There are 6 ways to get from Madison to Boston by plane, bus, train, bus (Flixbus), or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field
best- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane MSN - BOS
4h$152–802Bus, train
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton Stbus Van Galder
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Bostontrain Lake Shore Limited
27h 2m$292–641Bus
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton Stbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to New York Midtownbus
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Bostonbus
27h 22m$159–281Drive 1,127 mi
- Drive from Madison to Bostoncar 1,127 mi
19h 20m$206–298Bus to General Mitchell International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrakbus
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane MKE - BOS
5h 27m$162–838Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departuresbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane ORD - BOS
6h 17m$200–540
Madison to Boston by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madison to Boston is to bus which costs $150 - $290 and takes 27h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Madison to Boston is to fly which takes 4h and costs $150 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Madison to Boston. However, there are services departing from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus and arriving at Boston via Chicago Bus Station and New York Midtown. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 22m.
The distance between Madison and Boston is 942 miles. The road distance is 1133.6 miles.
The best way to get from Madison to Boston without a car is to bus and train which takes 27h 2m and costs $290 - $650.
It takes approximately 4h to get from Madison to Boston, including transfers.
Madison to Boston bus services, operated by Vangalder Bus, depart from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus station.
The best way to get from Madison to Boston is to fly which takes 4h and costs $150 - $800. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $150 - $290 and takes 27h 22m.
Madison to Boston bus services, operated by Vangalder Bus, arrive at W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St station.
Boston is 1h ahead of Madison. It is currently 11:23 PM in Madison and 12:23 AM in Boston.
What companies run services between Madison, WI, USA and Boston, MA, USA?
American Airlines, Delta, and United Airlines fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to Boston via W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St, Chicago Bus Station, and New York Midtown in around 27h 22m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Boston Logan Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Boston Logan Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Boston Logan Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Boston Logan Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–410
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Boston Logan Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Boston Logan Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–410
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Boston Logan Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–410
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–410
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $270–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 608-752-5407
- vangalder@coachusa.com
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.coachusa.com/van-galder-bus-company
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
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–190
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from New York Midtown to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 414-266-4409
- ticketinfo@badgerbus.com
- Website
- badgerbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–30
- Website
- https://badgerbus.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $29–40
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–25
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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