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$85 Find Cheap Flights from Philadelphia to Kansas City

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Everything you should know

Cheapest round-trip
$160
Typical prices: $533-$395
Frontier
Fri 5/8Sat 5/9
PHL - MCI • 1 stop
Cheapest non-stop
$367
Typical prices: $574-$408
American Airlines
Tue 5/26Wed 6/10
PHL - MCI • Non-stop
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PHL's public transportation is cost-effective to Center City.
MCI's rideshare and taxis take 20-30 minutes to downtown.
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You can fly direct with American Airlines. Average duration is 3h 16m
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Cheap Flights from Philadelphia to Kansas City (PHL-MCI)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Philadelphia to Kansas City 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 Philadelphia to Kansas City

Fri, May 8 - Sat, May 9
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8:35 pm - 1:49 pm
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18h 14m
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6:24 pm - 7:12 am
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11h 48m
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$160Frontier
Wed, May 6 - Sat, May 9
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8:35 pm - 1:49 pm
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18h 14m
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2:34 pm - 5:37 am
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14h 03m
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$165Frontier
Mon, May 4 - Wed, May 6
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8:41 pm - 1:49 pm
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MCI
18h 08m
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2:34 pm - 5:37 am
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14h 03m
1 stop
$175Frontier
Sun, May 3 - Tue, May 5
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7:00 am - 10:28 am
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MCI
28h 28m
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2:34 pm - 5:37 am
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PHL
14h 03m
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$182Multiple Airlines
Tue, Apr 28 - Tue, May 5
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8:36 pm - 10:58 am
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MCI
39h 22m
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2:34 pm - 5:37 am
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14h 03m
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$186Frontier
Sat, May 23 - Mon, May 25
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6:30 am - 5:29 pm
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11h 59m
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6:24 pm - 7:12 am
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11h 48m
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$187Frontier
Sat, May 2 - Wed, May 6
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8:41 pm - 1:30 pm
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17h 49m
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2:34 pm - 5:37 am
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14h 03m
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$189Frontier
Thu, Apr 30 - Wed, May 6
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7:10 pm - 2:06 pm
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MCI
43h 56m
2 stops
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2:34 pm - 5:37 am
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14h 03m
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$194Frontier
Tue, May 26 - Wed, Jun 10
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8:35 pm - 1:49 pm
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MCI
18h 14m
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6:19 pm - 3:37 pm
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20h 18m
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$195Frontier
Wed, May 6 - Tue, May 12
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8:35 pm - 1:49 pm
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18h 14m
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2:34 pm - 8:59 am
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17h 25m
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$198Frontier
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Philadelphia to Kansas City flights

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

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

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

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Philadelphia to Kansas City?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Philadelphia to Kansas City clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

When flying from Philadelphia to Kansas City, you should consider leaving on a Saturday and avoid Sundays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Philadelphia, you’ll find the best rates on Thursdays and the most expensive ones on Sundays.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Philadelphia to Kansas City, 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 Philadelphia to Kansas City is August, where tickets cost $339 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and May, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $463 and $457 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Philadelphia to Kansas City?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

No, with an average price for the route of $482, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Philadelphia to Kansas City?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Philadelphia to Kansas City, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Philadelphia to Kansas City, you should book around 5 weeks before departure, which saves you about 21% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 20 weeks before departure.

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Expert advice for your flight from Philadelphia to Kansas City

 
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Harriet is an award-winning journalist who is happiest in an airport or an unusual museum. Her stories about airports, air travel, and the business of travel have appeared on NBC News, CNBC, USA TODAY, The Points Guy and other outlets. She is the creator of the StuckatTheAirport.com blog and the author of nine books. When not out on the road or exploring the latest airport amenities, she’s home in Seattle getting ready for the next adventure.

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Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$85
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 2% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 5% increase in price.
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When to book flights from Philadelphia to Kansas City

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Philadelphia to Kansas City 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 Philadelphia to Kansas City

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Philadelphia to Kansas City was $85 for a one-way ticket and $160 for a round-trip.

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

    A passport is not required to fly from Philadelphia to Kansas City.

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

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

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Philadelphia to Kansas City?

