara Falls to Independence.
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