There are 8 ways to get from Crystal Lake to Appleton by train, plane, bus, taxi, or car
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Train, fly to Appleton International Airport
best- Take the train from Crystal Lake to Irving Parktrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Appleton International Airport (ATW)plane ORD - ATW
3h 47m$57–285Drive 160.8 mi
cheapest- Drive from Crystal Lake to Appletoncar 160.8 mi
3h 10m$30–43Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Crystal Lake to Park Ridgetrain
- Take the bus from Chicago to Green Bay Transit Centerbus
- Take the taxi from Green Bay Transit Center to Appletontaxi
7h 29m$166–234Train, fly to Green Bay, taxi
- Take the train from Crystal Lake to Irving Parktrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Green Bay (GRB)plane ORD - GRB
- Take the taxi from Green Bay (GRB) to Appletontaxi
4h 15m$138–382Train, fly to Central Wisconsin Airport, drive
- Take the train from Crystal Lake to Irving Parktrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA)plane ORD - CWA
- Drive from Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA) to Appletoncar
5h 26m$58–295Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Pace I-90/Randall Road Park-n-Ride to Rosemont CTA Stationbus 605
- Take the bus from Chicago to Green Bay Transit Centerbus
- Take the taxi from Green Bay Transit Center to Appletontaxi
7h 57m$165–235Train, bus, taxi via Milwaukee
- Take the train from Crystal Lake to Chicago OTCtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
- Take the bus from Milwaukee to Green Bay Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the taxi from Green Bay Amtrak Station to Appletontaxi
8h 54m$174–285Train, bus, taxi via Milwaukee #2
- Take the train from Crystal Lake to Des Plainestrain
- Take the bus from Multi-Modal/Rental Car Facility to Milwaukee Intermodal/Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the bus from Milwaukee to Green Bay Transit, WIbus 104
- Take the taxi from Green Bay Transit, WI to Appletontaxi
9h 5m$190–280
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Appleton International Airport (ATW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crystal Lake to Appleton is to drive which costs $29 - $45 and takes 3h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Crystal Lake to Appleton is to drive which takes 3h 10m and costs $29 - $45.
The distance between Crystal Lake and Appleton is 214 miles. The road distance is 161.7 miles.
The best way to get from Crystal Lake to Appleton without a car is to train and bus and taxi which takes 7h 29m and costs $160 - $240.
It takes approximately 3h 47m to get from Crystal Lake to Appleton, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Crystal Lake to Appleton is 162 miles. It takes approximately 3h 10m to drive from Crystal Lake to Appleton.
There are 77+ hotels available in Appleton.
What companies run services between Crystal Lake, IL, USA and Appleton, WI, USA?
There is no direct connection from Crystal Lake to Appleton. However, you can take the train to Irving Park, walk to Irving Park-Blue, take the subway to O'Hare, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Appleton International Airport (ATW), then take the taxi to Appleton. Alternatively, you can take the train to Park Ridge, walk to Park Ridge Metra, take the line 290 bus to Cumberland CTA Station, walk to Chicago, take the bus to Green Bay Transit Center, then take the taxi to Appleton.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Appleton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–250
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Green Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–250
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Central Wisconsin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–260
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Appleton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–250
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Green Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–250
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Central Wisconsin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–260
- Phone
- +1 312-322-6777
- Website
- metra.com
Train from Crystal Lake to Irving Park
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://metra.com
- Adult
- $5–7
Train from Crystal Lake to Park Ridge
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://metra.com
- Adult
- $5–7
Train from Crystal Lake to Chicago OTC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- https://metra.com
- Adult
- $6–8
Train from Crystal Lake to Des Plaines
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://metra.com
- Adult
- $4–6
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Chicago to Green Bay Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Milwaukee to Green Bay Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1(847) 364-7223
- Passenger.Services@PaceBus.com
- Website
- pacebus.com
Bus from Pace I-90/Randall Road Park-n-Ride to Rosemont CTA Station
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- pacebus.com
- Adult
- $1–2
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Milwaukee to Green Bay Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from Milwaukee to Green Bay Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–45
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Milwaukee to Green Bay Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800-236-1240
- Website
- golamers.com
Bus from Milwaukee to Green Bay Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $29–85
- Website
- https://www.golamers.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.golamers.com/
Bus from Milwaukee to Green Bay Transit, WI
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $26–75
- Website
- https://www.golamers.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.golamers.com/
- 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
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $34–38
- Schedules at
- coachusa.com
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Estimated price
- $100–150
Yellow Cab Green Bay
- Phone
- +1-920-435-1111
- Website
- yellowcabgreenbay.com
Yellow Cab Green Bay
- Phone
- +1-920-435-1111
- Website
- yellowcabgreenbay.com
Yellow Cab Green Bay
- Phone
- +1-920-435-1111
- Website
- yellowcabgreenbay.com
Yellow Cab Green Bay
- Phone
- +1-920-435-1111
- Website
- yellowcabgreenbay.com
Yellow Cab Green Bay
- Phone
- +1-920-435-1111
- Website
- yellowcabgreenbay.com
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