There are 8 ways to get from Albany to St. Louis by plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Greyhound), car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Albany County Airport
best- Fly from Albany County Airport (ALB) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL)plane ALB - STL
7h 12m$176–906Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain Lake Shore Limited
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to St. Louistrain Lincoln Service / ...
21h 53m$601–932Bus
- Take the bus from Albany Bus Terminal, NY to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus Greyhound US0201 / ...
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to St Louis Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0421
27h$197–357Drive 1,015.3 mi
- Drive from Albany to St. Louiscar 1,015.3 mi
17h 36m$186–268Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL)plane EWR - STL
7h 32m$393–1,052Train, train to Laguardia Airport, fly
- Take the train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Croton-Harmon Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Croton-Harmon to 125th Street - Harlemtrain
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL)plane LGA - STL
7h 48m$185–635Train to Boston Logan Airport, fly
- Take the train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Bostontrain
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL)plane BOS - STL
10h 18m$482–1,030Train to Bradley International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Springfieldtrain
- Fly from Bradley International Airport (BDL) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL)plane BDL - STL
10h 18m$198–805
Albany to St. Louis by train (Amtrak)
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Albany to St. Louis is to drive which costs $180 - $270 and takes 17h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Albany to St. Louis is to fly which takes 7h 12m and costs $170 - $950.
No, there is no direct bus from Albany to St. Louis station. However, there are services departing from Albany Bus Terminal, NY and arriving at St Louis Bus Station via Port Authority Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h.
No, there is no direct train from Albany station to St. Louis. However, there are services departing from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station and arriving at St. Louis via Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 53m.
The distance between Albany and St. Louis is 937 miles. The road distance is 1021.3 miles.
The best way to get from Albany to St. Louis without a car is to train which takes 21h 53m and costs $600 - $950.
It takes approximately 7h 12m to get from Albany to St. Louis, including transfers.
Albany to St. Louis bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Albany Bus Terminal, NY station.
Albany to St. Louis train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station.
The best way to get from Albany to St. Louis is to fly which takes 7h 12m and costs $170 - $950. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $600 - $950 and takes 21h 53m, you could also bus, which costs $190 - $360 and takes 27h.
What companies run services between Albany, NY, USA and St. Louis, MO, USA?
Southwest Airlines, Delta, and American Airlines fly from Albany County Airport (ALB) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) every 2 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to St. Louis via Chicago Union Station in around 21h 53m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Albany County Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from Albany County Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Albany County Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Tuesday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Albany County Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Albany County Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Albany County Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from Albany County Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $450–700
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $150–240
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Springfield
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–170
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $28–85
- Business
- $60–160
- Business Plus
- $70–170
- Economy
- $30–95
- Economy Plus
- $35–100
- Phone
- +1 877.690.5114
- Website
- Metro North Railroad
Train from Croton-Harmon to 125th Street - Harlem
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Website
- Metro North Railroad
- Schedules at
- Metro North Railroad Schedules
- Off-Peak
- $10–12
- Peak
- $14–17
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Albany Bus Terminal, NY to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $170–270
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- Trailways
Bus from Albany Bus Terminal, NY to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Saver
- $27–85
- Flexible
- $50–90
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Albany to St. Louis bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Port Authority Bus Terminal station.
St. Louis is 1h behind Albany. It is currently 03:14 in Albany and 02:14 in St. Louis.
Albany to St. Louis train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Albany to St. Louis is 1021 miles. It takes approximately 17h 36m to drive from Albany to St. Louis.
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