There are 9 ways to get from Sonoma to Madison by bus, plane, taxi, train, bus (Greyhound), 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.
Bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field
best- Take the bus from Larkspur - pickup to San Francisco Airportbus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN)plane SFO - MSN
11h 14m$136–466Bus to Sonoma County Airport, fly to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field
cheapest- Take the bus from Petaluma to Sonoma Co Airport Terminalbus
- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN)plane STS - MSN
11h 49m$130–526Taxi, train, bus
- Take the taxi from Sonoma to Martineztaxi
- Take the train from Martinez to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Take the bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.bus
2d 9h$1,473–2,244Bus
- Take the bus from Copeland St Transit Mall-D St to 1st St & Mission Stbus 172
- Take the bus from San Francisco Bus Station 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 10h$445–704Drive 2,050.9 mi
- Drive from Sonoma to Madisoncar 2,050.9 mi
32h 10m$351–507Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field
- Take the train from Suisun-Fairfield to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN)plane SMF - MSN
10h 57m$182–598Bus to Oakland International Airport, fly to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field
- Take the bus from San Rafael to Oakland International Airportbus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN)plane OAK - MSN
11h 19m$149–609Bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Larkspur - pickup 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
12h 58m$133–479Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Suisun-Fairfield to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane SMF - ORD
- Take the bus from Multi-Modal/Rental Car Facility to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campusbus
12h 50m$194–491
Sonoma to Madison by bus and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sonoma to Madison is to bus and fly which costs $130 - $480 and takes 12h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Sonoma to Madison is to train and fly which takes 10h 57m and costs $180 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Sonoma to Madison. However, there are services departing from Sonoma Plaza and arriving at 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus via Copeland St Transit Mall-D St, San Francisco Bus Station, Sparks Transit Center, Denver Union Station and W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 10h.
The distance between Sonoma and Madison is 1855 miles. The road distance is 2062.9 miles.
The best way to get from Sonoma to Madison without a car is to taxi and train and bus which takes 2 days 9h and costs $1,400 - $2,300.
It takes approximately 11h 14m to get from Sonoma to Madison, including transfers.
Sonoma to Madison bus services, operated by Golden Gate Transit, depart from Copeland St Transit Mall-D St station.
Sonoma to Madison bus services, operated by Golden Gate Transit, arrive at 1st St & Mission St station.
Madison is 2h ahead of Sonoma. It is currently 4:51 AM in Sonoma and 6:51 AM in Madison.
Yes, the driving distance between Sonoma to Madison is 2063 miles. It takes approximately 32h 10m to drive from Sonoma to Madison.
What companies run services between Sonoma, CA, USA and Madison, WI, USA?
You can take a bus from Sonoma Plaza to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus via Petaluma Transit Mall, Copeland St Transit Mall-D St, 1st St & Mission St, San Francisco Bus Station, Sparks Transit Center, Denver Union Station, Chicago Bus Station, and W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St in around 2d 10h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–340
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–340
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–390
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–390
- 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 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–340
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–390
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Salt Lake City, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Salt Lake City, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 43m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–390
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–400
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 9m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–900
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 54m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–290
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Martinez to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,000
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Suisun-Fairfield to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Suisun-Fairfield to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 415-461-4222
- Website
- Marin Airporter
Bus from Larkspur - pickup to San Francisco Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- Marin Airporter
- Adult One-way
- $32
Bus from Larkspur - pickup to San Francisco Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- Marin Airporter
- Adult One-way
- $32
- Phone
- +1 414-266-4409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Badger Bus
Bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–30
- Website
- Badger Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–22
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $190–290
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $180–280
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–19
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $29–40
- Phone
- 920 496 3600
- Website
- example.com
Bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–22
- Schedules at
- golamers.com
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- [email protected]
- Website
- Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
Bus from Copeland St Transit Mall-D St to 1st St & Mission St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
- Adult
- $8–12
- Phone
- +1 (866) 912 - 6224
- [email protected]
- Website
- Rockland Coaches
Bus from W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- 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 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Schedules at
- Rockland Coaches
- Adult
- $23–50
Bus from Multi-Modal/Rental Car Facility to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Schedules at
- Rockland Coaches
- Adult
- $23–50
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Bus from Petaluma to Sonoma Co Airport Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- Groome Transportation
- First Passenger
- $25–55
Bus from San Rafael to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- Groome Transportation
- First Passenger
- $25–55
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Estimated price
- $100–130
Vallejo City Taxi Cab
- Phone
- +1 707-643-3333
Santa Rosa Taxi
- Phone
- +1-707-579-1212
- Website
- santarosataxicab.com
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