There are 8 ways to get from Chattanooga to Madison by plane, bus, train, car, bus (Greyhound), or bus (Greyhound, Flixbus)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field
best- Fly from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (CHA) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN)plane CHA - MSN
5h 2m$108–517Bus, train
- Take the bus from Groome Transportation Chattanooga to Atlanta Airportbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Carbondale Intermodal Stationbus
- Take the train from Carbondale to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Take the bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.bus
23h 54m$240–450Drive 707 mi
- Drive from Chattanooga to Madisoncar 707 mi
12h 40m$129–187Fly Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to General Mitchell International Airport, bus
- Fly from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (CHA) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)plane CHA - MKE
- Take the bus from Mitchell Airport to Madison, WI-Lake St.bus
7h 18m$142–744Fly Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, bus
- Fly from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (CHA) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane CHA - ORD
- Take the bus from Multi-Modal/Rental Car Facility to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campusbus
6h 21m$146–440Bus to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, fly to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field
- Take the bus from Groome Transportation Chattanooga to Atlanta Airportbus
- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN)plane ATL - MSN
6h 13m$151–549Bus
- Take the bus from Groome Transportation Chattanooga to Atlanta Airportbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Chicago Train Stationbus
- Take the bus from W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campusbus
24h 17m$198–355Bus via Chicago
- Take the bus from Groome Transportation Chattanooga to Atlanta Airportbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campusbus
24h 30m$183–355
Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (CHA) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chattanooga to Madison is to drive which costs $120 - $190 and takes 12h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Chattanooga to Madison is to fly which takes 5h 2m and costs $100 - $550.
The distance between Chattanooga and Madison is 620 miles. The road distance is 711.2 miles.
The best way to get from Chattanooga to Madison without a car is to bus and train which takes 23h 54m and costs $240 - $450.
It takes approximately 5h 2m to get from Chattanooga to Madison, including transfers.
The best way to get from Chattanooga to Madison is to fly which takes 5h 2m and costs $100 - $550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $190 - $360 and takes 24h 17m.
Madison is 1h behind Chattanooga. It is currently 6:33 PM in Chattanooga and 5:33 PM in Madison.
Yes, the driving distance between Chattanooga to Madison is 711 miles. It takes approximately 12h 40m to drive from Chattanooga to Madison.
There are 206+ hotels available in Madison.
What companies run services between Chattanooga, TN, USA and Madison, WI, USA?
Delta, United Airlines, and American Airlines fly from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (CHA) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) hourly. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Chattanooga to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus via Groome Transportation Chattanooga, Atlanta Airport, Airport Station, Garnett Station, Atlanta Bus Station, and W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St in around 24h 17m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–470
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–490
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–320
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–470
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–490
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–320
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–470
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Carbondale to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–190
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (423) 954-1400
- chattoffice@groometrans.com
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Groome Transportation Chattanooga to Atlanta Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/chattanooga/
- Schedules at
- https://groometransportation.com/chattanooga-bna/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Carbondale Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Mitchell Airport to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–19
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 414-266-4409
- ticketinfo@badgerbus.com
- Website
- badgerbus.com
Bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–30
- Website
- https://badgerbus.com
Bus from Mitchell Airport to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- https://badgerbus.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $29–40
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–25
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Chicago Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–230
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–230
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 608-752-5407
- vangalder@coachusa.com
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from Multi-Modal/Rental Car Facility to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.coachusa.com/van-galder-bus-company
Bus from W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- https://www.coachusa.com/van-galder-bus-company
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