There are 7 ways to get from Berkeley to Madison by subway, plane, bus (Greyhound), train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field
best- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN)SFO - MSN
8h 33m$213–965BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)SFO - ORD
- Take the bus from Multi-Modal/Rental Car Facility to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus
10h 19m$181–538Bus
- Take the bus from Vallejo Transit Center to Sparks Transit Center
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Station
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Take the bus from W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus
2d 7h$223–588Train, bus
- Take the train from Emeryville to Chicago Union StationCalifornia Zephyr
- Take the bus from W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW CampusVan Galder
2d 8h$201–1,520Drive 2,060.2 mi
- Drive from Berkeley to Madison2,060.2 mi
32h 7m$376–544BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field
- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to Milpitas
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN)SJC - MSN
9h 5m$272–1,214Fly Oakland International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN)OAK - MSN
7h 51m$226–1,009
Berkeley to Madison by subway, bus, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Berkeley to Madison is to BART and fly and bus which costs $180 - $550 and takes 10h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Berkeley to Madison is to fly which takes 7h 51m and costs $220 - $1,100.
The distance between Berkeley and Madison is 1814 miles. The road distance is 2072.3 miles.
The best way to get from Berkeley to Madison without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 7h and costs $220 - $600.
It takes approximately 8h 33m to get from Berkeley to Madison, including transfers.
The best way to get from Berkeley to Madison is to bus which takes 2 days 7h and costs $220 - $600. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $220 - $1,100 and takes 7h 51m.
Madison is 2h ahead of Berkeley. It is currently 6:18 AM in Berkeley and 8:18 AM in Madison.
Yes, the driving distance between Berkeley to Madison is 2072 miles. It takes approximately 32h 7m to drive from Berkeley to Madison.
There are 116+ hotels available in Madison.
What companies run services between Berkeley, CA, USA and Madison, WI, USA?
You can take a subway from North Berkeley to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus via El Cerrito Del Norte, El Cerrito del Norte Station, Vallejo Transit Center, Sparks Transit Center, Denver Union Station, Chicago Bus Station, and W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St in around 2d 7h. Alternatively, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) 4 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Las Vegas, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–430
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–430
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–430
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Salt Lake City, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–430
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–430
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–14
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Downtown Berkeley to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Emeryville to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Vallejo Transit Center to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $90–290
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 608-752-5407
- vangalder@coachusa.com
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- https://www.coachusa.com/van-galder-bus-company
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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