There are 8 ways to get from Santa Rosa to Kansas City by plane, bus (Greyhound), bus, train, car, subway, or train (Amtrak)
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 Sonoma County Airport
best- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Kansas City (MCI)plane STS - MCI
8h 8m$156–655Bus
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to 1st St & Mission Stbus 172
- Take the bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Kansas City Bus Stationbus
43h 12m$300–574Bus, train
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop to Martinezbus
- Take the train from Martinez to Denvertrain
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Kansas City Bus Stationbus
47h 30m$555–1,108Drive 1,803.5 mi
- Drive from Santa Rosa to Kansas Citycar 1,803.5 mi
27h 54m$330–476Train, bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART Larkspurtrain
- Take the bus from Larkspur - pickup to San Francisco Airportbus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Kansas City (MCI)plane SFO - MCI
8h 50m$183–399Train, bus to Oakland International Airport, fly
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain
- Take the bus from San Rafael to Oakland International Airportbus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Kansas City (MCI)plane OAK - MCI
10h 25m$236–1,011Train, BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain
- Take the subway from El Cerrito Del Norte to Milpitassubway
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Kansas City (MCI)plane SJC - MCI
11h 44m$227–979Train
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain
- Take the train from Oakland to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Kansas Citytrain
2d 3h$709–1,529
Santa Rosa to Kansas City by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Rosa to Kansas City is to train and bus and fly which costs $180 - $400 and takes 8h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa to Kansas City is to fly which takes 8h 8m and costs $150 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Rosa to Kansas City station. However, there are services departing from Santa Rosa Transit Mall and arriving at Kansas City Bus Station via San Francisco Bus Station, Sparks Transit Center and Denver Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 12m.
No, there is no direct train from Santa Rosa to Kansas City. However, there are services departing from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown and arriving at Kansas City via Montgomery Street, Oakland and Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 3h.
The distance between Santa Rosa and Kansas City is 1547 miles. The road distance is 1814 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Kansas City without a car is to bus which takes 43h 12m and costs $300 - $600.
It takes approximately 8h 8m to get from Santa Rosa to Kansas City, including transfers.
Santa Rosa to Kansas City bus services, operated by Golden Gate Transit, depart from Santa Rosa Transit Mall station.
Santa Rosa to Kansas City train services, operated by SMART, depart from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown station.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Kansas City is to fly which takes 8h 8m and costs $150 - $700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $300 - $600 and takes 43h 12m, you could also train, which costs $700 - $1,600 and takes 2 days 3h.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa, CA, USA and Kansas City, MO, USA?
Southwest Airlines, Delta, and American Airlines fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Kansas City (MCI) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to Kansas City Bus Station via 1st St & Mission St, San Francisco Bus Station, Sparks Transit Center, and Denver Union Station in around 43h 12m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Kansas City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Kansas City via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Kansas City via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kansas City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kansas City via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kansas City via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Kansas City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Kansas City via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Kansas City via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Kansas City via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Kansas City via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Kansas City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Kansas City via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Kansas City via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Kansas City via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Kansas City via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Saturday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kansas City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Kansas City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Kansas City via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kansas City via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Kansas City via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Kansas City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Kansas City via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Martinez to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $440–900
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Oakland to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–310
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- Website
- sonomamarintrain.org
Train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART Larkspur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
Train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
Train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
Train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from El Cerrito Del Norte to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from Santa Rosa Transit Mall to 1st St & Mission St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $10–14
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–310
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Kansas City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $95–180
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Kansas City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $95–180
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop to Martinez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–29
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 415-461-4222
- Website
- marinairporter.com
Bus from Larkspur - pickup to San Francisco Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- https://marinairporter.com/
- Adult One-way
- $32
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from San Rafael to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $25–55
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More Questions & Answers
Santa Rosa to Kansas City bus services, operated by Golden Gate Transit, arrive at 1st St & Mission St station.
Kansas City is 2h ahead of Santa Rosa. It is currently 3:06 AM in Santa Rosa and 5:06 AM in Kansas City.
Santa Rosa to Kansas City train services, operated by SMART, arrive at SMART San Rafael station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santa Rosa to Kansas City is 1814 miles. It takes approximately 27h 54m to drive from Santa Rosa to Kansas City.
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