There are 8 ways to get from Fort Madison to Cincinnati by train, bus, car, taxi, or plane
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Fort Madison to Chicago Union Stationtrain Southwest Chief
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Cincinnatibus FlixBus 2514
11h 14m$84–172Drive 410.5 mi
cheapest- Drive from Fort Madison to Cincinnaticar 410.5 mi
7h 44m$75–109Train, bus via Indianapolis
- Take the train from Fort Madison to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Indianapolistrain
- Take the bus from Indianapolis to Cincinnatibus
13h 28m$102–235Train, taxi to Quad City International Airport, fly to Covington
- Take the train from Fort Madison to Galesburg Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the taxi from Galesburg Amtrak Station to SouthPark Mall Sheltertaxi
- Fly from Quad City International Airport (MLI) to Covington (CVG)plane MLI - CVG
7h 56m$206–802Fly Burlington Municipal Airport to Covington
- Fly from Burlington Municipal Airport (BRL) to Covington (CVG)plane BRL - CVG
5h 49m$148–662Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Covington
- Take the train from Fort Madison to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Covington (CVG)plane ORD - CVG
8h 38m$123–609Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Covington
- Take the train from Fort Madison to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Covington (CVG)plane MDW - CVG
8h 25m$163–919Fly Burlington Municipal Airport to Dayton, bus
- Fly from Burlington Municipal Airport (BRL) to Dayton (DAY)plane BRL - DAY
- Take the bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to Cincinnati Bus Stationbus
8h 29m$224–1,005
Fort Madison to Cincinnati by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Fort Madison to Cincinnati is to drive which costs $75 - $110 and takes 7h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Fort Madison to Cincinnati is to fly which takes 5h 49m and costs $140 - $700.
The distance between Fort Madison and Cincinnati is 516 miles. The road distance is 412.9 miles.
The best way to get from Fort Madison to Cincinnati without a car is to train and bus which takes 11h 14m and costs $80 - $180.
It takes approximately 11h 14m to get from Fort Madison to Cincinnati, including transfers.
Cincinnati is 1h ahead of Fort Madison. It is currently 10:27 PM in Fort Madison and 11:27 PM in Cincinnati.
Yes, the driving distance between Fort Madison to Cincinnati is 413 miles. It takes approximately 7h 44m to drive from Fort Madison to Cincinnati.
There are 676+ hotels available in Cincinnati.
What companies run services between Fort Madison, IA, USA and Cincinnati, OH, USA?
Corporate Flight Management Inc, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Burlington Municipal Airport (BRL) to Covington (CVG) twice daily.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Covington via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Covington via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–650
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Covington via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Burlington Municipal Airport to Covington via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–490
Flights from Burlington Municipal Airport to Dayton via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–900
Flights from Burlington Municipal Airport to Dayton via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Covington via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–650
Flights from Burlington Municipal Airport to Covington via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–490
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Covington via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Burlington Municipal Airport to Covington via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Fort Madison to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Fort Madison to Galesburg Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–29
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Cincinnati
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Indianapolis to Cincinnati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–23
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to Cincinnati Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–15
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Estimated price
- $95–120
United American Cab Co
- Phone
- +1-309-341-6161
- Website
- galesburgtaxi.com
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