There are 7 ways to get from Madison to Manistee by bus, plane, car, or car ferry
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Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Manistee County-Blacker Airport
best- 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 Manistee County-Blacker Airport (MBL)ORD - MBL
5h 29m$86–173Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Traverse City, drive
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 Traverse City (TVC)ORD - TVC
- Drive from Traverse City (TVC) to Manistee
6h 40m$65–315Bus, drive, car ferry
- Take the bus from Madison to Green Bay Transit, WI106
- Drive from Green Bay Transit, WI to Manitowoc
- Take the car ferry from Manitowoc to Ludington
- Drive from Ludington to Manistee
11h 25m$114–208Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Madison to Milwaukee
- Take the car ferry from Milwaukee to Muskegon
- Drive from Muskegon to Manistee
5h 31m$139–168Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Traverse City, drive
- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Traverse City (TVC)MSN - TVC
- Drive from Traverse City (TVC) to Manistee
6h 15m$83–469Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Muskegon, drive
- 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 Muskegon (MKG)ORD - MKG
- Drive from Muskegon (MKG) to Manistee
6h 19m$104–191Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Manistee County-Blacker Airport
- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Manistee County-Blacker Airport (MBL)MSN - MBL
5h 32m$124–447
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Manistee County-Blacker Airport (MBL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madison to Manistee is to drive and car ferry which costs $130 - $170 and takes 5h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Madison to Manistee is to bus and fly which takes 5h 29m and costs $85 - $180.
The distance between Madison and Manistee is 325 miles.
It takes approximately 5h 29m to get from Madison to Manistee, including transfers.
Manistee is 1h ahead of Madison. It is currently 11:44 AM in Madison and 12:44 PM in Manistee.
There are 36+ hotels available in Manistee.
What companies run services between Madison, WI, USA and Manistee, MI, USA?
United Airlines, Corporate Flight Management Inc, and two other airlines fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Manistee County-Blacker Airport (MBL) 3 times a day.
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- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Traverse City via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–450
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Traverse City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–260
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Traverse City via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–450
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Traverse City via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Traverse City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–260
- Website
- contouraviation.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Manistee County-Blacker Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–120
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Manistee County-Blacker Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–430
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Manistee County-Blacker Airport via Minneapolis, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Traverse City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–500
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Traverse City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
- Website
- keylimeair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Muskegon
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–130
- 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
- $19–40
- Website
- https://www.coachusa.com/van-galder-bus-company
- Phone
- +1 800-236-1240
- Website
- golamers.com
Bus from Madison to Green Bay Transit, WI
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–95
- Website
- https://www.golamers.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.golamers.com/
- Phone
- +1 (800) 841-4243
- info@ssbadger.com
- Website
- ssbadger.com
Car ferry from Manitowoc to Ludington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–92
- Schedules at
- ssbadger.com
- Adult
- $70–85
- Vehicle
- $92
- Phone
- +1 866-914-1010
- Website
- lake-express.com
Car ferry from Milwaukee to Muskegon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $115–121
- Schedules at
- lake-express.com
- Classic Cabin Adult
- $115
- Standard Vehicle
- $121
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