There are 8 ways to get from Madison to Maine by plane, bus, train, bus (Flixbus, Amtrak), 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 Portland
best- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Portland (PWM)MSN - PWM
5h 42m$142–752Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Portland
cheapest- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departures
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Portland (PWM)ORD - PWM
6h 25m$115–510Bus, train
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Boston
- Take the bus from Boston, MA - South Station to Portland, ME
29h 44m$145–690Bus
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to New York Midtown
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Boston
- Take the bus from Boston, MA - South Station to Portland, ME
33h 16m$175–435Drive 1,182.6 mi
- Drive from Madison to Portland1,182.6 mi
21h 31m$216–312Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Bangor
- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Bangor (BGR)MSN - BGR
8h 10m$126–656Bus to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Portland
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departures
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Portland (PWM)MDW - PWM
7h 44m$134–650Bus, train via Milwaukee
- Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Boston
- Take the train from Woburn Amtrak Station to Portland
31h 59m$161–743
Madison to Maine by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madison to Maine is to drive which costs $210 - $320 and takes 21h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Madison to Maine is to fly which takes 5h 42m and costs $140 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Madison to Maine. However, there are services departing from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus and arriving at Congress St + Center St via Chicago Bus Station, New York Midtown, Boston, MA - South Station and Ptc O/B. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 16m.
The distance between Madison and Maine is 967 miles. The road distance is 1189.5 miles.
The best way to get from Madison to Maine without a car is to bus and train which takes 29h 44m and costs $140 - $700.
It takes approximately 5h 42m to get from Madison to Maine, including transfers.
Madison to Maine bus services, operated by Vangalder Bus, depart from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus station.
The best way to get from Madison to Maine is to fly which takes 5h 42m and costs $140 - $750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $170 - $440 and takes 33h 16m.
Madison to Maine bus services, operated by Vangalder Bus, arrive at W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St station.
Maine is 1h ahead of Madison. It is currently 11:24 PM in Madison and 12:24 AM in Maine.
What companies run services between Madison, WI, USA and Maine, USA?
Delta, American Airlines, and United Airlines fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Portland (PWM) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to Congress St + Center St via W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St, Chicago Bus Station, New York Midtown, Boston, Boston, MA - South Station, and Ptc O/B in around 33h 16m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Portland via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Portland via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Portland via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Portland via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Portland via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Bangor via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Bangor via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Bangor via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Bangor via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Portland via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Portland via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Bangor via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Bangor via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Portland via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Portland via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Portland via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Bangor via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Bangor via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Portland via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Woburn Amtrak Station to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- 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
- +1 800 639 3317
- info@concordcoachlines.com
- Website
- concordcoachlines.com
Bus from Boston, MA - South Station to Portland, ME
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–30
- Website
- https://concordcoachlines.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Boston, MA - South Station to Portland, ME
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $21–45
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–270
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from New York Midtown to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- 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
- 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
- +1 800-236-1240
- Website
- golamers.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- https://www.golamers.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.golamers.com/
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