By bus
Greyhound
(http://www.greyhound.com).KC is also serviced by other commercial coach service companies, which arrive and depart from the depot at 10th and Troost.
Megabus
+1 877 462-6342, (http://us.megabus.com). Low-cost bus service to KC from Chicago, St. Louis, and Columbia; fares start at $1. Buses arrive and depart from the east side of Grand Blvd. between 2nd and 3rd Sts., next to the 3rd & Grand MetroCenter.
By plane
Kansas City International Airport IATA: MCI (http://www.flykci.com/), serves the Kansas City area and is located in the Northland. The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (http://www.kcata.org) offers hourly service to and from the airport on the #129 bus, called the I-29 Express (http://www.kcata.org/_kca...), M-F 5AM-7PM. $1.25. KCI Shuttle (http://www.kctg.com/kcish...) offers a shuttle service between the airport and downtown hotels.
Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport IATA: MKC (http://www.flymkc.com/), serves smaller planes.
By train
Amtrak serves KC via the recently renovated and cavernous Union Station, located at Main and Pershing. KC serves as a major stop on the daily Southwest Chief (http://www.amtrak.com/ser...), line which provides service between Chicago and Los Angeles. Barring delays, eastbound trains depart at 7:26AM and westbound trains depart at 10:55PM. Kansas City is also the western terminus of Amtrak's Missouri River Runner (http://www.amtrak.com/ser...), which provides twice-daily service to and from St. Louis with connecting service to Chicago.
By car
Interstate 435 forms a ring around the city. Notably I-70 goes east to St. Louis and west to Denver. I-35 is a major corridor running northeast and southwest. US Highway 71 runs north and south and forms a midtown expressway, running from the I-435/I-470 interchange, in a northwesterly course toward downtown, where it joins I-29. North of the River, US 71 follows the same route as I-29. For more information about navigation in the metro area see the Kansas City Metropolitan Area Wikipedia Article (http://en.wikipedia.org/w...).