There are 6 ways to get from Grinnell to Milwaukee by bus, train, car, shuttle, plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Grinnell to Chicago Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0155S / ...
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain Hiawatha Service / ...
9h 48m$73–147Drive 305.4 mi
cheapest- Drive from Grinnell to Milwaukeecar 305.4 mi
5h 50m$56–81Bus, shuttle to Des Moines, fly to General Mitchell International Airport
- Take the bus from Grinnell to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Amesbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Ames, IA - Iowa State University to Des Moines International Airport, IA
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)plane DSM - MKE
9h 2m$283–1,460Bus
- Take the bus from Grinnell to Chicago Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0155S / ...
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Milwaukee Intermodal Stationbus FlixBus 2548 / ...
10h 5m$65–130Bus, bus to The Eastern Iowa Airport, fly to General Mitchell International Airport
- Take the bus from Grinnell to Iowa Citybus
- Take the bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9bus
- Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)plane CID - MKE
9h 7mTaxi, bus to Waterloo Municipal Airport, fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, train
- Take the taxi from Grinnell to Marshalltowntaxi
- Take the bus from Marshalltown to Waterloobus
- Fly from Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane ALO - ORD
- Take the train from Glenview Amtrak Station to Milwaukeetrain
7h 51m$141–382
Des Moines (DSM) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Grinnell to Milwaukee is to drive which costs $55 - $85 and takes 5h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Grinnell to Milwaukee is to drive which takes 5h 50m and costs $55 - $85.
The distance between Grinnell and Milwaukee is 388 miles. The road distance is 307.2 miles.
The best way to get from Grinnell to Milwaukee without a car is to bus and train which takes 9h 48m and costs $70 - $150.
It takes approximately 9h 48m to get from Grinnell to Milwaukee, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Grinnell to Milwaukee is 307 miles. It takes approximately 5h 50m to drive from Grinnell to Milwaukee.
There are 285+ hotels available in Milwaukee.
What companies run services between Grinnell, IA, USA and Milwaukee, WI, USA?
You can take a vehicle from Grinnell to Milwaukee Intermodal Station via Grinnell and Chicago Bus Station in around 10h 5m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Des Moines to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,200
Flights from Des Moines to General Mitchell International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–2,000
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–650
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Des Moines to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,200
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–650
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–220
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Des Moines to General Mitchell International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,400
Flights from Des Moines to General Mitchell International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,500
Flights from Des Moines to General Mitchell International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–2,000
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Des Moines to General Mitchell International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,400
Flights from Des Moines to General Mitchell International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–2,000
Flights from Des Moines to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,300
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
- $18–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Glenview Amtrak Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- 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 Grinnell to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Grinnell to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–15
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Milwaukee Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–28
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Grinnell to Iowa City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–20
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Marshalltown to Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $9–18
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Des Moines to Ames
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–40
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Phone
- +1 320.253.2226
- Website
- executiveexpress.biz
Shuttle from Ames, IA - Iowa State University to Des Moines International Airport, IA
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $80–190
- Website
- https://www.executiveexpress.biz
- Schedules at
- https://www.executiveexpress.biz/coverage-areas/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Milwaukee Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1-319-362-0375
- Website
- 380express.com
Bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.380express.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.380express.com/schedule/
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Estimated price
- $65–80
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