There are 6 ways to get from St. Louis to McCook by plane, car, train, or bus
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 North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field, drive
best- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field (LBF)plane STL - LBF
- Drive from North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field (LBF) to McCookcar
7h 29m$146–722Drive 632.6 mi
cheapest- Drive from St. Louis to McCookcar 632.6 mi
11h 3m$116–167Train, bus (Amtrak)
- Take the train from St. Louis to Springfieldtrain
- Take the bus from Springfield to Galesburg Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the train from Galesburg Amtrak Station to McCook Stationtrain
17h 32mBus, train
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus Greyhound US1200
- Take the train from Denver to McCook Stationtrain California Zephyr
21h 59m$123–424Fly to Kearney Municipal Airport, bus, drive
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Kearney Municipal Airport (EAR)plane STL - EAR
- Take the bus from Kearney to Lexingtonbus
- Drive from Lexington to McCookcar
9h 41m$184–768Fly to Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport (MCK)plane STL - MCK
6h 17m$160–738
Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field (LBF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from St. Louis to McCook is to drive which costs $110 - $170 and takes 11h 3m.
The fastest way to get from St. Louis to McCook is to fly which takes 6h 17m and costs $160 - $750.
The distance between St. Louis and McCook is 661 miles. The road distance is 636.3 miles.
The best way to get from St. Louis to McCook without a car is to train and bus which takes 17h 32m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 29m to get from St. Louis to McCook, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between St. Louis to McCook is 636 miles. It takes approximately 11h 3m to drive from St. Louis to McCook.
There are seven+ hotels available in McCook.
What companies run services between St. Louis, MO, USA and McCook, NE, USA?
Frontier Airlines, Key Lime, and Southwest Airlines fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport (MCK) once daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Kearney Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Kearney Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- keylimeair.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport via Kansas City, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from St. Louis to Springfield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Galesburg Amtrak Station to McCook Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 39m
- 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 Denver to McCook Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Springfield to Galesburg Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–330
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Kearney to Lexington
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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