There are 5 ways to get from Banff to Madison by bus, plane, car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, fly to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field
best- Take the bus from HI Banff Alpine Centre to Calgary Airportbus
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN)plane YYC - MSN
9h 20m$175–745Bus, drive, train
- Take the bus from Banff to Calgarybus
- Take the bus from Calgary - Downtown Ticket Office to Lethbridge - U of Lbus
- Drive from Lethbridge - U of L to Port of Sweet Grasscar
- Take the bus from Port of Sweet Grass to Shelby Transit Centerbus
- Take the train from Shelby Amtrak Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Take the bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.bus
38h 4mDrive 1,528.2 mi
- Drive from Banff to Madisoncar 1,528.2 mi
26h 40m$350–506Bus, fly to General Mitchell International Airport
- Take the bus from HI Banff Alpine Centre to Calgary Airportbus
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)plane YYC - MKE
- Take the bus from Mitchell Airport to Madison, WI-Lake St.bus
11h 29m$234–963Bus, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Take the bus from HI Banff Alpine Centre to Calgary Airportbus
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane YYC - ORD
- Take the bus from Multi-Modal/Rental Car Facility to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campusbus
10h 42m$213–688
Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Banff to Madison is to bus and fly which costs $170 - $750 and takes 9h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Banff to Madison is to bus and fly which takes 9h 20m and costs $170 - $750.
The distance between Banff and Madison is 1375 miles. The road distance is 1537.1 miles.
It takes approximately 9h 20m to get from Banff to Madison, including transfers.
Madison is 1h ahead of Banff. It is currently 9:55 AM in Banff and 10:55 AM in Madison.
Yes, the driving distance between Banff to Madison is 1537 miles. It takes approximately 26h 40m to drive from Banff to Madison.
There are 210+ hotels available in Madison.
What companies run services between Banff, AB, Canada and Madison, WI, USA?
There is no direct connection from Banff to Madison. However, you can take the bus to Calgary Airport, walk to Calgary International Airport (YYC) airport, fly to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN), walk to Airport at Terminal Door 6, then take the bus to E Gorham at N Blair. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Banff to Madison, WI-Lake St. via Calgary - Downtown Ticket Office, Lethbridge - U of L, Port of Sweet Grass, Shelby Transit Center, Shelby Amtrak Station, Milwaukee, and Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak in around 38h 4m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,600
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,400
Flights from Calgary International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,800
Flights from Calgary International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–2,000
Flights from Calgary International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Calgary International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–490
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–350
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–440
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Calgary International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Calgary International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–350
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–410
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–1,300
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,400
Flights from Calgary International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,700
Flights from Calgary International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,800
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–490
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–350
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–440
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Calgary International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Calgary International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–350
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Shelby Amtrak Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $380–850
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800 974 2850
- booking@banffexplorer.com
- Website
- banffexplorer.com
Bus from HI Banff Alpine Centre to Calgary Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $44
- Website
- https://banffexplorer.com/
- Phone
- +1 877 769 3287
- customerservice@myebus.ca
- Website
- myebus.ca
Bus from Banff to Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.myebus.ca/
Bus from Calgary - Downtown Ticket Office to Lethbridge - U of L
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://www.myebus.ca/
- Phone
- +1 406-470-0727
- tctransit@gmail.com
- Website
- northern.rural-transit.com
Bus from Port of Sweet Grass to Shelby Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- northern.rural-transit.com
- Phone
- +1 414-266-4409
- ticketinfo@badgerbus.com
- Website
- badgerbus.com
Bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–30
- Website
- https://badgerbus.com
Bus from Mitchell Airport to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- https://badgerbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Mitchell Airport to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–20
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–55
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Phone
- +1 608-752-5407
- vangalder@coachusa.com
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from Multi-Modal/Rental Car Facility to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.coachusa.com/van-galder-bus-company
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