There are 8 ways to get from Madison to Nags Head by plane, bus, car, or train
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Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Norfolk International Airport, bus, drive
best- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Norfolk International Airport (ORF)plane MSN - ORF
- Take the bus from Norfolk to Elizabeth Citybus
- Drive from Elizabeth City to Nags Headcar
9h 3m$159–756Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Norfolk International Airport, bus, 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 Norfolk International Airport (ORF)plane ORD - ORF
- Take the bus from Norfolk to Elizabeth Citybus
- Drive from Elizabeth City to Nags Headcar
9h 36m$157–494Bus, drive
- 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 Washington Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Norfolkbus
- Take the bus from Norfolk to Elizabeth Citybus
- Drive from Elizabeth City to Nags Headcar
30h 36m$184–337Bus, train, drive via Washington
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton Stbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Norfolkbus
- Take the bus from Norfolk to Elizabeth Citybus
- Drive from Elizabeth City to Nags Headcar
31h 18m$234–517Drive 1,069.8 mi
- Drive from Madison to Nags Headcar 1,069.8 mi
19h 14m$196–282Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Coastal Carolina Regional Airport, bus, drive
- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Coastal Carolina Regional Airport (EWN)plane MSN - EWN
- Take the bus from New Bern to Elizabeth Citybus
- Drive from Elizabeth City to Nags Headcar
12h 8m$189–830Bus to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Norfolk International Airport, bus, drive
- 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 Norfolk International Airport (ORF)plane MDW - ORF
- Take the bus from Norfolk to Elizabeth Citybus
- Drive from Elizabeth City to Nags Headcar
10h 51m$161–704Bus, train, drive
- Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrakbus
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Petersburg Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Petersburg Amtrak Station to Norfolktrain
- Take the bus from Norfolk to Elizabeth Citybus
- Drive from Elizabeth City to Nags Headcar
32h 5m$274–853
Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Norfolk International Airport (ORF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madison to Nags Head is to bus and drive which costs $180 - $340 and takes 30h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Madison to Nags Head is to fly and bus and drive which takes 9h 3m and costs $150 - $800.
The distance between Madison and Nags Head is 941 miles. The road distance is 1076 miles.
It takes approximately 9h 3m to get from Madison to Nags Head, including transfers.
Nags Head is 1h ahead of Madison. It is currently 10:28 AM in Madison and 11:28 AM in Nags Head.
Yes, the driving distance between Madison to Nags Head is 1076 miles. It takes approximately 19h 14m to drive from Madison to Nags Head.
There are 1373+ hotels available in Nags Head.
What companies run services between Madison, WI, USA and Nags Head, NC, USA?
There is no direct connection from Madison to Nags Head. However, you can take the bus to Airport at Terminal Door 6, walk to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) airport, fly to Norfolk International Airport (ORF), take the taxi to Norfolk, take the bus to Elizabeth City, then drive to Nags Head. Alternatively, you can take a bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to Nags Head via W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St, Chicago Bus Station, Washington Union Station, Norfolk, and Elizabeth City in around 30h 36m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Norfolk International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Norfolk International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Norfolk International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Norfolk International Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Norfolk International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Norfolk International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Coastal Carolina Regional Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Coastal Carolina Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Coastal Carolina Regional Airport via Reagan Washington, Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Norfolk International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Norfolk International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Norfolk International Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Norfolk International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Norfolk International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Norfolk International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Norfolk International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Norfolk International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Norfolk International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–400
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Norfolk International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Norfolk International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Petersburg Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $200–470
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Petersburg Amtrak Station to Norfolk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $11–230
- Business Class
- $55–260
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Norfolk to Elizabeth City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–15
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from New Bern to Elizabeth City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.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 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Norfolk
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $24–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- 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
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