There are 9 ways to get from Madison to Bellingham by bus, plane, bus (Flixbus, Amtrak, Greyhound), train, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Bellingham International Airport
best- Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airport
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Bellingham International Airport (BLI)MKE - BLI
11h 36m$232–1,004Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Vancouver International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)MSN - YVR
- Take the train from Vancouver to Bellingham Amtrak Station
12h 23m$166–771Bus
- Take the bus from Madison to Minneapolis Bus Station
- Take the bus from Minneapolis to Dickinson
- Take the bus from Dickinson to Billings
- Take the bus from Billings to Spokane
- Take the bus from Spokane to Everett Station
- Take the bus from Everett Amtrak Station to Bellingham Amtrak Station
42h 10m$211–742Bus, train
- Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mall of America - IKEA - Bloomington
- Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Everett Amtrak Station
- Take the bus from Everett Amtrak Station to Bellingham Amtrak Station
45h 52m$217–580Drive 1,934.1 mi
- Drive from Madison to Bellingham1,934.1 mi
32h 2m$353–510Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)MSN - SEA
- Take a shuttle bus from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton
11h 14m$202–817Bus to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airport
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)MKE - SEA
- Take a shuttle bus from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton
11h$261–1,068Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departures
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)ORD - SEA
- Take a shuttle bus from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton
12h 11m$170–655Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Vancouver International Airport, train
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departures
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)ORD - YVR
- Take the train from Vancouver to Bellingham Amtrak Station
13h 6m$204–859
Madison to Bellingham by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madison to Bellingham is to bus and fly and shuttle which costs $170 - $700 and takes 12h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Madison to Bellingham is to bus and fly and shuttle which takes 11h and costs $260 - $1,100.
No, there is no direct bus from Madison to Bellingham station. However, there are services departing from Madison and arriving at Bellingham Amtrak Station via Minneapolis, Dickinson, Billings, Spokane and Everett Amtrak Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 10m.
The distance between Madison and Bellingham is 1801 miles. The road distance is 1945.4 miles.
The best way to get from Madison to Bellingham without a car is to bus which takes 42h 10m and costs $210 - $750.
It takes approximately 11h 36m to get from Madison to Bellingham, including transfers.
Madison to Bellingham bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Madison station.
Madison to Bellingham bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Minneapolis Bus Station.
Bellingham is 2h behind Madison. It is currently 6:59 PM in Madison and 4:59 PM in Bellingham.
Yes, the driving distance between Madison to Bellingham is 1945 miles. It takes approximately 32h 2m to drive from Madison to Bellingham.
What companies run services between Madison, WI, USA and Bellingham, WA, USA?
You can take a bus from Madison to Bellingham Amtrak Station via Minneapolis, Dickinson, Billings, Spokane, Everett Station, and Everett Amtrak Station in around 42h 10m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Vancouver International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Vancouver International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Vancouver International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Vancouver International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Vancouver International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Vancouver International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–440
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Bellingham International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Bellingham International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Vancouver International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Vancouver International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Vancouver International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–550
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Bellingham International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Everett Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–480
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $140–430
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $220–480
- Business - advance purchase
- $300–1,200
- Business Class
- $420–1,100
Train from Vancouver to Bellingham Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 414-266-4409
- ticketinfo@badgerbus.com
- Website
- badgerbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- https://badgerbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mall of America - IKEA - Bloomington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Website
- https://badgerbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Madison to Minneapolis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Everett Amtrak Station to Bellingham Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–23
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800-236-1240
- Website
- golamers.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–55
- Website
- https://www.golamers.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.golamers.com/
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Madison to Minneapolis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–110
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Minneapolis to Dickinson
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–190
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Dickinson to Billings
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–130
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Billings to Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–190
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Phone
- +1 800-366-6975
- info@busnws.com
- Website
- northwesternstagelines.com
Bus from Spokane to Everett Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Schedules at
- northwesternstagelines.com
- Adults 12 and over
- $45–100
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- info@saltlakeexpress.com
- Website
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Spokane to Everett Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Spokane to Everett Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $45–60
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Everett Amtrak Station to Bellingham Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice 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 Everett Amtrak Station to Bellingham Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $17–23
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 866-235-5247
- shuttle@airporter.com
- Website
- airporter.com
Shuttle from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Schedules at
- airporter.com
- Phone
- +1 608-752-5407
- vangalder@coachusa.com
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departures
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.coachusa.com/van-galder-bus-company
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