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How to get fromMadison to Cedar Fallsby plane, bus or car

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There are 6 ways to get from Madison to Cedar Falls by plane, bus, or car

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  1. Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Waterloo Municipal Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO)plane plane MSN - ALO
    4h 50m
    $86–500

  2. Drive 186.3 mi

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Madison to Cedar Fallscar car 186.3 mi
    3h 26m
    $34–50

  3. Bus, drive

    1. Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton Stbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Iowa Citybus bus
    3. Take the bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9bus bus
    4. Drive from GTC Bay 9 to Cedar Fallscar car
    13h 45m

  4. Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to The Eastern Iowa Airport, drive

    1. Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)plane plane MSN - CID
    2. Drive from Cedar-Rapids-Airport-CID to Cedar Fallscar car
    5h 52m
    $79–491

  5. Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Waterloo Municipal Airport

    1. Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departuresbus bus
    2. Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO)plane plane ORD - ALO
    5h 25m
    $64–298

  6. Bus, drive via Central Transfer

    1. Take the bus from Madison to Chicago Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Iowa Citybus bus
    3. Take the bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9bus bus
    4. Drive from GTC Bay 9 to Central Transfercar car
    15h 1m

Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO) flights

Calendar16Weekly Planes
Duration3h 53mAverage Duration
Ticket$72Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Madison, WI, USA and Cedar Falls, IA, USA?

American Airlines and United Airlines fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO) twice daily.

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