There are 6 ways to get from St. Louis to McCook by plane, car, bus, or train
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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 12m$136–672Drive 632.6 mi
cheapest- Drive from St. Louis to McCookcar 632.6 mi
11h 3m$116–167Bus, drive
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Kansas City Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Kansas City to Omahabus
- Take the bus from Omaha, NE to Lexington, NEbus
- Drive from Lexington, NE to McCookcar
16h 28m$149–285Train, 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 32m$208–452Fly 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 35m$150–688Fly 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 Lexington, NEbus
- Drive from Lexington, NE to McCookcar
9h 52m$190–718
St. Louis to McCook by train and bus (Amtrak)
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 35m and costs $150 - $700.
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 $200 - $460.
It takes approximately 7h 12m 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?
United Airlines, Key Lime, and two other airlines fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport (MCK) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Kearney Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Kearney Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- keylimeair.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport via Minneapolis, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport via Dallas, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport via Kansas City, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport via Omaha, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
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
- $23–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Galesburg Amtrak Station to McCook Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–340
- 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 Kansas City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Kansas City to Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–95
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Phone
- +1-877-779-2999
- tony@expressarrow.com
- Website
- expressarrow.com
Bus from Omaha, NE to Lexington, NE
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–95
- Website
- https://expressarrow.com
Bus from Kearney to Lexington, NE
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://expressarrow.com
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
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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