Travel Information

By Plane

Madison: The Dane County Regional Airport is located 4 miles northeast of downtown Madison. You can continue to the meeting site via taxi, which will cost approximately $12.00. Please visit www.msnairport.com for more information.

Milwaukee: The General Mitchell International Airport (www.mitchellairport.com) is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, approximately 75 miles east of Madison. You may continue to Madison via car or bus. Please see below for more information on car and bus travel.

Chicago: Chicago, Illinois is located 150 miles southeast of Madison and has two international airports: Midway International Airport and O’Hare International Airport. Both airports can be found by visiting www.flychicago.com/ohare/home/pages/default.aspx – passengers can continue to Madison via car or bus: please see below for additional information on both options.

By Bus

Milwaukee: The Badger Coach Bus Line runs six trips daily from Milwaukee’s General Mitchell International Airport directly to the Madison Meeting Site for $23 one way. Travel time is approximately 2 hours. Please call (608) 276-7490 for more information or visit www.badgerbus.com

Chicago: The Van Galder Bus Company runs several times daily from both O’Hare and Midway Airports, directly to the Madison meeting site. The one-way fare is currently $30-$32 and travel time is approximately 3.5 hours. Please call (800) 747-0994 for more information or visit www.vangalderbus.com

Minneapolis: Megabus runs between Downtown Minneapolis and Madison, $30 one way for a 5.5 hour trip, 4 times a day. Visit us.megabus.com

Greyhound bus lines also run to Madison. Please call (800) 231-2222 for fare and schedule information, or visit www.greyhound.com. Taxis are available at the bus terminal, which is approximately 0.5 miles from the Union.

By Car

Madison lies approximately 150 miles northwest of Chicago (3 hour drive), 75 miles west of Milwaukee (1.5 hour drive) and 270 miles southeast of Minneapolis (4 hour drive).

Parking: Parking in Madison is limited, and generally paid downtown.

Taxi Services

Individuals arriving/departing will need to arrange for their own transportation to the Dane County Airport in Madison. Below is a listing of taxi cab companies in Madison. Lyft and Uber services are also available in Madison.

Union Cab: (608) 242-2000 or www.unioncab.com
Green Cab: (608) 255-1234 or www.greencabofmadison.com
Madison Taxi: (608) 255-8294 or toll free at 1 (800) 894-3866 or www.madtaxi.com
Badger Cab: (608) 256-5566 or www.badgercab.com

By Train

Unfortunately, Madison is not on a major train line. Please see above for alternative transportation methods to the meeting site.

Car Rental

Downtown Madison is very walkable, but if you need a car:


Alamo: (608) 249-1449/(800) 462-5266
AVIS: (608) 242-2442/(800) 831-2847
Budget: (608) 249-5544/(800) 527-0700
Dollar: (608) 661-4941/(800) 800-4000
Enterprise: (608) 661-4900/(800) 325-8007
Hertz: (608) 241-3803/(800) 654-3131
National: (608) 249-1614/(800) 227-7368
Thrifty: (608) 661-4940/(800) 847-4389