There are 8 ways to get from Madison to Acadia National Park by plane, bus, train, bus (Flixbus), or car
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Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Bangor, bus
best- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Bangor (BGR)plane MSN - BGR
- Take the bus from Bangor International Airport to Acadia Gateway Centerbus
- Take the bus from Visitor Center to Bubble Pondbus
11h 6m$173–857Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Rockland, drive
cheapest- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Rockland (RKD)plane MSN - RKD
- Drive from Rockland (RKD) to Acadia National Parkcar
9h 42m$113–476Bus, train via Milwaukee
- Take the bus from UW Madison Campus - N Lake St to Milwaukee Intermodalbus
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Bostontrain
- Take the bus from Boston, MA - South Station to Bangor Transportation Centerbus
- Take the bus from Bangor, ME to Ellsworth, Mainebus
34h 36m$481–937Bus
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton Stbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to New York Midtownbus
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Bangor Park & Ridebus
- Take the bus from Bangor: Odlin Road Park & Ride to 600 Main Streetbus
35h 25m$257–519Drive 1,315 mi
- Drive from Madison to Acadia National Parkcar 1,315 mi
24h 14m$240–347Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Bangor, bus
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departuresbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Bangor (BGR)plane ORD - BGR
- Take the bus from Bangor International Airport to Acadia Gateway Centerbus
- Take the bus from Visitor Center to Bubble Pondbus
11h 20m$145–655Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport, bus
- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport (BHB)plane MSN - BHB
- Take the bus from Visitor Center to Bubble Pondbus
10h 7m$132–652Bus, train
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton Stbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Bostontrain
- Take the bus from Boston to Bangor Park & Ridebus
- Take the bus from Bangor: Odlin Road Park & Ride to 600 Main Streetbus
35h 3m$407–919
Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Bangor (BGR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madison to Acadia National Park is to fly and drive which costs $110 - $480 and takes 9h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Madison to Acadia National Park is to fly and drive which takes 9h 42m and costs $110 - $480.
No, there is no direct bus from Madison to Acadia National Park. However, there are services departing from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus and arriving at 600 Main Street via Chicago Bus Station, New York Midtown and Bangor: Odlin Road Park & Ride. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 25m.
The distance between Madison and Acadia National Park is 1111 miles. The road distance is 1322.7 miles.
The best way to get from Madison to Acadia National Park without a car is to bus and train via Milwaukee which takes 34h 36m and costs $480 - $950.
It takes approximately 11h 6m to get from Madison to Acadia National Park, including transfers.
Madison to Acadia National Park bus services, operated by Rockland Coaches, depart from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus station.
Madison to Acadia National Park bus services, operated by Rockland Coaches, arrive at W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St station.
Acadia National Park is 1h ahead of Madison. It is currently 12:52 PM in Madison and 1:52 PM in Acadia National Park.
Yes, the driving distance between Madison to Acadia National Park is 1323 miles. It takes approximately 24h 14m to drive from Madison to Acadia National Park.
What companies run services between Madison, WI, USA and Acadia National Park, ME, USA?
You can take a bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to Acadia National Park via W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St, Chicago Bus Station, New York Midtown, Bangor: Odlin Road Park & Ride, and 600 Main Street in around 35h 25m.
- Website
- capeair.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport via Newark, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport via Detroit, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport via New York La Guardia, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Rockland via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Rockland via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Rockland via Detroit, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Rockland via Newark, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Rockland via New York La Guardia, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Rockland via Philadelphia, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Rockland via Reagan Washington, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Bangor via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Bangor via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Bangor via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Bangor via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Bangor via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bangor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bangor via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bangor via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bangor via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Bangor via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Bangor via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bangor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Bangor via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Bangor via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Bangor via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $330–700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $330–700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (207) 667-5796
- [email protected]
- Website
- downeasttrans.org
Bus from Bangor International Airport to Acadia Gateway Center
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1–55
- Schedules at
- downeasttrans.org
- Down East services
- $6–55
Bus from Bangor: Odlin Road Park & Ride to 600 Main Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–75
- Schedules at
- downeasttrans.org
- Down East services
- $7–75
Bus from Bangor International Airport to Acadia Gateway Center
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1–55
- Schedules at
- downeasttrans.org
- Down East services
- $6–55
Bus from Bangor: Odlin Road Park & Ride to 600 Main Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–75
- Schedules at
- downeasttrans.org
- Down East services
- $7–75
- Phone
- +1 202-208-6843
- Website
- nps.gov
Bus from Visitor Center to Bubble Pond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.nps.gov/index.htm
Bus from Visitor Center to Bubble Pond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.nps.gov/index.htm
Bus from Visitor Center to Bubble Pond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.nps.gov/index.htm
- Website
- example.com
Bus from UW Madison Campus - N Lake St to Milwaukee Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- example.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from UW Madison Campus - N Lake St to Milwaukee Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $29–40
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from UW Madison Campus - N Lake St to Milwaukee Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from UW Madison Campus - N Lake St to Milwaukee Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–24
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Boston to Bangor Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from UW Madison Campus - N Lake St to Milwaukee Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–21
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–240
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from New York Midtown to Bangor Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Boston to Bangor Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Website
- example.com
Bus from UW Madison Campus - N Lake St to Milwaukee Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
- Phone
- +1 800 639 3317
- [email protected]
- Website
- concordcoachlines.com
Bus from Boston, MA - South Station to Bangor Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Website
- https://concordcoachlines.com
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Boston, MA - South Station to Bangor Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $43–48
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $43–48
- Phone
- +1 800 596 2823
- [email protected]
- Website
- westbusservice.com
Bus from Bangor, ME to Ellsworth, Maine
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–18
- Schedules at
- westbusservice.com
- Adult
- $16–18
- Phone
- +1 (866) 912 - 6224
- [email protected]
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–60
- Schedules at
- coachusa.com
- Adult
- $26–60
Bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departures
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Schedules at
- coachusa.com
- Adult
- $23–50
Bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–60
- Schedules at
- coachusa.com
- Adult
- $26–60
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Boston to Bangor Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
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