There are 6 ways to get from Madison to Hays by plane, car, or bus
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Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Hays Municipal Airport
best- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Hays Municipal Airport (HYS)plane MSN - HYS
7h 8m$170–825Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Salina Municipal Airport, drive
cheapest- 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 Salina Municipal Airport (SLN)plane ORD - SLN
- Drive from Salina Municipal Airport (SLN) to Hayscar
7h 41m$88–376Drive 730.4 mi
- Drive from Madison to Hayscar 730.4 mi
12h 20m$134–193Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Salina Municipal Airport, drive
- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Salina Municipal Airport (SLN)plane MSN - SLN
- Drive from Salina Municipal Airport (SLN) to Hayscar
7h 32m$130–678Bus to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Hays Municipal Airport
- Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airportbus
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Hays Municipal Airport (HYS)plane MKE - HYS
8h 37m$199–892Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Manhattan Regional Airport, drive
- 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 Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK)plane ORD - MHK
- Drive from Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK) to Hayscar
8h 15m$92–380
Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Hays Municipal Airport (HYS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madison to Hays is to drive which costs $130 - $200 and takes 12h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Madison to Hays is to fly which takes 7h 8m and costs $170 - $850.
The distance between Madison and Hays is 611 miles. The road distance is 734.7 miles.
It takes approximately 7h 8m to get from Madison to Hays, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Madison to Hays is 735 miles. It takes approximately 12h 20m to drive from Madison to Hays.
There are 31+ hotels available in Hays.
What companies run services between Madison, WI, USA and Hays, KS, USA?
United Airlines flies from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Hays Municipal Airport (HYS) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Hays Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Hays Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Salina Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Salina Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Hays Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Hays Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Salina Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–310
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Salina Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–440
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Manhattan Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
- Phone
- +1 414-266-4409
- ticketinfo@badgerbus.com
- Website
- 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 Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–20
- Schedules at
- flixbus.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 1 Departures
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.coachusa.com/van-galder-bus-company
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