There are 6 ways to get from Great Falls to Madison by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly Great Falls International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field
best- Fly from Great Falls International Airport (GTF) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN)plane GTF - MSN
6h 9m$182–772Bus, train
- Take the bus from Great Falls Transfer Center to Shelby Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the train from Shelby Amtrak Station to St. Paul-Minneapolistrain
- Take the bus from U of MN Campus to Madison, WI-Lake St.bus
29h 19m$407–777Drive 1,235.2 mi
- Drive from Great Falls to Madisoncar 1,235.2 mi
19h 37m$226–326Fly Great Falls International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport, bus
- Fly from Great Falls International Airport (GTF) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)plane GTF - MKE
- Take the bus from Mitchell Airport to Madison, WI-Lake St.bus
8h 38m$207–844Bus to Helena Regional Airport, fly to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field
- Take the bus from Great Falls Transfer Center to Helena, MTbus
- Fly from Helena Regional Airport (HLN) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN)plane HLN - MSN
9h 44m$206–870Bus, train via Detroit Lakes
- Take the bus from Great Falls Transfer Center to Shelby Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the train from Shelby Amtrak Station to Detroit Lakes Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Detroit Lakes to Brainerdbus
- Take the bus from Brainerd to St. Cloudbus
- Take the bus from Saint Cloud to Madisonbus
32h 14m$385–770
Great Falls International Airport (GTF) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Great Falls to Madison is to drive which costs $220 - $330 and takes 19h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Great Falls to Madison is to fly which takes 6h 9m and costs $180 - $800.
The distance between Great Falls and Madison is 1121 miles. The road distance is 1242.5 miles.
The best way to get from Great Falls to Madison without a car is to bus and train which takes 29h 19m and costs $400 - $800.
It takes approximately 6h 9m to get from Great Falls to Madison, including transfers.
Madison is 1h ahead of Great Falls. It is currently 11:46 AM in Great Falls and 12:46 PM in Madison.
Yes, the driving distance between Great Falls to Madison is 1242 miles. It takes approximately 19h 37m to drive from Great Falls to Madison.
There are 136+ hotels available in Madison.
What companies run services between Great Falls, MT, USA and Madison, WI, USA?
United Airlines flies from Great Falls International Airport (GTF) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Great Falls International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Great Falls International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Helena Regional Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Great Falls International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Helena Regional Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Salt Lake City, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Shelby Amtrak Station to St. Paul-Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $350–700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Shelby Amtrak Station to Detroit Lakes Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $280–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 406-470-0727
- [email protected]
- Website
- northern.rural-transit.com
Bus from Great Falls Transfer Center to Shelby Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- northern.rural-transit.com
Bus from Great Falls Transfer Center to Shelby Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- northern.rural-transit.com
- Phone
- +1 414-266-4409
- [email protected]
- Website
- badgerbus.com
Bus from U of MN Campus to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Website
- https://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 (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
- $13–22
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Saint Cloud to Madison
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- [email protected]
- Website
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Great Falls Transfer Center to Helena, MT
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–55
- Website
- https://saltlakeexpress.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Detroit Lakes to Brainerd
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $30–45
Bus from Brainerd to St. Cloud
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $25–40
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