There are 8 ways to get from Detroit to Fort Atkinson by plane, taxi, train, bus, bus (Flixbus), or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field, taxi
best- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN)plane DTW - MSN
- Take the taxi from Madison-Airport-MSN to Fort Atkinsontaxi
4h 13m$192–692Fly to Appleton International Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Appleton International Airport (ATW)plane DTW - ATW
- Drive from Appleton International Airport (ATW) to Fort Atkinsoncar
5h 33m$60–329Train, bus via Milwaukee
- Take the train from Detroit to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Take the bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Johnson Creek Outletsbus
9h 41m$128–243Bus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Milwaukee Mitchell Airportbus FlixBus 2550
- Take the bus from Milwaukee, WI - Airport to Whitewater Depot Lot Abus Milwaukee
10h 21m$97–158Drive 387.5 mi
- Drive from Detroit to Fort Atkinsoncar 387.5 mi
6h 59m$71–103Fly to General Mitchell International Airport, bus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)plane DTW - MKE
- Take the bus from Milwaukee, WI - Airport to Whitewater Depot Lot Abus
5h 57m$360–612Fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, bus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane DTW - ORD
- Take the bus from Multi-Modal/Rental Car Facility to 3120 N Pontiac Dr - Van Galder Bus Terminalbus
6h 56m$243–512Train, bus
- Take the train from Detroit to Chicago Union Stationtrain Wolverine
- Take the bus from W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St to 3120 N Pontiac Dr - Van Galder Bus Terminalbus Van Galder
10h 36m$122–240
Detroit (DTW) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Detroit to Fort Atkinson is to drive which costs $70 - $110 and takes 6h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Detroit to Fort Atkinson is to fly and taxi which takes 4h 13m and costs $190 - $700.
The distance between Detroit and Fort Atkinson is 370 miles. The road distance is 389.7 miles.
The best way to get from Detroit to Fort Atkinson without a car is to train and bus via Milwaukee which takes 9h 41m and costs $120 - $250.
It takes approximately 4h 13m to get from Detroit to Fort Atkinson, including transfers.
Fort Atkinson is 1h behind Detroit. It is currently 10:30 AM in Detroit and 9:30 AM in Fort Atkinson.
Yes, the driving distance between Detroit to Fort Atkinson is 390 miles. It takes approximately 6h 59m to drive from Detroit to Fort Atkinson.
There are 38+ hotels available in Fort Atkinson.
What companies run services between Detroit, MI, USA and Fort Atkinson, WI, USA?
You can take a bus from Detroit Bus Station to Fort Atkinson via Milwaukee, WI - Airport and Whitewater Depot Lot A in around 10h 21m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Detroit to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–550
Flights from Detroit to General Mitchell International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–600
Flights from Detroit to Appleton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–300
Flights from Detroit to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–220
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Detroit to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–550
Flights from Detroit to Appleton International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–310
Flights from Detroit to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–220
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Detroit to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–220
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Detroit to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–130
- 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
- +1 414-266-4409
- ticketinfo@badgerbus.com
- Website
- badgerbus.com
Bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Johnson Creek Outlets
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–23
- Website
- https://badgerbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Milwaukee Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 262-542-8861
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from Milwaukee, WI - Airport to Whitewater Depot Lot A
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Schedules at
- coachusa.com
- Book at
- coachusa.com
- Phone
- +1 608-752-5407
- vangalder@coachusa.com
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from Multi-Modal/Rental Car Facility to 3120 N Pontiac Dr - Van Galder Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–40
- Website
- https://www.coachusa.com/van-galder-bus-company
Bus from W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St to 3120 N Pontiac Dr - Van Galder Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- https://www.coachusa.com/van-galder-bus-company
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Estimated price
- $110–140
Union Cab of Madison
- Phone
- +1 608-242-2000
- Website
- unioncab.com
Madison Taxi
- Phone
- +1 608-255-8294
- Website
- madtaxi.com
Green Cab of Madison
- Phone
- +1 608-255-1234
- Website
- greencabmadison.com
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