There are 7 ways to get from Madison to Oaxaca by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, bus, train, or bus (Greyhound)
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
best- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Oaxaca International Airport (OAX)plane MSN - OAX
12h 27m$3,534–15,034Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly
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 Oaxaca International Airport (OAX)plane ORD - OAX
11h 54m$2,301–9,848Bus via Mesquite
- Take the bus from UW Madison Campus - N Lake St to Milwaukee Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Water & Chicago - Circle K to Dallasbus
- Take the bus from Tornado Bus Co - Dallas I-30 to Aguascalientesbus
- Take the bus from Aguascalientes to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Puebla Terminal CAPUbus
- Take the bus from Puebla Terminal CAPU to Oaxacabus Ado
2d 10h$8,264–13,137Drive 3,565.5 km
- Drive from Madison to Oaxacacar 3,565.5 km
40h 8m$6,883–9,943Bus to General Mitchell International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from UW Madison Campus - N Lake St to Mitchell Airportbus
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Oaxaca International Airport (OAX)plane MKE - OAX
13h 10m$3,843–15,403Bus, train
- 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 San Marcos Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from San Marcos to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Asunción Nochixtlánbus
- Take the bus from Asunción Nochixtlán to Oaxacabus
2d 16h$10,460–20,573Bus
- 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 Omaha, NEbus
- Take the bus from Omaha to Saltillobus
- Take the bus from Saltillo to Puebla CAPUbus
- Take the bus from Puebla Terminal CAPU to Oaxacabus Ado
2d 18h$9,269–12,225
Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Oaxaca International Airport (OAX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madison to Oaxaca is to bus and fly which costs $2300 - $10000 and takes 11h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Madison to Oaxaca is to bus and fly which takes 11h 54m and costs $2300 - $10000.
No, there is no direct bus from Madison to Oaxaca. However, there are services departing from UW Madison Campus - N Lake St and arriving at Oaxaca via Water & Chicago - Circle K, Tornado Bus Co - Dallas I-30, Aguascalientes, Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte and Puebla Terminal CAPU. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 10h.
The distance between Madison and Oaxaca is 3009 km. The road distance is 3565.5 km.
The best way to get from Madison to Oaxaca without a car is to bus via Mesquite which takes 2 days 10h and costs $8000 - $14000.
It takes approximately 12h 27m to get from Madison to Oaxaca, including transfers.
Madison to Oaxaca bus services, operated by Badger Bus, depart from UW Madison Campus - N Lake St station.
The best way to get from Madison to Oaxaca is to fly which takes 12h 27m and costs $3500 - $15000. Alternatively, you can bus via Mesquite, which costs $8000 - $14000 and takes 2 days 10h.
Madison to Oaxaca bus services, operated by Badger Bus, arrive at Milwaukee Intermodal station.
Oaxaca is 1h behind Madison. It is currently 7:27 AM in Madison and 6:27 AM in Oaxaca.
What companies run services between Madison, WI, USA and Oaxaca, Mexico?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and Viva Aerobus fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Oaxaca International Airport (OAX) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from UW Madison Campus - N Lake St to Oaxaca via Milwaukee Intermodal, Water & Chicago - Circle K, Dallas, Tornado Bus Co - Dallas I-30, Aguascalientes, Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte, and Puebla Terminal CAPU in around 2d 10h.
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Oaxaca International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,900–12,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Oaxaca International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,500–11,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Oaxaca International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,700–10,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Oaxaca International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,500–15,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Oaxaca International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,400–10,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Oaxaca International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,600–15,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Oaxaca International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,500–15,000
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Oaxaca International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,700–15,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Oaxaca International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,500–11,000
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Oaxaca International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,500–11,000
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Oaxaca International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,800–15,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Oaxaca International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–13,000
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Oaxaca International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,700–10,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to San Marcos Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6,500–14,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Website
- example.com
Bus from UW Madison Campus - N Lake St to Milwaukee Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- example.com
Bus from UW Madison Campus - N Lake St to Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- example.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from UW Madison Campus - N Lake St to Milwaukee Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $490–700
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $490–700
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from UW Madison Campus - N Lake St to Milwaukee Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from UW Madison Campus - N Lake St to Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from UW Madison Campus - N Lake St to Milwaukee Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $200–390
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Omaha, NE
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–2,400
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from UW Madison Campus - N Lake St to Milwaukee Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–370
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from UW Madison Campus - N Lake St to Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–410
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Website
- example.com
Bus from UW Madison Campus - N Lake St to Milwaukee Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
Bus from UW Madison Campus - N Lake St to Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Water & Chicago - Circle K to Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,700–5,500
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $2,700–5,500
- Phone
- +52 81 2152 6736
- info@conexionestornado.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Tornado Bus Co - Dallas I-30 to Aguascalientes
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3,798
- Website
- https://tornadobus.com/en/home/
- Phone
- +52 800 800 0386
- atn_clientes@etn.com.mx
- Website
- etn.com.mx
Bus from Aguascalientes to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $900–1,600
- Website
- https://etn.com.mx/english/
Bus from Saltillo to Puebla CAPU
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2,100–2,900
- Website
- https://etn.com.mx/english/
- Phone
- +52 477 710 0060
- Website
- primeraplus.com.mx
Bus from Aguascalientes to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Schedules at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Book at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- futura.com.mx
Bus from Aguascalientes to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $900–1,900
- Schedules at
- futura.com.mx
- Book at
- futura.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
Bus from Aguascalientes to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $900–1,800
- Schedules at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
- Book at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Puebla Terminal CAPU
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $310–450
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Puebla Terminal CAPU to Oaxaca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $700–1,100
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- ADO
- $766
- ADO Platino
- $1,074
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Asunción Nochixtlán
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $800–1,200
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Asunción Nochixtlán to Oaxaca
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $210–320
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Puebla Terminal CAPU to Oaxaca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $700–1,100
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- ADO
- $766
- ADO Platino
- $1,074
- Phone
- +1 (866) 912 - 6224
- questions@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
- $400–850
- Schedules at
- coachusa.com
- Adult
- $400–850
Bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $450–1,000
- Schedules at
- coachusa.com
- Adult
- $450–1,000
Bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $450–1,000
- Schedules at
- coachusa.com
- Adult
- $450–1,000
- Phone
- +1 800 923 1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from San Marcos to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,500–4,100
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Website
- example.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Omaha, NE
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
- Phone
- +52 449 291 3048
- tours.lopez@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Omaha to Saltillo
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $4,800–4,850
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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