There are 5 ways to get from Cincinnati to Portage by plane, taxi, 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 to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field, taxi
best- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN)plane CVG - MSN
- Take the taxi from Madison-Airport-MSN to Portagetaxi
5h 58m$192–732Drive 463 mi
cheapest- Drive from Cincinnati to Portagecar 463 mi
7h 55m$80–115Bus, train
- Take the bus from Cincinnati to Chicago Bus Stationbus FlixBus 2514 / ...
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Portagetrain Empire Builder / ...
10h 28m$142–219Bus, train via Indianapolis
- Take the bus from Cincinnati to Indianapolisbus
- Take the train from Indianapolis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Portagetrain
14h 29m$209–400Fly to General Mitchell International Airport, train
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)plane CVG - MKE
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Portagetrain
8h 8m$174–896
Cincinnati to Portage by bus, foot, and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cincinnati to Portage is to drive which costs $75 - $120 and takes 7h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Cincinnati to Portage is to fly and taxi which takes 5h 58m and costs $190 - $750.
The distance between Cincinnati and Portage is 423 miles. The road distance is 465.7 miles.
The best way to get from Cincinnati to Portage without a car is to bus and train which takes 10h 28m and costs $140 - $220.
It takes approximately 5h 58m to get from Cincinnati to Portage, including transfers.
Portage is 1h behind Cincinnati. It is currently 7:16 PM in Cincinnati and 6:16 PM in Portage.
Yes, the driving distance between Cincinnati to Portage is 466 miles. It takes approximately 7h 55m to drive from Cincinnati to Portage.
There are 26+ hotels available in Portage.
What companies run services between Cincinnati, OH, USA and Portage, WI, USA?
There is no direct connection from Cincinnati to Portage. However, you can take the bus to CVG Airport Terminal, walk to Covington (CVG) airport, fly to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN), then take the taxi to Portage. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cincinnati to Portage via Chicago Bus Station and Chicago Union Station in around 10h 28m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Covington to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Covington to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Covington to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Covington to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Covington to General Mitchell International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–850
Flights from Covington to General Mitchell International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Covington to General Mitchell International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Covington to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–600
Flights from Covington to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Covington to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–600
Flights from Covington to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Covington to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Covington to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–800
Flights from Covington to General Mitchell International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,100
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Covington to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–800
Flights from Covington to General Mitchell International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–950
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Portage
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $95–150
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Indianapolis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Portage
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $95–150
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Milwaukee to Portage
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Cincinnati to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Cincinnati to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–50
- Website
- Barons Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Estimated price
- $100–130
Green Cab of Madison
- Phone
- +1 608-255-1234
- Website
- greencabmadison.com
Madison Taxi
- Phone
- +1 608-255-8294
- Website
- madtaxi.com
Union Cab of Madison
- Phone
- +1 608-242-2000
- Website
- unioncab.com
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