TRANSPORTATION / HIGHWAY TRAVEL

Newcomers will find an efficient network of interstate highways as well as state highways and county roads. For more information on highway travel in Kansas and Missouri, consult the following resources:

 

Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT)

877-550-KDOT

www.ksdot.org

 

Kansas Road Conditions

Dial 511

http://511.ksdot.org

 

Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT)

888-ASK-MODOT

www.modot.org

 

Kansas City Area District

Lee's Summit

816-622-6500

888-ASK-MODOT

www.modot.org/kansascity

 

Road Work by County

888-ASK-MODOT

www.modot.org/kansascity

 

Major Highway Projects

888-ASK-MODOT

www.modot.org/kansascity


 

AIR TRAVEL

 

Kansas City International Airport

Kansas City, MO

816-243-5237

www.kansas-city-mci.com

Just 17 miles north of downtown Kansas City, the airport facilitates the transport of nearly 10 million passengers and more than 90,000 tons of cargo each year. KCI is easily accessed by interstate highway, car, taxi, bus or limousine service.

 

Columbia Regional Airport

11300 South Airport Drive

Columbia, MO 573-442-9770

www.gocolumbiamo.com/PublicWorks/Airport

 

Manhattan Regional Airport

5500 Fort Riley Boulevard

Manhattan, KS 785-587-4560

www.ci.manhattan.ks.us/airport.asp

 

Topeka Airport Forbes Field

Forbes Field

Topeka, KS 785-862-2362

www.mtaa-topeka.org

 

Ground Transportation

KCI Airport Shuttle

816-243-5000

www.kansas-city-mci.com

 

Commercial Airlines

Air Canada

888-247-2262

www.aircanada.ca

 

American Airlines

800-433-7300

www.americanairlinescom

 

ATA

800-432-9282

www.ata.com


Continental Airlines

800-525-0280

www.flycontinental.com

 

Delta Airlines

800-221-1212

www.delta-air.com

 

Delta Connection/Comair

800-354-9822

www.comair.com


Frontier Airlines

800-432-1359

www.frontierairlines.com

 

Midwest Airlines

800-452-2022

www.midwestairlines.com


Northwest Airlines

800-225-2525

www.nwa.com

 

Southwest Airlines

800-435-9792

www.southwest.com

 

United Airlines

800-241-6522

www.ual.com


US Airways (America West)

800-428-4322

www.usairways.com

 

MASS TRANSIT

 

Inter-Intrastate Travel

Amtrak Passenger Rail

816-421-3622

800-872-7245

www.amtrak.com

 

Greyhound Trailways

816-221-2885

800-231-2222

www.greyhound.com

 

Regional Mass Transit

The Metro

Kansas City, MO

816-221-0660

www.kcata.org

Fixed-route bus service within Johnson County and sections of Wyandotte County.

 

Johnson County Transit

Lenexa, KS

913-541-8450

www.thejo.com

Fixed-route bus service within Johnson County.

 

Wyandotte County Bus

Kansas City, KS

816-221-0660

www.wyandottecountyks.com

Fixed-route bus service within Wyandotte County.

 

Lawrence Transit System

Lawrence, KS 785-312-7054

www.lawrencetransit.org

 

Special Needs Transportation

Dial-A-Ride

Independence, MO

816-325-7399

 

Dial-A-Ride

Kansas City, KS

913-573-8351

 

Johnson County Special Services

913-782-2210

www.thejo.com

 

The Metro’s Reduced Fare Program

816-221-0660

www.kcata.org

 

Share-A-Fare

Kansas City, MO

Information

816-346-0810

Reservations

816-842-9070

TDD line

816-221-0380

www.kcata.org/shareAfare.html


 

TRANSPORTATION / QUICKLINKS

 

AAA Kansas

www.aaakansas.com

 

AAA Missouri

www.missouri.com

 

Kansas Highway Safety

www.ksdot.org/burTrafficSaf

 

Kansas Public Highway Safety Group

The Driving Force

www.ksdot.org/DrivingForce

 

Kansas Travel Maps

www.ksdot.org/maps.asp

 

National Travel Information

www.safetravelusa.com

 

Missouri Highway News & Information

www.modot.org/newsandinfo

 

Missouri Highway Safety

www.modot.org/Safety