There are 9 ways to get from Colby to Madison by car, plane, train, bus, or taxi
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Drive to Hays Municipal Airport, fly
best- Drive from Colby to Hays Municipal Airport (HYS)car
- Fly from Hays Municipal Airport (HYS) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN)plane HYS - MSN
9h 17m$183–882Drive 753.8 mi
cheapest- Drive from Colby to Madisoncar 753.8 mi
13h 25m$138–199Drive, 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$215–326Taxi, 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 17m$218–375Drive to Garden City Regional Airport, fly
- 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 7m$193–883Drive to North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field, fly
- 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
10h 55m$178–839Taxi, bus to Denver, fly
- 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 48m$299–1,002Drive to Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport, fly
- 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
6h 57m$167–823Drive, 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, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.bus
21h 38m$223–376
Hays Municipal Airport (HYS) 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 6h 57m and costs $160 - $850.
The distance between Colby and Madison is 719 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 17m and costs $210 - $380.
It takes approximately 9h 17m 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 115+ 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 Hays Municipal Airport (HYS) 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 Hays Municipal Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Hays Municipal Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Denver, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 14m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Denver, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Denver to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Denver to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Denver, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Denver to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Denver to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Denver, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Denver, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Garden City Regional Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Denver to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Denver to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
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
- $180–260
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 608-752-5407
- vangalder@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
- $21–45
- Website
- https://www.coachusa.com/van-galder-bus-company
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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Goodland to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–30
- 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
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–55
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Phone
- +1 800-236-1240
- Website
- golamers.com
Bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- https://www.golamers.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.golamers.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Estimated price
- $95–120
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