There are 6 ways to get from Whitefish to Madison by plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field
best- Fly from Glacier Park International Airport (FCA) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN)FCA - MSN
5h 57m$207–844Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Whitefish Amtrak Station to St. Paul-MinneapolisEmpire Builder
- Take the bus from Saint Paul Union Depot to MadisonFlixBus 2548
32h 7m$168–449Train, bus via Dickinson
- Take the train from Whitefish Amtrak Station to Spokane
- Take the bus from Spokane to Billings
- Take the bus from Billings to Dickinson
- Take the bus from Dickinson to Minneapolis
- Take the bus from Minneapolis Bus Station to Madison
38h 48m$188–711Drive 1,452.4 mi
- Drive from Whitefish to Madison1,452.4 mi
23h 8m$266–383Fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, bus
- Fly from Glacier Park International Airport (FCA) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)FCA - ORD
- Take the bus from Multi-Modal/Rental Car Facility to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus
7h 39m$195–537Fly to General Mitchell International Airport, bus
- Fly from Glacier Park International Airport (FCA) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)FCA - MKE
- Take the bus from Mitchell Airport to Madison, WI-Lake St.
9h 4m$266–1,072
Whitefish to Madison by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Whitefish to Madison is to train and bus which costs $160 - $450 and takes 32h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Whitefish to Madison is to fly which takes 5h 57m and costs $200 - $850.
The distance between Whitefish and Madison is 1272 miles. The road distance is 1460.9 miles.
The best way to get from Whitefish to Madison without a car is to train and bus which takes 32h 7m and costs $160 - $450.
It takes approximately 5h 57m to get from Whitefish to Madison, including transfers.
Madison is 1h ahead of Whitefish. It is currently 9:10 AM in Whitefish and 10:10 AM in Madison.
Yes, the driving distance between Whitefish to Madison is 1461 miles. It takes approximately 23h 8m to drive from Whitefish to Madison.
There are 142+ hotels available in Madison.
What companies run services between Whitefish, MT, USA and Madison, WI, USA?
Delta, United Airlines, and American Airlines fly from Glacier Park International Airport (FCA) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) every 4 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Glacier Park International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Glacier Park International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Glacier Park International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Glacier Park International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–400
Flights from Glacier Park International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from Glacier Park International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Glacier Park International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Glacier Park International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Glacier Park International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Salt Lake City, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Glacier Park International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Glacier Park International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–400
Flights from Glacier Park International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Glacier Park International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Glacier Park International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Glacier Park International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Glacier Park International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–400
Flights from Glacier Park International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Glacier Park International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Glacier Park International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Glacier Park International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Glacier Park International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–400
Flights from Glacier Park International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Glacier Park International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Glacier Park International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–400
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Whitefish Amtrak Station to St. Paul-Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $120–360
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Whitefish Amtrak Station to Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Saint Paul Union Depot to Madison
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Minneapolis Bus Station to Madison
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–130
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Mitchell Airport to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–80
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Spokane to Billings
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–190
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Billings to Dickinson
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–130
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Dickinson to Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–190
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Minneapolis Bus Station to Madison
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–110
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.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
- +1 414-266-4409
- 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
- Phone
- +1 800-236-1240
- Website
- golamers.com
Bus from Mitchell Airport to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–55
- Website
- https://www.golamers.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.golamers.com/
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