{"id":58,"date":"2024-04-05T19:56:33","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T19:56:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conferences.union.wisc.edu\/soy2025\/?page_id=58"},"modified":"2025-07-23T04:09:53","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T04:09:53","slug":"traveling-to-madison","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/conferences.union.wisc.edu\/soy2025\/traveling-to-madison\/","title":{"rendered":"Traveling to Madison"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-160\" src=\"http:\/\/conferences.union.wisc.edu\/soy2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/04\/flights-to-MSN-300x195.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"244\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2>Plane<\/h2>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Madison:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.msnairport.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dane County Regional Airport<\/a>\u00a0is located 4 miles northeast of downtown Madison.<br \/>\n<strong>Milwaukee:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mitchellairport.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">General Mitchell International Airport<\/a> if located approximately 75 miles east of Madison in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.<br \/>\n<strong>Chicago:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flychicago.com\/ohare\/home\/pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chicago O\u2019Hare International Airport<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flychicago.com\/midway\/home\/pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chicago Midway International Airport<\/a> are both located about 150 miles southeast of Madison in Chicago, Illinois.<\/p>\n<p>There are frequent bus services between UW-Madison Campus and the Milwaukee and Chicago airports (see below).<\/p>\n<h2>Drive Times<\/h2>\n<p>2 hr 15 min: Chicago O\u2019Hare<br \/>\n4 hr: Twin Cities, Champaign-Urbana<br \/>\n&lt;5 hr: W. Lafayette, Ames, Johnston<br \/>\n&lt;6 hr: E. Lansing, St. Louis<br \/>\n7 hr: Columbia, Lincoln, Carbondale, Brookings<\/p>\n<h2>Bus<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Milwaukee:<\/strong> The Badger Coach bus line runs trips from Milwaukee\u2019s General Mitchell Airport to the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Total travel time is approximately 2 hours. Please visit the Badger Bus website <a href=\"https:\/\/badgerbus.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>\u00a0for more information and to book.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chicago:<\/strong> The Van Galder bus company several trips daily from Chicago O\u2019Hare airport to Madison. Total travel time is approximately 3 hours. Please visit the Van Galder website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coachusa.com\/van-galder-bus-company\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>\u00a0for more information and to book.<\/p>\n<p>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\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityofmadison.com\/parking\/garages-lots\/state-street-campus-garage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">State Street Campus Garage<\/a>, 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.<\/p>\n<h2>Uber &amp; Lyft<\/h2>\n<p>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:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.madtaxi.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Madison Taxi<\/a>: (608) 255-8294<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unioncab.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Union Cab<\/a>: (608) 242-2000<\/p>\n<h2>Rental Cars<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alamo.com\/en\/car-rental-locations\/us\/wi\/madison-dane-county-regional-airport-44a6.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alamo<\/a>: (608) 249-1614<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.avis.com\/en\/locations\/us\/wi\/madison\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AVIS<\/a>: (608) 242-0600<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.budget.com\/en\/locations\/us\/wi\/madison\/msn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Budget<\/a>: (608) 249-5544<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.enterprise.com\/en\/car-rental-locations\/us\/wi\/madison.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Enterprise<\/a>: (833) 749-2428<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hertz.com\/p\/car-rental\/united-states\/wisconsin\/madison\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hertz<\/a>: (608) 241-3803<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalcar.com\/en\/car-rental\/locations\/us\/wi\/madison-dane-county-regional-airport-44n6.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National<\/a>: (833) 749-2429<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thrifty.com\/us\/en\/location\/unitedstates\/wisconsin\/madison\/msnc53\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Thrifty<\/a>: (608) 833-1118<\/p>\n<h2>Train<\/h2>\n<p>Unfortunately, Madison is not on a major train line. The nearest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amtrak.com\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amtrak<\/a>\u00a0stations are in Milwaukee and Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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:\u00a0Dane County Regional Airport\u00a0is located 4 miles northeast of downtown Madison. Milwaukee:\u00a0General Mitchell International Airport if located approximately 75 miles east of Madison in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 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