There are 9 ways to get from Milwaukee to Chico by plane, train, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, bus, or subway
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Fly General Mitchell International Airport to Sacramento International Airport, train
best- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane MKE - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Chico Amtraktrain
11h 4m$351–1,624Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART, train
cheapest- 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 San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane ORD - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Richmondsubway
- Take the train from Richmond to Sacramentotrain
- Take the train from Sacramento to Chico Amtraktrain
14h 13m$178–532Bus
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Chico Bus Stationbus
2d 4h$205–600Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Sacramentotrain
- Take the train from Sacramento to Chico Amtraktrain
2d 8h$209–1,578Drive 2,093.5 mi
- Drive from Milwaukee to Chicocar 2,093.5 mi
32h 57m$383–552Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Sacramento International Airport, train
- 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 Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane ORD - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Chico Amtraktrain
10h 49m$234–932Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane MDW - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Chico Amtraktrain
11h 34m$293–1,287Fly General Mitchell International Airport to Redding Municipal Airport, train
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Redding Municipal Airport (RDD)plane MKE - RDD
- Take the train from Redding Amtrak to Chico Amtraktrain
13h 36m$236–1,122Fly General Mitchell International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport, bus
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane MKE - RNO
- Take the bus from Reno Amtrak to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Chico Bus Stationbus
14h 27m$316–1,440
Milwaukee to Chico by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Milwaukee to Chico is to bus and fly and BART and train which costs $170 - $550 and takes 14h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Milwaukee to Chico is to bus and fly and train which takes 10h 49m and costs $230 - $950.
No, there is no direct bus from Milwaukee station to Chico station. However, there are services departing from Milwaukee Intermodal Station and arriving at Chico Bus Station via Chicago Bus Station, Denver Union Station, Sparks Transit Center and Sacramento Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
No, there is no direct train from Milwaukee to Chico. However, there are services departing from Milwaukee and arriving at Chico Amtrak via Chicago Union Station and Sacramento. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 8h.
The distance between Milwaukee and Chico is 1888 miles. The road distance is 2105.7 miles.
The best way to get from Milwaukee to Chico without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 4h and costs $200 - $600.
It takes approximately 11h 4m to get from Milwaukee to Chico, including transfers.
Milwaukee to Chico bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Milwaukee Intermodal Station.
Milwaukee to Chico train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Milwaukee station.
The best way to get from Milwaukee to Chico is to bus which takes 2 days 4h and costs $200 - $600. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $200 - $1,600 and takes 2 days 8h.
What companies run services between Milwaukee, WI, USA and Chico, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Chico Bus Station via Chicago Bus Station, Denver Union Station, Sparks Transit Center, and Sacramento Bus Station in around 2d 4h. Alternatively, you can take a train from Milwaukee to Chico Amtrak via Chicago Union Station and Sacramento in around 2d 8h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Boise
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Redding Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–410
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–410
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–420
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–410
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Sacramento to Chico Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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 Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Redding Amtrak to Chico Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–29
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from San Francisco International Airport to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- 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
- $19–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Chico Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–75
- 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 Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–270
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Chico Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Reno Amtrak to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–80
- 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
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More Questions & Answers
Milwaukee to Chico bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Chicago Bus Station.
Chico is 2h behind Milwaukee. It is currently 11:41 PM in Milwaukee and 9:41 PM in Chico.
Milwaukee to Chico train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Milwaukee to Chico is 2106 miles. It takes approximately 32h 57m to drive from Milwaukee to Chico.
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