There are 6 ways to get from Melbourne to Milwaukee by plane, bus, train, taxi, or car ferry
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Fly to General Mitchell International Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)plane MEL - MKE
25h 5m$1,023–3,823Fly to Appleton International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Appleton International Airport (ATW)plane MEL - ATW
- Take the bus from Appleton Amtrak Station to Milwaukeebus
27h 34m$552–1,895Fly to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN)plane MEL - MSN
- Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrakbus
27h 56m$831–2,979Fly to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane MEL - ORD
- Take the train from Glenview Amtrak Station to Milwaukeetrain
25h 36m$738–1,468Fly to Gerald R. Ford International Airport, taxi, car ferry
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)plane MEL - GRR
- Take the taxi from Kentwood Station - Woodland to Muskegontaxi
- Take the car ferry from Muskegon to Milwaukeecarferry
29h 7m$1,332–4,367Fly to Chicago Midway International Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane MEL - MDW
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukeetrain
26h 7m$841–2,970
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Milwaukee is to fly and train which costs $700 - $1,500 and takes 25h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Milwaukee is to fly which takes 25h 5m and costs $1,000 - $3,900.
The distance between Melbourne and Milwaukee is 9756 miles.
It takes approximately 25h 5m to get from Melbourne to Milwaukee, including transfers.
Milwaukee is 16h behind Melbourne. It is currently 4:30 AM in Melbourne and 12:30 PM in Milwaukee.
There are 285+ hotels available in Milwaukee.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Milwaukee, WI, USA?
Qantas, American Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) 4 times a day.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Los Angeles, Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Los Angeles, Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Los Angeles, St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Appleton International Airport via Los Angeles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Los Angeles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via San Francisco, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 13m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Appleton International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 4m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Appleton International Airport via Los Angeles, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Los Angeles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 26m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 16m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,900
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,700
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Glenview Amtrak Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Appleton Amtrak Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 920 496 3600
- Website
- golamers.com
Bus from Appleton Amtrak Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–26
- Schedules at
- golamers.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Appleton Amtrak Station to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $12–21
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- 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
- +1-858-800-8898
- 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
- Phone
- +1 866-914-1010
- Website
- lake-express.com
Car ferry from Muskegon to Milwaukee
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $115–121
- Schedules at
- lake-express.com
- Classic Cabin Adult
- $115
- Standard Vehicle
- $121
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Estimated price
- $100–120
Yellow Cab of Grand Rapids
- Phone
- +1 616-459-4646
Metro Cab
- Phone
- +1 616-827-6500
- Website
- metrocabgr.com
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