Missouri → Minnesota · Interstate 70 / Interstate 35
What does it actually cost to drive from Kansas City, Missouri, to Minneapolis, Minnesota? The hard numbers: 782 km (486 miles) of pavement primarily along Interstate 70 / Interstate 35, 7h 27m behind the wheel, and roughly $65.41 in fuel alone — that is 71.1 liters (18.8 gallons) of regular unleaded at a 0.92 USD/liter benchmark. Anyone leaving Kansas City, the Missouri jazz and barbecue capital straddling the state line and a key Midwest rail hub, typically carries samples, signed proposals, or service equipment to deliver in Minneapolis, the largest city in Minnesota and core of the Twin Cities metropolitan area, and aims to be home the same evening. It is worth confirming whether the haul fits inside your daily hours-of-service window or whether an overnight at a midpoint hotel makes more sense. Applying the IRS standard mileage rate (2025) mileage rate of $0.43/km ($0.69/mile), the gross outbound reimbursement settles at $336.26. Attach the visit purpose, client name, and plate number to the Clara receipt so the journal entry lands directly in the business-travel expense account.