There are 4 ways to get from Great Falls to Madison by plane, bus, train, 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.
Fly to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field
best- Fly from Great Falls International Airport (GTF) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN)plane GTF - MSN
6h 9m$191–871Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Great Falls Transfer Center to Shelby Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the train from Shelby Amtrak Station to St. Paul-Minneapolistrain
- Take the bus from Saint Paul Union Depot to Madisonbus
28h 50m$184–350Drive 1,235.3 mi
- Drive from Great Falls to Madisoncar 1,235.3 mi
19h 36m$226–326Fly to General Mitchell International Airport, bus
- Fly from Great Falls International Airport (GTF) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)plane GTF - MKE
- Take the bus from Mitchell Airport to Madison, WI-Lake St.bus
8h 13m$222–990
Great Falls International Airport (GTF) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Great Falls to Madison is to bus and train which costs $180 - $350 and takes 28h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Great Falls to Madison is to fly which takes 6h 9m and costs $190 - $900.
The distance between Great Falls and Madison is 1119 miles. The road distance is 1242.5 miles.
The best way to get from Great Falls to Madison without a car is to bus and train which takes 28h 50m and costs $180 - $350.
It takes approximately 6h 9m to get from Great Falls to Madison, including transfers.
Madison is 1h ahead of Great Falls. It is currently 10:19 PM in Great Falls and 11:19 PM in Madison.
Yes, the driving distance between Great Falls to Madison is 1242 miles. It takes approximately 19h 36m to drive from Great Falls to Madison.
There are 144+ hotels available in Madison.
What companies run services between Great Falls, MT, USA and Madison, WI, USA?
United Airlines and Delta fly from Great Falls International Airport (GTF) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Great Falls International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Great Falls International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Great Falls International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Great Falls International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Great Falls International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Great Falls International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Great Falls International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Salt Lake City, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Great Falls International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Shelby Amtrak Station to St. Paul-Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $160–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 406-470-0727
- tctransit@gmail.com
- Website
- northern.rural-transit.com
Bus from Great Falls Transfer Center to Shelby Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- northern.rural-transit.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Saint Paul Union Depot to Madison
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Mitchell Airport to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–28
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Saint Paul Union Depot to Madison
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–110
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Phone
- +1 414-266-4409
- ticketinfo@badgerbus.com
- Website
- 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
- +1 800-236-1240
- Website
- golamers.com
Bus from Mitchell Airport to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–55
- Website
- https://www.golamers.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.golamers.com/
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