There are 8 ways to get from Milwaukee to Boulder by plane, bus, train, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, or bus (Flixbus)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from General Mitchell International Airport, bus
best- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Denver (DEN)MKE - DEN
- Take the bus from Denver Airport Station Gate 8 to Downtown Boulder Station
5h 35m$175–1,033Bus
cheapest- 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 Union Station Gate B17 to Broadway & Euclid AveFf1 / ...
26h 9m$98–243Train, bus
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Denver
- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B17 to Broadway & Regent DrFf1 / ...
22h 22m$176–319Drive 1,030.3 mi
- Drive from Milwaukee to Boulder1,030.3 mi
16h 57m$188–272Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly, 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 Denver (DEN)ORD - DEN
- Take the bus from Denver Airport Station Gate 8 to Downtown Boulder Station
7h 8m$328–791Bus to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field, fly, bus
- Take the bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Denver (DEN)MSN - DEN
- Take the bus from Denver Airport Station Gate 8 to Downtown Boulder Station
7h 38m$172–959Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Station
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Denver (DEN)MDW - DEN
- Take the bus from Denver Airport Station Gate 8 to Downtown Boulder Station
7h 42m$148–744Bus via Champaign
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal/Amtrak Station to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departures
- Take the bus from Downtown Chicago to Illinois Terminal
- Take the bus from Champaign to Denver
- Take the bus from Union Station Gate B17 to Downtown Boulder StationFf1 / ...
32h 15m$226–434
Milwaukee to Boulder by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Milwaukee to Boulder is to bus which costs $95 - $250 and takes 26h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Milwaukee to Boulder is to fly and bus which takes 5h 35m and costs $170 - $1,100.
No, there is no direct bus from Milwaukee station to Boulder. However, there are services departing from Milwaukee Intermodal Station and arriving at Broadway & Euclid Ave via Chicago Bus Station and Union Station Gate B17. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 9m.
The distance between Milwaukee and Boulder is 952 miles. The road distance is 1036.3 miles.
The best way to get from Milwaukee to Boulder without a car is to train and bus which takes 22h 22m and costs $170 - $320.
It takes approximately 5h 35m to get from Milwaukee to Boulder, including transfers.
Milwaukee to Boulder bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Milwaukee Intermodal Station.
Milwaukee to Boulder bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Chicago Bus Station.
Boulder is 1h behind Milwaukee. It is currently 5:39 PM in Milwaukee and 4:39 PM in Boulder.
Yes, the driving distance between Milwaukee to Boulder is 1036 miles. It takes approximately 16h 57m to drive from Milwaukee to Boulder.
What companies run services between Milwaukee, WI, USA and Boulder, CO, USA?
You can take a bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Broadway & Euclid Ave via Chicago Bus Station, Denver Union Station, and Union Station Gate B17 in around 26h 9m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–950
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Denver via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Denver via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Denver via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–950
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–950
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Denver via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Denver via Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Denver via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Denver via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Denver via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,000
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Denver via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Denver via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,200
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Denver via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Denver via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,200
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
- $23–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–280
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 303-299-6000
- Website
- rtd-denver.com
Bus from Denver Airport Station Gate 8 to Downtown Boulder Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.rtd-denver.com/
- Adult
- $3
Bus from Union Station Gate B17 to Broadway & Regent Dr
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.rtd-denver.com/
- Adult
- $3
Bus from Union Station Gate B17 to Broadway & Euclid Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.rtd-denver.com/
- Adult
- $3
Bus from Union Station Gate B17 to Downtown Boulder Station
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.rtd-denver.com/
- Adult
- $3
- 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
Bus from Milwaukee, WI - Amtrak to Madison, WI-Lake St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–28
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Downtown Chicago to Illinois Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–65
- 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 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–180
- 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/
- Phone
- +1 800-448-0572
- ticketsales@peoriacharter.com
- Website
- peoriacharter.com
Bus from Downtown Chicago to Illinois Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- peoriacharter.com
- cash
- $60
- online
- $45
- Phone
- +1 (319) 753-2864
- info@burlingtontrailways.com
- Website
- burlingtontrailways.com
Bus from Champaign to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–320
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $160–230
- Flexible Fares
- $220–320
- Saver Fare
- $203
- Flex Fare
- $279
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