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
18h 40mCHF 472–1,497Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Frankfurt, 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 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 44mCHF 324–866Bus 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 329–786Fly 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 49mCHF 437–1,537Bus to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrakbus
- 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 54mCHF 481–1,526Fly 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
20h 4mCHF 329–1,154Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, bus, 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 bus from Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1 to Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviariabus
- Take the train from Domodossola to Spieztrain
19h 24mCHF 356–993
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 320 - SFr 800 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 320 - SFr 800.
The distance between Madison and Grindelwald is 7351 km.
It takes approximately 18h 40m to get from Madison to Grindelwald, including transfers.
Grindelwald is 7h ahead of Madison. It is currently 7:16 PM in Madison and 2:16 AM in Grindelwald.
There are 1935+ 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 17m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,400
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 410–1,300
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Zurich Airport via Newark, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 27m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 430–1,500
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Zurich Airport via Newark, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,400
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Zurich Airport via Newark, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,400
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Zurich Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 420–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–550
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Geneva International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,300
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,400
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 410–1,300
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport via Newark, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 420–1,500
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Milano Malpensa Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Zurich Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 420–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,400
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport via Newark, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 420–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–900
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 250–900
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Geneva International Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,300
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Geneva International Airport via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 31m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,300
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Geneva International Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,300
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Milano Malpensa Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Milano Malpensa Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–800
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 410–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 410–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–900
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Geneva International Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,300
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Milano Malpensa Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–800
- 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 250–900
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Geneva International Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,300
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Geneva International Airport via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,300
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Milano Malpensa Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Milano Malpensa Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Zurich Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–410
- 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 350–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–410
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Interlaken Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Interlaken Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–170
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Interlaken Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Interlaken Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Domodossola to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Domodossola to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Interlaken Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–170
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Domodossola to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 45–70
- 2nd Class
- CHF 27–35
Train from Domodossola to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 45–70
- 2nd Class
- CHF 27–35
- 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
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 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–16
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Interlaken Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–16
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +1 (866) 912 - 6224
- questions@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 19–45
- Schedules at
- coachusa.com
- 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
- coachusa.com
- 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
- coachusa.com
- Adult
- CHF 19–45
- Phone
- +1 414-266-4409
- ticketinfo@badgerbus.com
- Website
- badgerbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–25
- Website
- https://badgerbus.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–35
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- CHF 23–35
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–19
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–18
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +39 0322 844 862
- comazzi@comazzibus.com
- Website
- comazzibus.com
Bus from Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1 to Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviaria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 9
- Website
- https://www.comazzibus.com/eng/index.php
Bus from Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1 to Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviaria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 9
- Website
- https://www.comazzibus.com/eng/index.php
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