There are 6 ways to get from Norfolk to Madison by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field
best- Fly from Norfolk International Airport (ORF) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN)plane ORF - MSN
5h 39m$137–632Train, bus via Washington
- Take the train from Norfolk to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Washington Union Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campusbus
27h 39m$190–401Train, bus
- Take the train from Norfolk to Petersburg Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Petersburg Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campusbus
28h 43m$310–707Drive 988.8 mi
- Drive from Norfolk to Madisoncar 988.8 mi
17h 35m$181–261Fly to General Mitchell International Airport, bus
- Fly from Norfolk International Airport (ORF) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)plane ORF - MKE
- Take the bus from Mitchell Airport to Madison, WI-Lake St.bus
6h 56m$186–849Fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, bus
- Fly from Norfolk International Airport (ORF) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane ORF - ORD
- Take the bus from Multi-Modal/Rental Car Facility to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campusbus
6h 45m$279–565
Norfolk to Madison by train, bus, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Norfolk to Madison is to drive which costs $180 - $270 and takes 17h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Norfolk to Madison is to fly which takes 5h 39m and costs $130 - $650.
The distance between Norfolk and Madison is 835 miles. The road distance is 994.6 miles.
The best way to get from Norfolk to Madison without a car is to train and bus via Washington which takes 27h 39m and costs $190 - $410.
It takes approximately 5h 39m to get from Norfolk to Madison, including transfers.
Madison is 1h behind Norfolk. It is currently 4:02 PM in Norfolk and 3:02 PM in Madison.
Yes, the driving distance between Norfolk to Madison is 995 miles. It takes approximately 17h 35m to drive from Norfolk to Madison.
There are 103+ hotels available in Madison.
What companies run services between Norfolk, VA, USA and Madison, WI, USA?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and Delta fly from Norfolk International Airport (ORF) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) hourly.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–330
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–330
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Norfolk to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Norfolk to Petersburg Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Petersburg Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $260–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Washington Union Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (866) 912 - 6224
- questions@coachusa.com
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Schedules at
- coachusa.com
- Adult
- $25–55
Bus from Multi-Modal/Rental Car Facility to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Schedules at
- coachusa.com
- Adult
- $23–50
- Phone
- +1 414-266-4409
- ticketinfo@badgerbus.com
- Website
- badgerbus.com
Bus from Mitchell Airport to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- https://badgerbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Mitchell Airport to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–19
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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