There are 10 ways to get from Philadelphia to Kansas by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train, taxi, 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 from Philadelphia International Airport
best- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Kansas City (MCI)plane PHL - MCI
7h 1m$243–473Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Kansas City Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Kansas City Bus Station to Wichita Bus Stopbus
31h 15m$197–399Train, taxi via Washington (Amtrak)
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Newton Stationtrain
- Take the taxi from Newton Station to Wichitataxi
34h 22m$508–1,579Drive 1,312.8 mi
- Drive from Philadelphia to Wichitacar 1,312.8 mi
22h 5m$240–347Train to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshalltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Kansas City (MCI)plane BWI - MCI
7h 34m$224–1,608Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Kansas City (MCI)plane EWR - MCI
7h 51m$253–598Train to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Kansas City (MCI)plane DCA - MCI
8h 23m$345–2,140Train to Laguardia Airport, fly
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Kansas City (MCI)plane LGA - MCI
9h 2m$258–1,162Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Kansas City (MCI)plane JFK - MCI
8h 57m$205–1,465Train, taxi (Amtrak)
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Newton Stationtrain
- Take the taxi from Newton Station to Wichitataxi
40h 31m$562–1,121
Philadelphia to Kansas by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Kansas is to bus which costs $190 - $400 and takes 31h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Kansas is to fly which takes 7h 1m and costs $240 - $480.
No, there is no direct bus from Philadelphia station to Kansas. However, there are services departing from Philadelphia Bus Station and arriving at Wichita Bus Stop via St Louis Bus Station and Kansas City Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 15m.
The distance between Philadelphia and Kansas is 1078 miles. The road distance is 1320.4 miles.
The best way to get from Philadelphia to Kansas without a car is to bus which takes 31h 15m and costs $190 - $400.
It takes approximately 7h 1m to get from Philadelphia to Kansas, including transfers.
Philadelphia to Kansas bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Philadelphia Bus Station.
The best way to get from Philadelphia to Kansas is to fly which takes 7h 1m and costs $240 - $480. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $190 - $400 and takes 31h 15m.
Philadelphia to Kansas bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Kansas is 1h behind Philadelphia. It is currently 7:12 PM in Philadelphia and 6:12 PM in Kansas.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Kansas, USA?
American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Kansas City (MCI) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Wichita Bus Stop via St Louis Bus Station and Kansas City Bus Station in around 31h 15m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kansas City via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kansas City via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Kansas City via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Kansas City via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Kansas City via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Kansas City via Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kansas City via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kansas City via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,600
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kansas City via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,600
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Kansas City via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kansas City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kansas City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Kansas City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kansas City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,300
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Kansas City via Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Kansas City via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Kansas City via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–460
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Newton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–390
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $26–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $300–650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
Train from 30th Street Station to BWI Thurgood Marshall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $24–460
- First Class
- $140–650
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $130–270
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Kansas City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Kansas City Bus Station to Wichita Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Kansas City Bus Station to Wichita Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Estimated price
- $75–90
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