There are 9 ways to get from Colby to Milwaukee by car, plane, train, taxi, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive to North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field, fly to General Mitchell International Airport
best- Drive from Colby to North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field (LBF)car
- Fly from North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field (LBF) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)plane LBF - MKE
11h 1m$169–740Drive to Kearney Municipal Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, bus
cheapest- Drive from Colby to Kearney Municipal Airport (EAR)car
- Fly from Kearney Municipal Airport (EAR) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane EAR - ORD
- Take the bus from Chicago to Milwaukee Intermodal Stationbus
8h 12m$97–362Drive, train (Amtrak)
- Drive from Colby to McCook Stationcar
- Take the train from McCook Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
19h 3m$479–796Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Colby to Goodlandtaxi
- Take the bus from Goodland to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Milwaukee Intermodal Stationbus
23h 16m$265–394Drive 834.3 mi
- Drive from Colby to Milwaukeecar 834.3 mi
14h 45m$153–220Taxi, bus to Denver, fly to General Mitchell International Airport
- Take the taxi from Colby to Goodlandtaxi
- Take the bus from Goodland to Denver Union Stationbus
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)plane DEN - MKE
8h 34m$340–923Taxi, bus to Hays Municipal Airport, fly to General Mitchell International Airport
- Take the taxi from Colby to Goodlandtaxi
- Take the bus from Goodland to Haysbus
- Fly from Hays Municipal Airport (HYS) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)plane HYS - MKE
11h 43m$296–884Drive to Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport, fly to General Mitchell International Airport
- Drive from Colby to Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport (MCK)car
- Fly from Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport (MCK) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)plane MCK - MKE
7h 23m$158–724Drive, train, bus
- Drive from Colby to McCook Stationcar
- Take the train from McCook Station to Naperville Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Multi-Modal/Rental Car Facility to Milwaukee Intermodal/Amtrak Stationbus
20h 26m$467–721
North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field (LBF) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Colby to Milwaukee is to drive which costs $150 - $220 and takes 14h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Colby to Milwaukee is to drive and fly which takes 7h 23m and costs $150 - $750.
The distance between Colby and Milwaukee is 821 miles. The road distance is 839.2 miles.
The best way to get from Colby to Milwaukee without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 23h 16m and costs $260 - $400.
It takes approximately 11h 1m to get from Colby to Milwaukee, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Colby to Milwaukee is 839 miles. It takes approximately 14h 45m to drive from Colby to Milwaukee.
There are 252+ hotels available in Milwaukee.
What companies run services between Colby, KS, USA and Milwaukee, WI, USA?
There is no direct connection from Colby to Milwaukee. However, you can drive to North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field (LBF) airport, fly to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE), walk to Airport Baggage Claim, then take the bus to Water & Chicago. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Colby to Milwaukee via McCook Station and Chicago Union Station in around 19h 3m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field to General Mitchell International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Denver to General Mitchell International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Denver to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Hays Municipal Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Kearney Municipal Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Denver to General Mitchell International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Denver to General Mitchell International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Denver to General Mitchell International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from McCook Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $420–700
- 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 McCook Station to Naperville Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $410–650
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Goodland to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–180
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Milwaukee Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–24
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Goodland to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Goodland to Hays
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago to Milwaukee Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Milwaukee Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- (866) 912 6224
- questions@coachusa.com
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from Multi-Modal/Rental Car Facility to Milwaukee Intermodal/Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $37–41
- Website
- coachusa.com
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Estimated price
- $95–120
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