There are 8 ways to get from Madison to Saranac Lake by plane, car, bus, train, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), or taxi
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 Burlington International Airport, drive
best- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Burlington International Airport (BTV)plane MSN - BTV
- Drive from Burlington-Airport-BTV to Saranac Lakecar
8h 13m$149–778Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Burlington International Airport, drive
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 Burlington International Airport (BTV)plane ORD - BTV
- Drive from Burlington-Airport-BTV to Saranac Lakecar
8h 39m$112–496Bus, 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 Syracuse Regional Transportation Centertrain
- Take the bus from Syracuse to Saranac Lakebus
23h 58m$207–531Bus
- 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 Cleveland Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Cleveland, OH to Buffalo, NYbus
- Take the bus from Buffalo to Syracuse Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Syracuse to Saranac Lakebus
25h 58m$135–371Drive 968.7 mi
- Drive from Madison to Saranac Lakecar 968.7 mi
17h 8m$177–256Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Saranac Lake
- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Saranac Lake (SLK)plane MSN - SLK
9h 52m$115–500Bus to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Albany County Airport, bus
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departuresbus
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Albany County Airport (ALB)plane MDW - ALB
- Take the bus from Albany to Saranac Lakebus
11h 54m$193–960Bus, train, taxi
- Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrakbus
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Schenectadytrain
- Take the train from Schenectady to Westport Stationtrain
- Take the taxi from Westport Station to Saranac Laketaxi
25h 16m$351–719
Madison to Saranac Lake by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madison to Saranac Lake is to drive which costs $170 - $260 and takes 17h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Madison to Saranac Lake is to fly and drive which takes 8h 13m and costs $140 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Madison to Saranac Lake. However, there are services departing from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus and arriving at Saranac Lake via Chicago Bus Station, Cleveland, OH, Buffalo and Syracuse. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 58m.
The distance between Madison and Saranac Lake is 921 miles. The road distance is 974.4 miles.
The best way to get from Madison to Saranac Lake without a car is to bus and train which takes 23h 58m and costs $200 - $550.
It takes approximately 8h 13m to get from Madison to Saranac Lake, including transfers.
Madison to Saranac Lake bus services, operated by Vangalder Bus, depart from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus station.
The best way to get from Madison to Saranac Lake is to bus which takes 25h 58m and costs $130 - $380. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $110 - $500 and takes 9h 52m.
Madison to Saranac Lake bus services, operated by Vangalder Bus, arrive at W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St station.
Saranac Lake is 1h ahead of Madison. It is currently 2:33 PM in Madison and 3:33 PM in Saranac Lake.
What companies run services between Madison, WI, USA and Saranac Lake, NY, USA?
You can take a bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to Saranac Lake via W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St, Chicago Bus Station, Cleveland Bus Station, Cleveland, OH, Buffalo, NY, Buffalo, and Syracuse in around 25h 58m. Alternatively, American Airlines, Cape Air, and two other airlines fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Saranac Lake (SLK) 3 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Burlington International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Burlington International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Burlington International Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Burlington International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–430
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Burlington International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–470
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Burlington International Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–470
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Albany County Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Burlington International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Burlington International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Burlington International Airport via New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Burlington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–430
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Burlington International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Burlington International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–480
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Burlington International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Burlington International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Burlington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–430
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Burlington International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–480
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Albany County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Albany County Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–900
- Website
- capeair.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Saranac Lake via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–470
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Saranac Lake via Detroit, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Saranac Lake via Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–480
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Saranac Lake via New York La Guardia, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–480
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Saranac Lake via Newark, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–480
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Saranac Lake via Reagan Washington, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 54m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Syracuse Regional Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $150–350
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Schenectady
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $180–410
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Schenectady to Westport Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–60
- 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
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- trailways.com
Bus from Syracuse to Saranac Lake
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–140
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $35–130
- Flexible
- $65–140
Bus from Buffalo to Syracuse Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–95
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $28–90
- Flexible
- $55–95
Bus from Albany to Saranac Lake
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–110
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $29–100
- Flexible
- $55–110
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- 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
- $55–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Cleveland, OH to Buffalo, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Buffalo to Syracuse Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- 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 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Buffalo to Syracuse Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Schedules at
- flixbus.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
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Estimated price
- $120–150
New England Taxi
- Phone
- +1 802-598-7254
- Website
- newenglandtaxi.com
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