There are 6 ways to get from Madison to Evanston by bus (Flixbus), bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus (Flixbus)
best- Take the bus from Madison to Chicago Bus Stationbus FlixBus 2514 / ...
4h 11m$22–39Bus, train
- Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrakbus Madison
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain Hiawatha Service / ...
5h 1m$32–114Drive 133 mi
- Drive from Madison to Evanstoncar 133 mi
2h 45m$25–36Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, train
- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane MSN - ORD
- Take the train from Irving Park to Clybourntrain
- Take the train from Clybourn to Evanstontrain
4h 16m$48–352Bus, line 290 bus
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departuresbus Van Galder
- Take the bus from Cumberland CTA Station to Howard CTA Stationbus 290
4h 30m$24–49Bus to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airportbus
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane MKE - MDW
5h 15m$75–579
Madison to Evanston by bus, foot, and subway (Flixbus)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madison to Evanston is to bus which costs $22 - $40 and takes 4h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Madison to Evanston is to drive which takes 2h 45m and costs $24 - $35.
The distance between Madison and Evanston is 164 miles. The road distance is 133.7 miles.
The best way to get from Madison to Evanston without a car is to bus which takes 4h 11m and costs $22 - $40.
It takes approximately 4h 11m to get from Madison to Evanston, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Madison to Evanston is 134 miles. It takes approximately 2h 45m to drive from Madison to Evanston.
There are 1943+ hotels available in Evanston.
What companies run services between Madison, WI, USA and Evanston, IL, USA?
Flixbus USA operates a bus from Madison to Chicago Bus Station 3 times a day. Tickets cost $20–35 and the journey takes 3h 10m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–340
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–340
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–550
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
- $23–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 312-696-3872
- Website
- metra.com
Train from Irving Park to Clybourn
- Ave. Duration
- 7 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–4
- Website
- https://metra.com
- Adult
- $3–4
Train from Clybourn to Evanston
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://metra.com
- Adult
- $1
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Madison to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–20
- 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
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 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–55
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.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
- Website
- https://www.pacebus.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.pacebus.com/routes-schedules-and-maps
- Adult
- $2–4
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