There are 5 ways to get from Madison to Calgary 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 from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field
best- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane MSN - YYC
9h 20m$197–957Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departuresbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane ORD - YYC
9h 42m$152–859Bus, train, drive
- Take the bus from Madison to Saint Paul Union Depotbus
- Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Shelby Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Shelby Transit Center to Port of Sweet Grassbus
- Drive from Port of Sweet Grass to Lethbridgecar
- Take the bus from Lethbridge to Calgarybus
32h 50m$497–1,172Drive 2,336.5 km
- Drive from Madison to Calgarycar 2,336.5 km
25h 25m$460–665Bus to General Mitchell International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airportbus
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)plane MKE - YYC
10h 36m$240–1,131
Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madison to Calgary is to bus and fly which costs $150 - $900 and takes 9h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Madison to Calgary is to fly which takes 9h 20m and costs $190 - $1,000.
The distance between Madison and Calgary is 2083 km. The road distance is 2336.5 km.
It takes approximately 9h 20m to get from Madison to Calgary, including transfers.
Calgary is 1h behind Madison. It is currently 3:11 PM in Madison and 2:11 PM in Calgary.
Yes, the driving distance between Madison to Calgary is 2336 km. It takes approximately 25h 25m to drive from Madison to Calgary.
There are 938+ hotels available in Calgary.
What companies run services between Madison, WI, USA and Calgary, AB, Canada?
United Airlines, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) every 4 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Calgary International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–2,100
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Calgary International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–2,300
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–2,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–2,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–700
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Calgary International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Shelby Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $420–950
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Madison to Saint Paul Union Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Lethbridge to Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–27
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Madison to Saint Paul Union Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–150
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Phone
- +1 406-470-0727
- tctransit@gmail.com
- Website
- northern.rural-transit.com
Bus from Shelby Transit Center to Port of Sweet Grass
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- northern.rural-transit.com
- Phone
- +1 414-266-4409
- ticketinfo@badgerbus.com
- Website
- badgerbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://badgerbus.com
- Phone
- +1 608-752-5407
- vangalder@coachusa.com
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departures
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–60
- Website
- https://www.coachusa.com/van-galder-bus-company
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