There are 10 ways to get from Milwaukee to Malibu by plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, bus, or train
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Fly General Mitchell International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
best- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane MKE - LAX
10h 7m$157–710Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
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 Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane ORD - LAX
9h 48m$135–476Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain Hiawatha Service / ...
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angelestrain Southwest Chief / ...
2d$523–1,249Bus
- 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 Los Angeles Union Stationbus
2d 4h$358–696Drive 2,065.6 mi
- Drive from Milwaukee to Malibucar 2,065.6 mi
32h 59m$377–545Fly General Mitchell International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane MKE - BUR
10h 42m$247–1,108Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane MDW - LAX
10h 36m$156–656Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane MDW - BUR
11h 16m$226–1,004Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Ontario International Airport, train
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane MDW - ONT
- Take the train from Rancho Cucamonga to L.A. Union Stationtrain
12h 56m$296–1,268Train, bus
- Take the train from Milwaukee to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Pomona Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from Pomona Transit Center to Flower St and 12th Stbus 707
2d 22h$623–1,453
Milwaukee to Malibu by train, bus, and tram (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Milwaukee to Malibu is to bus and fly which costs $130 - $480 and takes 9h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Milwaukee to Malibu is to bus and fly which takes 9h 48m and costs $130 - $480.
No, there is no direct bus from Milwaukee station to Malibu. However, there are services departing from Milwaukee Intermodal Station and arriving at Civic Center / Stuart Ranch via Chicago Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station, Patsaouras Transit Plaza and 5th / Colorado. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
The distance between Milwaukee and Malibu is 1802 miles. The road distance is 2077.6 miles.
The best way to get from Milwaukee to Malibu without a car is to train which takes 2 days 0h and costs $500 - $1,300.
It takes approximately 10h 7m to get from Milwaukee to Malibu, including transfers.
Milwaukee to Malibu bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Milwaukee Intermodal Station.
The best way to get from Milwaukee to Malibu is to fly which takes 10h 7m and costs $150 - $750. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $500 - $1,300 and takes 2 days 0h, you could also bus, which costs $350 - $700 and takes 2 days 4h.
Milwaukee to Malibu bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Chicago Bus Station.
Malibu is 2h behind Milwaukee. It is currently 1:22 PM in Milwaukee and 11:22 AM in Malibu.
What companies run services between Milwaukee, WI, USA and Malibu, CA, USA?
Southwest Airlines, Delta, and three other airlines fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Milwaukee to Civic Center / Stuart Ranch via Chicago Union Station, Los Angeles, Alameda / Los Angeles, Alameda / 1st, Little Tokyo / Arts District Station, Downtown Santa Monica Station, and 5th / Colorado in around 2d.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Albuquerque
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–380
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–380
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–380
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–380
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $95–420
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
- $19–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $500–1,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Pomona Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Rancho Cucamonga to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.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
- $10–19
- 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
- $35–65
- 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 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–28
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $310–600
- 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
- +1 800-743-3463
- comment@foothilltransit.org
- Website
- foothilltransit.org
Bus from Pomona Transit Center to Flower St and 12th St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–6
- Website
- https://www.foothilltransit.org
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