MCI - CAE

$269 Find Cheap Flights from Kansas City to Columbia

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Cheapest round-trip
$309
Typical prices: $409-$308
Delta
Fri 9/11Mon 9/14
MCI - CAE • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$269
Typical prices: $148-$210
Delta
Wed 7/15
MCI - CAE • 1 stop
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Cheapest • from $309 (round-trip)
Best reviews • 7.9 score
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There are currently no direct flights between Kansas City and Columbia. You'll need at least 1 connection.
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Cheapest • Avg $330 (round-trip)
Shortest trip • 4h 43m (one-way)
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Cheap Flights from Kansas City to Columbia (MCI-CAE)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Kansas City to Columbia that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from Kansas City to Columbia

Fri, Sep 11 - Mon, Sep 14
Delta Logo
7:00 am - 1:14 pm
MCI
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CAE
5h 14m
1 stop
Delta Logo
7:20 pm - 11:55 pm
CAE
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MCI
5h 35m
1 stop
$309Delta
Sat, Aug 22 - Tue, Aug 25
United Airlines Logo
7:30 am - 7:07 pm
MCI
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CAE
10h 37m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
6:25 am - 10:25 am
CAE
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MCI
5h 00m
1 stop
$314United Airlines
Wed, Jul 1 - Sun, Jul 5
Delta Logo
3:38 pm - 11:46 pm
MCI
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CAE
7h 08m
1 stop
Delta Logo
5:35 am - 9:31 am
CAE
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MCI
4h 56m
1 stop
$324Delta
Mon, Jul 20 - Sun, Jul 26
Delta Logo
8:00 am - 3:06 pm
MCI
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CAE
6h 06m
1 stop
Delta Logo
5:35 am - 9:38 am
CAE
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MCI
5h 03m
1 stop
$354Delta
Sat, Aug 22 - Tue, Aug 25
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 2:21 pm
MCI
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CAE
7h 21m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
1:48 pm - 9:44 pm
CAE
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MCI
8h 56m
2 stops
$398United Airlines
Sun, Jul 19 - Sun, Jul 26
Delta Logo
5:39 am - 12:59 pm
MCI
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CAE
6h 20m
1 stop
Delta Logo
5:35 am - 9:38 am
CAE
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MCI
5h 03m
1 stop
$444Delta
Fri, Jul 24 - Wed, Jul 29
Delta Logo
3:38 pm - 11:43 pm
MCI
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CAE
7h 05m
1 stop
Delta Logo
5:35 am - 9:38 am
CAE
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MCI
5h 03m
1 stop
$454Delta
Fri, Jul 17 - Sun, Jul 26
American Airlines Logo
5:04 pm - 12:10 am
MCI
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CAE
6h 06m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
7:23 pm - 12:23 am
CAE
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MCI
6h 00m
1 stop
$467American Airlines
Fri, Sep 11 - Mon, Sep 14
United Airlines Logo
7:11 pm - 9:47 am
MCI
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CAE
13h 36m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
2:56 pm - 7:32 pm
CAE
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MCI
5h 36m
1 stop
$473United Airlines
Tue, Jun 30 - Sat, Jul 4
United Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 1:43 pm
MCI
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CAE
6h 43m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
10:31 am - 2:45 pm
CAE
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MCI
5h 14m
1 stop
$479United Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Kansas City to Columbia flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Kansas City to Columbia to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

How much is a round-trip flight from Kansas City to Columbia?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Kansas City to Columbia departing in September.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Kansas City to Columbia?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Kansas City to Columbia, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Kansas City to Columbia is August, where tickets cost $248 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are January and June, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $420 and $413 respectively.

Good to know

Low seasonMarch
Cheapest flight$269
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 2% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 8% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Kansas City to Columbia

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Kansas City to Columbia based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking flights from Kansas City to Columbia

  • What is the cheapest flight from Kansas City to Columbia?

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from Kansas City to Columbia was $269 for a one-way ticket and $309 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Kansas City and Columbia?

