There are 4 ways to get from Madison to Evanston by bus, car, plane, train, or bus (Flixbus)
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Bus, line 290 bus
best- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 DeparturesVan Galder
- Take the bus from Cumberland CTA Station to Howard CTA Station290
4h 30m$24–49Drive 132.9 mi
- Drive from Madison to Evanston132.9 mi
2h 44m$25–35Fly, train
- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)MSN - ORD
- Take the train from Irving Park to Clybourn
- Take the train from Clybourn to Evanston
4h 18mBus (Flixbus)
- Take the bus from Madison to Chicago Bus StationFlixBus 2548 / ...
5h 9m$31–55
Madison to Evanston by bus and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madison to Evanston is to drive which costs $24 - $35 and takes 2h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Madison to Evanston is to drive which takes 2h 44m and costs $24 - $35.
The distance between Madison and Evanston is 161 miles. The road distance is 133.7 miles.
The best way to get from Madison to Evanston without a car is to bus and line 290 bus which takes 4h 30m and costs $24 - $50.
It takes approximately 4h 30m to get from Madison to Evanston, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Madison to Evanston is 134 miles. It takes approximately 2h 44m to drive from Madison to Evanston.
There are 1168+ hotels available in Evanston.
What companies run services between Madison, WI, USA and Evanston, IL, USA?
You can take a bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to Howard CTA Station via O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departures, O'Hare, Cumberland, and Cumberland CTA Station in around 4h 30m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–290
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–290
- Phone
- +1 312-322-6777
- Website
- metra.com
Train from Irving Park to Clybourn
- Ave. Duration
- 7 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://metra.com
Train from Clybourn to Evanston
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://metra.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 2 Departures
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- 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 Cumberland CTA Station to Howard CTA Station
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Schedules at
- pacebus.com
- Adult
- $2–4
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Madison to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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