There are 10 ways to get from Milwaukee to Aptos by plane, bus, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound, Amtrak), train, shuttle, car, or subway
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Fly General Mitchell International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
best- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)MKE - SJC
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
10h 40m$262–1,203Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal/Amtrak Station to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departures
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)ORD - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
11h$138–462Bus
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to South Strip Transit Terminal
- Take the bus from South Strip Transit Terminal to Bakersfield
- Take the bus from Bakersfield to Gilroy
2d 6hBus, train, shuttle
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal/Amtrak Station to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departures
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Take a shuttle bus from Anaheim-Cerritos to WatsonvilleCbx
2d 9h$246–487Drive 2,214.6 mi
- Drive from Milwaukee to Aptos2,214.6 mi
34h 46m$405–584Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal/Amtrak Station to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departures
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)ORD - SJC
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
10h 33m$185–711Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)MDW - SJC
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
11h 7m$215–865Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain, bus
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)MDW - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
11h 35m$153–576Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport, BART, bus
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)MDW - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
11h 45m$208–873Train, bus
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryville
- Take the train from Emeryville to San Jose
- Take the bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front17
2d 11h$254–562
Milwaukee to Aptos by bus, subway, foot, train, and shuttle
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Milwaukee to Aptos is to bus and fly and Caltrain which costs $130 - $470 and takes 11h.
The fastest way to get from Milwaukee to Aptos is to bus and fly which takes 10h 33m and costs $180 - $750.
The distance between Milwaukee and Aptos is 1890 miles. The road distance is 2227.5 miles.
The best way to get from Milwaukee to Aptos without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 6h and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 40m to get from Milwaukee to Aptos, including transfers.
Aptos is 2h behind Milwaukee. It is currently 7:37 PM in Milwaukee and 5:37 PM in Aptos.
Yes, the driving distance between Milwaukee to Aptos is 2228 miles. It takes approximately 34h 46m to drive from Milwaukee to Aptos.
There are 145+ hotels available in Aptos.
What companies run services between Milwaukee, WI, USA and Aptos, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Soquel Dr & Trout Gulch Rd via Chicago Bus Station, Denver Union Station, South Strip Transit Terminal, Bakersfield, Bakersfield, Gilroy, and Watsonville Transit Center - Lane 1 in around 2d 6h.
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- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–390
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–390
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–390
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–390
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $150–350
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $210–490
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Emeryville to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–21
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 (831) 425-8600
- Website
- scmtd.com
Bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Website
- https://scmtd.com/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Diridon Station to Soquel Ave & Front
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from South Strip Transit Terminal to Bakersfield
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–26
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–190
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to South Strip Transit Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Bakersfield to Gilroy
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $24–35
- Titanium
- $27–40
- Phone
- (866) 912 6224
- questions@coachusa.com
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from Milwaukee Intermodal/Amtrak Station to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departures
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–38
- Schedules at
- coachusa.com
Shuttle from Anaheim-Cerritos to Watsonville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Schedules at
- crossborderxpress.com
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