There are 9 ways to get from Madison to Gallatin by plane, taxi, bus, train, bus (Greyhound, Amtrak), car, or bus (Greyhound, Flixbus)
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, taxi
best- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Nashville (BNA)plane MSN - BNA
- Take the taxi from Nashville-Airport-BNA to Gallatintaxi
5h 57m$187–712Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton Stbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Train Station to Nashville Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Central 5Th Ave - Bay 4 to Gallatin Park And Ridebus 87
17h 36m$97–150Bus, train, taxi
- 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 Nashville Bus Stationbus
- Take the taxi from Nashville Bus Station to Gallatintaxi
15h 38m$220–449Drive 581.3 mi
- Drive from Madison to Gallatincar 581.3 mi
10h 31m$107–154Bus to General Mitchell International Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airportbus
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Nashville (BNA)plane MKE - BNA
- Take the taxi from Nashville-Airport-BNA to Gallatintaxi
5h 16m$196–778Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly, taxi
- 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 Nashville (BNA)plane ORD - BNA
- Take the taxi from Nashville-Airport-BNA to Gallatintaxi
6h 16m$195–560Bus to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departuresbus
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Nashville (BNA)plane MDW - BNA
- Take the taxi from Nashville-Airport-BNA to Gallatintaxi
7h 36m$174–580Bus, train
- Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrakbus
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Train Station to Nashville Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Central 5Th Ave - Bay 4 to Gallatin Park And Ridebus 87
17h 40m$105–213Bus via Chicago
- 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 Nashville Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Central 5Th Ave - Bay 4 to Gallatin Park And Ridebus 87
17h 53m$97–225
Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Nashville (BNA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madison to Gallatin is to drive which costs $100 - $160 and takes 10h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Madison to Gallatin is to bus and fly and taxi which takes 5h 16m and costs $190 - $800.
The distance between Madison and Gallatin is 544 miles. The road distance is 584.7 miles.
The best way to get from Madison to Gallatin without a car is to bus and train and taxi which takes 15h 38m and costs $220 - $450.
It takes approximately 5h 57m to get from Madison to Gallatin, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Madison to Gallatin is 585 miles. It takes approximately 10h 31m to drive from Madison to Gallatin.
There are 112+ hotels available in Gallatin.
What companies run services between Madison, WI, USA and Gallatin, TN, USA?
You can take a bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to Gallatin via Chicago Train Station, Nashville Bus Station, Lafayette St & 5Th Ave S Wb, Central 4Th Ave - Bay 13, Central 5Th Ave - Bay 4, and Gallatin Park And Ride in around 17h 36m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Nashville via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–290
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–420
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Nashville via Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–430
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Nashville via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–460
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Nashville via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Nashville via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Nashville via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Nashville via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Nashville via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–290
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Nashville via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Nashville via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–290
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Nashville via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Nashville via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Nashville via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–750
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
- $23–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Carbondale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–190
- 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 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–17
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Carbondale Intermodal Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–19
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.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 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Chicago Train Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Chicago Train Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $55–85
- Phone
- +1 615-862-5950
- Website
- wegotransit.com
Bus from Central 5Th Ave - Bay 4 to Gallatin Park And Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.wegotransit.com/
- Adult
- $2
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Estimated price
- $85–110
Yellow Cab Metro
- Phone
- +1 615-256-0101
- Website
- yellowcab-nashville.com
American Music City Taxi
- Phone
- +1 615-212-5668
- Website
- musiccitycab.com
AJ Transportation
- Phone
- +1 615-334-0770
Yellow Cab Metro
- Phone
- +1 615-256-0101
- Website
- yellowcab-nashville.com
American Music City Taxi
- Phone
- +1 615-212-5668
- Website
- musiccitycab.com
AJ Transportation
- Phone
- +1 615-334-0770
Yellow Cab Metro
- Phone
- +1 615-256-0101
- Website
- yellowcab-nashville.com
American Music City Taxi
- Phone
- +1 615-212-5668
- Website
- musiccitycab.com
AJ Transportation
- Phone
- +1 615-334-0770
Yellow Cab Metro
- Phone
- +1 615-256-0101
- Website
- yellowcab-nashville.com
American Music City Taxi
- Phone
- +1 615-212-5668
- Website
- musiccitycab.com
AJ Transportation
- Phone
- +1 615-334-0770
Yellow Cab Metro
- Phone
- +1 615-256-0101
- Website
- yellowcab-nashville.com
American Music City Taxi
- Phone
- +1 615-212-5668
- Website
- musiccitycab.com
AJ Transportation
- Phone
- +1 615-334-0770
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