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Travel - International Air International airports: Lambert St Louis International (STL) (website: www.lambert-stlouis.com) is 21km (13 miles) northwest of central St Louis (travel time – 30 minutes). The Metro Link light-rail system connects the airport with downtown St Louis. Taxis, airport limousines and car hire (Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Hertz, National and Thrifty) are also available. Greyhound buses (see below) stop at the airport, providing a route to further flung destinations. Kansas City International (KCI) is 32km (20 miles) northwest from the city centre (travel time – 40 minutes). Shuttle buses run every 30 minutes (0600-0000) to hotels in Kansas City and Westport. Taxis and car hire (Ace, Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Hertz, National and Thrifty) are available. Approximate flight times From London to St Louis is 8 hours five minutes and to Kansas City is 13 hours 20 minutes (including stopover). 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 551 South 16th Street. For more information, contact Amtrak (tel: (800) 872 7245 (toll-free); website: www.amtrak.com). Road Long-distance bus companies operating in the State include Greyhound (tel: (800) 229 9424 (toll-free); website: www.greyhound.com) and Jefferson Lines (tel: (888) 864 2832 (toll-free); website: www.jeffersonlines.com), with services from Kansas City. Approximate driving times From St Louis to Kansas City is four hours, to Chicago is five hours, to Indianapolis is five hours, to Louisville is five hours, to Cincinnati is six hours, to Memphis is six hours, to Nashville is six hours, to Des Moines is seven hours, to Little Rock is seven hours, to Oklahoma City is 10 hours, to Minneapolis/St Paul is 11 hours, to Dallas is 13 hours, to New York is 19 hours, to Miami is 25 hours, to Los Angeles is 39 hours and to Seattle is 45 hours. From Kansas City to Topeka is two hours, to Omaha is four hours, to Little Rock is seven hours, to Oklahoma City is seven hours, to Chicago is 10 hours, to New York is 25 hours and to Los Angeles is 34 hours. All times are based on nonstop driving at or below the applicable speed limits. Approximate bus travel times From St Louis to Indianapolis is five hours, to Kansas City is five hours, to Louisville is six hours, to Chicago is seven hours, to Memphis is seven hours, to Tulsa is nine hours and to Nashville is nine hours. From Kansas City to Omaha is five hours, to Oklahoma City is nine hours and to Denver is 13 hours. Urban The Metro Link light-rail system in St Louis (website: www.metrolouis.org) is complemented by a network of BSTS public bus routes; the Metro Link is free in downtown St Louis Mon-Fri 1100-1330. There are public bus services around Kansas City and surrounding suburbs (website: www.kcata.org). Car hire and taxis are readily available in both cities. |