There are 8 ways to get from Madison to Pierre by plane, bus, taxi, car, or train
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Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Pierre Municipal Airport
best- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Pierre Municipal Airport (PIR)plane MSN - PIR
7h 10m$192–826Drive 628.2 mi
cheapest- Drive from Madison to Pierrecar 628.2 mi
11h 13m$115–166Bus, taxi via Burnsville
- Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mall of America - IKEA - Bloomingtonbus
- Take the bus from Burnsville to Sioux Fallsbus
- Take the bus from Sioux Falls to Vivianbus
- Take the taxi from Vivian to Pierretaxi
16h 2m$277–380Bus to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Pierre Municipal Airport
- Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrakbus
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Pierre Municipal Airport (PIR)plane MKE - PIR
8h 49m$222–962Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Aberdeen Regional Airport, drive
- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Aberdeen Regional Airport (ABR)plane MSN - ABR
- Drive from Aberdeen Regional Airport (ABR) to Pierrecar
10h 17m$121–597Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Madison to Minneapolisbus
- Take the bus from Minneapolis to Sioux Fallsbus
- Take the bus from Sioux Falls to Vivianbus
- Take the taxi from Vivian to Pierretaxi
17h 31m$253–393Bus, taxi via Sparta
- Take the bus from UW-Madison to Sparta, WIbus
- Take the bus from Sparta, WI to Minneapolis Bus Depotbus
- Take the bus from Minneapolis to Sioux Fallsbus
- Take the bus from Sioux Falls to Vivianbus
- Take the taxi from Vivian to Pierretaxi
19h 31m$302–431Bus, train, taxi
- Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrakbus
- Take the train from Milwaukee to St. Paul-Minneapolistrain
- Take the bus from Burnsville to Sioux Fallsbus
- Take the bus from Sioux Falls to Vivianbus
- Take the taxi from Vivian to Pierretaxi
20h 54m$312–518
Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Pierre Municipal Airport (PIR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madison to Pierre is to drive which costs $110 - $170 and takes 11h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Madison to Pierre is to fly which takes 7h 10m and costs $190 - $850.
The distance between Madison and Pierre is 567 miles. The road distance is 631.9 miles.
The best way to get from Madison to Pierre without a car is to bus and taxi via Burnsville which takes 16h 2m and costs $270 - $380.
It takes approximately 7h 10m to get from Madison to Pierre, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Madison to Pierre is 632 miles. It takes approximately 11h 13m to drive from Madison to Pierre.
There are 48+ hotels available in Pierre.
What companies run services between Madison, WI, USA and Pierre, SD, USA?
United Airlines flies from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Pierre Municipal Airport (PIR) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Pierre Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Pierre Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Pierre Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Pierre Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Aberdeen Regional Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Aberdeen Regional Airport via Detroit, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Milwaukee to St. Paul-Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–190
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 414-266-4409
- ticketinfo@badgerbus.com
- Website
- badgerbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mall of America - IKEA - Bloomington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Website
- https://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 Burnsville to Sioux Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $65–95
Bus from Sioux Falls to Vivian
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $50–75
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $29–40
Bus from Madison to Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $70–100
Bus from Minneapolis to Sioux Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $65–100
Bus from UW-Madison to Sparta, WI
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $35–55
Bus from Sparta, WI to Minneapolis Bus Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $50–75
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Madison to Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- 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 Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–25
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Madison to Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Estimated price
- $100–130
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