There are 9 ways to get from Milwaukee to Grinnell by train, bus, car, plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), bus (Greyhound), taxi, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus
best- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain Hiawatha Service / ...
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Grinnellbus Greyhound US0155S / ...
10h 3m$73–144Drive 307.1 mi
cheapest- Drive from Milwaukee to Grinnellcar 307.1 mi
5h 45m$56–81Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Burlington Municipal Airport, drive
- 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 Burlington Municipal Airport (BRL)plane ORD - BRL
- Drive from Burlington Municipal Airport (BRL) to Grinnellcar
6h 40m$100–198Bus
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus FlixBus 2548 / ...
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Grinnellbus Greyhound US0155S / ...
10h 40m$65–129Bus via Chicago O'Hare Airport (ORD)
- Take the bus from Milwaukee Intermodal/Amtrak Station to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departuresbus Wisconsin Coach Lines
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Grinnellbus Greyhound US0155S / ...
11h 18m$91–145Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Waterloo Municipal Airport, bus, taxi
- 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 Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO)plane ORD - ALO
- Take the bus from Waterloo to Marshalltownbus
- Take the taxi from Marshalltown to Grinnelltaxi
7h 3m$161–417Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Quad City International Airport, bus
- 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 Quad City International Airport (MLI)plane ORD - MLI
- Take the bus from Moline Center Station to Grinnellbus
8h 53m$95–331Fly General Mitchell International Airport to Des Moines, shuttle, bus
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Des Moines (DSM)plane MKE - DSM
- Take a shuttle bus from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Ames, IA - Iowa State University
- Take the bus from Ames to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Grinnellbus
10h 8m$176–776Fly General Mitchell International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport, bus
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)plane MKE - CID
- Take the bus from GTC Bay 9 to Court St Transportation Centerbus
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Grinnellbus
10h 2m
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Burlington Municipal Airport (BRL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Milwaukee to Grinnell is to drive which costs $55 - $85 and takes 5h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Milwaukee to Grinnell is to drive which takes 5h 45m and costs $55 - $85.
The distance between Milwaukee and Grinnell is 387 miles. The road distance is 308.9 miles.
The best way to get from Milwaukee to Grinnell without a car is to train and bus which takes 10h 3m and costs $70 - $150.
It takes approximately 10h 3m to get from Milwaukee to Grinnell, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Milwaukee to Grinnell is 309 miles. It takes approximately 5h 45m to drive from Milwaukee to Grinnell.
There are 15+ hotels available in Grinnell.
What companies run services between Milwaukee, WI, USA and Grinnell, IA, USA?
You can take a bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Grinnell via Chicago Bus Station and Grinnell in around 10h 40m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Quad City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–240
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–500
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Des Moines via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–470
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Waterloo Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–260
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Quad City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–240
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–500
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–470
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Des Moines via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Des Moines via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Des Moines via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Des Moines via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Des Moines via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–500
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Des Moines via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
- Website
- contouraviation.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Burlington Municipal Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–120
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
- $18–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Grinnell
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Milwaukee Intermodal Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–28
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Waterloo to Marshalltown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $9–18
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Moline Center Station to Grinnell
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Des Moines to Grinnell
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–15
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Iowa City to Grinnell
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–20
- 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 (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
- $10–18
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 320.253.2226
- Website
- executiveexpress.biz
Shuttle from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Ames, IA - Iowa State University
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $80–190
- Website
- https://www.executiveexpress.biz
- Schedules at
- https://www.executiveexpress.biz/coverage-areas/
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Ames to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–45
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Phone
- +1-319-362-0375
- Website
- 380express.com
Bus from GTC Bay 9 to Court St Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.380express.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.380express.com/schedule/
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Estimated price
- $65–80
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