There are 7 ways to get from Madison to Fort Collins by plane, taxi, bus, train, bus (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 Cheyenne Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Cheyenne Airport (CYS)plane MSN - CYS
- Take the taxi from Cheyenne-Airport-CYS to Fort Collinstaxi
8h 13m$232–752Bus
cheapest- 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 Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B4 to Fort Collins Downtown Transit Centerbus
28h 41m$112–325Bus, 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 Fort Collins Downtown Transit Centerbus
26h 16m$132–355Drive 924.1 mi
- Drive from Madison to Fort Collinscar 924.1 mi
15h 57m$169–244Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Denver, bus
- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Denver (DEN)plane MSN - DEN
- Take the bus from Denver International Airport Pickups to CSU Transit Centerbus
6h 18m$179–840Bus 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 Pickups to CSU Transit Centerbus
7h 45m$238–1,041Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Denver, bus
- 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 Denver (DEN)plane ORD - DEN
- Take the bus from Denver International Airport Pickups to CSU Transit Centerbus
8h 54m$327–778
Madison to Fort Collins by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madison to Fort Collins is to drive which costs $160 - $250 and takes 15h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Madison to Fort Collins is to fly and bus which takes 6h 18m and costs $170 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Madison to Fort Collins. However, there are services departing from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus and arriving at Fort Collins Downtown Transit Center via Chicago Bus Station and Union Station Gate B4. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 41m.
The distance between Madison and Fort Collins is 863 miles. The road distance is 929.5 miles.
The best way to get from Madison to Fort Collins without a car is to bus and train which takes 26h 16m and costs $130 - $360.
It takes approximately 8h 13m to get from Madison to Fort Collins, including transfers.
Madison to Fort Collins bus services, operated by Vangalder Bus, depart from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus station.
Madison to Fort Collins bus services, operated by Vangalder Bus, arrive at W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St station.
Fort Collins is 1h behind Madison. It is currently 1:46 AM in Madison and 12:46 AM in Fort Collins.
Yes, the driving distance between Madison to Fort Collins is 929 miles. It takes approximately 15h 57m to drive from Madison to Fort Collins.
What companies run services between Madison, WI, USA and Fort Collins, CO, USA?
You can take a bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to Fort Collins Downtown Transit Center via W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St, Chicago Bus Station, Denver Union Station, and Union Station Gate B4 in around 28h 41m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Cheyenne Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Cheyenne Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- 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 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Denver via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Denver via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Denver via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Denver via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Denver via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Denver via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Denver via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Denver via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Denver via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
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
- $100–300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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 Fort Collins Downtown Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://ridebustang.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–270
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- (970) 226-5533
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Denver International Airport Pickups to CSU Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $37–38
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/denver-airport/
- Schedules at
- https://groometransportation.com/denver-airport/
- 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
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.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
- $22–55
- Website
- https://www.golamers.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.golamers.com/
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