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Missouri
travel options...
...between
Kansas City and St. Louis (without leaving the ground)
Travelers
between Kansas City and St. Louis typically think of two choices
– drive or fly. But there are other options. Amtrak, Greyhound,
and Megabus can get you across the state in as little as 4 hours
and 30 minutes. There's no round-trip discount, so you're free to
"mix and match" – for example, go by Greyhound or
Megabus and return by Amtrak. Note that both Greyhound and Amtrak
now serve the new Gateway Station in St. Louis, adjacent to MetroLink.
| Eastbound,
Kansas City ---> St. Louis |
Carrier |
|
Depart |
|
Arrive |
|
Stops |
|
|
07:45 |
|
12:10 |
|
Boonville,
Columbia, St. Louis |
|
|
08:15 |
|
13:55 |
|
St. Louis
and intermediate stops – see notes |
|
|
11:30 |
|
16:20 |
|
Columbia,
St. Louis |
|
|
13:15 |
|
17:40 |
|
Boonville,
Columbia, St. Louis |
|
|
16:00 |
|
21:40 |
|
St. Louis
and intermediate stops – see notes |
|
|
20:30 |
|
01:00 |
|
St. Louis
(non-stop) |
|
|
22:20 |
|
02:20 |
|
Boonville,
Columbia, St. Louis |
| Westbound,
St. Louis ---> Kansas City |
Carrier |
|
Depart |
|
Arrive |
|
Stops |
|
|
05:30 |
|
10:00 |
|
Kansas
City (non-stop) |
|
|
07:30 |
|
11:55 |
|
Columbia,
Boonville, Kansas City |
|
|
09:15 |
|
14:55 |
|
Kansas
City and intermediate stops – see notes |
|
|
14:45 |
|
19:30 |
|
Columbia,
Kansas City |
|
|
16:00 |
|
21:40 |
|
Kansas
City and intermediate stops – see notes |
|
|
18:15 |
|
22:40 |
|
Columbia,
Boonville, Kansas City |
Notes:
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- Amtrak |
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Tickets
by phone, 1-800-872-7245, or www.amtrak.com.
Reservations required. Stops at Independence, Lee's Summit,
Warrensburg, Sedalia, Jefferson City, Hermann, Washington, Kirkwood.
One-way fare: typically $26, but higher on busy days. On-time
performance, previously a concern, is now better than 90 percent) |
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Stations
Kansas City - Union Station, Pershing and Main - Transit
Routes MAX, 27, 51, 57, 142, others
St. Louis - Gateway Station, 430 S 15th. -
Transit routes
MetroLink and many bus routes |
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- Greyhound |
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Tickets
by phone, 1-800-231-2222, or www.greyhound.com.
Intermediate stops – Boonville, Columbia (see schedule).
One-way fare: typically $42.00, less for 7-day or 14-day advance
purchase. |
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Bus
Terminals
Kansas City - 1101 Troost - Transit
routes 12, 25
St. Louis - Gateway Station, 430 S 15th. -
Transit routes
MetroLink and many bus routes |
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- Megabus |
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Tickets
available only through website, www.megabus.com.
Intermediate stop at Columbia (see schedule). One-way fare typically
$1 but typically $20 or more, depending on how far in advance
you reserve. |
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On-street
boarding locations
Kansas City - 3rd and Grand Transit Center –
Transit
routes MAX, 57, 110, 173
St. Louis - On 20th at Market St. (west side
of Union Station) - MetroLink
and other transit routes nearby |
Schedules
and fares subject to change. Make your plans early for best fares.
Make
your next trip an earth-friendly trip.
Prepared
by the Thomas Hart Benton Group of the Sierra Club, Kansas City,
Missouri. www.sierraclub.org/missouri/thb
Last update: November
30, 2010 |