Madison to Chicago, without the I-90 crawl.
Share the drive to the Harvard Metra station, then ride the train downtown for under $7 each way. Built by a Madison dad who makes this trip every week.
The train costs a fraction of the bus.
The coach bus is fine until rush hour. Then it sits in the same traffic as everyone else, and you pay $35 for the seat. Metra runs on its own tracks.
How it works today
Tell us your days
Fill out the short form with the days you head to Chicago and whether you want a seat or have seats to offer.
Get matched
When your schedule lines up with someone else's, we email you both to set the pickup spot and split the gas.
Ride, then rail
Drive together to Harvard, hop on Metra, and read, work, or nap the rest of the way into the city.
Made for people who live here and work there.
Madison is a great place to live, and the local job market is competitive. Chicago has more jobs, more variety, and strong pay. Hybrid work makes the commute possible.
- Hybrid super commutersOne to three office days a week, and a family and a home you love in Madison.
- Chicago trip regularsInterviews, conferences, and long weekends where you would rather skip the Loop traffic.
- Anyone who wants Chicago on the cheapIf you already have a hotel or Airbnb, we get you to the city for a lot less.
Starting as a ride board. Growing into a van.
Shared rides
A simple board that matches Madison riders with drivers already making the trip to Harvard.
Scheduled van to Harvard
A 15-passenger van on a set commuter schedule. Reserve a seat, and if enough people sign up, the route runs.
Saturday and weekend trips
Day trips to Chicago on Saturdays, or out Saturday and back Sunday.
Tell us when you're heading to Chicago.
Every sign-up helps show which days and times could support a regular route. No payment, no commitment.