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
25h 19m$772–2,722Fly 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$1,131–3,839Fly 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 10m$895–2,015Fly 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 St. Paul to UW-Madisonbus
29h 26m$857–2,813Fly to Appleton International Airport, bus
- 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 46m$1,063–3,719
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 $850 - $2,100 and takes 26h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Madison is to fly which takes 25h 19m and costs $750 - $2,800.
The distance between Melbourne and Madison is 9686 miles.
It takes approximately 25h 19m to get from Melbourne to Madison, including transfers.
Madison is 15h behind Melbourne. It is currently 10:31 AM in Melbourne and 7:31 PM in Madison.
There are 206+ hotels available in Madison.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Madison, WI, USA?
Qantas, American Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) twice daily.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 59m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 58m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Appleton International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 8m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Los Angeles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 19m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Appleton International Airport via Los Angeles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 19m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via San Francisco, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Appleton International Airport via Los Angeles, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 54m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Appleton International Airport via San Francisco, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Los Angeles, Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Los Angeles, Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 12m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Los Angeles, St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,900
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 58m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,400
- 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
- $750–2,700
- 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
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Mitchell Airport to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–19
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from St. Paul to UW-Madison
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- 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 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- 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 St. Paul to UW-Madison
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $70–110
Bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $29–40
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from St. Paul to UW-Madison
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–24
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.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
- $30–50
- 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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