239 mi
4 hours 27 mins
$22 - $43
There are 224.70 miles from Nelson to Abilene in west direction and 239 miles (384.63 kilometers) by car, following the I-70 route.
Nelson and Abilene are 4 hours 27 mins far apart, if you drive non-stop .
This is the fastest route from Nelson, MO to Abilene, KS.
Nelson, MO and Abilene, KS are in the same time zone (CDT). Current time in both locations is 10:06 am.
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Planning on renting a car to go from Nelson, MO to Abilene, KS? Here there are some offers to rent a car in Nelson, MO
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A car with a fuel efficiency of MPG will need 9.59 gallons of gas to cover the route between Nelson, MO and Abilene, KS.
The estimated cost of gas to go from Nelson to Abilene is $31.27.
During the route, an average car will release 187.82 pounds of CO2 to the atmosphere. The carbon footprint would be 0.79 pounds of CO2 per mile.
If you want to meet halfway between Nelson, MO and Abilene, KS or just make a stop in the middle of your trip, the exact coordinates of the halfway point of this route are 39.024461 and -95.12752, or 39º 1' 28.0596" N, 95º 7' 39.072" W. This location is 119.35 miles away from Nelson, MO and Abilene, KS and it would take approximately 2 hours 13 mins to reach the halfway point from both locations.
The closest town to the halfway point is Linwood, KS, situated 119 miles from Nelson, MO and 125 miles from Abilene, KS. It would take 2 hours 30 mins to go from Nelson to Linwood and 2 hours 14 mins to go from Abilene to Linwood.
The major city closest to the halfway point between Nelson, MO and Abilene, KS is Kansas City, MO, situated 88 miles from Nelson, MO and 151 miles from Abilene, KS. It would take 1 hour 49 mins to go from Nelson to Kansas City and 2 hours 39 mins to go from Abilene to Kansas City.
Some other major cities along the route include Independence, MO and Topeka, KS.
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Checkout the distance in miles, kilometers and nautical miles between Nelson, MO and Abilene, KS in this table:
| Distance type | Miles | Kilometers | Nautical miles |
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| Straight line distance | 224.70 mi | 361.61 km | 195.26 nautical mi |
| Driving distance | 239 mi | 384.16 km | 207.43 nautical mi |
