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Denise Nichols from Selah, WA on 5/24/2011 12:57:53 PM:

We plan on doing the Katy Trail in September. Would fly from Seattle to St. Lois because we can get the best fares. Any suggestions on how to get to Clinton to start the ride? Then at the end of the ride we would have to get back to the airport? Your thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks

JPM from Hazelwood, MO on 5/24/2011 5:59:42 PM:

From the airport in STL, you can take the MetroLink (www.metrostlouis.org) light rail to the Civic Center station. Metro is bike friendly, but they ask that you to board at the front or rear of the train. After you depart the MetroLink, you can walk over to the Amtrak station. You can bring your bikes on Amtrak, but it will cost you an additional $10 per bike. You can take the Missouri River Runner Amtrak train to Sedalia and access the trail there. I'm not aware of any shuttle to Clinton, perhaps folks from that end of the trail can provide more info.

JPM from Hazelwood, MO on 5/24/2011 6:08:08 PM:

As far as getting from the trail to the STL airport, contact the Touring Cyclist. They are listed in this website under "Towns and Services". Look under the town of St. Charles. Another option would be to take the Creve Coeur Connector trail across the river to Creve Coeur Park. From here you can catch a Metro bus (they have bike racks on the front of the bus) to the airports. If you are interested in this option, post here and I'll give you better directions and the bus route.

JPM from Hazelwood, MO on 5/24/2011 6:16:22 PM:

I hope I'm not providing TMI! LOL, but there are only two daily departures of the Mo. River Runner train (AM and PM), so depending on when your flight arrives you may have to stay a night in St. Louis. The Metro ride from the airport to the Amtrak station is about 35 minutes. The Touring Cyclist may be able to shuttle you from the airport to either the Kirkwood or St. Louis Amtrak stations.

kurt w from naperville il on 5/25/2011 6:22:42 AM:

i recently took the river runner from st louis and arrived in sedalia at 730pm..i camped at the fairgrounds in sedalia and started my ride the next morning riding to clinton and then back to sedalia. the out and back was 70 miles total but found this a great way to ride the whole katy trail. in total you only add a extra 35 miles to the trip.sedalia is a large town and you could find lodging and a taxi to shuttle you to clinton if thats what you decide.the train was a wonderful experience and i had no problems taking my loaded up bike on it, just make reservations early, theres only 4 spots per train for a bike.

craig from fort madison ia on 5/25/2011 8:12:14 AM:

Use Davidson Transportation in Sedalia.
We used them last year and they are friendly, clean vehicles, nice secure trailer setup and reasonable pricing compared to others I have checked. I am going to use them again this weekend. The train is great if the timing works out but I don't want to have to wait the whole day for a train.

Craig

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