    No

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Kansas City to Columbia?

    When flying out of Kansas City you will be using Kansas City. You will be landing at Columbia, also known as Columbia Metropolitan.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Kansas City to Columbia?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Kansas City to Columbia?

    Star Alliance, oneworld, and SkyTeam are the airline alliances operating flights between Kansas City and Columbia, with Star Alliance being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Kansas City to Columbia, Delta or United Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Kansas City to Columbia are Delta and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of $373 and an overall rating of 7.9, Delta is the most popular choice. United Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $318 and an overall rating of 7.4.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Kansas City to Columbia?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Kansas City to Columbia.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Kansas City to Columbia?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Columbia from Kansas City is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Kansas City to Columbia?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Columbia with an airline and back to Kansas City with another airline. Booking your flights between Kansas City and CAE can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Kansas City to Columbia?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Columbia from Kansas City up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from Kansas City to Columbia

 
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7.9
DeltaOverall score based on 8396 reviews
7.8Comfort
7.8Entertainment
8.5Crew
7.2Food
8.1Boarding
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Original flight was delayed, then cancelled and the gate staff did not expedite rebooking. Also, no instructions were given that a ticket number was needed before being called to facilitate rebooking. This could have been much more organized.

2.0 MediocreBen, Jun 2026
ATL - HSV
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Original flight was delayed, then cancelled and the gate staff did not expedite rebooking. Also, no instructions were given that a ticket number was needed before being called to facilitate rebooking. This could have been much more organized.

Be on time? When not on time a circling for over an hour offer more than 1 bag of chips to the passengers? It was a 7 hour flight by the time we got done.

Five hour delays every hour, I wish it were all at once

Flight delayed four separate times. I’m now one hour hours late to landing.

worst flight ever from Delta, it got delayed and kept on delaying..

Should never have had to go to Detroit from Orlando back to Tennessee!

Got rerouted from a straight flight from Orlando to Atlanta to Knoxville to a flight from Orlando to Detroit to Knoxville! Seriously!! Flight delay out of Detroit! Long day for what should have been a pretty easy travel day!

Two delays on two separate planes with parts they could not easily find and replace.

Checkin was good, fllight ws good. Onlly complaint is lack of foot on 6 hour flight from Seattle to Boston. Snacks were flimsy - chips and cookies. could have offered something more substantial for such a long flight. I know you can buy food in airport but for the price you pay for a ticket, they should step up for the passengers.

Only beverages were offered to first class and I thought the flight attendant could have also served the Delta Comfort as well instead of sitting down and staring at her phone and walking past all of us to the back of the plane to charge her phone more. There was a complete lack of turbulence and was safe enough for flights attendant to walk around in the front of the plane, collect trash and serve a few people water and turn off the seat belt light. Also didn’t enforce people putting their seats into the upright position and allowed two passengers to remain reclined during landing. They seemed out to lunch completely. Usually my experience on Delta is much better.

The entertainment is a bit limited, it would be better if they added some games to play besides the movies and tv shows. But the seats are comfortable and the crew is polite

This planes staff was top tier. Everything went great and had a great flight home.

Food was great. Staff was phenomenal. Seats were a bit hard and could use a lot more entertainment options as far as movies to choose from. WiFi was good. Overall great trip.

This was an overnight flight, and in the morning they did know coffee service. How you can throw passengers in a San Francisco airport at 5:40 a.m. in the morning and not giving them Coffee is a crime.

Our flight was delayed several Times due to mechanical issues. Although I understand this may happen at times, it was very inconvenient and we had to book a hotel for an overnight stay. We were traveling with my 3-yo grandson and waiting at the airport from noon until 6:30pm with no reassurance that our next rescheduled flight would depart, we had to decide what’s best for him. A day later, I found out that I may be able to demand compensation if my flight is delayed more than 4 hours. I will hav to read the fine print next time.

The pilot had to extend the flight time from san antonio to Houston to burn off fuel. This caused a lot of unnecessary stress since we had a tight connection to Aruba. And with no other flights going to Aruba we were worried about spending a night in Houston. We had to to run to our connection because of the flight crews mistake. Not happy.

