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$165 Find cheap flights from Raleigh to Madison

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Cheap flight deals from Raleigh to Madison (RDU-MSN)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Raleigh to Madison that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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4:19 pm - 10:22 pmRDU-MSN
7h 03m1 stop
4:34 pm - 10:25 pmMSN-RDU
4h 51m1 stop
$195American Airlines
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Tue, Sep 3 - Fri, Sep 6
12:45 pm - 3:49 pmRDU-MSN
4h 04m1 stop
6:53 am - 1:55 pmMSN-RDU
6h 02m1 stop
$215American Airlines
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Tue, Sep 10 - Fri, Sep 13
4:26 pm - 9:56 pmRDU-MSN
6h 30m1 stop
9:58 am - 3:35 pmMSN-RDU
4h 37m1 stop
$218American Airlines
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Fri, Sep 6 - Mon, Sep 9
12:34 pm - 4:27 pmRDU-MSN
4h 53m1 stop
4:57 pm - 10:54 pmMSN-RDU
4h 57m1 stop
$238American Airlines
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Thu, Aug 8 - Mon, Aug 12
6:30 am - 10:05 amRDU-MSN
4h 35m1 stop
6:32 am - 11:22 amMSN-RDU
3h 50m1 stop
$247United Airlines
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Wed, Jun 26 - Fri, Jun 28
5:54 pm - 10:37 pmRDU-MSN
5h 43m1 stop
6:20 pm - 11:26 pmMSN-RDU
4h 06m1 stop
$268Delta
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Wed, Jun 26 - Wed, Jul 3
5:25 pm - 10:37 pmRDU-MSN
6h 12m1 stop
12:04 pm - 7:05 pmMSN-RDU
6h 01m1 stop
$338Delta
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Thu, Jul 4 - Tue, Jul 9
7:45 pm - 3:03 pmRDU-MSN
20h 18m3 stops
4:00 pm - 9:37 pmMSN-RDU
4h 37m1 stop
$382United Airlines
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Tue, Sep 10 - Tue, Sep 24
6:00 am - 3:04 pmRDU-MSN
10h 04m2 stops
4:00 pm - 9:37 pmMSN-RDU
4h 37m1 stop
$388United Airlines
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Tue, Sep 10 - Tue, Sep 24
6:05 am - 1:59 pmRDU-MSN
8h 54m2 stops
7:00 am - 5:07 pmMSN-RDU
9h 07m2 stops
$1,574Delta
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Tue, Sep 3 - Fri, Sep 6

Flights from Raleigh to Madison - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Raleigh to Madison to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Raleigh to Madison?

The average price of all flights from Raleigh to Madison clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Madison on a Wednesday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Sunday is the most expensive day to fly from Raleigh to Madison. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Wednesday and avoiding Sundays for the best deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Raleigh to Madison?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Raleigh to Madison, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.
The cheapest month for flights from Raleigh to Madison is January, where tickets cost $238 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, where the average cost of tickets is $429 and $416 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Raleigh to Madison?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Raleigh to Madison, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price on the flight from Raleigh to Madison, you should book around 5 days before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 53 days before departure.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Raleigh to Madison?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
In the last 3 days, Frontier offered the best one-way deal for that route, at $165. KAYAK users also found Raleigh to Madison round-trip flights on American Airlines from $195 and on United Airlines from $247.

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January

High season

May

Cheapest flight

$165
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 34% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 0% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Raleigh to Madison

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Raleigh to Madison based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking flights from Raleigh to Madison

  • What is the cheapest flight from Raleigh to Madison?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Raleigh to Madison was $165 for a one-way ticket and $195 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Raleigh and Madison?

    No, a passport isn't needed to fly from Raleigh to Madison. However, local authorities might ask for an official ID.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Raleigh to Madison?

