There are 8 ways to get from Santa Rosa to Madison by bus, plane, bus (Amtrak, Greyhound), train, or car
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Bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field
best- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to San Francisco Airportbus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN)plane SFO - MSN
9h 43m$233–1,013Bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to San Francisco Airportbus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane SFO - ORD
- Take the bus from Multi-Modal/Rental Car Facility to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campusbus
11h 22m$181–536Bus
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop to Vallejobus
- Take the bus from Vallejo Transit Center to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union 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 7hBus, train
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop to Martinezbus
- Take the train from Martinez to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campusbus
2d 10hDrive 2,072.4 mi
- Drive from Santa Rosa to Madisoncar 2,072.4 mi
32h 41m$379–547Fly Sonoma County Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field
- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN)plane STS - MSN
7h 49m$254–1,154Bus to Oakland International Airport, fly to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to Oakland International Airportbus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN)plane OAK - MSN
10h 24m$293–1,262Bus, train to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop to Martinezbus
- Take the train from Martinez to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN)plane SMF - MSN
12h 1m
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Rosa to Madison is to bus and fly which costs $180 - $550 and takes 11h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa to Madison is to fly which takes 7h 49m and costs $250 - $1,200.
No, there is no direct bus from Santa Rosa to Madison. However, there are services departing from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop and arriving at 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus via Vallejo Transit Center, Sparks Transit Center, Denver Union Station and W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 7h.
The distance between Santa Rosa and Madison is 1855 miles. The road distance is 2084.5 miles.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Madison without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 7h and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 43m to get from Santa Rosa to Madison, including transfers.
Santa Rosa to Madison bus services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop station.
The best way to get from Santa Rosa to Madison is to bus which takes 2 days 7h and costs . Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $250 - $1,200 and takes 7h 49m.
Santa Rosa to Madison bus services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Vallejo station.
Madison is 2h ahead of Santa Rosa. It is currently 8:01 AM in Santa Rosa and 10:01 AM in Madison.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa, CA, USA and Madison, WI, USA?
You can take a bus from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus via Vallejo Transit Center, Sparks Transit Center, Denver Union Station, Chicago Bus Station, and W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St in around 2d 7h. Alternatively, American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) once daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Las Vegas, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–380
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–390
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,400
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–380
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Salt Lake City, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Burbank, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–2,100
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–2,300
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Martinez to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–1,300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Martinez to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–21
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Santa Rosa to San Francisco Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–65
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–65
Bus from Santa Rosa to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–60
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–60
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop to Vallejo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop to Martinez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Vallejo Transit Center to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–240
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- 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
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
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