Service was professional and quick. Premium economy seat was comfortable given the class

I'm a United 1K member and have ben for 10 years. The gate agent had no control over the boarding process and had us passengers queued for hours as delays were announced. On the plane, the overhead air nozzle was broken so col over was powering through on me and the passenger next to me. Not a great experience for a million miler on United. Feel free to contact me. Josh Smigel - DM426089

Like: departed and arrived on time. Unlike: Food options for purchase allways bad, 1 of 2 of the crew members not very friendly at all. Seats and leg room aweful. At this point I am thinking on switching to AA.

Over 5 hour delay with minimal updates or ability to standby for alternative flights. During boarding and 1 hr+ wait for takeoff, seats were drenched w water from air conditioning condensation and always leftover crumbs on carpet and seats

Awfully rude American worker at door when we started boarding flight. Then, walk into a blazing hot airplane with no air conditioning until twenty minutes into the flight. Free entertainment was non existent! My husband, along with the fellow passenger in our row, and I could not get entertainment to work, no WIFI! Really?? Been flying American a long time. Was very disappointed.

Flight was delayed by 6 hours... the level of incompetence was truly astounding. I won't be flying American Airlines again. I don't care if AA is direct and there is a layover with another airline, I'll take the layover.

Leave on time. We waited on the plane for hour hours and it was hot and smelly

Two hours delay, probably one hour because they didn’t bring catering and they had to bring water in board. There a change of aircraft. But delays galore at CLT so it must be a CLT and/or AA operation issue. The 1 hr additional delays because nobody could bring 2 packs of water sooner is probably the best example of this airline operates

Flight was delayed 5 hours. Initial reason for delay was 'maintenance' - which makes sense. Then, the additional 2 hours continued to say it was maintenance - when I know EWR had a 2 hour delay. AA did not say that. Additionally, when boarding, there was only one agent at the counter for a long time - until another came to help. After boarding, we had to wait another 45 minutes due to 'no catering'. So while we waited for catering, AA continued to board additional passengers - which seemed odd - and raised questions about what really was going on. I sat in First Class. During the flight, the flight crew allowed a significant number of non-First Class passengers to use the front bathroom - which created a very crowded environment in First Class which was uncomfortable. This also delayed First Class passengers from using the bathroom. Overall, horrible experience.

The Charleston, WV airport was cute. Very good staff and small enough to feel comfortable. The plane had more leg room than bigger planes. Much more comfortable.

Another uncoordinated American experience. Always surprises me at DFW for them of all places. Have to take this flight as there are no other good time options. We knew from the start that something was wrong, but the pilot wouldn't tell us. I just watched my Kayak app grow the delay by 10 minutes as it went to 3.5 hours. They were uncoordinated with maintenance (as maintenance, when finally arriving, knew within 15 minutes the plane wasn't going. No 'sorry' or 'this is what is going on' comment. The pilot seemed unfazed / didn't care about the process we were going through.

The seats. The seat in front of me was awful and when the guy sat down, it flew back and hit my head when I was putting my backpack under the seat, It didn't make for a pleasant experience,

I’ve got 31F seat and window seat . My 2 co passengers was AA crew members and they were very rude attitude and when I was going to use bathroom their gestures was very different and awkward and the guy beside me completely occupied the hand rest and I was really uncomfortable

The gate experience at LAX was abysmal (same for the arrival experience two days prior). Despite the LAX -> SAT schedule of two flights daily, our departure gate was at a smaller hub that we had to be bussed to from Terminal 4. Fortunately, I arrived at LAX extra early and had time to spare, but if I had not known, I might have missed my flight. I looked at the LAX airport map in the AA app and there was no indication of the additional boarding process. Lastly the gate area we were bussed to was crowded with limited food and beverage options. On flight, the fight attendant was hospitable and attentive, the flight was smooth, and AA's free (and working) wifi for AA members were all on the positive side.

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