There are 7 ways to get from Madison to Grindelwald by plane, train, or bus
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 Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MSN - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
- Take the train from Bern to Interlaken Osttrain
19h 4mCHF 323–981Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, bus, train
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 Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane ORD - MXP
- Take the bus from Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1 to Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviariabus
- Take the train from Domodossola to Spieztrain
19h 27mCHF 225–631Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- 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 Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane ORD - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
- Take the train from Bern to Interlaken Osttrain
17h 46mCHF 320–530Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane MSN - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Berntrain
- Take the train from Bern to Interlaken Osttrain
20h 51mCHF 303–1,041Bus to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airportbus
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MKE - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
- Take the train from Bern to Interlaken Osttrain
19h 47mCHF 428–1,305Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Milano Malpensa Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane MSN - MXP
- Take the bus from Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1 to Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviariabus
- Take the train from Domodossola to Spieztrain
19h 15mCHF 238–892Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- 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 Frankfurt (FRA)plane ORD - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Interlaken Osttrain
20h 31mCHF 311–596
Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Madison to Grindelwald is to bus and fly and train which costs SFr 220 - SFr 650 and takes 19h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Madison to Grindelwald is to bus and fly and train which takes 17h 46m and costs SFr 320 - SFr 550.
The distance between Madison and Grindelwald is 7351 km.
It takes approximately 19h 4m to get from Madison to Grindelwald, including transfers.
Grindelwald is 7h ahead of Madison. It is currently 9:24 AM in Madison and 4:24 PM in Grindelwald.
There are 1894+ hotels available in Grindelwald.
What companies run services between Madison, WI, USA and Grindelwald, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Madison to Grindelwald. However, you can take the bus to Airport at Terminal Door 6, walk to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) airport, fly to Zurich Airport (ZRH), walk to Zürich Flughafen, take the train to Bern, take the train to Interlaken Ost, then take the train to Grindelwald. Alternatively, you can take the bus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departures, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Zurich Airport (ZRH), walk to Zürich Flughafen, take the train to Bern, take the train to Interlaken Ost, then take the train to Grindelwald.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Zurich Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–900
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Zurich Airport via Newark, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Zurich Airport via Newark, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–340
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Geneva International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,300
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,200
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,200
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport via Newark, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,400
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Milano Malpensa Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–750
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–340
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,300
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport via Newark, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Geneva International Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–950
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Geneva International Airport via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 34m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–950
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Geneva International Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,300
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Milano Malpensa Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,200
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–650
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Geneva International Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–950
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Geneva International Airport via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 34m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Geneva International Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–700
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–440
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–550
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–370
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–330
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Interlaken Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–24
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Interlaken Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–24
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Interlaken Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–24
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Interlaken Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–24
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Domodossola to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Domodossola to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Interlaken Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Domodossola to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–70
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 45–70
- 2nd Class
- CHF 26–35
Train from Domodossola to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–70
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 45–70
- 2nd Class
- CHF 26–35
- Phone
- +41 58 327 32 71
- Website
- BLS AG
Train from Domodossola to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–24
- Website
- BLS AG
Train from Domodossola to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–24
- Website
- BLS AG
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–70
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Interlaken Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–16
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +1 (866) 912 - 6224
- questions@coachusa.com
- Website
- Rockland Coaches
Bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departures
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–45
- Schedules at
- Rockland Coaches
- Adult
- CHF 19–45
Bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departures
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–45
- Schedules at
- Rockland Coaches
- Adult
- CHF 19–45
Bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departures
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–45
- Schedules at
- Rockland Coaches
- Adult
- CHF 19–45
- Phone
- +1 414-266-4409
- ticketinfo@badgerbus.com
- Website
- Badger Bus
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–27
- Website
- Badger Bus
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–16
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- 920 496 3600
- Website
- example.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–20
- Schedules at
- golamers.com
- Phone
- +39 0322 844 862
- comazzi@comazzibus.com
- Website
- Comazzi Bus
Bus from Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1 to Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviaria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 8
- Website
- Comazzi Bus
Bus from Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1 to Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviaria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 8
- Website
- Comazzi Bus
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