There are 8 ways to get from Madison to Fort Collins by plane, bus, train, bus (Greyhound), car, or taxi
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Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Denver, bus
best- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Denver (DEN)MSN - DEN
- Take the bus from Denver International Airport Pickups to CSU Transit Center
6h 6m$179–790Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B4 to Fort Collins Downtown Transit Center
28h 41m$112–325Bus, train
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Denver
- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B4 to Fort Collins Downtown Transit Center
26h 16m$132–405Drive 924.1 mi
- Drive from Madison to Fort Collins924.1 mi
15h 53m$169–244Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Cheyenne Airport, taxi
- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Cheyenne Airport (CYS)MSN - CYS
- Take the taxi from Cheyenne-Airport-CYS to Fort Collins
8h 2m$232–702Bus to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Denver, bus
- Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airport
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Denver (DEN)MKE - DEN
- Take the bus from Denver International Airport Pickups to CSU Transit Center
7h 35m$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 Departures
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Denver (DEN)ORD - DEN
- Take the bus from Denver International Airport Pickups to CSU Transit Center
8h 45m$327–778Bus via Burlington
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St
- Take the bus from Chicago, IL to Burlington, IA
- Take the bus from Burlington to Denver
- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B4 to Fort Collins Downtown Transit Center
30h 58m$215–438
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 53m.
The fastest way to get from Madison to Fort Collins is to fly and bus which takes 6h 6m and costs $170 - $800.
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 907 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 - $410.
It takes approximately 6h 6m 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 10:35 PM in Madison and 9:35 PM in Fort Collins.
Yes, the driving distance between Madison to Fort Collins is 929 miles. It takes approximately 15h 53m 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 Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Denver via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Cheyenne Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Cheyenne Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Denver via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Denver via Cedar Rapids
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Denver via General Mitchell International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Denver via Kearney
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Denver via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Denver via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- 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 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Denver via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Denver via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Denver via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Denver via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
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
- $100–350
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- +1 608-752-5407
- 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
- +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
- $20–40
- 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/
- Phone
- +1 (319) 753-2864
- info@burlingtontrailways.com
- Website
- burlingtontrailways.com
Bus from Chicago, IL to Burlington, IA
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $50–75
- Flexible Fares
- $70–110
- Saver Fare
- $76
- Flex Fare
- $104
Bus from Burlington to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–270
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $130–190
- Flexible Fares
- $180–270
- Saver Fare
- $185
- Flex Fare
- $254
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