There are 8 ways to get from Madison to Colorado Springs by plane, bus, train, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), 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 Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Denver, bus
best- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Denver (DEN)plane MSN - DEN
- Take the bus from Denver International Airport to The Antlers; S. Cascadebus
6h 24m$182–857Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Colorado Springs Airport
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 Colorado Springs Airport (COS)plane ORD - COS
8h 32m$89–404Bus, train
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton Stbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Denvertrain
- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B4 to Colorado Springs Downtown Stationbus
27h 11m$323–707Bus
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton Stbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B4 to Colorado Springs Downtown Stationbus
32h 47m$223–412Drive 970.9 mi
- Drive from Madison to Colorado Springscar 970.9 mi
16h 58m$178–256Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Colorado Springs Airport
- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Colorado Springs Airport (COS)plane MSN - COS
7h 25m$126–706Bus to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Denver, bus
- Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airportbus
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Denver (DEN)plane MKE - DEN
- Take the bus from Denver International Airport to The Antlers; S. Cascadebus
8h$211–974Bus to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Colorado Springs Airport
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departuresbus
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Colorado Springs Airport (COS)plane MDW - COS
9h 33m$123–604
Madison to Colorado Springs by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madison to Colorado Springs is to drive which costs $170 - $260 and takes 16h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Madison to Colorado Springs is to fly and bus which takes 6h 24m and costs $180 - $900.
No, there is no direct bus from Madison to Colorado Springs station. However, there are services departing from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus and arriving at Colorado Springs Downtown Station via Chicago Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station and Union Station Gate B4. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 47m.
The distance between Madison and Colorado Springs is 922 miles. The road distance is 976.6 miles.
The best way to get from Madison to Colorado Springs without a car is to bus and train which takes 27h 11m and costs $320 - $750.
It takes approximately 6h 24m to get from Madison to Colorado Springs, including transfers.
Madison to Colorado Springs bus services, operated by Vangalder Bus, depart from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus station.
The best way to get from Madison to Colorado Springs is to bus which takes 32h 47m and costs $220 - $420. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $120 - $750 and takes 7h 25m.
Madison to Colorado Springs bus services, operated by Vangalder Bus, arrive at W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St station.
Colorado Springs is 1h behind Madison. It is currently 12:16 AM in Madison and 11:16 PM in Colorado Springs.
What companies run services between Madison, WI, USA and Colorado Springs, CO, USA?
You can take a bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to Colorado Springs Downtown Station via W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St, Chicago Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station, Denver Union Station, and Union Station Gate B4 in around 32h 47m. Alternatively, United Airlines, American Airlines, and Delta fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Colorado Springs Airport (COS) every 3 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Denver via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Colorado Springs Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Colorado Springs Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Denver via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Denver via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Denver via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Colorado Springs Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Colorado Springs Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Denver via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–380
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Colorado Springs Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Colorado Springs Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Colorado Springs Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–440
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $290–650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 719-687-3456
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Denver International Airport to The Antlers; S. Cascade
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/colorado-springs/
- Phone
- +1 608-752-5407
- vangalder@coachusa.com
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.coachusa.com/van-galder-bus-company
Bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departures
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.coachusa.com/van-galder-bus-company
- Phone
- +1 800-900-3011
- Website
- ridebustang.com
Bus from Union Station Gate B4 to Colorado Springs Downtown Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- https://ridebustang.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–20
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–280
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.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
- $24–35
- Website
- https://badgerbus.com
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Yes, the driving distance between Madison to Colorado Springs is 977 miles. It takes approximately 16h 58m to drive from Madison to Colorado Springs.
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