There are 7 ways to get from Sumner to Madison by taxi, bus, train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi, bus
best- Take the taxi from Sumner to Lupita's Grocery - Effinghamtaxi
- Take the bus from Lupita's Grocery - Effingham to Water & Chicago - Circle Kbus
- Take the bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.bus
9h 41m$201–377Drive 369 mi
cheapest- Drive from Sumner to Madisoncar 369 mi
6h 42m$68–98Taxi, train, bus via Milwaukee
- Take the taxi from Sumner to Effingham Stationtaxi
- Take the train from Effingham Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Take the bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.bus
10h 13m$198–360Taxi, fly to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field
- Take the taxi from Sumner to Evansville (EVV)taxi
- Fly from Evansville (EVV) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN)plane EVV - MSN
6h 20m$234–808Taxi, train, bus
- Take the taxi from Sumner to Effingham Stationtaxi
- Take the train from Effingham Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campusbus
9h 47m$193–305Taxi, train, bus #2
- Take the taxi from Sumner to Effingham Stationtaxi
- Take the train from Effingham Station to Champaign-Urbanatrain
- Take the bus from Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Madisonbus
11h 8m$208–285Taxi, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, bus
- Take the taxi from Sumner to Evansville (EVV)taxi
- Fly from Evansville (EVV) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane EVV - ORD
- Take the bus from Multi-Modal/Rental Car Facility to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campusbus
7h 21m$242–521
Evansville (EVV) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sumner to Madison is to drive which costs $65 - $100 and takes 6h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Sumner to Madison is to taxi and fly which takes 6h 20m and costs $230 - $850.
The distance between Sumner and Madison is 439 miles. The road distance is 371.2 miles.
The best way to get from Sumner to Madison without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 9h 41m and costs $200 - $380.
It takes approximately 9h 41m to get from Sumner to Madison, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Sumner to Madison is 371 miles. It takes approximately 6h 42m to drive from Sumner to Madison.
There are 146+ hotels available in Madison.
What companies run services between Sumner, IL, USA and Madison, WI, USA?
There is no direct connection from Sumner to Madison. However, you can take the taxi to Lupita's Grocery - Effingham, take the bus to Water & Chicago - Circle K, walk to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak, then take the bus to Madison, WI-Lake St.. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Effingham Station, take the train to Chicago Union Station, take the train to Milwaukee, walk to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak, then take the bus to Madison, WI-Lake St..
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Evansville to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–650
Flights from Evansville to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–270
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Evansville to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Effingham Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Effingham Station to Champaign-Urbana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Lupita's Grocery - Effingham to Water & Chicago - Circle K
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–170
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $65–170
- Phone
- +1 414-266-4409
- ticketinfo@badgerbus.com
- Website
- badgerbus.com
Bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–30
- Website
- https://badgerbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–28
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Madison
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–55
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Phone
- +1 608-752-5407
- vangalder@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
- $21–45
- Website
- https://www.coachusa.com/van-galder-bus-company
Bus from Multi-Modal/Rental Car Facility to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.coachusa.com/van-galder-bus-company
- Phone
- +1 800-448-0572
- ticketsales@peoriacharter.com
- Website
- peoriacharter.com
Bus from Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- peoriacharter.com
- cash
- $60
- online
- $45
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Estimated price
- $120–160
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