There are 7 ways to get from Madison to Mesa by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field
best- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Phoenix (PHX)plane MSN - PHX
6h 2m$202–1,002Bus, train via Flagstaff
- 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 Flagstafftrain
- Take the bus from Flagstaff Train Station to Tempebus
41h 32mBus
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton Stbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Phoenix Bus Stationbus
45h 40mDrive 1,654.6 mi
- Drive from Madison to Mesacar 1,654.6 mi
29h 6m$302–437Bus to General Mitchell International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airportbus
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Phoenix (PHX)plane MKE - PHX
7h 42m$255–1,132Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly
- 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 Phoenix (PHX)plane ORD - PHX
8h 49mBus, 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 Tucson Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Tucson Downtown to Tempebus
2d 16h
Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Phoenix (PHX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madison to Mesa is to drive which costs $300 - $440 and takes 29h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Madison to Mesa is to fly which takes 6h 2m and costs $200 - $1,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Madison to Mesa. However, there are services departing from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus and arriving at University Dr & Mesa Dr via Chicago Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station, Phoenix Bus Station, Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Station and University Dr & Rural Rd. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 40m.
The distance between Madison and Mesa is 1421 miles. The road distance is 1664.3 miles.
The best way to get from Madison to Mesa without a car is to bus and train via Flagstaff which takes 41h 32m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 2m to get from Madison to Mesa, including transfers.
Madison to Mesa bus services, operated by Van Galder, depart from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus station.
The best way to get from Madison to Mesa is to fly which takes 6h 2m and costs $200 - $1,000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 45h 40m.
Madison to Mesa bus services, operated by Van Galder, arrive at W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St station.
Mesa is 2h behind Madison. It is currently 5:52 AM in Madison and 3:52 AM in Mesa.
What companies run services between Madison, WI, USA and Mesa, AZ, USA?
American Airlines, Sun Country Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Phoenix (PHX) hourly. Alternatively, you can take a bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to University Dr & Mesa Dr via W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St, Chicago Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station, Phoenix Bus Station, Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Station, Tempe, and University Dr & Rural Rd in around 45h 40m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Phoenix via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Phoenix via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Phoenix via Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Phoenix via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Phoenix via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Phoenix via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Phoenix via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Phoenix via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Phoenix via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Phoenix via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Phoenix via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Phoenix via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Phoenix via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Flagstaff
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Tucson Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- amtrak.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
- Schedules at
- coachusa.com
Bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departures
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- coachusa.com
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Flagstaff Train Station to Tempe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Tucson Downtown to Tempe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Phoenix Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
- 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
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