Car hire and driving in Kansas City, KS
Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.
In United States traffic drives on the right. Picking up at MCI means 22 km (14 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q533806.
Drives from Kansas City
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City to Olathe | United States | 31 km (19 mi) | about 25 min |
| Kansas City to Topeka | United States | 91 km (57 mi) | about 1 h 14 min |
| Kansas City to Columbia | United States | 199 km (124 mi) | about 2 h 42 min |
| Kansas City to Springfield | United States | 241 km (150 mi) | about 3 h 16 min |
| Kansas City to Lincoln | United States | 256 km (159 mi) | about 3 h 28 min |
| Kansas City to Omaha | United States | 263 km (163 mi) | about 3 h 34 min |
| Kansas City to Wichita | United States | 284 km (177 mi) | about 3 h 51 min |
| Kansas City to Des Moines | United States | 290 km (180 mi) | about 3 h 56 min |
| Kansas City to Tulsa | United States | 350 km (218 mi) | about 4 h 45 min |
| Kansas City to Broken Arrow | United States | 356 km (221 mi) | about 4 h 49 min |
| Kansas City to St. Louis | United States | 387 km (241 mi) | about 5 h 15 min |
| Kansas City to Cedar Rapids | United States | 409 km (254 mi) | about 5 h 32 min |
| Kansas City to New York City | United States | 1,764 km (1,096 mi) | about 23 h 54 min |
| Kansas City to Toronto | Canada | 1,366 km (849 mi) | about 18 h 31 min |
| Kansas City to Brooklyn | United States | 1,769 km (1,099 mi) | about 23 h 58 min |
| Kansas City to Chicago | United States | 664 km (412 mi) | about 9 h |
| Kansas City to Queens | United States | 1,778 km (1,105 mi) | about 24 h 6 min |
| Kansas City to Houston | United States | 1,042 km (647 mi) | about 14 h 7 min |
| Kansas City to Phoenix | United States | 1,682 km (1,045 mi) | about 22 h 48 min |
| Kansas City to Philadelphia | United States | 1,668 km (1,037 mi) | about 22 h 37 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
Which side of the road do they drive on in Kansas City?
The right, as everywhere in United States.
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.