    Raleigh and Madison are both served by 1 main airport. You will leave Raleigh from Raleigh-Durham and will be arriving at Madison Truax Field.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Raleigh to Madison?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Raleigh to Madison?

    oneworld, Star Alliance, and SkyTeam are the airline alliances operating flights between Raleigh and Madison, with SkyTeam being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Raleigh to Madison, Delta or United Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Raleigh to Madison are Delta and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of $364 and an overall rating of 8.0, Delta is the most popular choice. United Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $374 and an overall rating of 7.4.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Raleigh to Madison?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Raleigh to Madison.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Raleigh to Madison?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Madison from Raleigh is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Raleigh to Madison?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Madison with an airline and back to Raleigh with another airline. Booking your flights between Raleigh and MSN can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Raleigh to Madison?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Madison from Raleigh up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top 4 airlines serving from Raleigh to Madison

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Raleigh to Madison. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Raleigh to Madison? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
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DeltaOverall score based on 10457 reviews
7.4Food
7.9Comfort
8.6Crew
8.2Boarding
8.0Entertainment
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Flew first class so everything was great. But maybe because the flights were red eye, no meals were served, just chips. I flew Alaska Air 1st class at 9PM (2 hour flight) and they served beef short rib sliders!

10.0 ExcellentMichael, May 2024SJC - ATL
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Flew first class so everything was great. But maybe because the flights were red eye, no meals were served, just chips. I flew Alaska Air 1st class at 9PM (2 hour flight) and they served beef short rib sliders!

Had to change aircraft due to a faulty door. Surprisingly it only caused about an hour and a half of delay. Delta handled this situation as well as can be expected.

Awful. Flight was continuously getting delayed and gates kept changing without any reason. Flight was delayed for more then 3 hours

Paid premium for Delta only to be on safe but tired old 767 with ancient cabin in mediocre condition. Poor wifi and horrible inflight entertainment. Hardly a premium experience. Should have flown SW and had fun flight crew and no pretense

Our flight to Zurich was delayed by almost 3 hours, so we missed our next flight. There was no indication it would be delayed this much. We were told the gate had changed and then it apparently took over 2 hours to load the "catering" on the plane. We were not compensated in any way for the trouble.

Rated entertainment as Mediocre as there were major problems with the Infotainment system that took probably a half hour for them to fix.

Your crew could maybe answer the call bell at least one of the times I pressed it. I pressed it first time with 2.5 hours left in our flight bc my partner was hungry and wanted a sandwich. We finally got the sandwich with 40 mins left in the flight.

Delta crushed it. Flight attendant in first was attentive and just never stopped. Honestly one of the best domestic flights I’ve been on.

They were an hour late and they didn’t have my wheelchair for me

The Flight crew didn’t serve us until about 1.5 hours into the flight because of turbulence but after it ended it was fine to move around. They served us water only and snacks and then NEVER, NOT ONE TIME came through to collect trash until right before landing about 1.5 hours later. There was absolutely no need for that. They crew was just standing around talking and visiting with each other and really never tried to see if we might want something besides water or even try to come pick up trash. This is VERY unusual for a Delta flight but it was not what I would have expected for a 4 hour flight.

The flight and boarding were easy peasy. I was traveling with my 4-year-old, so a smooth boarding experience was especially appreciated. My only piece of feedback is really about where our gate was in O'Hare. They've shoved four gates into a tiny corner of the B terminal and there isn't early enough room or seating for everyone. Not United's problem, but did dent the overall experience.

Dinner was okay but the breakfast was not eatable on the flight San Francisco to Zurich.

There was no screens on board AND the WiFi didn’t work. My seat was broken and couldn’t recline so I couldn’t even sleep. The flight attendants didn’t offer anything to make it more comfortable. It was such an old cramped plane, when the person in front of me reclined I couldn’t even open my tray table. All the United ads talk about guaranteeing everyone gets a screen!

The Wi-Fi was unavailable on this flight for some reason.

On time take off…US cabins look tired and need of refresh!

Fantastic. Smooth boarding with an infant. Never experienced it with any other carriers.

This was a Lufthansa flight, not United. The CSA at the counter, Ashley, was not only incompetent, but quite rude. Me and two other PAX waited over 7 minutes standing in front of her and another CSA and they ignored us. We joked that we must have accidently taken invisibility pills. She could have at least said "I'll be with you in a moment, I'm currently....". I could go on about how rude she and the other CSAs were (whispering, not communicating with me, blaming the situation on others, etc.). She would not work for me. Then, she gave me literally the worst seat on the plane. the worst. My seat kept getting bumped (rammed twice by the crew with their carts and about every 5 minutes by someone using the bathroom), listening to the bathroom all night, crowded seat, etc.

