Cheapest€30.43
- PARTA PA577506:318h 38m15:09North Omaha Transit CenterMadison - Dutch Mill
Door to door 9h 22mCO2 17.9 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee
Traveling from Omaha to Madison costs €30.43 at the cheapest and takes 9h 22m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 662 km. Cheapest is by Coach, fastest is by Coach.
At a glance
- Distance
- 662 km
- Fastest
- 9h 22m
- Average
- 10h 9m
- Services per day
- 5
- Cheapest
- €30.43
- CO2 per passenger
- 17.9 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 28, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | 9h 22m | 8h 38m | 44m | €38.13 | 17.9 kg | 4 |
- 9h 22mFastest, by Coach
- €38.13Cheapest, by Coach
- 17.9 kgLowest CO2, by Coach
- 662 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€100.44
- Republic Airways RA210507:301h 23m08:53Omaha OMAMilwaukee MKE
- Amtrak A556910:101h 5m11:15Milwaukee Intermodal StationMadison station (C&NW)
Changes at Milwaukee, with 77 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.
Door to door 5h 42mCO2 179.8 kgChanges 1Fixed, no changes
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
No live timetable for this trip yet.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Omaha to Madison | FriSep 11 | SatSep 12 | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | €77.73 | €72.23 | €53.53 | €48.03 | €51.33 | €50.78 | €51.88 | €44.73 | €51.88 | €44.18 | €38.68 | €45.83 | €38.13 | €38.68 |
| Flight | €228.47 | €209.59 | €174.78 | €127.58 | €135.84 | €139.97 | €124.63 | €137.02 | €127.58 | €121.09 | €104.57 | €122.27 | €114.60 | €121.68 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €30.43
The bus gets you into Madison. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
Where to stay in Madison
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When to book Omaha to Madison
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €35.9390 days
- €23.8360 days
- €32.0845 days
- €39.7830 days
- €39.2321 days
- €38.6814 days
- €51.887 days
- €53.533 days
- €77.731 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €23.83.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 226 percent. The most expensive point is €77.73, 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.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €44.18Sun
- €38.68Mon
- €45.83Tue
- €38.13Wed
- €39.23Thu
- €44.73Fri
- €51.88Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €51.33Sep
- €33.73Oct
- €29.88Nov
- €30.43Dec
- €33.73Jan
- €29.88Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 662 km against 575 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Rockford, Milwaukee. The gap between arriving and leaving is 67 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 14 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Omaha at 06:31 and the last at 07:30, across 4 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Omaha
Rail
- Omaha
- Omaha Union Station
- Florence Depot
Bus
- North Omaha Transit Center
- Omaha Bus Station
Air
- OMA
Madison
Rail
- Madison station (C&NW)
- Madison Milwaukee Road depot
- Middleton station
Bus
- Madison - Dutch Mill
- UW-Madison Intercity Bus
Air
- MSN
Who runs this route
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 | €30.43 | 9h 22m | 72 km/h | Changeable | Power outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €24.50 | 81% |
| Taxes | €2.45 | 8% |
| Supplier fees | €1.49 | 5% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 7% |
| Total you pay | €30.43 | 100% |
We cannot promise Madison station (C&NW) still has a baggage check, because plenty of stations closed theirs.
Baggage storage near Madison station (C&NW)
Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Questions about Omaha to Madison
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 it take to get from Omaha to Madison?
The fastest journey from Omaha to Madison takes 9h 22m door to door, of which 8h 38m is spent moving, on the Coach. Most services take around 10h 9m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Omaha to Madison?
The cheapest fare from Omaha to Madison is €30.43, checked on September 28, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €47.48. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Omaha to Madison?
The cheapest way from Omaha to Madison is by Coach, at €38.13 for one passenger on September 28, 2026. That journey takes 9h 22m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Omaha to Madison?
Fares from Omaha to Madison bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €23.83. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 226 percent, measured on September 28, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Omaha to Madison?
Wednesday is the cheapest day to depart from Omaha to Madison, at €38.13. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 28, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Omaha to Madison?
November is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Omaha to Madison, at €29.88 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Omaha to Madison?
1 operators sell services from Omaha to Madison across 1 modes: PARTA. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Omaha to Madison?
20 percent of the services we sell from Omaha to Madison are direct. The rest connect at Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Rockford, Milwaukee, with about 67 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Omaha to Madison use?
Services from Omaha to Madison by Coach leave from North Omaha Transit Center and arrive at Madison - Dutch Mill. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Omaha to Madison?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Omaha to Madison allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
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, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Omaha to Madison on September 10, 2026: 662 km of route against 575 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €30.43, and 9h 22m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The bus is the simple part. What you do once you are in Madison is somebody else's catalog.
Things to do in Madison
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