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Getting There By Air

Main Airports

Lambert St Louis International (STL) (www.lambert-stlouis.com) is 21km (13 miles) northwest of central St Louis (journey time - 30 minutes). To/from the airport: The MetroLink light-rail system connects the airport with downtown St Louis. Taxis and airport limousines are available. Greyhound buses (see below) stop at the airport, providing a route to further-flung destinations. Facilities: ATMs, car hire and restaurants.

Kansas City International (KCI) (www.flykci.com) is 32km (20 miles) northwest of the city center (journey time - 40 minutes). To/from the airport: Shuttle buses run to hotels in Kansas City and Westport. Taxis are also available. Facilities: ATMs, car hire and restaurants.

Getting There By Rail

St Louis is a stopping point on Amtrak's daily ‘Texas Eagle' service from Chicago to San Antonio, which continues thrice weekly to Los Angeles. Trains on the daily ‘Southwest Chief Service' from Chicago to Los Angeles stop in Kansas City; the station is located at 30 West Pershing. For approximate travel times on the former line, see the Illinois section; for the latter, see the California section. There are also twice daily services from Kansas City to St Louis (one of which continues to Chicago) and an additional daily St Louis-Chicago service. The St Louis station is located at 550 South 16th Street. For more information, contact Amtrak (tel: 1 800 872 7245, in the USA only; www.amtrak.com).

Getting There By Road

Long-distance bus companies operating in the state include Greyhound (tel: 1 800 231 2222, in the USA only; www.greyhound.com) and Jefferson Lines (tel: 1 800 451 5333, in the USA only; www.jeffersonlines.com), with services from Kansas City.

Approximate driving times:
From St Louis to Chicago is 5 hours, to Nashville is 6 hours, and to Seattle is 45 hours. From Kansas City to Topeka is 2 hours, to Little Rock is 7 hours, and to Los Angeles is 34 hours. All times are based on nonstop driving at or below the applicable speed limits.

Approximate bus journey times:
From St Louis to Indianapolis is 5 hours, and to Tulsa is 9 hours. From Kansas City to Omaha is 5 hours and to Denver is 13 hours.