There are 6 ways to get from Madison to Great Falls by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Great Falls International Airport
best- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Great Falls International Airport (GTF)plane MSN - GTF
7h 15m$212–952Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Helena Regional Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Helena Regional Airport (HLN)plane MSN - HLN
- Take the bus from Helena, MT to Great Falls Transfer Centerbus
9h 59m$195–820Bus, train
- Take the bus from UW-Madison to U of MN Campusbus
- Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Shelby Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Shelby Amtrak Station to Great Falls Transfer Centerbus
31h 56m$415–806Drive 1,232.8 mi
- Drive from Madison to Great Fallscar 1,232.8 mi
19h 45m$225–325Bus to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Great Falls International Airport
- Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airportbus
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Great Falls International Airport (GTF)plane MKE - GTF
8h 34m$243–1,122Bus, train via Detroit Lakes
- Take the bus from Madison to Saint Cloudbus
- Take the bus from St. Cloud to Brainerdbus
- Take the bus from Brainerd to Detroit Lakesbus
- Take the train from Detroit Lakes Amtrak Station to Shelby Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Shelby Amtrak Station to Great Falls Transfer Centerbus
32h 17m$387–770
Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Great Falls International Airport (GTF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madison to Great Falls is to drive which costs $220 - $330 and takes 19h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Madison to Great Falls is to fly which takes 7h 15m and costs $210 - $950.
The distance between Madison and Great Falls is 1120 miles. The road distance is 1240 miles.
The best way to get from Madison to Great Falls without a car is to bus and train which takes 31h 56m and costs $410 - $850.
It takes approximately 7h 15m to get from Madison to Great Falls, including transfers.
Great Falls is 1h behind Madison. It is currently 6:53 AM in Madison and 5:53 AM in Great Falls.
Yes, the driving distance between Madison to Great Falls is 1240 miles. It takes approximately 19h 45m to drive from Madison to Great Falls.
There are 48+ hotels available in Great Falls.
What companies run services between Madison, WI, USA and Great Falls, MT, USA?
United Airlines and Delta fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Great Falls International Airport (GTF) 4 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Great Falls International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Great Falls International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Helena Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Helena Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Great Falls International Airport via Detroit, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Great Falls International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Helena Regional Airport via Minneapolis, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Great Falls International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Shelby Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $350–700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Detroit Lakes Amtrak Station to Shelby Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $280–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from UW-Madison to U of MN Campus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $75–110
Bus from St. Cloud to Brainerd
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $25–40
Bus from Brainerd to Detroit Lakes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $30–45
- Phone
- +1 414-266-4409
- [email protected]
- Website
- badgerbus.com
Bus from UW-Madison to U of MN Campus
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- https://badgerbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- https://badgerbus.com
- Phone
- +1 406-470-0727
- [email protected]
- Website
- northern.rural-transit.com
Bus from Shelby Amtrak Station to Great Falls Transfer Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- northern.rural-transit.com
Bus from Shelby Amtrak Station to Great Falls Transfer Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- northern.rural-transit.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–22
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Madison to Saint Cloud
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- [email protected]
- Website
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Helena, MT to Great Falls Transfer Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–55
- Website
- https://saltlakeexpress.com
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