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The Los Angeles Airport offers shared shuttle services from downtown Los Angeles to the airport to ensure you are not late for your flight. You can also choose to use the private airport transfer if you want to avoid taxi lines with the services available 24h a day, seven days a week.

If you have a disability, you do not have to worry as the LAX airport’s facilities are comprehensive enough to cater to your needs. The airport has telephones for the hearing impaired, elevators and rampways for ease of movement and wheelchair assistance if you make reservations. The toilets also have extra-wide doors and stalls to accommodate the wheelchair and side grips.

Once you arrive at the Kansas City Airport and have not made any prior arrangements for pick up, you can rent a car at the car rental facility. Several companies, including Alamo, Goldcar, Europcar and Megadrive, are located at the rental facility.

The Kansas City airport has a designated public rest area in case you have a service animal outside of Terminals B and C next to the pedestrian ramps. The animals are also provided with waste receptacles and biodegradable bags.

Among airlines operating Los Angeles to Kansas City flights:

• Delta: offers extra legroom; offers free seat selection
• Southwest: offers free seat selection
• United Airlines: offers extra legroom; offers free seat selection
• JetBlue: offers free seat selection

Extra legroom and free seat selection availability depends on fare class and route.

3 airlines operate flights between Los Angeles and Kansas City. The airlines offering nonstop flights on this route include:

• Southwest
• Delta
• United Airlines

Flights from Los Angeles to Kansas City usually depart from Los Angeles Los Angeles (LAX) and arrive at Kansas City (MCI).

Here are some options for this route, based on selected ticket types and cabin classes:

• Delta: a cabin bag and a checked bag in Economy Class
• Southwest: a cabin bag and a checked bag in Economy Class
• United Airlines: a cabin bag and a checked bag in Economy Class

Bag allowance can vary by ticket type, cabin class, route and airline, so travelers should check the fare details before booking.

Two cabin classes are available on flights from Los Angeles to Kansas City:

• Economy Class
• First Class

On this route, layover flights are cheaper than nonstop options on average. Layover fares average $302 round-trip via Denver Intl (DEN), compared to $472 for nonstop.

There is no standard. Checked-bag policies vary by airline on this route. Most carriers charge $35–$90 for the first checked bag in economy. Premium fares and elite-status bookings typically include a free checked bag.

The Airbus A319 family is used most often on this route, operated mainly by Delta and JetBlue. Other aircraft seen on the route include Embraer 175 (Enhanced Winglets) variants.

One-stop flights from Los Angeles to Kansas City most commonly connect through:

• Denver Intl (DEN) - 52% of one-stop connections
• Las Vegas Harry Reid Intl (LAS) - 37% of one-stop connections
• Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) - 4% of one-stop connections
• Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl (PHX) - 3% of one-stop connections

Denver Intl (DEN) handles the largest share of one-stop connections on this route.

On the Los Angeles to Kansas City route, being flexible with your departure day can save you up to 15%. Saturday is the cheapest day at $413 round-trip on average, while Monday is the most expensive at $482: a $69 difference. Cheaper weekend fares like these are typical of routes dominated by weekday business travel.

Morning is the busiest departure period on Los Angeles to Kansas City flights, with 75% of flights leaving in that window. Evening departures account for 25%, afternoon flights for 0%, and night flights for 0%.

Some of the most popular sights in Kansas City are Kansas City Stadium, Country Club Plaza and Kansas City Convention Center. These are among the most viewed places in Kansas City on KAYAK.

These are the earliest and latest flight times available from Los Angeles to Kansas City:

• Earliest: departs at 5:30 am and lands at 8:44 am
• Latest: departs at 8:30 pm and lands at 11:44 pm.

The flight takes about 3h 14m.

Last-minute fares on this route - booked within 2 weeks of departure - run 41% above the route average of $448. Book 4 weeks before departure for the lowest fares.

A nonstop flight from Los Angeles to Kansas City takes 3h 14m, covering 1,360 miles.

No, a passport is not required for this domestic route, but you will need a real ID-compliant driver's license, a state ID, or another TSA-accepted form of identification.

Yes. Based on fares seen in the past 5 days, round-trip prices on this route showed a wide range, from about $251 to $1,713. That means the highest observed fare was about 7x higher than the lowest one.

One-way fares from Los Angeles to Kansas City are currently lower than usual. Average one-way flight prices are about $152, which is 40% below the typical average for this route.

Flying via Albuquerque (ABQ) gives the shortest average 1-stop total travel time at 4h 44m, compared with 5h 21m via Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl (PHX) and 6h 27m via Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW).

Kansas City is 2 hours ahead of Los Angeles (Central Time vs Pacific Time). Plan for the time shift when scheduling connections or first-day activities.

Kansas City Airport (MCI) hosts 5 major car rental companies, with daily rates starting from around $26 for economy cars. Top options include:
• Dollar
• Hertz
• Avis
• Alamo
• Sixt

Round-trip flights from Los Angeles to Kansas City range from $331 to $576, with an average of $448 over the past 12 months. Anything below $331 counts as a good deal.

Two airlines offer in-flight Wi-Fi on Los Angeles to Kansas City flights:

• • Delta
• • JetBlue