There are 8 ways to get from Madison to Raleigh by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), bus, train, 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 Raleigh-Durham International Airport
best- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane MSN - RDU
7h 4m$112–655Bus to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
cheapest- 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 Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane MDW - RDU
8h 56m$109–553Bus
- 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 Raleigh Bus Stationbus
27h 46m$129–308Bus, train
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton Stbus Van Galder
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Raleigh Union Stationtrain Floridian
28h 56m$162–431Drive 935.4 mi
- Drive from Madison to Raleighcar 935.4 mi
16h 22m$171–247Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- 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 Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane ORD - RDU
7h 38m$110–403Bus to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airportbus
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU)plane MKE - RDU
8h 57m$141–756Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, train
- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT)plane MSN - CLT
- Take the train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Raleigh Union Stationtrain
9h 6m$135–591
Madison to Raleigh by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madison to Raleigh is to bus which costs $120 - $310 and takes 27h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Madison to Raleigh is to fly which takes 7h 4m and costs $110 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Madison to Raleigh station. However, there are services departing from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus and arriving at GoRaleigh Station via Chicago Bus Station, Washington Union Station and Capital Blvd at Crabtree Blvd. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 46m.
The distance between Madison and Raleigh is 778 miles. The road distance is 940.9 miles.
The best way to get from Madison to Raleigh without a car is to bus which takes 27h 46m and costs $120 - $310.
It takes approximately 7h 4m to get from Madison to Raleigh, including transfers.
Madison to Raleigh bus services, operated by Vangalder Bus, depart from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus station.
The best way to get from Madison to Raleigh is to fly which takes 7h 4m and costs $110 - $700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $120 - $310 and takes 27h 46m.
Madison to Raleigh bus services, operated by Vangalder Bus, arrive at W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St station.
Raleigh is 1h ahead of Madison. It is currently 3:34 AM in Madison and 4:34 AM in Raleigh.
What companies run services between Madison, WI, USA and Raleigh, NC, USA?
Delta, American Airlines, and United Airlines fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) hourly. Alternatively, you can take a bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to GoRaleigh Station via W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St, Chicago Bus Station, Washington Union Station, Raleigh Bus Station, and Capital Blvd at Crabtree Blvd in around 27h 46m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Charlotte Douglas International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–500
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Raleigh-Durham International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Raleigh Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–390
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to Raleigh Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–33
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Washington Union Station to Raleigh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–95
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Raleigh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–90
- 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
- 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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