Plane
Direct Flights to Madison are available from: Chicago, Detroit, Minneapolis, Atlanta, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Denver, Charlotte, New York, Newark, Philadelphia, Washington D.C. and Phoenix and more.
Madison: Dane County Regional Airport is located 4 miles northeast of downtown Madison.
Milwaukee: General Mitchell International Airport if located approximately 75 miles east of Madison in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Chicago: Chicago O’Hare International Airport and Chicago Midway International Airport are both located about 150 miles southeast of Madison in Chicago, Illinois.
There are frequent bus services between UW-Madison Campus and the Milwaukee and Chicago airports (see below).
Drive Times
2 hr 15 min: Chicago O’Hare
4 hr: Twin Cities, Champaign-Urbana
<5 hr: W. Lafayette, Ames, Johnston
<6 hr: E. Lansing, St. Louis
7 hr: Columbia, Lincoln, Carbondale, Brookings
Bus
Milwaukee: The Badger Coach bus line runs trips from Milwaukee’s General Mitchell Airport to the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Total travel time is approximately 2 hours. Please visit the Badger Bus website here for more information and to book.
Chicago: The Van Galder bus company several trips daily from both Chicago O’Hare and Chicago Midway airports to Madison. Total travel time is approximately 3 hours. Please visit the Van Galder website here for more information and to book.
Madison is approximately 140 miles northwest of Chicago, 75 miles west of Milwaukee, and 270 miles southeast of Minneapolis. If you plan to rent or bring a car to the meeting, we suggest arranging parking at your hotel. Otherwise, the nearest public garage to the meeting site is at the State Street Campus Garage, about .2 miles away. Please note, you will need to move your car every 48 hours if you decided to park at the State Street Campus Garage.
Uber & Lyft
Uber and Lyft are both available in Madison and will provide ride to and from the Dane County Regional Airport. Hailing a traditional taxi is not common in Madison and you receive faster service by calling a taxi company directly using the phone numbers listed below:
Madison Taxi: (608) 255-8294
Union Cab: (608) 242-2000
Rental Cars
Alamo: (608) 249-1614
AVIS: (608) 242-0600
Budget: (608) 249-5544
Enterprise: (833) 749-2428
Hertz: (608) 241-3803
National: (833) 749-2429
Thrifty: (608) 833-1118
Train
Unfortunately, Madison is not on a major train line. The nearest Amtrak stations are in Milwaukee and Chicago.