There are 5 ways to get from Fox Lake to Madison by train, bus, or car
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Train, bus via Milwaukee
best- Take the train from Fox Lake to Glenview
- Take the train from Glenview Amtrak Station to Milwaukee
- Take the bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.
5h 40mDrive 92 mi
cheapest- Drive from Fox Lake to Madison92 mi
1h 48m$17–25Train, bus
- Take the train from Fox Lake to Chicago Union StationMd-N
- Take the bus from W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW CampusVan Galder
6h 20m$25–54Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Fox Lake to Chicago Union StationMd-N
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to MadisonFlixBus 2548 / ...
6h 41m$32–64Bus
- Take the bus from Pace I-90/Randall Road Park-n-Ride to Rosemont CTA Station605
- Take the bus from Multi-Modal/Rental Car Facility to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW CampusVan Galder
7h 38m$26–48
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Fox Lake to Madison is to drive which costs $16 - $25 and takes 1h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Fox Lake to Madison is to drive which takes 1h 48m and costs $16 - $25.
No, there is no direct bus from Fox Lake to Madison. However, there are services departing from Grand/Route 12 and arriving at 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus via Crystal Lake Metra Station, Pace I-90/Randall Road Park-n-Ride, Rosemont CTA Station and Multi-Modal/Rental Car Facility. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 38m.
The distance between Fox Lake and Madison is 180 miles. The road distance is 92.5 miles.
The best way to get from Fox Lake to Madison without a car is to train and bus via Milwaukee which takes 5h 40m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 40m to get from Fox Lake to Madison, including transfers.
Fox Lake to Madison bus services, operated by Pace Bus, depart from Pace I-90/Randall Road Park-n-Ride station.
Fox Lake to Madison bus services, operated by Pace Bus, arrive at Rosemont CTA Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Fox Lake to Madison is 92 miles. It takes approximately 1h 48m to drive from Fox Lake to Madison.
There are 116+ hotels available in Madison.
What companies run services between Fox Lake, IL, USA and Madison, WI, USA?
You can take a bus from Grand/Route 12 to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus via Crystal Lake Metra Station, Pace I-90/Randall Road Park-n-Ride, Rosemont CTA Station, and Multi-Modal/Rental Car Facility in around 7h 38m.
- Phone
- +1 312-322-6777
- Website
- metra.com
Train from Fox Lake to Glenview
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://metra.com
Train from Fox Lake to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–10
- Website
- https://metra.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Glenview Amtrak Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 414-266-4409
- ticketinfo@badgerbus.com
- Website
- badgerbus.com
Bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–30
- Website
- https://badgerbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–65
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Madison
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–55
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Phone
- +1 800-236-1240
- Website
- golamers.com
Bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- https://www.golamers.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.golamers.com/
- Phone
- +1 608-752-5407
- vangalder@coachusa.com
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- https://www.coachusa.com/van-galder-bus-company
Bus from Multi-Modal/Rental Car Facility to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.coachusa.com/van-galder-bus-company
- Phone
- +1(847) 364-7223
- Passenger.Services@PaceBus.com
- Website
- pacebus.com
Bus from Pace I-90/Randall Road Park-n-Ride to Rosemont CTA Station
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- pacebus.com
- Adult
- $1–2
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