There are 9 ways to get from Fort Madison to Cincinnati by train, bus, car, taxi, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus
best- Take the train from Fort Madison to Galesburg Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Galesburg to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis to Cincinnatibus
10h 23m$66–134Train, bus via Chicago
- 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$135–289Drive 410.5 mi
- Drive from Fort Madison to Cincinnaticar 410.5 mi
7h 44m$75–109Train, 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
8h 17m$195–648Train, bus via Arlington Heights
- Take the train from Fort Madison to Galesburg Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Galesburg to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis, IN to Greyhound Station Cincinnatibus
12h 19m$66–190Fly Burlington Municipal Airport to Covington
- Fly from Burlington Municipal Airport (BRL) to Covington (CVG)plane BRL - CVG
5h 5m$113–412Train 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 43m$135–582Train 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 17m$163–795Fly 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 Cincinnatibus
8h 13m$97–306
Fort Madison to Cincinnati by train, bus, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Fort Madison to Cincinnati is to train and bus which costs $65 - $140 and takes 10h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Fort Madison to Cincinnati is to fly which takes 5h 5m and costs $110 - $420.
The distance between Fort Madison and Cincinnati is 425 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 10h 23m and costs $65 - $140.
It takes approximately 10h 23m to get from Fort Madison to Cincinnati, including transfers.
Cincinnati is 1h ahead of Fort Madison. It is currently 12:07 AM in Fort Madison and 1:07 AM 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 660+ hotels available in Cincinnati.
What companies run services between Fort Madison, IA, USA and Cincinnati, OH, USA?
Corporate Flight Management Inc, United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Burlington Municipal Airport (BRL) to Covington (CVG) twice daily.
- 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
- $80–490
Flights from Burlington Municipal Airport to Covington via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–350
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–440
Flights from Burlington Municipal Airport to Dayton via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–230
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Covington via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–490
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Covington via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Covington via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Burlington Municipal Airport to Covington via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–350
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–440
Flights from Burlington Municipal Airport to Dayton via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–230
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Covington via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Burlington Municipal Airport to Covington via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Covington via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–500
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Covington via Orlando Sanford
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Fort Madison to Galesburg Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Fort Madison to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- 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
- $55–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Galesburg to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Indianapolis to Cincinnati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–24
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to Cincinnati
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Indianapolis, IN to Greyhound Station Cincinnati
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–50
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Estimated price
- $95–120
United American Cab Co
- Phone
- +1-309-341-6161
- Website
- galesburgtaxi.com
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