There are 8 ways to get from Madison to Poughkeepsie by plane, train, bus, bus (Flixbus), 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 Laguardia Airport, train
best- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)MSN - LGA
- Take the train from 125th Street - Harlem to Poughkeepsie
6h 32m$131–635Bus, 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 Poughkeepsie Amtrak StationLake Shore Limited
23h 43m$131–319Bus
- 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 New York Midtown
- Take the bus from New York to Rosendale
30h 17m$145–351Drive 958.9 mi
- Drive from Madison to Poughkeepsie958.9 mi
15h 53m$175–253Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)MSN - EWR
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Poughkeepsie Amtrak Station
6h 57m$144–645Bus to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Laguardia Airport, train
- Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airport
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)MKE - LGA
- Take the train from 125th Street - Harlem to Poughkeepsie
8h 4m$189–566Bus to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airport
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)MKE - EWR
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Poughkeepsie Amtrak Station
8h 33m$212–696Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Westchester County Airport, train
- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Westchester County Airport (HPN)MSN - HPN
- Take the train from 125th Street - Harlem to Poughkeepsie
10h 2m$200–945
Madison to Poughkeepsie by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madison to Poughkeepsie is to bus and train which costs $130 - $320 and takes 23h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Madison to Poughkeepsie is to fly and train which takes 6h 32m and costs $130 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Madison to Poughkeepsie. However, there are services departing from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus and arriving at Poughkeepsie Main & Market via Chicago Bus Station, 8 Av/W 31 St, New York and Rosendale Park & Ride. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 17m.
The distance between Madison and Poughkeepsie is 898 miles. The road distance is 964.5 miles.
The best way to get from Madison to Poughkeepsie without a car is to bus and train which takes 23h 43m and costs $130 - $320.
It takes approximately 6h 32m to get from Madison to Poughkeepsie, including transfers.
Madison to Poughkeepsie bus services, operated by Vangalder Bus, depart from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus station.
Madison to Poughkeepsie bus services, operated by Vangalder Bus, arrive at W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St station.
Poughkeepsie is 1h ahead of Madison. It is currently 5:31 PM in Madison and 6:31 PM in Poughkeepsie.
Yes, the driving distance between Madison to Poughkeepsie is 965 miles. It takes approximately 15h 53m to drive from Madison to Poughkeepsie.
What companies run services between Madison, WI, USA and Poughkeepsie, NY, USA?
You can take a bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to Poughkeepsie Main & Market via W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St, Chicago Bus Station, New York Midtown, 8 Av/W 31 St, 8 Av/W 41 St, New York, and Rosendale Park & Ride in around 30h 17m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Laguardia Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Newark Liberty International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Laguardia Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Newark Liberty International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Newark Liberty International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Westchester County Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Westchester County Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Laguardia Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Newark Liberty International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Westchester County Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–950
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Westchester County Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Westchester County Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–950
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Laguardia Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
- Phone
- 877.690.5114
- Website
- mta.info
Train from 125th Street - Harlem to Poughkeepsie
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/metro-north-railroad
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Off-Peak
- $17–19
- Peak
- $23–26
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Poughkeepsie Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–280
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Poughkeepsie Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–65
- 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
- $21–40
- Website
- https://www.coachusa.com/van-galder-bus-company
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–240
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–30
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- trailways.com
Bus from New York to Rosendale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–65
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $22–65
- Flexible
- $45–65
- 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/
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