There are 6 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)MSN - YYC
9h 18m$167–843Bus 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 Departures
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)ORD - YYC
9h 19m$152–1,195Bus, train, drive
- Take the bus from Madison to Saint Paul Union Depot
- Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Shelby Amtrak Station
- Take the bus from Shelby Transit Center to Port of Sweet Grass
- Drive from Port of Sweet Grass to Lethbridge
- Take the bus from Lethbridge to Calgary
32h 50m$278–620Drive 2,336.5 km
- Drive from Madison to Calgary2,336.5 km
25h 15m$456–658Bus to General Mitchell International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airport
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Calgary International Airport (YYC)MKE - YYC
10h 19m$233–1,063Bus, train, drive via West Glacier Amtrak
- Take the bus from Madison to UMN - Minneapolis
- Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to West Glacier Amtrak
- Drive from Lake McDonald Lodge to Pincher Creek, AB
- Take the bus from Pincher Creek, AB to Calgary, AB - 11488, 24 Street SE
39h 26m$431–754
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 train and drive which costs $270 - $650 and takes 32h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Madison to Calgary is to fly which takes 9h 18m and costs $160 - $850.
The distance between Madison and Calgary is 2083 km. The road distance is 2336.5 km.
It takes approximately 9h 18m to get from Madison to Calgary, including transfers.
Calgary is 1h behind Madison. It is currently 10:27 AM in Madison and 9:27 AM in Calgary.
Yes, the driving distance between Madison to Calgary is 2336 km. It takes approximately 25h 15m to drive from Madison to Calgary.
There are 842+ hotels available in Calgary.
What companies run services between Madison, WI, USA and Calgary, AB, Canada?
United Airlines, Delta, and two other airlines fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Calgary International Airport (YYC) every 4 hours.
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–1,600
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Calgary International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,700
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–2,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Calgary International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,700
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Calgary International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,800
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–2,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Edmonton
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–1,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
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
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- 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
- $200–900
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
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Calgary International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Calgary International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- 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
- $200–390
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to West Glacier Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $280–430
- 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
- $60–110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Lethbridge to Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- 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
Bus from Madison to UMN - Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–170
- 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
Bus from Madison to UMN - Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $85–120
- Website
- https://badgerbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800-236-1240
- Website
- golamers.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://www.golamers.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.golamers.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
- $28–55
- Website
- https://www.coachusa.com/van-galder-bus-company
- Phone
- +1 778 382 7729
- info@mountainmanmikes.ca
- Website
- mountainmanmikes.ca
Bus from Pincher Creek, AB to Calgary, AB - 11488, 24 Street SE
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $70–95
- Website
- https://mountainmanmikes.ca/
- Book at
- https://mountainmanmikes.ca/routes-fares/
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