{"id":58,"date":"2025-10-16T18:24:33","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T18:24:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hscott"},"modified":"2026-03-04T20:00:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T20:00:36","slug":"traveling-to-madison","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/conferences.union.wisc.edu\/summit\/meeting-site\/traveling-to-madison\/","title":{"rendered":"Traveling to Madison"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Dane County Regional Airport in Madison is only 6 miles from Union South. Direct flights are available from several large airports; MSP, DTW, ORD, DFW, EWR, DEN, ATL, and LGA<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-365 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/conferences.union.wisc.edu\/summit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/12\/Picture1-300x184.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"347\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/conferences.union.wisc.edu\/summit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/12\/Picture1-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/conferences.union.wisc.edu\/summit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/12\/Picture1.png 459w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 347px) 100vw, 347px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>By Plane<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Madison: The Dane County Regional Airport is located 4 miles northeast of downtown Madison. You can continue to the meeting site via taxi, which will cost approximately $20 &#8211; $30. Please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.msnairport.com\">www.msnairport.com<\/a> for more information<\/p>\n<p>Milwaukee: The General Mitchell International Airport (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mitchellairport.com\">www.mitchellairport.com<\/a>) is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, approximately 75 miles east of Madison. You may continue to Madison via car or bus. Please see below for more information on car and bus travel.<\/p>\n<p>Chicago: Chicago, Illinois is located 150 miles southeast of Madison and has two international airports: Midway International Airport and O&#8217;Hare International Airport. Both airports can be found by visiting www.ohare.com &#8211; passengers can continue to Madison via car or bus; please see below for additional information on both options.<\/p>\n<p>Once you are in Madison, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityofmadison.com\/metro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Madison Metro<\/a> Route D bus runs from the airport to campus for only $2.<\/p>\n<p><strong>By Bus<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Milwaukee: The Badger Coach Bus Line runs 6 trips daily from Milwaukee&#8217;s General Mitchell International Airport directly to the Madison Meeting Site for $25 one way. Travel time is approximately 2 hours. Please call (608) 276-7490 for more information or visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.badgerbus.com\">www.badgerbus.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chicago: The Van Galder Bus Company runs buses numerous times throughout the day from both O&#8217;Hare and Midway Airports, directly to the Memorial Union in Madison, the conference venue. The one-way fare is currently $30-$32 and travel time is approximately 2.8 &#8211; 3.5 hours. For more information, \u00a0visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vangalderbus.com\">www.vangalderbus.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Greyhound bus lines also run to Madison. Please call (800) 231-2222 for fare and schedule information, or visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greyhound.com\">www.greyhound.com<\/a>. Taxis are available at the bus terminal, which is approximately 0.5 miles from the Union.<\/p>\n<p><strong>By Car<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Madison lies approximately 150 miles northwest of Chicago (2.5 hour drive), 75 miles west of Milwaukee (1.5 hour dive) and 270 miles southeast of Minneapolis (4 hour drive).<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Parking:<\/span> Parking in Madison is very limited. As a courtesy to conference participants, a limited number of campus parking permits will be available for purchase. <strong>If you would like a permit, please reserve your ticket on the conference registration page, when registering for the conference.<\/strong> Permits that have been requested and paid for will be distributed at the conference check-in. There will be <strong>no refunds<\/strong> for unused parking permits.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cityofmadison.com\/parking-utility\">http:\/\/www.cityofmadison.com\/parking-utility<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Taxi Services<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Individuals arriving\/departing outside the complimentary shuttle hours will need to arrange for their own transportation to the Dane County Regional Airport in Madison. Below is a list of taxi cab companies in Madison. Participants must pay this expense.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unioncab.com\/\">Union Cab<\/a>: (608) 242-2000<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.madtaxi.com\/\">Madison Taxi<\/a>: (608) 255-TAXI (8294) or 1(800) 894-3866<\/p>\n<p><strong>Car Rental<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alamo: (608) 249-1449 or (800) 462-5266<br \/>\nAVIS: (608) 242-2442 or (800) 831-2847<br \/>\nBudget: (608) 249-5544 or (800) 527-0700<br \/>\nDollar: (608) 661-4941 or (800) 800-4000<br \/>\nEnterprise: (608) 661-4900 or (800) 325-8007<br \/>\nHertz: (608) 241-3803 or (800) 654-3131<br \/>\nNational: (608) 249-1614 or (800) 227-7368<br \/>\nThrifty: (608) 661-4940 or (800) 847-4389<\/p>\n<p><strong>By Train<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, Madison is not on a major train line. Please see above for alternative transportation methods to the meeting site.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dane County Regional Airport in Madison is only 6 miles from Union South. Direct flights are available from several large airports; MSP, DTW, ORD, DFW, EWR, DEN, ATL, and LGA &nbsp; By Plane Madison: The Dane County Regional Airport is located 4 miles northeast of downtown Madison. 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