There are 5 ways to get from Galena to Appleton by car, bus, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, bus
best- Drive from Galena to Northern Lights at Epic Staff Ccar
- Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrakbus
- Take the bus from Milwaukee to Appleton Amtrak Stationbus
8h 22m$36–133Drive 195.7 mi
- Drive from Galena to Appletoncar 195.7 mi
3h 51m$36–52Drive to Quad City International Airport, fly to Appleton International Airport
- Drive from Galena to Moline-Airport-MLIcar
- Fly from Quad City International Airport (MLI) to Appleton International Airport (ATW)plane MLI - ATW
5h 18m$76–338Drive to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field, fly to Appleton International Airport
- Drive from Galena to Northern Lights at Epic Staff Ccar
- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Appleton International Airport (ATW)plane MSN - ATW
7h 5m$101–506Drive to Quad City International Airport, fly to Green Bay
- Drive from Galena to Moline-Airport-MLIcar
- Fly from Quad City International Airport (MLI) to Green Bay (GRB)plane MLI - GRB
6h 44m$92–368
Quad City International Airport (MLI) to Appleton International Airport (ATW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Galena to Appleton is to drive which costs $35 - $55 and takes 3h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Galena to Appleton is to drive which takes 3h 51m and costs $35 - $55.
The distance between Galena and Appleton is 279 miles. The road distance is 196.8 miles.
It takes approximately 8h 22m to get from Galena to Appleton, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Galena to Appleton is 197 miles. It takes approximately 3h 51m to drive from Galena to Appleton.
There are 71+ hotels available in Appleton.
What companies run services between Galena, IL, USA and Appleton, WI, USA?
There is no direct connection from Galena to Appleton. However, you can drive to Northern Lights at Epic Staff C, take the bus to W Johnson at East Campus, walk to Madison, WI-Lake St., take the bus to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak, walk to Milwaukee, then take the bus to Appleton Amtrak Station. Alternatively, you can drive from Galena to Appleton in around 3h 51m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Appleton International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–290
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Appleton International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–460
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Green Bay via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Appleton International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–290
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Appleton International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Appleton International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–460
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Appleton International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Green Bay via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Appleton International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Appleton International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Appleton International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Appleton International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Green Bay via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Phone
- +1 414-266-4409
- ticketinfo@badgerbus.com
- Website
- badgerbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–30
- Website
- https://badgerbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–17
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Milwaukee to Appleton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $12–22
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–55
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Milwaukee to Appleton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 920 496 3600
- Website
- golamers.com
Bus from Milwaukee to Appleton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–26
- Schedules at
- golamers.com
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