Air Travel and local transportation
Kansas City International Airport (MCI)
Kansas City International Airport (MCI) is a public airport in Kansas City, Missouri, located 15 miles northwest of Downtown Kansas City. The airport has a single terminal with 40 gates and two concourses. The airport is near major highways Interstate 29 and Interstate 435. The airport has a consolidated rental car facility and each terminal has four rental car shuttle bus stops operated by First Transit and REM Inc. There are shared ride and taxi services. The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority has a public bus service to the airport from Downtown Kansas City that runs every hour. The airport’s official address is 601 Brasilia Ave, Kansas City, MO 64153
Amtrak at Kansas City Union Station
Union Station is connected to Westin Kansas City at Crown Center by an elevated walkway. The station is served by four Amtrak trains daily. The Missouri River Runner has round-trip service to Gateway Transportation Center in St. Louis. The Southwest Chief departs for Chicago Union Station in the morning and for Los Angeles Union Station late evening. The official address of Union Station is 30 W Pershing Rd, Kansas City, MO 64108.
This beautiful station was renovated in 1999 and includes Science City, a family-friendly interactive science center with more than 50 hands-on exhibits; the H&R Block City Stage Theater, a live-action venue with productions for all ages; the Regnier Extreme Screen, the largest movie screen in the region at five and a half stories tall; two restaurants, including Pierponts, an upscale steak and seafood restaurant, and Harvey’s; many shops; the Gottlieb Planetarium, the largest planetarium in the area; and various temporary museum exhibits. The Irish Museum and Cultural Center has been located in the station since March 17, 2007.