There are 8 ways to get from Madison to Olathe by plane, taxi, bus, train, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), 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 from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field, taxi
best- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Kansas City (MCI)plane MSN - MCI
- Take the taxi from Kansas-City-Airport-MCI to Olathetaxi
5h 57m$242–942Drive 488.4 mi
cheapest- Drive from Madison to Olathecar 488.4 mi
8h 42m$90–129Bus, train via Milwaukee
- Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrakbus
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Napervilletrain
- Take the train from Naperville Amtrak Station to Kansas Citytrain
13h 44m$230–429Bus
- 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 St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Kansas City Bus Stationbus
16h 30m$171–291Bus to General Mitchell International Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airportbus
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Kansas City (MCI)plane MKE - MCI
- Take the taxi from Kansas-City-Airport-MCI to Olathetaxi
5h 9m$253–962Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly, taxi
- 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 Kansas City (MCI)plane ORD - MCI
- Take the taxi from Kansas-City-Airport-MCI to Olathetaxi
6h 19m$484–940Bus to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departuresbus
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Kansas City (MCI)plane MDW - MCI
- Take the taxi from Kansas-City-Airport-MCI to Olathetaxi
7h 34m$248–900Bus, train
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton Stbus Van Galder
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Kansas Citytrain Southwest Chief / ...
14h 5m$211–406
Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Kansas City (MCI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madison to Olathe is to drive which costs $85 - $130 and takes 8h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Madison to Olathe is to bus and fly and taxi which takes 5h 9m and costs $250 - $1,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Madison to Olathe station. However, there are services departing from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus and arriving at Kansas City Bus Station via Chicago Bus Station and St Louis Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 30m.
The distance between Madison and Olathe is 433 miles. The road distance is 491.3 miles.
The best way to get from Madison to Olathe without a car is to bus and train via Milwaukee which takes 13h 44m and costs $230 - $430.
It takes approximately 5h 57m to get from Madison to Olathe, including transfers.
Madison to Olathe bus services, operated by Rockland Coaches, depart from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus station.
Madison to Olathe bus services, operated by Rockland Coaches, arrive at W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St station.
Yes, the driving distance between Madison to Olathe is 491 miles. It takes approximately 8h 42m to drive from Madison to Olathe.
There are 151+ hotels available in Olathe.
What companies run services between Madison, WI, USA and Olathe, KS, USA?
You can take a bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to Olathe via W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St, Chicago Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station, and Kansas City Bus Station in around 16h 30m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Kansas City via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–850
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Kansas City via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Kansas City via Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Kansas City via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Kansas City via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Kansas City via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Kansas City via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–800
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Kansas City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Kansas City via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Kansas City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Kansas City via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Kansas City via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kansas City via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
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
- $28–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Naperville Amtrak Station to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–270
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–290
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 312-696-3872
- Website
- metra.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Naperville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–6
- Website
- https://metra.com
- Adult
- $5–6
- Phone
- +1 414-266-4409
- [email protected]
- Website
- badgerbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–30
- Website
- https://badgerbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- https://badgerbus.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $29–40
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–23
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Kansas City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–20
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–22
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- 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 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
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Estimated price
- $110–140
Kens Taxi & Shuttle Service
- Phone
- +1 816-946-4098
Local Budget Cab Co
- Phone
- +1 816-921-5000
- Website
- localbudgetcabco.com
Kens Taxi & Shuttle Service
- Phone
- +1 816-946-4098
Local Budget Cab Co
- Phone
- +1 816-921-5000
- Website
- localbudgetcabco.com
Kens Taxi & Shuttle Service
- Phone
- +1 816-946-4098
Local Budget Cab Co
- Phone
- +1 816-921-5000
- Website
- localbudgetcabco.com
Kens Taxi & Shuttle Service
- Phone
- +1 816-946-4098
Local Budget Cab Co
- Phone
- +1 816-921-5000
- Website
- localbudgetcabco.com
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