There are 6 ways to get from Santa Ana to Madison by plane, train, bus, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), or car
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Fly John Wayne Airport Orange County to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field
best- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN)plane SNA - MSN
6h 34m$630–1,135Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field
cheapest- Take the train from Santa Ana to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN)plane LAX - MSN
7h 45m$220–888Train, bus
- Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain Southwest Chief
- Take the bus from W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campusbus Van Galder
2d$682–1,564Bus
- Take the bus from Santa Ana Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campusbus
2d 6h$362–704Drive 1,954.2 mi
- Drive from Santa Ana to Madisoncar 1,954.2 mi
31h 6m$357–516Fly John Wayne Airport Orange County to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, bus
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane SNA - ORD
- Take the bus from Multi-Modal/Rental Car Facility to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campusbus
8h 26m$242–558
Santa Ana to Madison by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Ana to Madison is to fly and bus which costs $240 - $600 and takes 8h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Ana to Madison is to fly which takes 6h 34m and costs $600 - $1,200.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Ana to Madison. However, there are services departing from Santa Ana Bus Stop and arriving at 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus via Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station and W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 6h.
The distance between Santa Ana and Madison is 1689 miles. The road distance is 1965.6 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Ana to Madison without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 0h and costs $650 - $1,600.
It takes approximately 6h 34m to get from Santa Ana to Madison, including transfers.
Santa Ana to Madison bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Santa Ana Bus Stop station.
The best way to get from Santa Ana to Madison is to fly which takes 6h 34m and costs $600 - $1,200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $360 - $750 and takes 2 days 6h.
Santa Ana to Madison bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Madison is 2h ahead of Santa Ana. It is currently 8:06 PM in Santa Ana and 10:06 PM in Madison.
What companies run services between Santa Ana, CA, USA and Madison, WI, USA?
United Airlines, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) hourly. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Santa Ana Bus Stop to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus via Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station, Chicago Bus Station, and W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St in around 2d 6h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–390
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $650–1,500
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Ana to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–23
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (866) 912 - 6224
- questions@coachusa.com
- Website
- Rockland Coaches
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
- $25–55
- Schedules at
- Rockland Coaches
- Adult
- $25–55
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
- $25–55
- Schedules at
- Rockland Coaches
- Adult
- $25–55
Bus from Multi-Modal/Rental Car Facility to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Schedules at
- Rockland Coaches
- Adult
- $23–50
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Santa Ana Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–14
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $280–550
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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