There are 8 ways to get from Madison to El Paso by plane, bus (Flixbus), 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 El Paso International Airport (ELP)plane MSN - ELP
8h 36m$314–1,428Bus, train via Albuquerque
cheapest- Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrakbus
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Centertrain
- Take the bus from ABQ Alvarado Transportation Center to El Paso Bus Stationbus
35h 38m$179–589Bus
- Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrakbus
- Take the bus from Water & Chicago - Circle K to Tornado Bus Co - Chicagobus
- Take the bus from Chicago to Dallas Jeffersonbus
- Take the bus from Dallas to El Pasobus
33h 58m$297–714Drive 1,400.9 mi
- Drive from Madison to El Pasocar 1,400.9 mi
25h 49m$256–370Bus 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 El Paso International Airport (ELP)plane MKE - ELP
10h 5m$373–1,679Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly
- 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 El Paso International Airport (ELP)plane ORD - ELP
9h 27m$222–966Bus to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly
- 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 El Paso International Airport (ELP)plane MDW - ELP
10h 20m$296–1,376Bus, train
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton Stbus Van Galder
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to El Paso Stationtrain Texas Eagle
2d 5h$182–1,141
Madison to El Paso by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madison to El Paso is to drive which costs $250 - $370 and takes 25h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Madison to El Paso is to fly which takes 8h 36m and costs $310 - $1,500.
No, there is no direct bus from Madison to El Paso. However, there are services departing from Madison, WI-Lake St. and arriving at El Paso via Water & Chicago - Circle K, Chicago and Dallas. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 58m.
The distance between Madison and El Paso is 1270 miles. The road distance is 1409.1 miles.
The best way to get from Madison to El Paso without a car is to bus which takes 33h 58m and costs $290 - $750.
It takes approximately 8h 36m to get from Madison to El Paso, including transfers.
Madison to El Paso bus services, operated by Badger Bus, depart from Madison, WI-Lake St. station.
The best way to get from Madison to El Paso is to fly which takes 8h 36m and costs $310 - $1,500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $290 - $750 and takes 33h 58m.
Madison to El Paso bus services, operated by Badger Bus, arrive at Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak station.
El Paso is 1h behind Madison. It is currently 5:17 AM in Madison and 4:17 AM in El Paso.
What companies run services between Madison, WI, USA and El Paso, TX, USA?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and Delta fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to El Paso International Airport (ELP) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to El Paso via Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak, Water & Chicago - Circle K, Chicago, Dallas Jefferson, and Dallas in around 33h 58m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,700
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,800
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to El Paso International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to El Paso International Airport via San Antonio
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to El Paso International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,400
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to El Paso International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,400
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to El Paso International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,700
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to El Paso International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to El Paso International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,400
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to El Paso International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,400
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,700
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to El Paso International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to El Paso International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to El Paso International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–410
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to El Paso Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $160–1,100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 414-266-4409
- ticketinfo@badgerbus.com
- Website
- badgerbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–30
- Website
- https://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
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–29
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–30
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–55
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Phone
- +1 800-236-1240
- Website
- golamers.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- https://www.golamers.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.golamers.com/
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–55
- Website
- https://www.golamers.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.golamers.com/
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Water & Chicago - Circle K to Tornado Bus Co - Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–140
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $40–140
Bus from Chicago to Dallas Jefferson
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–290
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $150–290
Bus from Dallas to El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–230
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $100–230
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Dallas to El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–140
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from ABQ Alvarado Transportation Center to El Paso Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–85
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from ABQ Alvarado Transportation Center to El Paso Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.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
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.coachusa.com/van-galder-bus-company
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
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