My seat was broken. WiFi didn’t work. Gate crew at HOU were rude and condescending. Treated all the passengers badly. Bad experience, United.

First flight of the day… MINIMUM FUEL! 15 minute landing delay at HOU due to fog turned into a 2+ hour delay! Rather than circle, they had to divert to another city to refuel! Sat on tarmac at Austin to refuel. We ALL missed our connections! The crew, including pilots, were clueless. Crew was really a mess. At HOU, Untied employees were exceedingly rude to all. It was pitiful.

An hour and a half late is UNACCEPTABLE. The negative impact to our family is unconscionable. And for the price we were forced to pay...

Tray table was filthy when I sat down. I needed to have someone come clean it because there was food and stains on it WiFi didn’t work after paying for in-flight WiFi. Food was terrible and was not filling at all Chicken was rubbery Flight attendant had an attitude, interrupted me and wasn’t able to answer basic questions about the food selection such as “does the chicken have red sauce in it”. If your flight attendants are not going to know what is in the meals so we can make an educated decision based on dietary restrictions, they shouldn’t be on the plane. My 1.5 year old niece was sleeping and dropped her binkie. I went on the ground under the chairs looking for it. It was at that time that she came up to me as I’m CLEARLY on all 4s with a flashlight and said “I need to get by”. I said one moment please I’m getting something from under the seat (while my head was literally under the seat). Her reply was “no you need to move now” and proceeded to almost push me out of the way. I looked up and all I saw was her toes under my eyes. When I looked in front of me, her private parts were inches away from my face. I then made a comment “you couldn’t waited 2 seconds?” and her response was, “no I need to use the bathroom”. I understand that and would never want to be the reason someone couldn’t get to the bathroom but I was under the seat. She could’ve gone around the other way instead of harassing me, basically placing her private parts on my head and borderline pushing me out of the way. You don’t pay that much for this deplorable experience. This was by far the worst experience I have ever had on American. I will be absolutely thinking twice and thrice about flying American Airlines again. I would rather pay more to fly delta because at least I know their WiFi will work and their flight attendants won’t have a shitty attitude for no reason, nor will they act the way this woman did. Unacceptable.

Delayed almost 4 hours for a 45 minute flight with no explanation.

American cancelled our flight home. Zero option for hotel, alternative transportation and took 3 hours to find our bags so we could take a 3 hour UBER ride home on our dime. Never flying AA again.

The flight was great but board was a nightmare. The gate was changed 4 times during the layover period

i suspect i caught flu on this flight as i could hear someone coughing a few rows back and ended up with flu a few days later. also tiresome to have to watch movies on my device by holding up smartphone screen, would have liked to have in seat display.

Plane took off without me, my stepdad and a dozen other passengers. It went from an hour delay to boarding in 15 montures without notifying anyone. Names were not called overhead. Now I’m missing a day of work and stuck in Charolette overnight paying for a hotel and Ubers out of pocket

The flight was fine. All the delays and poor communication and customer service were the worst! We were supposed to arrive in London at 7:10 am. In stead we arrived at 1:30 pm. And now American Airlines refuses to make things right but only sent a canned apology after I contacted customer relations.

The flight was delayed for over four hours due to “maintenance “. Your ground staff made no efforts to avoid my family missing their connecting flight to London. They did not try to reroute them and didn’t even offer meal vouchers without being asked. My daughter, her husband and four children were in the States for our son’s celebration of life service. They experienced rude and unhelpful staff in Asheville. The lack of communication was disgraceful. They missed their connecting flight and the first rebooking. Then the 2nd rebooked flight was delayed by over two hours. They didn’t leave Charlotte until 1:30 AM. Since returning home my granddaughters sleep has been so disrupted that they are overly tired and cry hysterically at bedtime. I have already contacted you regarding compensation but have yet to receive a response. All I’ve received is a canned wrote response. This is not acceptable!!! When my wife and I traveled to England in December on your partner, British Airlines, we were delayed for 4 and one half hours. We missed our connecting train to Leeds and had to pay double. They not only reimbursed our extra train expense, they also refunded half our airfare. And upon our return to the States we were surprised to find that they had upgraded us for free! Now that’s customer service!!! I look forward to a prompt real human response. Sincerely, Jon Cannon

We sat on the plane for 1 hour because the airline was short handed could not be unloading.

