Editing Madison, Wisconsin (section)

====Buses and public transit====
{{see also|Metro Transit (Madison)}}
[[File: BRT Bus in Junction Station.jpg |thumb|An electric [[Metro Transit (Madison)|Metro Transit]] bus on Madison's [[bus rapid transit]] route]]

Metro Transit, Madison's public transportation network, operates bus services throughout the city and several suburbs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Metro Transit System |url=http://www.ci.madison.wi.us/metro/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060813170016/http://www.ci.madison.wi.us/metro/ |archive-date=August 13, 2006 |access-date=November 14, 2011 |website=Ci.madison.wi.us}}</ref> Its operations were absorbed by the city in 1970. The transit network focuses on [[point-to-point transit]] service. Metro Transit launched its first [[bus rapid transit]] line in 2024.<ref>{{cite news |last=Pollack |first=Nicole |date=September 20, 2024 |title=It's taken decades, but here comes BRT |url=https://madison.com/news/traffic/brt-madison-public-transportation-bus-rapid-transit/article_4c082c6a-76c1-11ef-b2b2-3f0a2f76d889.html |work=Wisconsin State Journal |url-access=subscription |accessdate=September 26, 2024}}</ref>

In addition to public transportation, regional buses connect Madison to various major cities across the [[Upper Midwest]]. [[Badger Bus]] connects Madison and Milwaukee Intermodal Station and [[General Mitchell International Airport]], running several trips daily, Badger Bus also offers weekend service to Minneapolis-St. Paul.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Badger Bus Schedule |url=http://www.wanderu.com/bus-travel-review/badger-bus-schedule/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812203430/http://www.wanderu.com/bus-travel-review/badger-bus-schedule/ |archive-date=August 12, 2014 |access-date=August 11, 2014 |website=wanderu.com}}</ref> [[Greyhound Lines]] serves Madison on its Chicago, Milwaukee, and Minneapolis–Saint Paul route. [[Van Galder Bus Company]], a subsidiary of [[Coach USA]], provides transportation through [[Rockford, Illinois|Rockford]] to Chicago—stopping at [[Union Station (Chicago)|Union Station]] and [[O'Hare Airport]], Van Galder also provides daily service to [[Wausau, Wisconsin|Wausau]] and [[Green Bay, Wisconsin|Green Bay]]. [[Wisconsin Coach Lines]], another subsidiary of Coach USA offers daily service to [[La Crosse]] and Milwaukee Intermodal Station. [[Jefferson Lines]] provides transportation to Minneapolis–Saint Paul and Milwaukee Intermodal Station. Lamers Bus Lines has once-daily trips from Madison to [[Dubuque, Iowa]], and Milwaukee. [[Flixbus]] offers daily service to Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Chicago, [[Indianapolis]] and [[Cincinnati]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wmtv15news.com/2025/03/06/flixbus-launches-new-express-route-with-stop-madison/|title=Flixbus launches a new express route with a stop in Madison|first=Katie|last=Castellano|date=March 6, 2025|website=www.wmtv15news.com}}</ref>