There are 7 ways to get from Madison to Grand Portage by bus, shuttle, taxi, car, plane, train, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, shuttle, taxi via Bloomington
best- Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mall of America - IKEA - Bloomingtonbus
- Take the bus from Landline - MSP Terminal-2 Humphrey to Landline - Duluth Int'l Airportbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Duluth International Airport to Grand Marais
- Take the taxi from Grand Marais to Grand Portagetaxi
12h 45mDrive 474 mi
cheapest- Drive from Madison to Grand Portagecar 474 mi
8h 51m$109–157Fly, shuttle, taxi
- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Duluth International Airport (DLH)plane MSN - DLH
- Take a shuttle bus from Duluth International Airport to Grand Marais
- Take the taxi from Grand Marais to Grand Portagetaxi
9h 30mBus, shuttle, taxi
- Take the bus from Madison to Saint Paul Union Depotbus
- Take the bus from St. Paul to Duluthbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Duluth International Airport to Grand Marais
- Take the taxi from Grand Marais to Grand Portagetaxi
13h 21mBus, shuttle, taxi via Saint Paul
- Take the bus from Madison to Saint Paul Union Depotbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Minneapolis - Glumack Dr & Terminal 1/Lindbergh Upper to Duluth International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Duluth International Airport to Grand Marais
- Take the taxi from Grand Marais to Grand Portagetaxi
13h 42mBus, train, shuttle, taxi
- Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrakbus
- Take the train from Milwaukee to St. Paul-Minneapolistrain
- Take the bus from St. Paul to Duluthbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Duluth International Airport to Grand Marais
- Take the taxi from Grand Marais to Grand Portagetaxi
16h 56mBus, drive, ferry
- Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrakbus
- Take the bus from Milwaukee to Houghton, MIbus
- Drive from Houghton, MI to Copper Harbor, MIcar
- Take the ferry from Copper Harbor, MI to Rock Harborferry
- Take the ferry from Rock Harbor to Grand Portageferry
27h 11m$219–351
Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Duluth International Airport (DLH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madison to Grand Portage is to drive which costs $100 - $160 and takes 8h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Madison to Grand Portage is to drive which takes 8h 51m and costs $100 - $160.
The distance between Madison and Grand Portage is 595 miles. The road distance is 476.8 miles.
The best way to get from Madison to Grand Portage without a car is to bus and shuttle and taxi via Bloomington which takes 12h 45m and costs .
It takes approximately 12h 45m to get from Madison to Grand Portage, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Madison to Grand Portage is 477 miles. It takes approximately 8h 51m to drive from Madison to Grand Portage.
What companies run services between Madison, WI, USA and Grand Portage, MN, USA?
There is no direct connection from Madison to Grand Portage. However, you can take the bus to Mall of America - IKEA - Bloomington, walk to American & Thunderbird Station, take the bus to MOA Transit Station Gate A, walk to Mall of America Station, take the vehicle to Terminal 2 Station, walk to Landline - MSP Terminal-2 Humphrey, take the bus to Landline - Duluth Int'l Airport, walk to Duluth International Airport, take the shuttle to Grand Marais, then take the taxi to Grand Portage. Alternatively, you can drive from Madison to Grand Portage in around 8h 51m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Duluth International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–470
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Duluth International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–440
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Milwaukee to St. Paul-Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–170
- 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 Mall of America - IKEA - Bloomington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Website
- https://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
- Phone
- +1 (888) 428-1149
- info@landline.com
- Website
- landline.com
Bus from Landline - MSP Terminal-2 Humphrey to Landline - Duluth Int'l Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://landline.com/
Shuttle from Minneapolis - Glumack Dr & Terminal 1/Lindbergh Upper to Duluth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://landline.com/
- Phone
- +1 218-834-5511
- Website
- superiorhikingshuttle.com
Shuttle from Duluth International Airport to Grand Marais
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Website
- http://superiorhikingshuttle.com
- Website
- https://reservations.superiorshuttle.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Madison to Saint Paul Union Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Madison to Saint Paul Union Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–110
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
Bus from St. Paul to Duluth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–75
- Book at
- https://www.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
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from Milwaukee to Houghton, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
- Phone
- +1 906-289-4437
- Website
- isleroyale.com
Ferry from Copper Harbor, MI to Rock Harbor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–88
- Website
- https://www.isleroyale.com
- Children 15 and under
- $55–58
- Adult
- $65–75
- Phone
- +1 218.600.0765
- reservations@isleroyaleboats.com
- Website
- isleroyaleboats.com
Ferry from Rock Harbor to Grand Portage
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $83
- Website
- https://www.isleroyaleboats.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.isleroyaleboats.com/schedules.html
- Website
- https://www.facebook.com/GPIRlines/
- Adult
- $83
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Estimated price
- $95–120
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