    American Airlines, JetBlue, Delta, and Alaska Airlines offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Philadelphia to Kansas City flight route.

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

    The Canadair (Bombardier) Regional Jet 900 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Philadelphia to Kansas City flight route.

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

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

  • On which days can I fly direct from Philadelphia to Kansas City?

    There are nonstop flights from Philadelphia to Kansas City on a daily basis.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Philadelphia to Kansas City, Southwest or Delta?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Philadelphia to Kansas City are Southwest and Delta. With an average price for the route of $443 and an overall rating of 8.0, Southwest is the most popular choice. Delta is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $412 and an overall rating of 7.9.

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

    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 Philadelphia to Kansas City.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Kansas City from Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia to Kansas City?

    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 Kansas City with an airline and back to Philadelphia with another airline. Booking your flights between Philadelphia and MCI 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 Philadelphia to Kansas City?

    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 Kansas City from Philadelphia up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Philadelphia to Kansas City

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $302 or less one-way and $441 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Philadelphia to Kansas City?

 
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Reviews of the top 4 airlines serving from Philadelphia to Kansas City

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Philadelphia to Kansas City. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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The new seat assignment thing is wierd. If you don’t pay for a seat they always assign you a middle seat regardless of how many people are on the flight. Idk… the new company that bought Southwest is trying to make it more profitable, but I’m just not seeing it. The flight attendants aren’t having as much fun anymore. It just feels like the airline is slowly dying. IMO. We shall see if Southwest is the next Toy’s R Us.

6.0 GoodKenley, Apr 2026
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The new seat assignment thing is wierd. If you don’t pay for a seat they always assign you a middle seat regardless of how many people are on the flight. Idk… the new company that bought Southwest is trying to make it more profitable, but I’m just not seeing it. The flight attendants aren’t having as much fun anymore. It just feels like the airline is slowly dying. IMO. We shall see if Southwest is the next Toy’s R Us.

Terrible. Even though there’s assigned seating now, they are still the slowest boarding airline of anyone.

The Air hostess were very rude on my flight from Houston to Austin . Their regular communication itself felt a they are shouting at people.

Communication about the delayed flight was poor. We were told to move gates three times but that was bad information. We went from gate 128 to gate 126 and then to gate 123 and back to gate 126. Communication about the delay was bad. Ended up being 1 1/2 hour late getting home.

Plane was late. Zero service for 2+ hour flight and it was not that bumpy.

It was good from LAX to Phoenix, But the connection in Phoenix to Tulsa was not that great. The staff on both flights were great. The choice of free entertainment was ok nothing to brag about. The 45 min delay because of some electrical issue wasn't great from Phoenix to Tulsa. We sat there with hardly any air, The seat I had was between windows so the side of the plane pushed in on you. My being a bigger man it then made the seating area uncomfortable. The seats on the plane had no power to connect to recharge your phone or anything. I would recommend that they should look into a slot or clamp to hold your phone to enjoy while watching the entertainment choices hands-free. Also make it possible to raise the inner seat by the window be able to raise the arm rest up to make more room for larger people to set more comfortably. I would also say other then that stop price gouging the airfare or nickel and diming everything. Not fair for people having to fly for emergencies and be paying for higher prices due to the season or holidays. Your making your money either way and the cost of flying is still going to be the same regardless if there's 100 people or 200 people.

Had a great flight. Delayed takeoff, but comfortable. Snacks were good.

Love them will get a Southwest card to track my points and keep flying with them. My family and I were pleased with the services.

I have roller bag with food and medication told me I couldn't bring on my 2nd flight today. 15 years flying with SW never an issue with that bag.

Southwest continues to do less for more money. Flight attendants used to be fun and friendly. But now it’s like they don’t even see you. Such a shame.

Okay considering we had weather delays which the Pilot notified us of immediately!

Generally on time departures and arrivals, clean planes, sky miles membership provides great benefits (complimentary upgrades, etc).

Flight from Fort Wayne to Atlanta was the smallest in terms of cabin space that I've ever seen. A carry on I've used for 20 years BARELY fit in overhead compartment. I'm 5'10" and felt very cramped. Not the best experience.

