United StatesUnited StatesNew York to Kansas City shipping route.
1,918 km by road, about 2.1 days in transit.
Road Distance Between Cities: New York and Kansas City
City to City Driving Distance on the map, along the road network.
New YorkRoadKansas CityTrucking transit time
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| City to City Driving Distance | 1,918 km (1,192 mi) |
| Straight line | 1,760 km |
| Transit time | 2.1 days |
| Hours at the wheel | 27 h 24 min |
| Ferry | No |
| Assumption | 9 driving hours a day |
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About the New York to Kansas City shipping route by road
New York to Kansas City by road: 1,918 km of driving distance, west from the United States. The straight line is 1,760 km.
Transit time for one driver is about 2.1 days, of which 27 h 24 min at the wheel. We assume 9 driving hours a day and an 11 hour rest between shifts. A two driver team can keep the truck moving and cut the trucking transit time almost in half.
Road freight on New York to Kansas City is booked as FTL (a full truck for one shipper) or LTL and groupage (you pay for the pallet places you use). FTL is faster and safer for high value goods; groupage is cheaper for a few pallets but adds consolidation time.
By rail the same trip is 2,059 km and takes about 2.9 days at freight train speed.
Of 16 road routes from New York in this directory, Kansas City is the 8th shortest. Closer destinations: Memphis (1,764 km), Atlanta (1,512 km) and Savannah (1,433 km).
FAQ
What is the driving distance from New York to Kansas City?
1,918 km by road (1,760 km in a straight line).
What is the trucking transit time from New York to Kansas City?
About 2.1 days for one driver at 9 driving hours a day (27 h 24 min at the wheel). A two-driver team is faster.
Is the return route the same?
The reverse route Kansas City to New York has its own page with the same distance and route.
More city to city driving distance
- New York to
Montreal616 km - New York to Toronto828 km
- New York to Columbus977 km
- New York to Chicago1,353 km
- New York to Savannah1,433 km
- New York to Atlanta1,512 km
- Memphis to Kansas City728 km
- Chicago to Kansas City823 km
- Dallas to Kansas City904 km
- Denver to Kansas City979 km
- Columbus to Kansas City1,062 km
- Houston to Kansas City1,165 km
How we count: road distance on the truck network, 9 driving hours a day with rest periods. Engine navo-distance-time 0.3.0. See all road distance between cities or the Shipping Routes Directory.