There are 8 ways to get from Madison to Lakeland by plane, train, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Orlando, train
best- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Orlando (MCO)plane MSN - MCO
- Take the train from Kissimmee Amtrak Station to Lakeland Amtrak Stationtrain
7h 51m$118–579Bus
- 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 Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Orlando Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Orlando Bus Station to Winter Haven Transportation Centerbus
32h 7m$154–328Bus, train
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton Stbus Van Galder
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Lakeland Amtrak Stationtrain Floridian
45h$262–511Drive 1,267.4 mi
- Drive from Madison to Lakelandcar 1,267.4 mi
21h 55m$232–335Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Tampa, bus
- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Tampa (TPA)plane MSN - TPA
- Take the bus from Tampa Bus Station to Bartowbus
9h 11m$130–626Bus to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Orlando, train
- Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airportbus
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Orlando (MCO)plane MKE - MCO
- Take the train from Kissimmee Amtrak Station to Lakeland Amtrak Stationtrain
9h 5m$167–320Bus to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Tampa, bus
- Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airportbus
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Tampa (TPA)plane MKE - TPA
- Take the bus from Tampa Bus Station to Bartowbus
10h 41m$209–627Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Tampa, bus
- 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 Tampa (TPA)plane ORD - TPA
- Take the bus from Tampa Bus Station to Bartowbus
11h 30m$133–374
Madison to Lakeland by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madison to Lakeland is to bus which costs $150 - $330 and takes 32h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Madison to Lakeland is to fly and train which takes 7h 51m and costs $110 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Madison to Lakeland. However, there are services departing from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus and arriving at Park & Ride at Rose St. via Chicago Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station, Orlando Bus Station and Winter Haven Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 7m.
The distance between Madison and Lakeland is 1185 miles. The road distance is 1274.8 miles.
The best way to get from Madison to Lakeland without a car is to bus which takes 32h 7m and costs $150 - $330.
It takes approximately 7h 51m to get from Madison to Lakeland, including transfers.
Madison to Lakeland bus services, operated by Vangalder Bus, depart from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus station.
Madison to Lakeland bus services, operated by Vangalder Bus, arrive at W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St station.
Lakeland is 1h ahead of Madison. It is currently 4:47 AM in Madison and 5:47 AM in Lakeland.
Yes, the driving distance between Madison to Lakeland is 1275 miles. It takes approximately 21h 55m to drive from Madison to Lakeland.
What companies run services between Madison, WI, USA and Lakeland, FL, USA?
You can take a bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to Park & Ride at Rose St. via W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St, Chicago Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station, Orlando Bus Station, and Winter Haven Terminal in around 32h 7m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Orlando via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Orlando via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Tampa via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Tampa via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Tampa via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Orlando via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Orlando via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Tampa via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Tampa via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Orlando via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Tampa via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Tampa via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tampa via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Orlando via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Orlando via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Orlando via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Tampa via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Tampa via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Tampa via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Orlando via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Tampa via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–360
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–310
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Kissimmee Amtrak Station to Lakeland Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–21
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Lakeland Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–470
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Orlando Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–27
- 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 Chicago Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Orlando Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Orlando Bus Station to Winter Haven Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Tampa Bus Station to Bartow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- 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
- +1 800-236-1240
- Website
- golamers.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–55
- Website
- https://www.golamers.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.golamers.com/
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