There are 7 ways to get from Madison to Grindelwald by plane, train, or bus
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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
18h 36mCHF 431–1,677Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, 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 Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane ORD - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
- Take the train from Bern to Interlaken Osttrain
17h 46mCHF 255–577Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Basel, 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 Basel (BSL)plane ORD - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Interlaken Osttrain
19h 29mCHF 321–837Bus 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 20mCHF 468–1,890Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane MSN - MXP
- Take the train from Gallarate to Domodossolatrain
- Take the train from Domodossola to Spieztrain
22h 20mCHF 357–1,370Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa 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 Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane ORD - MXP
- Take the train from Gallarate to Domodossolatrain
- Take the train from Domodossola to Spieztrain
19h 42mCHF 291–750Bus 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 Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Interlaken Osttrain
20h 49mCHF 270–680
Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madison to Grindelwald is to bus and fly and train which costs SFr 250 - SFr 600 and takes 17h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Madison to Grindelwald is to bus and fly and train which takes 17h 46m and costs SFr 250 - SFr 600.
The distance between Madison and Grindelwald is 7351 km.
It takes approximately 18h 36m to get from Madison to Grindelwald, including transfers.
Grindelwald is 7h ahead of Madison. It is currently 5:01 PM in Madison and 12:01 AM in Grindelwald.
There are 933+ 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 Basel (BSL), walk to Basel EuroAirport, Ankunft, take the line 50 bus to Basel, Bahnhof SBB, walk to Basel SBB, 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
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,500
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,500
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Zurich Airport via Newark, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 420–1,800
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Zurich Airport via Newark, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,500
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Zurich Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–290
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 410–1,600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–1,700
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport via Newark, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 450–2,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport via Newark, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 410–1,600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport via Newark, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 410–1,600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 49m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 440–1,900
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Milano Malpensa Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,400
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Milano Malpensa Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–750
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Zurich Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 410–1,600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport via Newark, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 450–2,000
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 49m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 440–1,900
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Milano Malpensa Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–550
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,500
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Zurich Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–750
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–1,700
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Milano Malpensa Airport via Boston, Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 4m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–750
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Milano Malpensa Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–750
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–750
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Milano Malpensa Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–750
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–750
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–290
- 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 230–380
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–350
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Milano Malpensa Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,300
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Milano Malpensa Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,400
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–120
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Interlaken Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Interlaken Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–150
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Domodossola to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Interlaken Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–16
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Gallarate to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Gallarate to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +41 58 327 32 71
- Website
- bls.ch
Train from Domodossola to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–24
- Website
- https://www.bls.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–17
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–90
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- 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
- CHF 16–35
- Website
- https://www.coachusa.com/van-galder-bus-company
- 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
- CHF 19–26
- 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
- CHF 8–16
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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