There are 9 ways to get from Milwaukee to Arizona by plane, train, bus, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly General Mitchell International Airport to Phoenix
best- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Phoenix (PHX)plane MKE - PHX
5h 52m$234–1,182Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Phoenix Bus Stationbus
40h 56m$167–547Train, bus via Flagstaff
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Flagstafftrain
- Take the bus from Flagstaff Train Station to Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Stationbus
38h 5m$194–1,190Drive 1,746.2 mi
- Drive from Milwaukee to Phoenixcar 1,746.2 mi
30h 40m$319–461Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Phoenix
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal/Amtrak Station to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departuresbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Phoenix (PHX)plane ORD - PHX
7h 18m$257–690Bus to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field, fly to Phoenix
- Take the bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.bus
- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Phoenix (PHX)plane MSN - PHX
7h 42m$201–1,008Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Tucson
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal/Amtrak Station to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departuresbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Tucson (TUS)plane ORD - TUS
8h 22m$245–1,038Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Phoenix
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Phoenix (PHX)plane MDW - PHX
7h 59m$196–845Train, bus (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Maricopa Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from Maricopa Amtrak to North Phoenix Metro Center Transit Stationbus
2d 16h
Milwaukee to Arizona by train, bus, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Milwaukee to Arizona is to bus which costs $160 - $550 and takes 40h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Milwaukee to Arizona is to fly which takes 5h 52m and costs $230 - $1,200.
No, there is no direct bus from Milwaukee station to Arizona. However, there are services departing from Milwaukee Intermodal Station and arriving at Buckeye Rd & Central Av via Chicago Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station and 24th St Sky Train Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 56m.
The distance between Milwaukee and Arizona is 1480 miles. The road distance is 1756.4 miles.
The best way to get from Milwaukee to Arizona without a car is to train and bus via Flagstaff which takes 38h 5m and costs $190 - $1,200.
It takes approximately 5h 52m to get from Milwaukee to Arizona, including transfers.
Milwaukee to Arizona bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Milwaukee Intermodal Station.
The best way to get from Milwaukee to Arizona is to fly which takes 5h 52m and costs $230 - $1,200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $160 - $550 and takes 40h 56m.
Milwaukee to Arizona bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Chicago Bus Station.
Arizona is 1h behind Milwaukee. It is currently 9:45 AM in Milwaukee and 8:45 AM in Arizona.
What companies run services between Milwaukee, WI, USA and Arizona, USA?
American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and two other airlines fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Phoenix (PHX) every 2 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Buckeye Rd & Central Av via Chicago Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station, Phoenix, Bus Station (E Buckeye Rd), and 24th St Sky Train Station in around 40h 56m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Phoenix via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Phoenix via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tucson via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Phoenix via Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Phoenix via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Phoenix via Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Phoenix via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Phoenix via Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Phoenix via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Phoenix via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tucson via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Phoenix via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Phoenix via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Phoenix via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Phoenix via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Phoenix via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Tucson via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Phoenix via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Phoenix via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Phoenix via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Flagstaff
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–1,100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Maricopa Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 9h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $160–1,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Flagstaff Train Station to Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport/44th Street Sky Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–30
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
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 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Phoenix Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–420
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- 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
- Phone
- +1 414-266-4409
- ticketinfo@badgerbus.com
- Website
- badgerbus.com
Bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- 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 Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–55
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Phone
- +1 800-236-1240
- Website
- golamers.com
Bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- https://www.golamers.com/
- Schedules at
- https://www.golamers.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Maricopa Amtrak to North Phoenix Metro Center Transit Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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