There are 7 ways to get from Madison to Macon by plane, bus, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), 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, bus
best- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)plane MSN - ATL
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Macon Bus Stationbus
6h 25m$111–590Bus via Chicago
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 Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Macon Bus Stationbus
22h 2m$108–326Drive 902.9 mi
- Drive from Madison to Maconcar 902.9 mi
15h 53m$165–238Bus to General Mitchell International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airportbus
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)plane MKE - ATL
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Macon Bus Stationbus
8h$150–651Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly, 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 Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)plane ORD - ATL
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Macon Bus Stationbus
8h 49m$129–418Bus to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly, bus
- 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 Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)plane MDW - ATL
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Macon Bus Stationbus
10h 8m$113–548Bus
- 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 Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Macon Bus Stationbus
23h 25m$108–336
Madison to Macon by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madison to Macon is to bus via Chicago which costs $100 - $330 and takes 22h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Madison to Macon is to fly and bus which takes 6h 25m and costs $110 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Madison to Macon station. However, there are services departing from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus and arriving at Macon Bus Station via Chicago Bus Station and Atlanta Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 2m.
The distance between Madison and Macon is 811 miles. The road distance is 908.1 miles.
The best way to get from Madison to Macon without a car is to bus via Chicago which takes 22h 2m and costs $100 - $330.
It takes approximately 6h 25m to get from Madison to Macon, including transfers.
Madison to Macon bus services, operated by Vangalder Bus, depart from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus station.
Madison to Macon bus services, operated by Vangalder Bus, arrive at W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St station.
Macon is 1h ahead of Madison. It is currently 7:30 AM in Madison and 8:30 AM in Macon.
Yes, the driving distance between Madison to Macon is 908 miles. It takes approximately 15h 53m to drive from Madison to Macon.
What companies run services between Madison, WI, USA and Macon, GA, USA?
You can take a bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to Macon Bus Station via W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St, Chicago Bus Station, and Atlanta Bus Station in around 22h 2m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–490
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–490
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–260
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Macon Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–25
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–180
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Macon Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–26
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–190
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Train Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–200
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 404-591-2750
- info@southeasternstages.com
- Website
- southeasternstages.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Macon Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–95
- Schedules at
- southeasternstages.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
- 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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