There are 6 ways to get from America to Independence by train, plane, shuttle, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Kansas City
best- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Kansas City (MCI)plane AMS - MCI
19h 25m$542–2,166Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Kansas City
cheapest- Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Bredatrain
- Take the train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Kansas City (MCI)plane BRU - MCI
20h 53m$475–1,778Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Kansas City
- Take the train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Kansas City (MCI)plane DUS - MCI
22h 19m$534–1,753Train to Frankfurt, fly to Kansas City
- Take the train from Venlo to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Kansas City (MCI)plane FRA - MCI
20h 45m$505–1,816Train to Frankfurt, fly to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport, train
- Take the train from Venlo to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL)plane FRA - STL
- Take the train from St. Louis to Independence Stationtrain
22h 14m$608–1,949Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Des Moines, shuttle, bus
- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Des Moines (DSM)plane AMS - DSM
- Take a shuttle bus from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Ames, IA - Iowa State University
- Take the bus from Ames to Kansas Citybus
24h 6m$497–1,641
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Kansas City (MCI) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from America to Independence is to train and fly which costs $600 - $2,000 and takes 22h 14m.
The fastest way to get from America to Independence is to train and fly which takes 19h 25m and costs $500 - $2,200.
The distance between America and Independence is 4657 miles.
It takes approximately 19h 25m to get from America to Independence, including transfers.
Independence is 7h behind America. It is currently 2:29 PM in America and 7:29 AM in Independence.
There are 378+ hotels available in Independence.
What companies run services between America, Netherlands and Independence, MO, USA?
There is no direct connection from America to Independence. However, you can take the taxi to Horst-Sevenum, take the train to Schiphol Airport Train Station, walk to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) airport, fly to Kansas City (MCI), walk to Kci Airport New Terminal, take the line 229 bus to East Village - Bay C, then take the line 24 bus to On White Oak At Osage Eb. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Horst-Sevenum, take the train to Venlo, take the train to Duesseldorf Hbf, take the train to D-Flughafen Terminal S, walk to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) airport, fly to Kansas City (MCI), walk to Kci Airport New Terminal, take the line 229 bus to East Village - Bay C, then take the line 24 bus to On White Oak At Osage Eb.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kansas City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 58m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kansas City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kansas City via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kansas City via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kansas City via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kansas City via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 13m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kansas City via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 23m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kansas City via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Frankfurt to Kansas City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 24m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Des Moines via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 24m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Des Moines via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Des Moines via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kansas City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 58m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kansas City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kansas City via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kansas City via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kansas City via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kansas City via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 13m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kansas City via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 23m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kansas City via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Frankfurt to Kansas City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 24m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Des Moines via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 24m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Des Moines via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Des Moines via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kansas City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kansas City via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kansas City via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kansas City via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kansas City via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kansas City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kansas City via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Kansas City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Kansas City via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Kansas City via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Kansas City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Frankfurt to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kansas City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kansas City via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kansas City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Kansas City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kansas City via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kansas City via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kansas City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kansas City via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Kansas City via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Kansas City via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Frankfurt to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kansas City via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Des Moines via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kansas City via London Heathrow, Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Frankfurt to Kansas City via Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–14
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Eindhoven Centraal to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–13
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–22
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Venlo to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Venlo to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- [email protected]
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Venlo to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Website
- Eurobahn
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–30
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Venlo to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Venlo to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from St. Louis to Independence Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–230
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 320.253.2226
- Website
- Executive Express
Shuttle from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Ames, IA - Iowa State University
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $80–190
- Website
- Executive Express
- Schedules at
- Executive Express Coverage Areas for Minnesota and Iowa
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Ames to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $55–85
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