There are 10 ways to get from Colby to Madison by car, plane, train, bus, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive to Garden City Regional Airport, fly to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field
best- Drive from Colby to Garden City Regional Airport (GCK)car
- Fly from Garden City Regional Airport (GCK) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN)plane GCK - MSN
8h 55m$163–733Drive to Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport, fly to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field
cheapest- Drive from Colby to Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport (MCK)car
- Fly from Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport (MCK) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN)plane MCK - MSN
7h 16m$137–673Drive, train, bus
- Drive from Colby to McCook Stationcar
- Take the train from McCook Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campusbus
21h 12m$259–556Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Colby to Goodlandtaxi
- Take the bus from Goodland to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis 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
25h 7m$272–460Drive 753.8 mi
- Drive from Colby to Madisoncar 753.8 mi
13h 25m$138–199Drive to North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field, fly to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field
- Drive from Colby to North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field (LBF)car
- Fly from North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field (LBF) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN)plane LBF - MSN
8h 40m$148–689Taxi, bus to Denver, fly to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field
- Take the taxi from Colby to Goodlandtaxi
- Take the bus from Goodland to Denver Union Stationbus
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN)plane DEN - MSN
8h 38m$239–742Taxi, bus to Hays Municipal Airport, fly to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field
- Take the taxi from Colby to Goodlandtaxi
- Take the bus from Goodland to Haysbus
- Fly from Hays Municipal Airport (HYS) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN)plane HYS - MSN
12h 20m$273–838Drive to Kearney Municipal Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, bus
- Drive from Colby to Kearney Municipal Airport (EAR)car
- Fly from Kearney Municipal Airport (EAR) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane EAR - ORD
- Take the bus from Multi-Modal/Rental Car Facility to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campusbus
9h 54m$165–471Drive, train, bus via Milwaukee
- Drive from Colby to McCook Stationcar
- Take the train from McCook Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Take the bus from Milwaukee to Madisonbus
21h 18m$268–581
Garden City Regional Airport (GCK) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colby to Madison is to drive which costs $130 - $200 and takes 13h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Colby to Madison is to drive and fly which takes 7h 16m and costs $130 - $700.
The distance between Colby and Madison is 823 miles. The road distance is 758.2 miles.
The best way to get from Colby to Madison without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 25h 7m and costs $270 - $460.
It takes approximately 8h 55m to get from Colby to Madison, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Colby to Madison is 758 miles. It takes approximately 13h 25m to drive from Colby to Madison.
There are 148+ hotels available in Madison.
What companies run services between Colby, KS, USA and Madison, WI, USA?
There is no direct connection from Colby to Madison. However, you can drive to Garden City Regional Airport (GCK) airport, fly to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN), walk to Airport at Terminal Door 6, then take the bus to E Gorham at N Blair. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Colby to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus via McCook Station, Chicago Union Station, and W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St in around 21h 12m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Denver, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Denver to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Denver to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Hays Municipal Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Hays Municipal Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Denver, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Denver, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Kearney Municipal Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from Kearney Municipal Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–450
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Garden City Regional Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Garden City Regional Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Denver to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Denver to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Denver, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Denver, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Denver to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from McCook Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–480
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (866) 912 - 6224
- questions@coachusa.com
- Website
- coachusa.com
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
- $25–55
- Schedules at
- coachusa.com
- Adult
- $25–55
Bus from Multi-Modal/Rental Car Facility to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Schedules at
- coachusa.com
- Adult
- $23–50
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Goodland to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Goodland to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Goodland to Hays
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Milwaukee to Madison
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–25
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Milwaukee to Madison
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Milwaukee to Madison
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $28–40
- Phone
- +1 414-266-4409
- ticketinfo@badgerbus.com
- Website
- badgerbus.com
Bus from Milwaukee to Madison
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–30
- Website
- https://badgerbus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Estimated price
- $95–120
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