St. Louis → Kansas City
St. Louis to Kansas City by train
St. Louis
Kansas City
A direct train runs from St. Louis to Kansas City, scheduled from 5 h 40 min, with 14 departures in a timetable week.
- Service
- Direct: one train, no change
- Scheduled time
- from 5 h 40 min (typically 5 h 50 min)
- Departures in a timetable week
- 14
- Operator
- Amtrak
- Stations
- St. Louis → Kansas City
- Straight-line distance
- 368 km
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What this is based on
Arrive inKansas City →- From the operator's published timetable, valid to 31 May 2027. The departure count is for one week of that timetable (the week it was read, early October 2026) and counts every direct departure from St. Louis to Kansas City; it is not a daily figure.
- The stations shown are the pair used by the most departures; other stations in either place may also be served.
- Source: Open timetable data (GTFS): Amtrak US. How Head Your Way works.
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Airports: Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (MKC); Kansas City International Airport (MCI), 25 km away · Stations: Kansas City · Ports: Port of Kansas City
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