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The average bus between Madison and Chicago takes 25h 57m and the fastest bus takes 21h 10m. There is at least one bus per day from Madison to Chicago. The journey time may be longer on weekends and holidays; use the search form on this page to search for a specific travel date.
Buses run once daily between Madison and Chicago. The earliest departure is at 12:46 AM at night, and the last departure from Madison is at 5:14 PM which arrives into Chicago at 1:25 PM. All services require a transfer at Church St @ George St and take an average of 25h 57m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct bus from Madison to Chicago. However, there are services departing from New Haven Bus Stop station and arriving at Chicago Bus Station via Port Authority Bus Terminal station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 57m.
Madison to Chicago bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from New Haven Bus Stop station.
Madison to Chicago bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Chicago Bus Station.
The distance between Madison and Chicago is 1250.3 km. The road distance is 1410 km.
You can take a bus from Boston Post Rd @ Durham Rd to Chicago Bus Station via Church St @ George St, George St @ opp Orange St, Union Ave @ Union Station, New Haven Bus Stop, Port Authority Bus Terminal, and New York Midtown in around 25h 52m.
