There are 6 ways to get from Madison to Decatur by plane, bus, train, car, or bus (Flixbus, Greyhound)
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Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field
best- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)plane MSN - ATL
4h 15m$138–708Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Madison to Chicago Bus Stationbus FlixBus 2514 / ...
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0100
20h 52m$112–257Bus, train
- Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrakbus
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Carbondaletrain
- Take the bus from Carbondale Intermodal Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
20h 16m$182–371Drive 824.7 mi
- Drive from Madison to Decaturcar 824.7 mi
14h 37m$151–218Bus to General Mitchell International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airportbus
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)plane MKE - ATL
5h 45m$157–774Bus 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 Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)plane ORD - ATL
6h 45m$140–356
Madison to Decatur by bus, train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madison to Decatur is to bus which costs $110 - $260 and takes 20h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Madison to Decatur is to fly which takes 4h 15m and costs $130 - $750.
The distance between Madison and Decatur is 735 miles. The road distance is 829.5 miles.
The best way to get from Madison to Decatur without a car is to bus and train which takes 20h 16m and costs $180 - $380.
It takes approximately 4h 15m to get from Madison to Decatur, including transfers.
The best way to get from Madison to Decatur is to fly which takes 4h 15m and costs $130 - $750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $110 - $260 and takes 20h 52m.
Decatur is 1h ahead of Madison. It is currently 11:23 PM in Madison and 12:23 AM in Decatur.
Yes, the driving distance between Madison to Decatur is 829 miles. It takes approximately 14h 37m to drive from Madison to Decatur.
There are 2221+ hotels available in Decatur.
What companies run services between Madison, WI, USA and Decatur, GA, USA?
Delta, American Airlines, and United Airlines fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Madison to Decatur Station via Chicago Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station, and Georgia State Station in around 20h 52m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–800
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Carbondale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–190
- 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 Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–30
- Website
- https://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
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $29–40
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Carbondale Intermodal Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–19
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Madison to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–23
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Madison to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (866) 912 - 6224
- questions@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
- $23–50
- Schedules at
- coachusa.com
- Adult
- $23–50
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