There are 8 ways to get from Kansas City to Gatlinburg by plane, taxi, bus, car, train, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Mcghee Tyson Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS)plane MCI - TYS
- Take the taxi from Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS) to Gatlinburgtaxi
6h 24m$380–1,410Fly to Asheville Regional Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Asheville Regional Airport (AVL)plane MCI - AVL
- Drive from Asheville-Airport-AVL to Gatlinburgcar
8h 2m$125–623Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Kansas City Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Winston Salem(Trans Center)bus
- Take the bus from Winston Salem(Trans Center) to Asheville, NCbus
- Drive from Asheville, NC to Gatlinburgcar
29h 28m$208–359Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Kansas City to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Carytrain
- Take the train from Cary to Greensborotrain
- Take the bus from Greensboro Bus Stop to Asheville, NCbus
- Drive from Asheville, NC to Gatlinburgcar
41h 41m$873–1,450Drive 751.4 mi
- Drive from Kansas City to Gatlinburgcar 751.4 mi
13h 31m$138–199Fly to Nashville, drive
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Nashville (BNA)plane MCI - BNA
- Drive from Nashville-Airport-BNA to Gatlinburgcar
7h 7m$465–1,155Fly to Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport, drive
- Fly from Kansas City (MCI) to Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP)plane MCI - GSP
- Drive from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) to Gatlinburgcar
8h 29m$174–890Train, bus, shuttle, taxi
- Take the train from Kansas City to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago to Columbusbus
- Take the bus from Columbus to Charlottebus
- Take the bus from Charlotte to Boonebus
- Take a shuttle bus from Boone to Black Bear Resort
- Take a shuttle bus from Black Bear Resort to Hot Springs
- Take the taxi from Hot Springs to Gatlinburgtaxi
37h 10m$675–940
Kansas City (MCI) to Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kansas City to Gatlinburg is to drive which costs $130 - $200 and takes 13h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Kansas City to Gatlinburg is to fly and taxi which takes 6h 24m and costs $380 - $1,500.
The distance between Kansas City and Gatlinburg is 701 miles. The road distance is 755.8 miles.
The best way to get from Kansas City to Gatlinburg without a car is to train and bus and shuttle and taxi which takes 37h 10m and costs $650 - $950.
It takes approximately 6h 24m to get from Kansas City to Gatlinburg, including transfers.
Gatlinburg is 1h ahead of Kansas City. It is currently 01:32 in Kansas City and 02:32 in Gatlinburg.
Yes, the driving distance between Kansas City to Gatlinburg is 756 miles. It takes approximately 13h 31m to drive from Kansas City to Gatlinburg.
There are 7142+ hotels available in Gatlinburg.
What companies run services between Kansas City, MO, USA and Gatlinburg, TN, USA?
There is no direct connection from Kansas City to Gatlinburg. However, you can take the line 229 bus to Kci Airport Terminal C, walk to Kansas City (MCI) airport, fly to Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS), then take the taxi to Gatlinburg. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Kansas City Bus Station to Gatlinburg via St Louis Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station, Winston Salem(Trans Center), and Asheville, NC in around 29h 28m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Kansas City to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,200
Flights from Kansas City to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,500
Flights from Kansas City to Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Kansas City to Nashville via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Kansas City to Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Saturday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Flights from Kansas City to Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Kansas City to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,300
Flights from Kansas City to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,500
Flights from Kansas City to Asheville Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Kansas City to Asheville Regional Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Kansas City to Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Kansas City to Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Kansas City to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,400
Flights from Kansas City to Asheville Regional Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Kansas City to Asheville Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Kansas City to Asheville Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Kansas City to Asheville Regional Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Kansas City to Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from Kansas City to Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Kansas City to Asheville Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Kansas City to Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Kansas City to Asheville Regional Airport via St. Petersburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Kansas City to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $240–370
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Cary
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $550–950
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Cary to Greensboro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Kansas City to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $240–370
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Kansas City Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–150
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Winston Salem(Trans Center)
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Winston Salem(Trans Center) to Asheville, NC
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Greensboro Bus Stop to Asheville, NC
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Chicago to Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Columbus to Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Website
- Barons Bus
- Phone
- +1 704-348-1200
- info@sunwaycharters.com
- Website
- Sunway Charters
Bus from Charlotte to Boone
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–24
- Schedules at
- Sunway Charters
- Passenger
- $17–24
- Phone
- +1-423-725-5988
- Website
- Black Bear Resort Shuttle
Shuttle from Boone to Black Bear Resort
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $86
- Website
- Black Bear Resort Shuttle
Shuttle from Black Bear Resort to Hot Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $136
- Website
- Black Bear Resort Shuttle
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