There are 7 ways to get from Madison to Pocatello by plane, bus, 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 Pocatello Regional Airport
best- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Pocatello Regional Airport (PIH)plane MSN - PIH
18h 30m$143–665Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Idaho Falls, bus
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 Idaho Falls (IDA)plane ORD - IDA
- Take the bus from Idaho Falls,ID to Pocatello, ID - Red Lionbus
9h 35m$121–500Bus, 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 Salt Lake Citytrain
- Take the bus from Salt Lake City Airport to Pocatello, ID - Red Lionbus
44h 28m$249–539Drive 1,401.6 mi
- Drive from Madison to Pocatellocar 1,401.6 mi
22h 30m$256–370Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Idaho Falls, bus
- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Idaho Falls (IDA)plane MSN - IDA
- Take the bus from Idaho Falls,ID to Pocatello, ID - Red Lionbus
8h 59m$148–702Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Jackson Hole Airport, bus
- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Jackson Hole Airport (JAC)plane MSN - JAC
- Take the bus from Jackson Airport, WY to Idaho Falls, IDbus
- Take the bus from Idaho Falls to Pocatello, ID - Red Lionbus
12h 25m$154–712Bus, train via Spokane
- Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrakbus
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Spokanetrain
- Take the bus from Spokane to Buttebus
- Take the bus from Butte, MT to Idaho Falls, IDbus
- Take the bus from Idaho Falls to Pocatello, ID - Red Lionbus
2d 3h$282–724
Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Pocatello Regional Airport (PIH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madison to Pocatello is to bus and fly which costs $120 - $500 and takes 9h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Madison to Pocatello is to fly and bus which takes 8h 59m and costs $140 - $700.
The distance between Madison and Pocatello is 1194 miles. The road distance is 1409.8 miles.
The best way to get from Madison to Pocatello without a car is to bus and train which takes 44h 28m and costs $240 - $550.
It takes approximately 18h 30m to get from Madison to Pocatello, including transfers.
Pocatello is 1h behind Madison. It is currently 8:40 AM in Madison and 7:40 AM in Pocatello.
Yes, the driving distance between Madison to Pocatello is 1410 miles. It takes approximately 22h 30m to drive from Madison to Pocatello.
There are 41+ hotels available in Pocatello.
What companies run services between Madison, WI, USA and Pocatello, ID, USA?
Delta, Frontier Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Pocatello Regional Airport (PIH) every 4 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Idaho Falls via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Idaho Falls via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Idaho Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–410
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Idaho Falls via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–430
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Jackson Hole Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Jackson Hole Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Pocatello Regional Airport via Minneapolis, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Pocatello Regional Airport via Atlanta, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Pocatello Regional Airport via Detroit, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Pocatello Regional Airport via Denver, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 51m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Pocatello Regional Airport via Phoenix, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Pocatello Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Pocatello Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Idaho Falls via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–440
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Jackson Hole Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Jackson Hole Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Idaho Falls via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Idaho Falls via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Idaho Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–410
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Idaho Falls via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Jackson Hole Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Jackson Hole Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–420
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Milwaukee to Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $190–410
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- +1 208-656-8824
- info@saltlakeexpress.com
- Website
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Salt Lake City Airport to Pocatello, ID - Red Lion
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Idaho Falls,ID to Pocatello, ID - Red Lion
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–50
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Jackson Airport, WY to Idaho Falls, ID
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–60
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Idaho Falls to Pocatello, ID - Red Lion
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–50
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Butte, MT to Idaho Falls, ID
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Schedules at
- saltlakeexpress.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 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–27
- Schedules at
- flixbus.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
Bus from Spokane to Butte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $29–130
- 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/
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