Flight delayed 3 times. We were directed to go to a gate across from our gate. The plane wasn't there yet so we had to wait for it to arrive, then deplane everyone and then wait again for the plane to be cleaned. After 45 minuites we were allowed on the plane. The first plane had mechanical issues. The 2nd plane must have had bathroom issues because we did not have any food service whatsoever. No snack or beverage. That made for a long time not to have anything considering that we had just made it to the original gate and we had no time to stop to get food or a drink. Then we didn't want to leave the gate to get food because we wouldn't know how much longer the delay would be. Then the next gate change. Had we been told that the total time would have been aprox 45 min later we would have left to get food and a beverage. We had to wait again for the okay to the pilot to take off so we were on the runway for another 20 min. Overall, we were delayed over 2 hours which felt like 4 hours.

9hrs delay and didn’t provided anything until after flight landed $75 voucher for fiuture travel no meals or anything.

It was ridiculously hard to check in for the flight, and Frontier charged us a LOT of money to have a carry on suitcase, and then told everyone we could not carry on bags and had to check them through at the gate, and didn't refund the extra money we paid to have the suitcase as carry on.

I had a terrible experience with Frontier. I arrived before the 60 minute cut off and was told that Frontier has a two hour window for bags. I was then told the next available flight wasn’t until the end of the day (I had booked a 6am flight). I took a look around and saw other people being told that they could not board their flights or that they had to pay additional fees. I opted to rebook on American Airlines. There’s absolutely no straightforward way to contact Frontier, so this ticket was a complete waste of money. Oh - and the kicker is that the lady lied about the two hour cut off.

Frontier won’t help you at the airport without paying $25. Carry on was $75. Then you get on the plain and every beverage or snack is also a charge. Seats are hard and real packed in. I would never fly them again.

Worst experience I have seen. The flight was cancelled without any reason.

My experience with frontier staff at the Denver airport was absolutely horrible. The manager on duty was even worst if was the worst experience I have ever had, I have never been treated so poorly as a customer in my life! The staff was extremely rude, eye rolls and attitude and then refusal to help me at all. I wish I could never fly frontier again that’s how horrible it was!

The Frontier app wasn’t working. So I could not pay for a carry on the week prior to flying. They charged me 99$ at the gate to carry on a duffle bag.

Good for the price. My only complaint is that the pilot should keep the air flowing while passengers are waiting to getting out of airplane.

Plane could have been more on time. More leg room .

I arrived 1 hour prior to boarding, and they said I was too late for a domestic flight. First time I heard that :-(

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Raleigh to Madison found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
6/7Fri
1 stopFrontier
12h 34mRDU-MSN
$165
6/7Fri
2 stops
23h 30mRDU-MSN
$180
7/19Fri
2 stops
23h 49mRDU-MSN
$196
7/19Fri
1 stopFrontier
24h 40mRDU-MSN
$209
7/15Mon
1 stopAmerican Airlines
4h 56mRDU-MSN
$212
7/15Mon
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
7h 13mRDU-MSN
$298
7/19Fri
3 stops
25h 56mRDU-MSN
$322
6/7Fri
3 stopsUnited Airlines
25h 51mRDU-MSN
$478

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Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from Raleigh to Madison that are departing in the next 10 days.
5/31Fri
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
7h 03mRDU-MSN
6/2Sun
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
4h 30mMSN-RDU
$337
5/31Fri
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
6h 26mRDU-MSN
6/2Sun
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
4h 48mMSN-RDU
$600
5/31Fri
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
7h 59mRDU-MSN
6/2Sun
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
8h 00mMSN-RDU
$755

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