There are 7 ways to get from Poughkeepsie to Madison by train, plane, bus, bus (Flixbus), or car
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Train to Laguardia Airport, fly to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field
best- Take the train from Poughkeepsie to 125th Street - Harlemtrain
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN)plane LGA - MSN
6h 49m$171–885Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Metro North Station to TransCenterbus Wpp
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campusbus
30h 26m$134–258Train, bus
- Take the train from Poughkeepsie Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain Lake Shore Limited
- Take the bus from W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campusbus Van Galder
22h 40m$217–487Drive 958.8 mi
- Drive from Poughkeepsie to Madisoncar 958.8 mi
16h 2m$175–253Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field
- Take the train from Poughkeepsie Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN)plane EWR - MSN
7h 38m$140–745Train to Laguardia Airport, fly to General Mitchell International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Poughkeepsie to 125th Street - Harlemtrain
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)plane LGA - MKE
- Take the bus from Mitchell Airport to Madison, WI-Lake St.bus
8h 59m$219–540Train to Westchester County Airport, fly to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field
- Take the train from Poughkeepsie to 125th Street - Harlemtrain
- Fly from Westchester County Airport (HPN) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN)plane HPN - MSN
10h 39m$170–845
Poughkeepsie to Madison by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Poughkeepsie to Madison is to bus which costs $130 - $260 and takes 30h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Poughkeepsie to Madison is to train and fly which takes 6h 49m and costs $170 - $900.
No, there is no direct bus from Poughkeepsie station to Madison. However, there are services departing from Metro North Station and arriving at 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus via White Plains Bus Station, New York Midtown and W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 26m.
The distance between Poughkeepsie and Madison is 898 miles. The road distance is 964.4 miles.
The best way to get from Poughkeepsie to Madison without a car is to train and bus which takes 22h 40m and costs $210 - $490.
It takes approximately 6h 49m to get from Poughkeepsie to Madison, including transfers.
Poughkeepsie to Madison bus services, operated by Leprechaun Lines, depart from Metro North Station.
Poughkeepsie to Madison bus services, operated by Leprechaun Lines, arrive at TransCenter station.
Madison is 1h behind Poughkeepsie. It is currently 5:10 AM in Poughkeepsie and 4:10 AM in Madison.
Yes, the driving distance between Poughkeepsie to Madison is 964 miles. It takes approximately 16h 2m to drive from Poughkeepsie to Madison.
What companies run services between Poughkeepsie, NY, USA and Madison, WI, USA?
You can take a bus from Metro North Station to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus via TransCenter, White Plains Bus Station, New York Midtown, Chicago Bus Station, and W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St in around 30h 26m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Laguardia Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Laguardia Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from Laguardia Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Westchester County Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Westchester County Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Westchester County Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Laguardia Airport to General Mitchell International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–900
Flights from Laguardia Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–900
Flights from Laguardia Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,000
Flights from Westchester County Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from Westchester County Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Westchester County Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–900
- Phone
- +1 877.690.5114
- Website
- mta.info
Train from Poughkeepsie to 125th Street - Harlem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- 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 Poughkeepsie Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–450
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Poughkeepsie Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 608-752-5407
- vangalder@coachusa.com
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- https://www.coachusa.com/van-galder-bus-company
- Phone
- +1 800-624-4217
- info@leprechaunlines.com
- Website
- leprechaunlines.com
Bus from Metro North Station to TransCenter
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–9
- Schedules at
- leprechaunlines.com
- Newburgh - Beacon Shuttle
- $1
- Newburgh Local
- $2
- White Plains Commuter
- $7–9
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from New York Midtown to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Mitchell Airport to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- 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
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