Rental Car
Pick Up Your Rental
Pick upSt. Louis · Jun 17
Drop offKansas City · Jun 18
Total miles291 mi
Getting There · Step 1
Stay Tonight · St. Louis, MO
Hotel
St. Louis Overnight
Check-inWed, Jun 17
Check-outThu, Jun 18
First pitch2:15 PM ET
Book near downtown or the ballpark so your first-game arrival stays simple.
DAY 1
Wednesday, June 17
First pitch at 2:15 PM ET — St. Louis Cardinals vs. San Diego Padres at Busch Stadium today. Don't leave without St. Louis-Style Toasted Ravioli.
Stop 01 of 02
St. Louis, MO · Wed Jun 17
Busch Stadium
St. Louis Cardinals · MLB
2:15 PM ET
vs. San Diego Padres
Must Eat at the Park
St. Louis-Style Toasted Ravioli
Pasta filled with meat, breaded and deep-fried, served with marinara dipping sauce — a St. Louis original.
Local Beer
Busch Beer
The stadium is literally named for this beer. Historically appropriate in every way.
Anheuser-Busch
Musial, Gibson, and the Cardinal Way
Pilgrim Notes · St. Louis Baseball History
Stay Tonight · St. Louis, MO
St. Louis Overnight
Check-inWed, Jun 17
Check-outThu, Jun 18
First pitch tomorrow at 7:40 PM ET. Leave by 1:09 PM.
Thu Morning
When to Depart
Leave by1:09 PM
Drive to Kansas City291 mi · 5h
Game time7:40 PM ET
Leave on time to allow for fuel, food, and parking.
Breakfast Stop · St. Louis, MO
Before You Hit the Road
Goody Goody Diner
St. Louis breakfast institution. Pancakes and biscuits-and-gravy have anchored pre-Cardinals mornings for decades. No-nonsense diner that has stayed exactly itself while the city changed around it.
Pancakes + bacon + coffee
Open 7 AM–2 PM daily
Worth the Detour · +15 min
Ted Drewes Frozen Custard Route 66
The Route 66 frozen custard stand held upside-down to prove its thickness since 1941.
St. Louis, MO · 15 min detourSt. Louis → Kansas City
291 mi · 5h · regional run
DAY 2
Thursday, June 18
St. Louis to Kansas City is 5h — a solid drive, so leave early and plan a stop along the way. First pitch at 7:40 PM ET — Kansas City Royals vs. St. Louis Cardinals at Kauffman Stadium tonight. Ted Drewes Frozen Custard Route 66 is worth 15 minutes off the highway.
Stop 02 of 02
Kansas City, MO · Thu Jun 18
Kauffman Stadium
Kansas City Royals · MLB
7:40 PM ET
vs. St. Louis Cardinals
Must Eat at the Park
KC Burnt Ends
Kansas City-style burnt ends — the crispy, caramelized points of a smoked brisket. The defining food of KC BBQ.
Local Beer
Boulevard Unfiltered Wheat
Kansas City's defining craft brewery. The Unfiltered Wheat is a KC staple at the K.
Boulevard Brewing
George Brett and the Pine Tar Game
Pilgrim Notes · Kansas City Baseball History
Shift 2 days to catch City Connect Scarf at Kauffman Stadium.
• City Connect Scarf at Kauffman Stadium
• Fireworks Saturday at Busch Stadium
What to Budget
Estimates only — prices vary by availability
Tickets · 2 games (avg $46)$92
Hotels · 1 nights (avg $155)$155
Fuel · 291 mi at $0.18/mi$52
Ballpark food & drinks$100
Total Estimate$399
* Estimates only. Prices vary.
How This Trip Was Planned
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