I am writing to express my dissatisfaction with the poor service and unprofessional staff we encountered when traveling with an infant. Our flight was delayed, and the gate staff failed to manage the boarding process appropriately. Due to incorrect, unavailable, or missing 'pink tag' stroller and car seat check-in procedures at the gate, we were forced to board last. Furthermore, the gate staff was rude and dismissive, causing significant distress to our infant. To make matters worse, one of our checked items—an infant sleeper/lounger—was returned to us broken. Given the unsafe handling of essential equipment and unprofessional treatment, I expect a prompt resolution regarding compensation for the damaged items.

We departed and landed early which was a nice surprise. The boarding process was slow.

N Everything was perfect from boarding to assistance to baggage in Tampa

Subpar. The seating on the plane is almost unbearable. We are literally touching and/or sitting on each other which is totally unacceptable and shameful. Pilots and crew was very accommodating and friendly.

The boarding was organized and informative but the plane was tight meaning that you were sitting on one another and extremely uncomfortable. It’s disappointing that can’t have common seating comfort on the plane.

Loved the crew! Sucks that we went from 1 hour and 8 minute layover to a 3 hour layover. But weather sucks like that.

I was told that they needed to check my bag at the gate and to pick it up at the gate in Richmond. No big deal. I know they can't control the weather, but we flew around RIC for 45 minutes to avoid the storm and were 25 minutes late leaving as well. Once we landed, we were told to go to baggage claim to pick up our luggage. I went to bathroom, paid for parking, and went to the assigned baggage claim location. United flight people came down with us as well. They got their luggage immediately. Next, South West people came down about 10 minutes later. They got their luggage next. We finally got our luggage around 30 minutes in waiting. Was not a wonderful experience. No reflection on Delta, but the ground crew was lousy at best.

Plane was super cold. No entertainment unless you were with mileage program Getting off the plane was super slow

I appreciate that I finally got the seat I paid extra for this time. Thank you

Half of the TSA checkpoints at PHL are closed. Also, there is no standby for first class passengers. You can only standby for coach. Very dated policy and inconsistent with peers.

It would have been nice if American tried to care.

Delayed initially because they couldn’t print the flight details. Poor instruction on delay. When I got on the plane the flight attendant argued with me about whether my carry on would fit (it did, although she didn’t acknowledge that). No greeting (other than arguing with me) getting on or off the plane.

Beverage service was not good. Also just one service in 5 hr 30 min flight. No ask fir water ir anything beside one time beverage service.

They are always late and seats was also not having working charger

This flight captain and crew were amazing, started ahead of time of departure and reached 30 mins before arrival time. Amazing!

Long delays, lack of information about the status of the flight. The flight was delayed 4 times.

Everything about the flight was lovely. My only suggestion would be to offer a few more options of tv series from Apple TV or HBO.

They switched our terminal 3 times and we were delayed for four plus hours!!!

It was an early flight and most people napped/slept and the crew let us which was nice.

The crew acted like they had never done this and kept barking passive aggressive orders at people. + the security line + the delay + sitting on the tarmac for 2 hours + none of the apps or signage updating with correct times

More inflight connection. And leg space is horrible. And the paying for baggage I'd ridiculous!!!

My flight was originally from SAT to MCO connecting from MCO to ORD. We got diverted to ATL and than Frontier staff there was sooo un helpful first they said they couldn’t give us any accommodation since our flight first got delayed that cancelled and now it’s 221am and I am still in ATL since they said they need to create a new flight my final destination is ORD and I have been delayed twice and cancelled. With no real help the frontier app didn’t work no email updates over all such a horrible experience

There's no seats that lean back with little leg space i wad uncomfortable the entire flight. Your charges for extra baggage is despicable and costly!!

Remind customers of the need to have passport or new ID for boarding.

Flight was canceled. Most upsetting was message from Kayak, stating that the flight was canceled and click with Kayak for details regarding rebook, refund details. THERE'S NO INFORMATION PROVIDED BY KAYAK EXCEPT THAT FLIGHT IS CANCELED. AND NOW THIS SURVEY TO FIND OUT HOW WAS THE FLIGHT !!!!!!!

The flight never took off and we spent 7 hours at the airport

Gate not determined until I got to the airport - hard to plan the trip to the airport.

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