There are 8 ways to get from Madison to Mammoth Lakes by plane, bus, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train, or car
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 Bishop Airport, bus
best- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Bishop Airport (BIH)plane MSN - BIH
- Take the bus from Bishop Airport to Tavern Rd / Old Mammoth Rdbus
10h 33m$160–715Bus
- Take the bus from Madison to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Reno - RTC Centennial Plaza Bay "O" - 1421 Victorian Avenue, Sparks, NV 89431 to Tavern Rd / Old Mammoth Rdbus
2d 4h$218–507Bus, train
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton Stbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Renotrain
- Take the bus from Reno - RTC Centennial Plaza Bay "O" - 1421 Victorian Avenue, Sparks, NV 89431 to Tavern Rd / Old Mammoth Rdbus
2d 7h$184–451Drive 1,870.4 mi
- Drive from Madison to Mammoth Lakescar 1,870.4 mi
30h 4m$342–494Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Reno/Tahoe International Airport, bus
- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane MSN - RNO
- Take the bus from Reno - Tahoe International Airport to Tavern Rd / Old Mammoth Rdbus
12h 40m$231–947Bus to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Bishop Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airportbus
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Bishop Airport (BIH)plane MKE - BIH
- Take the bus from Bishop Airport to Tavern Rd / Old Mammoth Rdbus
12h 22m$219–966Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, bus
- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane MSN - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Curry Villagebus
- Take the bus from Yosemite Valley Lodge/Laurel Cottage to Mammoth Lakes Park & Ridebus
16h 46m$307–1,167Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, bus
- 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 Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane ORD - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Curry Villagebus
- Take the bus from Yosemite Valley Lodge/Laurel Cottage to Mammoth Lakes Park & Ridebus
17h 17m$245–905
Madison to Mammoth Lakes by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madison to Mammoth Lakes is to bus and train which costs $180 - $460 and takes 2 days 7h.
The fastest way to get from Madison to Mammoth Lakes is to fly and bus which takes 10h 33m and costs $160 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Madison to Mammoth Lakes. However, there are services departing from Madison and arriving at Tavern Rd / Old Mammoth Rd via Chicago Bus Station, Denver Union Station and Reno - RTC Centennial Plaza Bay "O" - 1421 Victorian Avenue, Sparks, NV 89431. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
The distance between Madison and Mammoth Lakes is 1637 miles. The road distance is 1881.4 miles.
The best way to get from Madison to Mammoth Lakes without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 4h and costs $210 - $550.
It takes approximately 10h 33m to get from Madison to Mammoth Lakes, including transfers.
Madison to Mammoth Lakes bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Madison station.
Madison to Mammoth Lakes bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Chicago Bus Station.
Mammoth Lakes is 2h behind Madison. It is currently 12:21 PM in Madison and 10:21 AM in Mammoth Lakes.
Yes, the driving distance between Madison to Mammoth Lakes is 1881 miles. It takes approximately 30h 4m to drive from Madison to Mammoth Lakes.
What companies run services between Madison, WI, USA and Mammoth Lakes, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Madison to Tavern Rd / Old Mammoth Rd via Chicago Bus Station, Denver Union Station, Sparks Transit Center, and Reno - RTC Centennial Plaza Bay "O" - 1421 Victorian Avenue, Sparks, NV 89431 in around 2d 4h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Bishop Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Bishop Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Bishop Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Bishop Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Reno
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–320
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 760-872-1901
- info@estransit.com
- Website
- estransit.com
Bus from Bishop Airport to Tavern Rd / Old Mammoth Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Website
- https://www.estransit.com
Bus from Reno - RTC Centennial Plaza Bay "O" - 1421 Victorian Avenue, Sparks, NV 89431 to Tavern Rd / Old Mammoth Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.estransit.com
Bus from Reno - Tahoe International Airport to Tavern Rd / Old Mammoth Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- https://www.estransit.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Madison to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–28
- Schedules at
- flixbus.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 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–210
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–210
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- 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
- +1 414-266-4409
- 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
- +1 800-236-1240
- 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
- +1 877-989-2787
- tickets@yarts.com
- Website
- yarts.com
Bus from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Curry Village
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30
- Website
- https://www.yarts.com
Bus from Yosemite Valley Lodge/Laurel Cottage to Mammoth Lakes Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $33
- Website
- https://www.yarts.com
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