Cheapest€24.38
- PARTA PA678810:146h 58m17:12Madison - Dutch MillGreyhound Detroit Station
Door to door 7h 42mCO2 14.2 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee
Madison to Detroit bus
Buses from Madison to Detroit start at €28.23 and take 7h 38m at their fastest.
The Buses from Madison to Detroit starts at €28.23 and takes 7h 38m door to door, run by 1 operator over 526 km, with around 8 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 60 days before departure.
- 7h 38mDoor to door
- 6h 54mMoving
- €28.23From
- 14.2 kgCO2
The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Bus operators
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 PARTA | €24.38 | 7h 36m | 72 km/h | Changeable | Power outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi |
The bus gets you into Detroit. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
Where to stay in Detroit
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When to book Madison to Detroit
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €30.4390 days
- €19.9860 days
- €21.6345 days
- €24.9330 days
- €29.3321 days
- €37.5814 days
- €43.637 days
- €46.933 days
- €65.081 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €19.98.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 226 percent. The most expensive point is €65.08, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €33.18Sun
- €29.88Mon
- €28.23Tue
- €33.73Wed
- €38.68Thu
- €37.58Fri
- €38.68Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Madison
Bus
- Madison - Dutch Mill
- UW-Madison Intercity Bus
Detroit
Bus
- Greyhound Detroit Station
- Wayburn Loop
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 526 km against 526 km in a straight line, a detour of 2 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Madison at 06:43 and the last at 20:25, across 8 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Buses against the other ways to make this journey
The same corridor, door to door, with every mode that runs it.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 4h 16m | 1h 6m | 3h 10m | €57.96 | 133.1 kg | 24 |
| Coach | 7h 38m | 6h 54m | 44m | €28.23 | 14.2 kg | 8 |
Questions about Madison to Detroit
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does the Coach from Madison to Detroit take?
The Coach from Madison to Detroit takes 7h 38m door to door, of which 6h 54m is spent moving. The route runs 526 km. The difference between the two times is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end, which every time on this page includes.
How much does the Coach from Madison to Detroit cost?
The Coach from Madison to Detroit starts at €28.23 for one passenger, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare is €29.61. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Coach from Madison to Detroit?
1 operators run the Coach from Madison to Detroit: PARTA. Between them they file around 8 departures a day. The operator table on this page compares them on fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Coach from Madison to Detroit use?
The Coach from Madison to Detroit leaves from Madison - Dutch Mill and arrives at Greyhound Detroit Station. Allow about 44m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.
Is the Coach the best way from Madison to Detroit?
Traveling from Madison to Detroit by Flight costs €57.96 and takes 4h 16m door to door, against 7h 38m by Coach. Which is better depends on whether the money or the hours matter more on this trip. The comparison table on this page shows every mode side by side.
When should I book the Coach from Madison to Detroit?
Fares for the Coach from Madison to Detroit bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €19.98. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 226 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Coach from Madison to Detroit produce?
The Coach from Madison to Detroit produces about 14.2 kg of CO2 per passenger over 526 km, which works out at roughly 27 grams per passenger kilometer. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveler, not for the vehicle.
What is provided on board the Coach from Madison to Detroit?
Operators on the Coach from Madison to Detroit publish Power outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi. That is what 1 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 7h 38m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Madison to Detroit on September 11, 2026: 526 km of route against 526 km in a straight line, 8 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €28.23, and 7h 38m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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Things to do in Detroit
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