There are 7 ways to get from Fort Madison to Friend by bus, taxi, car, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, taxi via Omaha
best- Take the bus from Burlington to Omaha
- Take the bus from Omaha, NE to York
- Take the taxi from York to Friend
10h 44m$171–304Drive 338.5 mi
cheapest- Drive from Fort Madison to Friend338.5 mi
7h 32m$62–90Fly from Burlington Municipal Airport, taxi
- Fly from Burlington Municipal Airport (BRL) to Lincoln Municipal Airport (LNK)BRL - LNK
- Take the taxi from Lincoln-Airport-LNK to Friend
6h 29m$226–560Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Fort Madison to Mt. Pleasant
- Take the bus from Mt. Pleasant to Lincoln
- Take the taxi from Lincoln to Friend
12h 25m$204–325Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Fort Madison to Kansas City
- Take the bus from Kansas City to Omaha
- Take the bus from Omaha, NE to Lincoln Bus Depot
- Take the taxi from Lincoln Bus Depot to Friend
12h 37m$178–392Bus to Quincy Regional Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the bus from Fort Madison to Quincy
- Fly from Quincy Regional Airport (UIN) to Lincoln Municipal Airport (LNK)UIN - LNK
- Take the taxi from Lincoln-Airport-LNK to Friend
7h 40m$244–619Bus, bus to Quad City International Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the bus from Burlington to Iowa City
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Moline
- Fly from Quad City International Airport (MLI) to Lincoln Municipal Airport (LNK)MLI - LNK
- Take the taxi from Lincoln-Airport-LNK to Friend
12h 10m$251–635
Burlington Municipal Airport (BRL) to Lincoln Municipal Airport (LNK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Fort Madison to Friend is to drive which costs $60 - $90 and takes 7h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Fort Madison to Friend is to fly and taxi which takes 6h 29m and costs $220 - $600.
The distance between Fort Madison and Friend is 442 miles. The road distance is 340.4 miles.
The best way to get from Fort Madison to Friend without a car is to bus and taxi via Omaha which takes 10h 44m and costs $170 - $310.
It takes approximately 10h 44m to get from Fort Madison to Friend, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Fort Madison to Friend is 340 miles. It takes approximately 7h 32m to drive from Fort Madison to Friend.
There are two+ hotels available in Friend.
What companies run services between Fort Madison, IA, USA and Friend, NE, USA?
There is no direct connection from Fort Madison to Friend. However, you can take the bus to Burlington, take the bus to Omaha, take the bus to York, then take the taxi to Friend. Alternatively, you can drive from Fort Madison to Friend in around 7h 32m.
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- Website
- united.com
Flights from Burlington Municipal Airport to Lincoln Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Burlington Municipal Airport to Lincoln Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Quincy Regional Airport to Lincoln Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Lincoln Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Lincoln Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–460
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Lincoln Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Fort Madison to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $29–55
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $28–100
- Business - advance purchase
- $35–190
- Business Class
- $60–250
- Phone
- +1 (319) 753-2864
- info@burlingtontrailways.com
- Website
- burlingtontrailways.com
Bus from Burlington to Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $55–85
- Flexible Fares
- $80–120
Bus from Fort Madison to Mt. Pleasant
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–45
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $24–35
- Flexible Fares
- $30–45
Bus from Mt. Pleasant to Lincoln
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $60–90
- Flexible Fares
- $85–130
Bus from Omaha, NE to Lincoln Bus Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $25–40
- Flexible Fares
- $30–50
Bus from Fort Madison to Quincy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–55
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $28–45
- Flexible Fares
- $35–55
Bus from Burlington to Iowa City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–55
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $28–45
- Flexible Fares
- $35–55
Bus from Iowa City to Moline
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $26–40
- Flexible Fares
- $35–50
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Omaha, NE to York
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Omaha, NE to Lincoln Bus Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Kansas City to Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–95
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Phone
- +1-877-779-2999
- tony@expressarrow.com
- Website
- expressarrow.com
Bus from Omaha, NE to Lincoln Bus Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://expressarrow.com
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Estimated price
- $65–150
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