There are 9 ways to get from Seattle to Fort Madison by plane, bus, bus (Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, or train
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Fly to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL)SEA - STL
- Take the bus from Lambert-St. Louis International Airport to Fort Madison
10h 48m$234–917Fly to Burlington Municipal Airport
cheapest- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Burlington Municipal Airport (BRL)SEA - BRL
9h 5m$156–508Bus
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Spokane Station
- Take the bus from Spokane to Billings
- Take the bus from Billings, MT to Casper Amtrak Station
- Take the bus from Casper Amtrak Station to Denver Union Station
- Take the bus from Denver to Burlington
2d$419–824Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Seattle to Chicago Union StationEmpire Builder
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Fort MadisonSouthwest Chief
2d 2h$261–2,061Drive 1,916.3 mi
- Drive from Seattle to Fort Madison1,916.3 mi
30h 51m$350–506Fly to The Eastern Iowa Airport, bus
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)SEA - CID
- Take the bus from Cedar Rapids Airport to Burlington
12h 22m$166–602Fly to Quad City International Airport, bus
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Quad City International Airport (MLI)SEA - MLI
- Take the bus from Moline, IL to Burlington, IA
13h 30m$176–624Fly to Kansas City, train
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Kansas City (MCI)SEA - MCI
- Take the train from Kansas City to Fort Madison
11h 49m$183–780Fly to Quincy Regional Airport, bus
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Quincy Regional Airport (UIN)SEA - UIN
- Take the bus from Quincy to Fort Madison
11h 20m$218–733
Seattle to Fort Madison by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seattle to Fort Madison is to fly which costs $150 - $550 and takes 9h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to Fort Madison is to fly which takes 9h 5m and costs $150 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Seattle station to Fort Madison. However, there are services departing from Seattle Bus Station and arriving at Fort Madison via Spokane, Billings, MT, Casper Amtrak Station, Denver and Burlington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
No, there is no direct train from Seattle to Fort Madison. However, there are services departing from Seattle and arriving at Fort Madison via Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
The distance between Seattle and Fort Madison is 1937 miles. The road distance is 1927.5 miles.
The best way to get from Seattle to Fort Madison without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 0h and costs $410 - $850.
It takes approximately 10h 48m to get from Seattle to Fort Madison, including transfers.
Seattle to Fort Madison bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Seattle Bus Station.
Seattle to Fort Madison train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Seattle station.
The best way to get from Seattle to Fort Madison is to bus which takes 2 days 0h and costs $410 - $850. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $260 - $2,100 and takes 2 days 2h, you could also fly, which costs $150 - $550 and takes 9h 5m.
What companies run services between Seattle, WA, USA and Fort Madison, IA, USA?
You can take a bus from Seattle Bus Station to Fort Madison via Spokane, Billings, Billings, MT, Casper Amtrak Station, Denver Union Station, Denver, and Burlington in around 2d. Alternatively, you can take a train from Seattle to Fort Madison via Chicago Union Station in around 2d 2h.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Quad City International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Quad City International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Quad City International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Quad City International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Quad City International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kansas City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Quad City International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kansas City via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kansas City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kansas City via Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Quad City International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Kansas City via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- contouraviation.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Burlington Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Quincy Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Quincy Regional Airport via Kalispell, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Quincy Regional Airport via Missoula, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Quincy Regional Airport via Bozeman, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Seattle to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $230–2,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Fort Madison
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $29–60
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $28–100
- Business - advance purchase
- $35–190
- Business Class
- $60–250
Train from Kansas City to Fort Madison
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $29–55
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $28–100
- Business - advance purchase
- $35–190
- Business Class
- $60–250
- Phone
- +1 (319) 753-2864
- info@burlingtontrailways.com
- Website
- burlingtontrailways.com
Bus from Lambert-St. Louis International Airport to Fort Madison
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $45–70
- Flexible Fares
- $60–90
- Saver Fare
- $79
- Flex Fare
- $110
Bus from Denver to Burlington
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–270
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $130–200
- Flexible Fares
- $180–270
- Saver Fare
- $172
- Flex Fare
- $236
Bus from Cedar Rapids Airport to Burlington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $30–45
- Flexible Fares
- $40–65
Bus from Moline, IL to Burlington, IA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $30–45
- Flexible Fares
- $40–60
Bus from Quincy to Fort Madison
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–55
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $28–45
- Flexible Fares
- $35–55
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Spokane Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800-366-6975
- info@busnws.com
- Website
- northwesternstagelines.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Spokane Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Schedules at
- northwesternstagelines.com
- Adults 12 and over
- $40–95
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- info@saltlakeexpress.com
- Website
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Spokane Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Spokane to Billings
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–190
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Phone
- +1-877-779-2999
- tony@expressarrow.com
- Website
- expressarrow.com
Bus from Billings, MT to Casper Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $95–120
- Website
- https://expressarrow.com
Bus from Casper Amtrak Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–95
- Website
- https://expressarrow.com
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More Questions & Answers
Seattle to Fort Madison bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Spokane Station.
Fort Madison is 2h ahead of Seattle. It is currently 8:18 AM in Seattle and 10:18 AM in Fort Madison.
Seattle to Fort Madison train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Seattle to Fort Madison is 1928 miles. It takes approximately 30h 51m to drive from Seattle to Fort Madison.
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