What this page says about Madison East Service Center was read from WisDOT's service center data and the Wisconsin DMV's own pages on October 21, 2026, and those pages are linked beside each fact.
Madison East Service Center at 2001 Bartillon Drive, Madison, WI 53704: its hours, the services WisDOT flags for it and the ones it does not offer, how appointments and payments work, the closure dates, and the other service centers nearby.
In this guide: Address and telephone, Hours at Madison East Service Center, What Madison East Service Center handles, Appointments and what you can do online, Other DMV service centers near Madison East Service Center, Before you go to Madison East Service Center, Questions about Madison East Service Center
Address and telephone
Madison East Service Center
2001 Bartillon Drive, Madison, WI 53704
The DMV publishes no telephone number for its service centers; its statewide line is (608) 264-7447
The Wisconsin DMV lists Madison East Service Center as station ME01 in WisDOT's own service center data, the layer behind the map on its DMV customer service centers page, read October 21, 2026. WisDOT's data says Madison East Service Center takes cash, checks and credit cards and is listed as accessible for people with disabilities.
WisDOT files Madison East Service Center under Dane County.
WisDOT's service center data places Madison East Service Center at 43.125685, -89.322077.
Hours at Madison East Service Center
| Day | Hours at 2001 Bartillon Drive |
|---|---|
| Monday | 8:30 am to 4:45 pm |
| Tuesday | 8:30 am to 4:45 pm |
| Wednesday | 8:30 am to 4:45 pm |
| Thursday | 8:30 am to 4:45 pm |
| Friday | 8:30 am to 4:45 pm |
| Saturday | 8:30 am to 12:00 pm |
| Sunday | Closed |
WisDOT publishes the week at Madison East Service Center as Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 4:45 pm, Saturday 8:30 am to 12:00 pm, Sunday closed, in Central time.
Madison East Service Center opens on Saturday, 8:30 am to 12:00 pm; the DMV's service center page lists seven centers with Saturday morning hours and says they close on legal holidays, the Saturday before Memorial Day and the Saturday after Thanksgiving.
Madison East Service Center closes on the dates in WisDOT's closure table for its service centers, 8 of them left in 2026: Thanksgiving on November 26, 2026, Thanksgiving on November 27, 2026, Thanksgiving on November 28, 2026, Professional Development Day on December 9, 2026, Christmas Eve on December 24, 2026, Christmas on December 25, 2026, Holiday on December 26, 2026, New Year's Eve on December 31, 2026.
What Madison East Service Center handles
WisDOT flags 13 services for Madison East Service Center:
- Driver licenses
- Identification cards
- Disabled parking identification cards
- Knowledge tests
- Knowledge tests in other languages
- Vehicle titles
- License plates
- Registration renewal stickers
- Recreational vehicle and trailer plates
- Motorcycle plates
- Farm plates
- Disabled parking plates
- Commercial vehicle plates (over 10,000 lb)
Madison East Service Center is a DMV customer service center, run by the Wisconsin Division of Motor Vehicles itself: a license or ID transaction here needs an appointment made on the DMV's appointment page, a road test is booked separately under its road test rules, and a title or registration transaction at the counter carries the counter service fee on the DMV's fee schedule, $5 for a title and registration and $3 for a renewal. The license guide and the registration guide say what each errand at Madison East Service Center needs.
The DMV's service center page says no center takes applications that must be mailed in, that a Class D or Class M written exam takes about 45 minutes and must be finished before Madison East Service Center closes, and that no pets other than trained service animals come in.
Appointments and what you can do online
A driver license or ID card visit to Madison East Service Center is by appointment through the DMV's appointment page, which also says most licenses and IDs renew online without a visit; the DMV's road test rules book the skills test on its own.
A plate renewal for someone near Madison East Service Center is done without the trip through the DMV's online plate renewal or by mail, and a title transfer through eMV Public; the online services guide says which transactions those take.
Other DMV service centers near Madison East Service Center
The DMV lists 1 other DMV service centers in Dane County besides Madison East Service Center:
- Madison Southwest Service Center, 2344 S. Park Street, Free ramp parking for DMV visitors, Madison, WI 53713
By straight line distance from the map point for Madison East Service Center, the 5 nearest are:
- Madison Southwest Service Center, 2344 S. Park Street, Free ramp parking for DMV visitors, Madison, WI 53713, about 7 miles
- Sauk City Service Center, 730 Monroe Street, (Community Center), Sauk City, WI 53583, about 23 miles
- Fort Atkinson Service Center, 101 N. Main Street, (Municipal Building), Fort Atkinson, WI 53538, about 28 miles
- Watertown Service Center, 810 West Street, Watertown, WI 53094, about 30 miles
- Portage Service Center, 2888 Village Road, Portage, WI 53901, about 31 miles
All 88 Wisconsin DMV service centers, Madison East Service Center among them, are on the Wisconsin DMV service center list.
Before you go to Madison East Service Center
For a license, an ID or a REAL ID at Madison East Service Center take the documents on the DMV's documentation checklist: proof of name and date of birth, identity, citizenship or legal status, Wisconsin residence and the Social Security number, with two residence proofs for a REAL ID per the DMV's REAL ID page. The REAL ID guide and the identity and residence guide set them out for a visit to Madison East Service Center.
What a transaction at Madison East Service Center costs is on the DMV's fee schedule, with the $214.50 title on its title fee page and the $85 automobile registration on its plate fee page, and in the Wisconsin fee guide. For paying at Madison East Service Center, the DMV's service center page lists cash, checks, money orders, debit cards and Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover.
For a title at Madison East Service Center take the assigned original title and any original lien release, and know where the vehicle is customarily kept, since the wheel tax and the seven county emissions program go by that; the title guide and the wheel tax guide cover both.
Questions about Madison East Service Center
Where is Madison East Service Center?
The DMV lists Madison East Service Center at 2001 Bartillon Drive, Madison, WI 53704.
What are the hours at Madison East Service Center?
The DMV publishes the Madison East Service Center hours as Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 4:45 pm, Saturday 8:30 am to 12:00 pm, Sunday closed.
Is Madison East Service Center open on Saturday?
Yes, Madison East Service Center opens 8:30 am to 12:00 pm on Saturday.
What is the telephone number for Madison East Service Center?
The DMV publishes no number for Madison East Service Center; its statewide line is (608) 264-7447.
What can you do at Madison East Service Center?
The DMV lists 13 services for Madison East Service Center, the first being driver licenses.
What kind of office is Madison East Service Center?
The DMV lists Madison East Service Center as a DMV customer service center.
Are there other DMV service centers in Dane County besides Madison East Service Center?
Yes, 1 more in Dane County besides Madison East Service Center: Madison Southwest Service Center.
What does Madison East Service Center not do?
WisDOT lists this for Madison East Service Center: All Salvage, Multi-Stage, Municipal/Official, and all Special Plates including Personalized, Collector and Hobbyist can only be applied for by mail.
How can I pay at Madison East Service Center?
WisDOT's data lists Madison East Service Center as taking cash, checks and credit cards.
More Wisconsin DMV pages
Other offices and the rules behind them: all 88 Wisconsin DMV offices and the Wisconsin DMV guide.
What to bring and what it costs before you go: the Wisconsin license renewal.
For the same place, the court cases, jail bookings and deeds are on SearchSystems: Dane County public records and Madison city records.