There are 7 ways to get from Fort Madison to Wichita 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 (Amtrak)
best- Take the train from Fort Madison to Newton Stationtrain Southwest Chief
- Take the bus from Newton Station to Wichita Amtrak Stationbus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
9h 46mTrain, bus via Kansas City
cheapest- Take the train from Fort Madison to Kansas Citytrain Southwest Chief
- Take the bus from Kansas City Bus Station to Wichita Bus Stopbus Greyhound US1142 / ...
9h 47m$56–147Drive 450.1 mi
- Drive from Fort Madison to Wichitacar 450.1 mi
8h 47m$83–119Train, taxi to Quad City International Airport, fly
- 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 Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT)plane MLI - ICT
8h 10m$195–586Fly from Burlington Municipal Airport
- Fly from Burlington Municipal Airport (BRL) to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT)plane BRL - ICT
5h 59m$133–427Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Fort Madison to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT)plane ORD - ICT
8h 42m$102–440Train, bus to Peoria International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Fort Madison to Galesburg Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Galesburg Amtrak Station to Peoria Amtrak Stationbus
- Fly from Peoria International Airport (PIA) to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT)plane PIA - ICT
9h 17m
Quad City International Airport (MLI) to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Fort Madison to Wichita is to train and bus via Kansas City which costs $55 - $150 and takes 9h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Fort Madison to Wichita is to fly which takes 5h 59m and costs $130 - $430.
The distance between Fort Madison and Wichita is 446 miles. The road distance is 452.7 miles.
The best way to get from Fort Madison to Wichita without a car is to train and bus which takes 9h 46m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 46m to get from Fort Madison to Wichita, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Fort Madison to Wichita is 453 miles. It takes approximately 8h 47m to drive from Fort Madison to Wichita.
There are 169+ hotels available in Wichita.
What companies run services between Fort Madison, IA, USA and Wichita, KS, USA?
Corporate Flight Management Inc, American Airlines, and Delta fly from Burlington Municipal Airport (BRL) to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT) 4 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Burlington Municipal Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–340
Flights from Burlington Municipal Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–430
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–310
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Peoria International Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–380
Flights from Peoria International Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–460
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–310
Flights from Peoria International Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–380
Flights from Peoria International Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–460
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Burlington Municipal Airport to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Fort Madison to Newton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $40–110
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $50–150
- Business - advance purchase
- $70–320
- Business Class
- $120–350
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
Train from Fort Madison to Galesburg Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $16–27
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $7–60
- Business - advance purchase
- $9–80
- Business Class
- $17–170
Train from Fort Madison to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $29–60
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $28–100
- Business - advance purchase
- $35–190
- Business Class
- $60–250
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Newton Station to Wichita Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Galesburg Amtrak Station to Peoria Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- 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 Kansas City Bus Station to Wichita Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- 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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