There are 5 ways to get from Melbourne to Madison by plane or bus
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Fly to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN)plane MEL - MSN
26h 25m$771–2,921Fly to Appleton International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Appleton International Airport (ATW)plane MEL - ATW
- Take the bus from Appleton Amtrak Station to Milwaukeebus
- Take the bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.bus
32h 50m$559–2,054Fly to General Mitchell International Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)plane MEL - MKE
- Take the bus from Mitchell Airport to Madison, WI-Lake St.bus
26h 14m$1,130–4,138Fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane MEL - ORD
- Take the bus from Multi-Modal/Rental Car Facility to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campusbus
26h 5m$794–2,014Fly to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)plane MEL - MSP
- Take the bus from Saint Paul Union Depot to Madisonbus
28h 6m$795–3,032
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Madison is to fly and bus which costs $750 - $2,100 and takes 26h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Madison is to fly and bus which takes 26h 5m and costs $750 - $2,100.
The distance between Melbourne and Madison is 9686 miles.
It takes approximately 26h 25m to get from Melbourne to Madison, including transfers.
Madison is 15h behind Melbourne. It is currently 3:50 AM in Melbourne and 12:50 PM in Madison.
There are 212+ hotels available in Madison.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Madison, WI, USA?
Qantas, American Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Los Angeles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 52m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Appleton International Airport via Los Angeles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via San Francisco, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–3,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Appleton International Airport via Los Angeles, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Appleton International Airport via San Francisco, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Appleton International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Los Angeles, Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–5,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Los Angeles, Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Los Angeles, St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Los Angeles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 12m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
- Phone
- +1 414-266-4409
- ticketinfo@badgerbus.com
- Website
- badgerbus.com
Bus from Mitchell Airport to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- https://badgerbus.com
Bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- 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 Mitchell Airport to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–19
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Saint Paul Union Depot to Madison
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Appleton Amtrak Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–23
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 608-752-5407
- vangalder@coachusa.com
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from Multi-Modal/Rental Car Facility to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.coachusa.com/van-galder-bus-company
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Saint Paul Union Depot to Madison
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–110
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–55
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Appleton Amtrak Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 920 496 3600
- Website
- golamers.com
Bus from Appleton Amtrak Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–26
- Schedules at
- golamers.com
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