There are 9 ways to get from Madison to Niagara Falls by plane, bus, train, bus (Greyhound), car, or bus (Flixbus)
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Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)MSN - BUF
- Take the bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Niagara Falls USA
6h 58m$258–1,487Bus via Cleveland
cheapest- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Cleveland Bus Station
- Take the bus from Cleveland, OH to Buffalo, NY
17h 50m$72–188Bus, train via Milwaukee
- Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Buffalo Depew Station
- Take the train from Buffalo Depew Station to Niagara Falls Amtrak Station
17h 28m$97–384Drive 667.2 mi
- Drive from Madison to Niagara Falls667.2 mi
11h 7m$122–176Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departures
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)ORD - BUF
- Take the bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Niagara Falls USA
7h 29m$176–1,025Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Toronto Pearson International Airport, bus
- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)MSN - YYZ
- Take the bus from Toronto Union Station to Niagara Falls, ON
9h 17m$85–476Bus to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departures
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF)MDW - BUF
- Take the bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Niagara Falls USA
8h 44m$220–1,235Bus, train
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton StVan Galder
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Buffalo Depew StationLake Shore Limited
18h 51m$83–257Bus
- Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toronto
- Take the bus from Toronto Union Station to Niagara Falls, ON
20h 25m$94–334
Madison to Niagara Falls by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madison to Niagara Falls is to bus via Cleveland which costs $70 - $190 and takes 17h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Madison to Niagara Falls is to fly and bus which takes 6h 58m and costs $250 - $1,500.
No, there is no direct bus from Madison to Niagara Falls. However, there are services departing from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus and arriving at Main Street & Pine Avenue via Chicago Bus Station, Cleveland, OH and Ellicott Street & MTC Static. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 50m.
The distance between Madison and Niagara Falls is 578 miles. The road distance is 671.1 miles.
The best way to get from Madison to Niagara Falls without a car is to bus and train via Milwaukee which takes 17h 28m and costs $95 - $390.
It takes approximately 6h 58m to get from Madison to Niagara Falls, including transfers.
Madison to Niagara Falls bus services, operated by Badger Bus, depart from Madison, WI-Lake St. station.
Madison to Niagara Falls bus services, operated by Badger Bus, arrive at Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak station.
Niagara Falls is 1h ahead of Madison. It is currently 11:09 AM in Madison and 12:09 PM in Niagara Falls.
Yes, the driving distance between Madison to Niagara Falls is 671 miles. It takes approximately 11h 7m to drive from Madison to Niagara Falls.
What companies run services between Madison, WI, USA and Niagara Falls, NY, USA?
You can take a bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to Main Street & Pine Avenue via W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St, Chicago Bus Station, Cleveland Bus Station, Cleveland, OH, and Ellicott Street & MTC Static in around 17h 50m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,500
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,800
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,900
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,800
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,100
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–410
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Toronto Pearson International Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,400
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,800
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–900
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–410
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–490
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Toronto Pearson International Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Buffalo Niagara International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–900
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–410
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–900
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–410
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,100
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Buffalo Depew Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–210
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Buffalo Depew Station to Niagara Falls Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–15
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Buffalo Depew Station to Niagara Falls Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–80
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $13–80
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $13–60
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $13–25
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Niagara Falls USA
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $6–85
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–130
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–95
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1-844-800-6828
- pr@ourbus.com
- Website
- ourbus.com
Bus from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Niagara Falls USA
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–50
- Website
- https://www.ourbus.com
- 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
- $23–30
- 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 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–55
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Phone
- +1 800-236-1240
- Website
- golamers.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- https://www.golamers.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.golamers.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
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Cleveland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Cleveland, OH to Buffalo, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Cleveland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Bus from Cleveland, OH to Buffalo, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–60
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
- Phone
- 1-866-488-4452
- customerservice@megabus.com
- Website
- ca.megabus.com
Bus from Toronto Union Station to Niagara Falls, ON
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–55
- Website
- https://ca.megabus.com/
- Adult Advanced Booking
- $7–45
- Adult Standard
- $16–55
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